The daily gazette., 1882-06-30
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The Terrible Railroad Accident Nea
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The late edition of GAZETTE yesterday
contained rather full account of the rail
road disaster at Long Branch. It was ter
Tible affair. The train rushed upon the
bridge from the south and the workmen say
that 1t was going very fast. As they
watched 1t they saw the coaches vibrate dis
tinctly and swing from side to side, while
cloud of dust arose into the air. They heard
the sharp whistle of 'idown brakes" and
while they looked they saw the smoker and
four of the coaches roll over and tumble
with crash into the stream below. One of
the coaches, the palace car and the engine
did not leave the bridge. The workmen
rushed to the wreck. They found the
engine was just across the bridge, that the
palace car was hanging with its hind trucks
| projecting over the water, but upright and
uninjured, and that four cars, including the
smoker, lay ON their sides in from one foot
to three feet of water. From the broken
windows and doors the passengers were
crawling with bloody faces and wet and
muddy garments. From within the over
turned cars came cries 6nd greAns. All
hands, the laborers and unhurt passengers,
set about extricating those who were unable
to get out OF the cars.
The death list so far numbers three, but
other deaths will soon be added to it,
| THE DEAD.
G. w. Demarest, produce dealer, of No.
| 1G3 Reade street, New York.
+. l.. Bradley, Of No. $50 East Seventy
second street. His bo1y was allowed to re
main for long time in an overturned coach
while three Coroners quarreled over their
rights.
Charles M. Woodruff of Newark, died at
noon. He was injured internally and lay in
the water long time before he was taken
out.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
About so passengers were injured, some
of them, however, but slightly. Those
seriously injured are
William r. Garrison, son of Commodore
Garrison. He struck the right side of his
head, near the temple, against the arm of
seat and was rendered unconscious. The
water rose Immediately around him, so that
he was in great danger of drowning. He
was extricated alive and drawn out of a
window. He was taken to John Hoey's
cottage, where he lies at the point Of death.
}. L. Mitchell, agent of the Equitable
Life Insurance Company. One of his ribs
was broken and he swallowed large
quantity of water while awaiting relief
Annie Irwin of Brooklyn. She had deep
cash In forehead, and was unconscious when
found.
Il William A. Mccall, a brakeman attached
to the train, was badly injured. His throat
was badly cut, besides which there is an
ugly wound under the right eye and another
on his arm.
Robert Robertson, iron merchant of New
York, is badly injured. He has cottage al
Long Branch. If.
James Brooks, of the firm of Brooks &
Dickson, theatre troop managers of New
| York had his collar hOOa hrolxaO
Morris Fl. Bowen, son of superintendent
of the Erie Railway, received severe blow
ON the head and his back was injured.
Charles Willard, 1917 West Thirty-third
street, arm fractured.
General Grant sal in the forward part o
the smoking car, reading newspaper Hn,
smoking. when the accident occurred
When the car had settled in the water Mr.
Artemas H. Holmer lifted General Gran
, from underneath aud Walter G. Stokes
who was outside, pulled ON his arm
, "Young man." said the General, earnestly
s'don't let go my arm" Once outside h
felt in his pocket, pulled out wet ciga
and at once became calm. He had lost hi
hat and water was streaming from his clothes
, To numerous questioners he answered tina
, he was not hurt. A gentleman said
| again. dyes" he answered. stbut
have been in more serious difficulties thai
i that" He was given a little Derb
! hat much too small for him, and went bacl
I | to Long Branch on the relief train, changes
' his clothes and was at the West End Hote
/ in the afternoon. He said he was afraid hi
t son Jesse would worry about him. jess
i went to the Branch in the afternoon an
a joined his father.
h Mr.. Walter c. Stokes, who was in tn
. smoking car, said that Just before the end G
e the bridge was reached he felt a tremendou
jolting, and looking out saw that the ca
o. was off the track He pulled the bel-cord
! and then as the car turned over braced hin
e self in the aisle. The car struck the waite
$ without any great shock, and then the wate
j. rushed into the ear until it was waist higf
/. There was no outcry. Each man seemed t
/, know thatit was matter of life or deatl
If the water was deep it meant DEATH
e rush was at once made for the windows an
!. very soon the ear was emptied of its liyin
e freight.
:, Jacob Berry of Philadelphia, who was
passenger on the train, said as the trai
reached the bridge, going at the rate {
Is about 40 miles an hour, the rails spreat
The engineer, George Pickner, told him tha
= he noticed when the cars bumped, and il
) stead of putting the brakes down shor
:, which would probably have resulted
u piling the cars one on top the other, he pt
n the brakes on moderately, so tlla
n he was able to carry the baggae
u ! car and the parlor car over I'll
=, ! bridge. Mr. Berry said that about fly
|, other cars jumped the track and went o
Y the bridge into the creek. He was in I'll
~ last car but one. As he felt the car bum
l. he began to pull himself through the vii
:. dow by which he was sitting, and as the cs
} struck the water he was almost out of IL
y, window, which was on the upper sid
81 Most ofthe passengers who were on tn
es same side of the car as Mr.. Berry we
IS, thrown against the other side which was
CT the water and were cut and bruised by IL
glass and seats against which they we
dashed. Water came into some of the ca
and in this way, he thought, Mr.. Bradlt
co was drowned, probably being stunned
a the shock.
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