New-York tribune., 1880-10-11

ng II passed the next block The first block cast OF
the Union Depot tins city, Is near whore Twentyegnth
st. crosses the railroad track and distant about one
mic. The second is about miles beyond the hrst
At about minutes before II o'clock last night the
fourth section Of the train going east passed
the Twenty eighhst block aud the operator on duty
there set the dagger signal to stop and deain foowng
trains until this train passed the second block Inc
train which follows the fourth secuon Hsc
night is fno%n the Walls Accommodations
and was IN charge OF Conductor John Routn,
who has been for upward OF twenty years IN the en-
poyment Of this company. Hi' engineer observer the
danger signal stopped the train. The closing OF the
Exposition and the Democratic orohlight procession at
tracted large crowd the city that 1t was found
necessary TO dispatch second section 81 the
Walls Accommodation, and 1t lett eleven
mnutes after the first section, and while the
waiting at Twenty eignth-st. the sgnOl 10
proceed Five minutes after leaving the depot the loco
motive OF ths train into the rear car OF the lFst
section. uprcarcd 1t till nearly the whole boiler was
under IT, smashed and sp IT the floor from end to end
aud drenched and scaded the passengers with boiling
wafer and steam
Toward Of twenty people were killed or have since
died ana several pronounced by the surgeons
fatally injured.
The superintendent Of this division OF the
rIiroad says the accd.u occurred through
violItion of the companY's rules tor
iIe running Of trains but unable tell what rules
violated T. ia SAD b. other employees ot tue com
paIy bat The train III patcAer at tho Union Dcpot
should have tanned the second section IN inc hrS'
mad pa TWcu yeIrhh-st block and mat IL wa
du OF the conductor OF the first section 10 behu HIS
nsi:uan back IA stop ,Lf following trains
1uc rules require that The n3ciDan sha no srnt mack
from 900 to 400 yards ls soon the train 10 sgn2hed
to stop asd tnSt shall oack and protect his
tram nl isrecaled This was not dome athouKh the
train had 1reu slanrng about eleven minutes W"ch ihr
collision occrrcI. The INT iJgRy ana II la
claimed thai The engineer cf the second scclon, J
Ilughey diI not th. first section until close upon IT,
when ue applet the air brakes and made all unsuccess-
ful atfcntIt 10 reverse IiF lOcOm tive.
II Is also -ald ihlt the danger lights on the rear car
were hidden fro hi- view Nv p9ss- ing rs staudn& on
the platform. lhc responsibility for the accident prop
ably lies with the tram dispatcher ana CONDUCTOR
X uth. ~
TIE accident occurred az the crossing where the Pha-
dclpnl oops brcd tH mob IN tAc great no 1871
and. occasion, the mi ired conYe} cd to
thc West PcnDsy wanna Hospital, which - luJ Nv
rods distant they received the nest Of attention
at The hands OF 10 Idiug phYsciaAs and surgeons OF
Oi lie dead john Farley Was ono OF fho best
known business men or III" cltN; ne
was member of the Ctv Council, OF tno Ere
Commission and a very aclNe d DHnoeartc polite an'
lie rad respect OF ali citizens irrespective II party,
and his death l. greatly rporcd One ot his daughters
is also dead and young Lady who was visiting al his
hOusc
Another of the dead, Thomas Edwards, s the son Of
The Hon. Matthew Edwa.ds, member OF the L9gisa-
turr.
samuel Elliott had been n conductor on The road for
nearly twenty ears "a her. U3s an unusually large
umtcr of pt7song rs nu tle tram he Volunteered "
bclp Conductor 10 1tL to collect the tickets, and While
go engaged was Killed