The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-13
TELEGRAPHIC
The Nays Landing Caias-
trOphe.

Atlantic CITY, n. J., II Following
are the particulars of the railroad scci-
dent at Nays Landing: The excursion
train consisted of tweIty-six csrs. sixteen
in the first and ten in tina second section.
The train was filed with ST. AIMS Cath
ole excursioDists from Keusington,
Philadelphia The first section left the
city at 6 O'Clock, and the second followed
soon after. On reaching Mays. Landing
the engineer Of The frat section slosed up
TO run on the side track. All the cars
had passed the switch, except two. when
the seco-d section came thundericg on
behind. The engineer of the lstter wis
tied down brakes, bat when applied they
failed to work, owing to the wet, and his
| locomotive crashed int the last car of
the first section, telescoping it. AS the
| locomotive forced its way into the car
the cylinder heads were forced open and
the steam poured through the Car. scald-
ing nearly every passenger in it. The
work of removing the injured imme-
| diately began, and medical aid was sum-
noned. The best cars of the express,
which had come up, were switched off
and. fitted up as hospitals. In these were
placed those least injured, ard the train
proceeded to Philadelphia. Physicians
from Camden, who came down on the
wrecking train, which was telegraphed
for, forbid the removal of a number OF
the injured, who still remain at Nays
Landing.
Philadelphia, l2.-Sarah Collins was
terribly scalded and received frightful
internal injuries by inhaling steam. She
did BIT the Pennsylvania hospital, and
Sarah Wright died at her reiidence in
Camden this morning. Her mother is
lying beyond hope of recovery. The list
of dead now numbers z.
The attending physician gives little
hope of the recovery of Mrs. Wright.
At the Pennsylvania Hospital, James
McGovern, aged -, died this afternoon.
Physicians state that three or four more
OF the victims OF the disaster would prob
ably die before midnight.
Mays Landing, n. j.. 12.-Union
Hotel is hospital and in the parlors are
several dead and dying of the disaster
Mrs. David Il. G. CRYSTAL, with her face
and body frightfully scslded, lies in one
room and by her side her husband, also
Mrs. Doodle, badly scslded ebOve the
cloth is the dead body of Katie Welsh,
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fers internally. at neighboring cottages
are other victims. The body Of James
Sweeny was sent to Philadelphia, while
those of Miss Mary Henrielly, Freddie
Carr, aged IL, and Annie Gillespie,
remain here. Owen Walsh and James |
Mullen, tied up in raw cotton. presenting
a terrible appearance, wore sent to Phila- |
delphis this morning. At farm house
Mrs. Mary Wsddell of Camden, is lying
in a p=ecsrious cot dition. Edward Aiken, |
of the second section ofthe train, |
ssys the accident was caused by the air |
brakes failing to work. He believes had |
the break operated his train wo Id have |
stopped in time to have prevented q
collision.
Mrs. MeCrystal ed this afternoon;
Lille Grose is terribly scalded ans not |
expected to live until morning. G NJ.
HOsglsnd, conductor, and Edwin Aiken,
engineer of the second section Of the ex- |
cursion train, have been arrested on the |
charge Of manslsughter and held in
81, OU0 each.