, 1879-08-15
Eivo Trafnmen Killed and Fpw
Of the Passengers
1, Hurt.
The Ten Cars Full of People
Enptied Through the
Windows.
Gross Carlcssncss Of Station Officers
the Cause Of the Acct.
lcht,

4 FEARFUL Ct)5.L1StON,
Sotcj1l Djspafch 10 T34 JrjbNps.

a FEARFUL COLLTs1ON.
Sotcinl Bspafca 10 75s Tribune.
ATLANTIC ClTy, N. j., Aug. t4..-Thts la
bceu ubout tile most pruspcrpus scnspn eyc
known Vt Atlantic, and our population wa
swollen bY many Thousands to-day by excursion,
from Philadelphia to view m exhibition OF Tire
works. Tho greatest excitement was caslscl u
tile ncws ut an accident on tin nnrrow.ra,jg
ruad. Fur wno marvellous stories wcro tolt
Of the number Of killed aud wounded. and tn
anxiety was Intense. 1.ato In the eycp]nu
trnIn arrived. bringing full particulars. Tlp
doad are Amos Worthlngtun, conductor, r.
siding on Paramount avenue, nbuvo Broa.
street, Phatelnhia; George Wood, ,
brakeman, Of Camden; Frank s,nitl,
nows-acent, OF West pht!alelpllla
jacob DsuthtleT. brakeman, OF rhIls,lplph(s
anu deaf and dumb man whom 10 Que coul,
lucatc.
nut ONE rAssuHaEN.
man named Kane, connected y ith thc Mount
Alorlah Cametery, was Injured, about the wrist,
tue bono butnE broken mud ths artery cut.
Many otlera wcro considerably a!laken up, but
lot much hurt. Tho cause Of thu accident waa
evidently Tic result Of eitlvr gruss carcics
Of misunderstanding oi orders on thc part of
the fre!aht-trafn which lett At,an:tc City
~%~'~ 'AA'Ntt'ht@ AZ 44stS+ AHE GAEl}fB4u1b
train, which contained tlle SUMMIT Yacht
Club cxcurstonfsts, was 1naau up Of
t:n car., and contained 200 passengers, and
passcd Kaighn's Point about 3:3o y. III. All
went well until Clemcnton had bcon uasscd,
when tic s!enal was henrd to put tho brakes
down. Almost instantly tho smash came, and
tho passengers were thrown all Into hcap as
tie train caao to standst!ll. Tic FIRST excttc-
mcnt over, all hailtia scrambled out to SEQ wi1at
was tho matter
IT WAS 4 seHRr s1uur.
The passcnger-eng!uo had ruin way on TOP Of
the freight, completely tlenolislltng It, and
every patfurm pf The passenger .cars were
1hmn5ed into spitnters. -Four mcn, all but tile
deat asla dumb nan, were fund squeezed to
death bctwean platforms. Nut ono utterad q
word. According to the cnginccr's story, when
he lrsf saw tic train coming he wtlsttcd dcnyu
brakes. Then, when he saw tl!ut II was a
freight,
HE oPEShD HIS VALVES.
and r1shed a. /: full tilt, hoping that with hfs
rrea.tr momentum, ho would avoid tho dreaded
te'eseoaina. lic stud hy Ills engine until lust
tue instant OF collision, A,ul then Jumped
nlong with the fireman, mud escaped un-
haft. The conductor, two hrnkcman, n,ui
tho ncws-agcnt wcrc ntl Ill the
bsakcs and died, as thu surviving employees
say, ut tho post ol duty. TLcy aIsp tlpcjaro
That to tic presence OF mind OF tho ouaiprer
alone Is due tile saving Of hundreds OF lives, as
1t was almost miraculous escape, u1ul q moro
Thankful lot Of passcng"rs never renchci tle.
pot thhn tile exeursfohists who wrre p!ckcd
up by tho I =. III. express n,,d brought through.
ONE OF THE sAppEsT INCIDENTS
Is tint Of tl'G conductor, Worthmgtcn, xho had
brought his wife, mother, al,,l ouly child 1owu
By tic carly moralsg train Tor day's .,lyasure,
His brosilcr was with them, nm. their
appeatB to him to let them know wlotllcr thu
husband ntid sun were alive or not wcre pitcous
to hear. lie held on !,npartIns tho dread
story uns!l the nrriTa of the Train, n hoprs that
b:ttcr news might cone. When tlle conductors
deatA was assured he LETT tic depot, completely
broken down and frarfu! OF tncotis,E thoss who
awaited hfs coming. A news agent who was
AN EYEWITNESS
ot the accident says: IAN up-eomfnc freight
Lta!n sFaa expected, but It was understood t!,at
Il had been telegraphcd to switch OIL unou any |
tidlnE on the other gidu OF the place where tho
took place until CUR train had gpnc !
'y. lilo was to 'ay OF nt CedRe Brook, l uuder-
'tood. Right IN tho middle ot tilut 2:;o-,urtY
'urye the freight canu daslltug along. Tie Gu
<1ucer and the f1emtn Baw what was coming |
ND Jumped OIL 1t looked to nc-il,at Jump
lld-1s Il It were choice Ut death in two
'iitcrcnt fotms aud yet tlo and the foreman
sefe only Jared !lst!a. Well. # is Il short
to,y Tor nov; H., Me eot out Of tho swtuaows, for
TIE DEAD
'erc Worthlngton, the conductor: ,Take Mr..
iiycn. VIM was news agent md lived nt Ma.
tF&1 RrNntfprH{nN Ern nrfrc
|c~sman who 1sed at No. 4120 Aspcn street.
2eger young fel'ow, unmarried, about 81 wears
Ed; Charley Wood, brakeman, who wus on the
'!atfosm ut his post; nan apparout,y ubout
years or age. Who was said to be ocpt uud
umb. Tllc pcopu WHO were killed weru all
aashcd from Tie lons downward. IT WIS n
tckenng s!ght. The deaf and dumb 1uan,
Impose, for the tlrst time In lls life, spoke.
It's legs were MI doubled up aud hrokrn, "A
Flhk o1 whtorl' l'o said, but he died soon af-
ANOTHER TELEanAM,
10 ths 1Vtsttrs Assoetat<1 rrf{s
PHILADELPHIA, Au9. f4.-A cuifsfon on tho
It1antic City Nartow.Gaugp RaiIroad this aftcr.
oon between an excursion train OF nine cafs
'lll = freight tsain FROM Atlantic City resulted
! tho dcath OF Two persons and slightly tn,ur-
X two othcrs. Tic freight train was exuectsd
J reac!l Clelncnton TO allow tlle excursion train
puss, but when nsariog Olcmentou thu tra!ns
lme In sight, md Tho engineers
hsttlea down orakos. Tho freight truin
owed up considerably, bu. tho cxcurssou
aiu Was going ut the rate Of about fifteen
tiles al hour whrn tho engines cat,,o together,
10 freight traftl was uartty thrown over u1 en-
but tho excursion train Tc,uaiaed vi
'e track. Ihe enytncers atal frcu,c,,, htdtng a