New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-13
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

ONE MAN KILLED AND NINE OTHERS INJURED on
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.
An accident occurred on the Southern Branch
of tho Long Island Railroad yesterday morning, by
which one man lost his life and several sustained pain
full aud serious injuries. When the RoeRaway train,
consisting OF three passenger coaches drawn by engine
No IA which leaves Hunters Point at halfpast :.
was nearing Fresh Pond Junction the ange one Of
the front wheels of the locomotive suddenly broke
throwing the locomotive aud the two coaches down
an embaDkment twenty feet high The train at the
time was making reverse or double curve and was
going at the OF twenty-five miles an hour So great
WAS the impetus with which the train was moving that
the sudden broke of the couDlIngpin between the
tender and smongcar and the latter was driven some
distance up the track and the only that stood
upright the occupants escaping uuhurt For instant
the CONSERVATION Of the passengers as they were rolled
over and over In the cars, was tndcscTibable, aud
shreks and groans issued from the wrecked mass that
lay in the ditch at the bottom OF the embankment
Those who were unhurt. had received only slight
bruises crawled out OF the windows and assisted
others TO Fresh Pond mile and half distant
and teegraphed the news Of the accident 10 Hunters
Point and wrecdng traniwas sent TO the spot. with
Dr. Deuner Of Long Island CITY, on board 1t was found
that j. L. Weaver, passenger, was killed The engi-
neer, Michael DuTkin. Of Greenpoint, was seriously
gcadPd about the body and lower limbs but he retained
sufficient presence OF mind to request that man be
sent up the track 70 nag the approaching train IRON
ROckaWdy. lie wreck was uuhllg tho pas
sengers paoedOn the wrecknR train TO return TO Hunt
er's Point. Considerable indignation prevailed among
the passengers who asserted that the accident was due
TO rotten ties. The company was censured IN bitter
terms for its criminal careessness The officials how
ever said that the ties we're In sound condition, and
that the accident resulted entirely from the broken
fange The following is list OF the killed and wounded
KILLED.
WEAVER ISAIAH L., No 342 West FOrty-eighth-st. New
York Mr.. Weaver in the rear car In company
with his brother, and ut the time OF the accident
was leaning his head out OF the window. He was
caught beneath the falling car and was crushed. The
dead man and his brother were minstrel performers
at DATES Pavilion, Rockaway Beach, and returned
home every evening
WOUNDED.
BROWN JOHN H., New-YOrk severely bruised on the
shOuldeT-blade and slight internal injuries.
COSTELLO, B.. Hew-York hip and elbow Injured.
DECKER, GEORGE A., news. agent on the train, sus-
tanned fracture OF the skull
DURKIs, MICHAEL BOX-sf.. Greenp0int, engineer, Sc
Yerely scalded about the body aud lower limbs.
FRIEDMAN, b. peder, NeWYOrk, suffered disl0eati0n OF
the elbow and serious internal injuries.
GROBE, HERMAN. No. "a Prtneest., NewYork slightly
injured about the head.
HEPBURN w. H. New-YOrk, internal injuries.
HHMEYER. HENRY, NewYOrk, Internal injurles.
WEAVER s. brother OF the man who was killed, also re-
oeiYed slight internal injuries.
tits tbs opinion Of the physicians that ali the wounded
win recover