New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-30

water. 1t was very sudden and the panic, confusion
and cries Of the sufferers were frightful The men
! on the west side of the car came tunbling upon
| those of us who sat on the east SIDE and many or
the injuries received were caused III this
| way. Two men fell me, and II L
! hadn't been such big. healthy fellow.
! should have been badly hurt.
thought of a million things we went down into
the water. The idea occurred to me that if the
wafer very deep could climb out through the
windows of the car that were uppermost but 1t
came up to my waist. In the midst of groans and
cries for help struggled along over the seats to the
door, think everyone in the smOkingcar escaped
without extreme injury. We got on the bridge by
means of planks that were lowered from it to us.
1t wasn't until | found myself safely on
land that l felt the full effects of the shock,
and then | came nearer fanting than
ever did before. We found some sor-
| ry sights all around number
of men were trying to bring some sign of life from
poor Bradley. Upon the opposite bank Law man
us glsping hls LAST his face covered with blood. l
found a delicate little woman making her danger
GUS way over the railway bridge. 1 asked her II
| she had been hurt in the accident No, she
! answered 1--we up there or the hill, and came
down with some brandy that / thought might
b. neele,lk %orIis' H. Brown was working hard
helping lie njuied and be seemed to be entirely I'M
conscious of any injury that be had himself re-
ceved IT was not until got on the train to conc
| back to Long Branch that he complained OF FAINT
nc-s ! cheercd him up and he kept up puckiiy
until we reached the West End Hotel. Then he
went INTO Commissions. and 1t was evident that be
had received something more than n neryo4s shock
| Several doctors were summoned and although ne
wa unconscious for some time he is now getting
| better | think that be Will come round
| all right. Mr.. Brown is an assistant
! treasurer of tn Erie Railroad, and Is
considered a capable and active business worker
! Late last evening Mr.. B.own's friends said that
! he was improving rapidly. Thomas ). Brown. bis
| father is superintendent OF the Pavona Ferry Com
panv He sad that he was nc Red Bank walilng
for the train TO come along when ne learned by tee
graph of the accident. He went at once to the
scene He thought chat the accident was the result
| f gross caclcssnees.
| HOW Mr.. BROOKS SAVED HIS FRIENDS LIFE.
| Joseph Brooks. Of the irm of Brooks IL Dickson,
the theatrical managers, returned FROM trip to
Europe last week several friends were visiting
him at his cottage in Park-ave., at Long Branch
He started for New-York tins morn
ing with one of them, c. J. Fox,
of Baltimore and they took seats, one in front of
! the other il a middle of the lll-ated train. Mr.
Fox had just purchased two nor,nihg, new sp4p r.
the first shock OF the accident was ielt. MT. fOA
is large man, and when the train
went over he became fastened between the
| lea and was held under the water. Mr BROOKS
rescued him, rot knowing at the time that his own
eolaI-9one was fractured; lIIBCNE NJ depoi ~
| evening 4 group of friends were around
them and the accident was the sole SUB
ject Of conversation. John l. " Iayn25nd o.
learn of Sir. Brook.'s condition, and other friends
were constantly calling during the afternoon on the
| same errand. Mr.. Brooks met the reporter al enc
| door Il : head heav Is bandagcd and his arm IN q
sling Ills mIstortunes had not robbed nm Oh MS
| good nature.
Here we have been travelling all over Europe
| ne said with laugh without the slightest mis-
| han and the very first week are back, We get
caught IN this ecrape, on little side road. But we
| got ali the accident wanted for one day. ne
| thing with a crash aud tumDle'
| and there we all were under the waTer. /
| hardly know now helped Mr. Fox our. bat IN some
way We got on the seats, and craW led along TO the
| door Then vc were taken 10 he shore In a boat
| found while | was trying 70 help Alr. Fox that my
right arm was usel less, aud knew that my collar
Mr. Fox took I'D the story at this point. ~
SHOULD certainly have been drowned" he sad, n
il had not .een for lr broo%s neIp Wlo "..iio2s
chu1cd with the SAT- water, iuat can sun TASTE II
| VISA horrible scene as the men, women ana chill
dren were struggling to get out their ciotDes ue1
dragged with che dirty salt water the blood
streaming from their faces, ana al badly fright
| eued II is remarkable that more were not killed.
II the water lad been deep nearly, II lot quite All,
| would have been drowned. When We got
IN shore. we were most anxious 70 get
back 20 Long Branch; Mr. Brooks was
| suffering acutelv. and | was badly bruised.
No kind of conveyance could be obtained there aud
| the train was not to return for some tune. We
started across the fields, and got butchers wagon
| and were driven home IN that There mas Deeh
some very wicked negligence that caused TINS uls-
'' Sr. Brooks spoke with some eamestness of the
| spirit OF u woman who was at the scene
OF the accident with Der carriage.
| MIR Brooks made an appeal To
her to be allowed 10 u.s. the carriage TO reAch nome
| or physicians care rs soon IS possIOie: Inc
woman onlv shrugged her shoulder, and "a d that It
! wouldn't do. "Oh would give anything 10 know
| who that woman was said Mrs. Brooks, ana II
her name could De learned, think hat the commit
ni,y ought To know VINO was capable Oh such an IL
| stance of inhumanlty"
TIE OFFICERS OF THE ROAD PEEPLEXED.
Anthony Reckless, treasurer Of the Long Branch
Division of the Jersey Central Railroad, said that
the officers OF the road had not yet satisfied them
selves a. to the actual Of the accident. new
swltcl had been put down at this point the
dav before, and several trains passed over this IN
| tI4 rail, had sprung" at the point where the
| switch was placed. Mr. Reckless said that tins
| would sometimes be the case where there was no
| anparrut cause for it, 1t had not been learned
| VII fher the foreman who had the work IN charge
| had failed To have the rails properly spiked or not
| 1liT foreman was at WORK az tLls pace When tpe
| accident occurred Mr.. Reckless added that the
! S,or,ner,s inQurst would doubtless BRING out the
real cause OF the disaster
WILLIAM R. GARRISONSi INJURIES.
r,Kpx OFT or THE REAR CAR UNCONsCIoUs-sUF-
FrRlNG FROM CONCUssIoS OF THE BRAIN
! irpo,, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.l
IoxG Branch. June 29.-Jne most seri-
III, injured Of the victims of the
orc,Jent who are alive tonight is William