Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-13
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The west Jersey railroad Accident.

DOMGS1sS NEUSs
The west Jersey Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12th.-As far as
can be learned, only one passenger, james
insolvency, of this city, was killed outright
by the accident on the Atlantic City road al
Nays Landing, but Al are injured, some
fatally. All seemed to be scalded or burned,
very few being smashed or bruised. There
were nearly 1000 people from Philadelphia
on the excursion. Following is a description
of the collision and the scene that ensued
Of the persons on the rear platform of the
FIST train. some jumped to the ground and
then rushed panic.stricken back into the
cars. The locomotive came bounding on and
crashed into the rear car, still standing upon
the bridge, and with such force that the en-.
CINE fairly plowed furrow half way into the
car, and lifting the roof of the car over the
smokestack. The shock broke one of the
cylinders of the boiler, and instantly scalding
water was poured out upon the affrighted
and helpless occupants of the car. Rain had
been pouring down, and all the windows Of
the car were down, and, steam filling it in.
stantly, added to the horror of the occasion
and the sufferings of the victims, for out OF
the concealing vapor came the shrieks OF
women, the walls of children and the yells OF
men. People on the first train ran pellmell
from the cars or jumped through the win.
dows and it was some time before they be-
came sufficiently composed to make earnest
efforts to rescue the injured and relieve their
sufferings.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
MAYS LANDING IN. J.), August 18TH
The Union Hotel is a hospital, and in the
parlors are several dead and dying victims Of
the disaster. Mrs. David Nj. G. CRYSTAL, with
her face and body frightfully scalded, lies in
one room, and by her side her husband, also
badly scalded. In an adjoining room lies
Mrs. Doodle, badly scalded about the head
and face Near her, and covered with a
cloth, is the dead body of Katie Welsh, aged
II years. Near by is Lille Grace, who
suffers internally. At the neighboring cot.
taees are other victims. The body of james
Sweeny was sent to Philadelphia, while those
II, and Annie Gillespie remain here. Owen
Walsh and James Mullen, tied up in raw
cotton, and presenting a terrible appearance,
were sent to Philadelphia this morning. AT
farm house Mrs. Mary Waddell of Camden
is lying in a precarious condition. Sarah
Collins was terribly scalded and received
frightful internal Injuries by inhaling steam.
She died at the Pennsylvania Hospital, ard
Sarah Wright died at her residence in Camden
this morning. Her mother is lying beyond
hope of recovery. The list of dead numbers
seven.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Edward Aiken, engineer of the secoad
section of the train, says the accident was
caused by the air-brakes failing to work. lie
believes that had the brakes operated his
train would have stopped in time to have
prevented the collision.
SCENE OF THE DISASTER
PHILADELPHIA, August 125Il.-The scene
of the disaster is straight stretch of track
about 200 yards from Nays Landing station.
Part of the first section was on Great Egg
Harbor river bridge when the crash came.
Assistant Trainmaster NJ Mills states that
the air. brake had undoubtedly been tempered
with, whether by accident or design he could
not say, but thinks some one must have put
it out of order by fooling with it in one OF
the closets of the cars through which it
passes.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
MAYS LANDING, August 12th.-Mrs. Nc.
Crystal died this afternoon. Lille Crosse
was terribly scalded, and is not expected to
live until morning.
C. NJ. Hoaglapd, conductor, and Edwin
Aiken, engineer of the second section Of the
excursion train, have been arrested on q
charge of manslaughter, and held in 81, 000
each.
PHILADELPHIA, August l2th.-The attend.
ing physician gives little hope Of the recovery
of Mrs. Wright, at the Pennsylvania Hos
pital. James McGovern, aged IL years. died
this afternoon. Physicians state that three
or four more of the victims of the diaster
would probably die before midnight.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12tb-In the Penn
ii Of
ply and Kate Murphy, sisters, aged Is and
20 years, respectively, and Mary Gallagher,
aged % years, died. Mrs. Wright died at
her residence in Camden tonight The num-
Der of deaths thus far is thirteen.
Racing mt Rochester Wonderful Time
Made by It Julien and Maud 5.
ROCHESTER IN. W, August 12th.-In the
trot against time here to-day st. Julien made
the first mile in 2133 The extraordinary
time of 2:113 was made on the second trial.
and the third mile was made In 2:l4I.
OTHER RACES.
ROCHESTER, August 12th.-The announce.
ment that Maud S. and st. Julien would
each be trotted, the latter to beat his own best
record of 2:123, and the former to beat this
and Sleepy Toms best pacing record of PIP,
attracted 5000 people to the track. The
sport opened with race for the 2:30 class.
and free-for-all trotting contest The former
resulted in Parcana coming in first, Hector
second, taking the first heat. Time, 2:23-
2:233-2R13 -2:2l4. In the free-for- all race
Darby was first, Hopeful second, taking the
FIRST two heats. Time, 2:15i-2:l64 163-
2:l9-2:22. Darby got the last two heats by
less than one length.
MAUD S. AND ST. JULIEN's WONDERFUL
TRoTTING.
At 5 o'clock the California wonder and
King of the Turf, st. Julien, was driven out
upon the track by Orrin a. Hickok Pro.
longed applause and cheers greeted him as he
was trotted around to get heated for the
greatest effort of his life He Went down
nodded to give the word. Then he darted
around the track without a running
mate or anything else than his driver
to urge him in making his first
quarter in :S3, the half-mile in 1:07, three
quarters in 1:41 and the mile in 2:13a-the
fastest trotting ever done upon the Rochester
track. The crowd cbeered, and they who
were betting that both horses would lower
their best previous record now offered to give
their opponents odds in the pools at rates of
$50 to $50 Forty minutes later Bair of
Cincinnati brought out Maud S. DeafeniDg
cheers greeted both. Bair nodded to the
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first time she came down the stretch. The
track. weather and everything was in
her favor, no less than in st. Julien's.
She sped away magnihcently, and
the involuntary exclamation of many
thousands of witnesses was: Beautiful. -
She completed her first quarter in .32l, the
half in LOS. three quarters in 1881 aud the
mile in 2:ll2. The widest enthusiasm fol-
lowed the performance. Everybody knew
the fastest time on record had been made be-
fore the time keepers had made their an
nouncement or were consulted. Bets now
ranged S51 and $50 on Maud s. against $50
and SO on st. Julien. st. Julien was
brought out for his second heat. There was
less enthusiasm than before, but he got away
in fine shape, and trotted to the end of his
first quarter in ;313, the second in 1:94a, the
third in 1881, and the mile in 2:11a. The
cheers OF the crowd at this time were
strongly mingled with expressions of
dissatisfaction, for not single ex-
pert time-keeper other than those in the
Judges stand made st. Julien's time less
than PIP, but the official record had to stand.
Each horse had now earned the special purse
of 81, 600 offered to each, and Stone, of Gin
cinnati, refused to permit the mare TO be
speeded again, while Hickok took the same
position Maud s. was trotted again, how
ever, but she only made her second mile in
2:203, and was excused from the third heat.
ST. Julien trotted the heat in the ordinary
time of 2:24A. Handsome testimonials were
prt sented the drivers Of the King aud
Queen of she turf Thus terminated the