Daily Republican., 1879-08-18
PHILADELPHIA Lrrrxa.

The Recent Railroad AceaAent-
Who was Aashsr OF she Cstuaaa-
al Negligence 1-Ths Dark nhassa
death by Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Is, 1879.
Yesterdays accident on the Marrow
Gauge road seems to bs the principal
topic Of conversation, and as the road 10
patronized almost exclusively by Phil
adelphians and number Of the latter
were on board at the time, the calamity
has thoroughly local interest. 1t was
scarcely known here yesterday after
noon, but as the exlursions-who had
been transferred to Atlantic City by
another train-did not return until
noon to day many heart became bur
densd with anxiety as to their welfare,
and this anxity must have been height
ensd to to . positive dread as this
mornings papers laid before thom the
details Of the shocking occurrence.
The accounts of the disaster stated
that one of the victims was deaf
mute, but had spoken quite intelli-
gently few minutes before death re-
leased him from the agony Of his
wounds. At the inquest this afternoon
the father stated that his son was
neither deaf nor dumb, and wondered
how such story could have originated.
On leaving the scene he expressed the
hope that the person who had caused
his sons death would die even worse
death than he had suffered. 1t is re-
narkabls that in each case of death the
hip bones were broken, and in all but
one the chest was crushed In.
Much anxiety is manifested to fix the
cause Of what may truly be called q
crime on its author, and then 70 make
An example Of him that would be q
warning to careless people in the fu-
ture. 1t was generally supposed that
the disaster would destroy confidence in
the management of the Narrow Gauge
but it is stated that large number ol
passengers went to Atlantic City on Its
cheap excursion train this morning
The excursion had been advertised Il
make the trip of 81 miles in 70 minutes
although without the authority or con-
sent Of the company, and before the
details were known, it was generally
considered that the train was goinl
along at a terrific rate of speed and had
Jumped the track. But the real cause
seems to have been the failure to prop
erly word message warning the freigh
train to wait till the extra train haC
passed.
The owners of the bark Shasta have
been psrsistently endeavoring ever since
her detention in in quarantine to ge
permission to bring her to this city and
unload the cargo af logwood she has OF
board. This the Lazaretto physician
was opposed to, on the ground that lol
wood can convey yellow fever germs
and based his theory on similar cas'
the ship Home-by the unloading o
whose cargo at this port in 1870, yellow
fever became nearly epidemic. Th'
Board of Health has resolutely stood By
its physician, and the owners of th'
Shasta have concluded to place tn
cargo on lighters, and, after she ha
been again fumigated, sent off on an
other voyage. The Chester authori
ties had policemen stationed at thei
wharves to prevent a landing of thu
logwood there, should such have beel
contemplated by the Shasta people
At 9 o'clock this morning the Zee
land" of the Red Star Line, left fol
Europe with the usual number of pas
sengers, among whom was Philip J
LAUDER, of Centennial restaurant fame
and highly connected with the beer in
terests of this city. She also takes ou
a cargo valued at $l30, 1897.
. About S o'clock, this morning, Lou
isa Steiner, domestic, started a fir
in the kitchep,of the house where sb
was employed, and threw the burning
match on the floor. Suddenly sh
found herself enveloped in flames, an
though assistance was rendered a
speedily as possible, she was fatal
burned, and died few hours after
J wards at the Pennsylvania Hospital.