Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-01
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AMERICA.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
A RAILWAY TRAIN FALLS OFF
BRIDGE.

A RAILWAY TRAIN FALLS OFF A
BRIDGE.
Ex.President Grant, John T. Raymond,
and Other Prominent Citizens Either
Killed or Injured.
LONG BRANCH, June 29.-The ex-
press train leaving Long Branch at 8
O'Clock this morning on the Central
New Jersey met with an accident
while crossing the bridge over the
river near Little Silver station. The
accident was caused by the spreading
of the rails. Six cars-four ordinary
passengers, smoking and parlor cars
left the rails and ran over the ties
of the bridge,tearing them to flinders.
The cars kept on the bridge until the
train was halfway across, when the
four passenger coaches and the smok-
ing car went over into the water with
terrible crash. The cars laid on
their sides in about four feet of water.
The scenes that followed beggar
description. An unknown man from
Ocean Beach was taken out dead.
The cars were filled with passengers,
and the number injured is unknown,
but there were nearly 100. Mr.. Dem
Arrest, of First, Demarest & Co.,
Reade street, New York, is injured at
the base of the skull, and will die j;
VIM. r. Garrison, son of Commodore
Charles +. Garrison, was terribly hurt
in the chest; Charles NJ. Woodruff, of
Newark, and J. Mitchell, of Scranton,
were also seriously I'M ured. 1t is inn
possible to get other names.
The physicians around the neigh
boring towns have been summoned.
Charles II. Foster, fireman of the en-
CINE, pulled ex-President Grant out
of the smoking car. Grant was not
injured. Robert Robertson, iron
merchant, N. y, is injured badly. \
grocer named Edison, of Brachport,
is crushed terribly; James Brooks,
of Brooks & Dickson, theatrical
troupe manager, had his collar bone
broken; NJ. II. Brown, son Of I. J.
Brown, superintendent of the Erie
road, received severe blow on the
head and had his back injured; c. J.
Fox, of Richmond, Virginia, had a
hand crushed; James Mallery, of 222
Broadway, is so badly crushed that
he cannot recover.
LATER.-The dead man has been
identified as James l.. Bodley, pro-
duce dealer, New York; G. w. De-
marest is dead. President Galloway,
of the Elevated railroad, is slightly
injured; VIM. r. Garrison has been
unconscious since the accident, suf-
fering from conclusion of the brain.
He is at Hollywood Park, the resi-
dence of John IIoey Geo. r. Blanch-
ard vice President of the New York,
Lake Erie Il Western railroad, Robt.
b. Minturn, ex-President Grant and
Arthur L. Sewell are slightly in-
jured. Annie Irwin, of Brooklyn,
seriously hurt, is unconscious; VIM.
A. Mccall, brakeman, throat fear
fully cut; VIM. Woodruff and Nal
Tory are nearly dead; John T. Ray
mond, the actor, collar bone broken
and otherwise severely hurt; Fox,
his father-in-law, is badly hurt.
The cause Of the disaster was in
moving the track for the Mammoth
Park races the switch was not prop
erly spiked and spread when the
wheels struck it. 1t was case of
inexcusable carelessness on the part
Of those intrusted with the task of
altering the track. Mr.. Garrison
has both legs broken, besides his
other injuries.
An Insolent Minister.
New York. June PA WASH