The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-13
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PhIladslpl.Ia, Aug. Ia-As far as
can be learned only one passenger,
lanes Mcsweeney, OF this city, was
killed outright by TIE accident on the
Atlantic CITY road At Mays landing.
bat forty-one are injured, some fatally.
An seem to be scaided or burned. very
law being smashed or bruised. There
were nearly 2.0O0 people from Phila-
delphia ON the excursion
The following Is description or the
collision and the scene that ensued: OF
the persons on the rear platform Of the
arst train some jumped 10 the ground
and others rushed panic stricken back
into the cars. The locomotive came
bounding on and crashed into the rear
cars which were stili standing upon the
bridge, and with such force that the
engine fairly plowcd .. .lfurrvw half way
into the car and lifting the roof Of the
car over the smokestack- The shock
broke oue OF the cylinders OF the boiler
and instantly scalding water was
poured out upon tho affrighted and
helpless occupants Of the car. The
rain had been pouring down aud all the
windows OF the car were down and the
steam filled 1t instantly added TO the
horror OF the occasion and suffering of
the victims. From out OF the conceal
ing vapor came shrieks Of women,
walls Of children and yells OF men. The
people on the flrst train ran peIl nell
from the cars or jumped through the
windows, and it was some, time before
they became sufficiently composed 10
make earnest efforts 10 rescue the In
jured and relieve their sufferings.
Sarah Collins was terrible scalded
and frightfully injured by inhaling
steam. She died at the Pennsylvania
hospital. Sarah Wright died at her
residence In Camden this morning.
The list Of deaths now numbers seven.
Nays Landing, N. ]. Aug l2.-The
Union hotel IL n hospital and In the
parlors are several dead and dying Of
the disaster. Mrs. David McBistal,
with her face and body frightfully
scalded, lies In one room and by her
side her husband, also badly scalded.
In m adjoining room lies Mrs.
Doodle badly scalded about the head
and face. Near her. and covered with
cloth, is the dead body Of Katie welch,
aged eleven, near BY isLillie Grace, who
suffers internally. At the neighboring
cottages are other victims.s The body
Of James Sweeney was sent to Phila-
dolphin while those Of Miss Mary Hem
rietty, Fred Carr, aged eleven, and
James Mullen were tied up in raw cot
ton and presenting q aterrible appear
anee, were sent to Philadelphia this
morning.
Alta farm house Mrs. Mary waddell,
Of Camden, is lying in a precarious
coalition. Edward Arken, tho engineer
Of the second section Of the train snys
the accident was caused by the air
brakes failing to work. He believes
that had the brakes operated his train
would have stopped In timsto have pre-
vented the collision.
Mra MeCrystal died this afternoon; !;
Lille Grose, who was terribly scalded,
Is not expected to live till morning; c.
M. Hoagland, conductor, and Edwin
Aiken, engineer Of the second section
OF the excursion train, have been ar
rested on charge Of manslaughter and
held In 81, 900 lhail each. Tho attend
Ing physician gives little hope OF tho
recovery Of Mrs. Wright at the Penn
sylvania hospital. Jas. McGovern,
aged IL, died this afternoon. The phys
icians state that three or four moro Of
the victims Of the disaster would prob
ably die before midnight.
Rose Murphy and Kate Murphy, sis
ters, ages 1s and 20. died in the Penn
sylvania hospital tonight, and Mary
Gallagher, aged %. i.s a4dt
Mrs. Wright died at her residence In
camden tonight. Tho number Of
deaths thus far Is thirteen. =
Two more deaths occurred tonight,
Henry Bender and Mary Green. Two
more are expected 10 die before morn