Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-18

George Kurie. German, from Brffalo.
knee spTained-eone home. Samuel Mack.
a deserter from the regular army, was IN
one OF the cars handcufied, and In charge
OF corporal en- route TO Fort Hamilton,
where he Is TO serve 4 fiye-yers' sentence.
lie claims that three OF bis ribs are broken
and his leg Injured by spIinters.
Two or three ladies were slightly cut in
the face by broken glass.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
The train was she Atlantic express,
bound for New York, and was due at High
land, where it does not stop, at twenty min
utes OF 5 A. NJ. IL was composee OF the
engine, baggage-car. smoking-car. two day
coaches. and four sIeeping-cars. and there
were about ope hundred and fifty people on
the train. Ii left Kingston nearly on time,
and was running Mt the rate of thirty-five
miles an hour. The headlight OF Engine
No. II, drawing the train, was burning
brightly, and the engineer, John Digman,
and the fireman, James German. were
seated on their boxes In the cab II the en-
CINE rs the train shot around the curve at
CrlIm Elbow and ran rapidly for Highland.
just north OF this station, beyond what IL
known rs the Willow Dock" Is a rock
fui. NOflE vi tUt cut W all 'slSN tuiF We
which, however, does not prevent an engi.
neer coming south frcn seeing the entire
length Of the cut at distance OF half
mile from II.
THE AWFUL CRASH.
Without moments warning or any in
timation OF danger whatever, the engine
~ il entered the cut, dashed into pile OF
stone and dirt which bad slid down on the
truck, and turned over on It's side and over
on the up-track and laid crosswise on the
rails. The tender remained on the down.
track, but shot ahead OF tue engine. The
body Of the baggage car left the trucks and
went ploughing up sort OF roadway on
the mountain.side, and the smoker next 10
II turned over partly on its side. Then
both haggage-car and smoker took fire, 1t Is
thought, from the stove in the for
mer. The wind was blowing fresh at the
time, and the flames, spreading rapidly, ig-
nited the two day coaches next 10 the smoker
and the Pullman sleeping-car " Herkimer,"
next to the day-coaches.
When the engine turned on it, side both
the fireman and the engineer were hurled
out. The engineer was stunned for mo-
ment only, and was cut some about the
face and head by flying Debris, but soon
was able TO get up and look around for
his fireman. He found him near the bank
Of The river, lying on his back, with two
heavy stones on his legs. He called for
help, and one or two passengers responded,
when the unfortunate man was carried TO
q little house near ty. and Or. Lamoree was
sent for. The poor fellows right leg was
broken.
FLAMES DEvOURING THE TRAIN.
All this time the flames were making
havoc about the Inflated train. Some pas
sengers with presence OF mind, and aided
by the train-men, ran TO the rear OF the
burning sleeper "IIerkimer and UNI
coupled the three rear sleeping-cais fromit
and showed them back some distance, thus
saving them from the fire.
The greatest excitement prevailed IN the
smoking-car, the two day-coaches, sud the
Herkimer. There were about thirty pas
sengers in the smoker, and all were thrown
violently from their seats. One OF them
was c. f. Barringer, member OF Assembly
from Tioga county. He was wedged in
between two seats and badly squeezed,
though he thinks his injuries are not seri-
Gus. Two men, whose names could not
be ascertained here. and who were on the
smoker, received serious injuries, one OF
them having his leg broken. Both were
sent to Kingston.
MISSING PROM THE sNOKISG-CAR.
+. ii. Kingsley, OF No. 13 east Broadway,
New York, was IN the smoker. He says
that Just before the accident he was sitting
alongside OF man, who, from his converse
ton, he judged to be carpenter, and that
he did not see hitn after the accident, though
no searched for him pyprVwhprp
j. ID. Decker, the conductor OF the train,
stated that although a number OF passen-
gers received slight injuries from broken
glass and flying debris. only three persons
received serious hurts-the fireman referred
TO and the two men in the smoking-clr. He
said : 81 was due at Highland at $40 A. NJ.
and arrived at the cut at i:47 A. NJ. was
passing from the second day.coach to the
forward end OF the sleeper Herkimer when
the train struck the rocks. 1t felt as though
the air-brakes had been suddenly applied.
| think we were going ut tie rate OF thirty
miles IN hour"
LADIES sHRIEKING FOR HELP.
Henry Luhrsen. OF New York, who was
in the first day car, SAID: 81 was doing
when there came u great crash. There
were nine or ten women and four children
in the ear, besides the other passengers.
and all shrieked for help. There was
rush Tor the door. but it was fast from
sope cause, and then the people began TO
smash the windows. and some crawled
through Jagged pieces OF glass. One man
was. lady cut about the face and hands.
Finally three men got hold OF the door and
maraged 10 force II open, when the passen-
gers all got out Just in time TO escape the
flames"
A gentleman who resides short distance
from the scene Of the accident said that
happening TO be out OF bed earlier than
usual. he distinctly heard the noise made by
the locomotive striking The bouldeIs on the
track. and fearing the worst. at once hur-
ritd to the SPOT 10 render all the assistance
in bis power. He says that on arriving at
the place the scene was one Of Undesirable
excitement Men were being pulled through
The car windows; Others were wildly strug-
Cling to save their baggage; while the female
passengers screamed, wrung their hands,
and seemed TO be almost dementcd through
fear and excitement.
PASSENGERS SMASHING THE WINDOWS.
David Orr, who is hrst-baseman of the
Metropolitan Baseball Club, was In the
second day-car, and was uninjured. He
was on his way from Buffalo to New York.
He said: The frst knew that au acct
dent had occurred there was crash and
the ear received q terrible shaking, which
threw people out Of their seats. and they
commenced 10 smash the windows. yelled
TO them TO keep quiet, and they did par
tally qniet down, but there was great ex.
element. suddenly the side OF toe car
seemed TO break out. and then came fire
and smoke, but all got out safely.
"sAvE MY CHILD"
Il was standing on the bank OF the river
when saw jew on the platform Of the
burning car, with little child three or
four years old by bis side. He was Shrek
log. 'sayc my child Save my childv
couldn't get close TO him because OF the
doris between us, so l shouted to him,
Throw your child 10 mel' And he did,
and l caught the little one and laid il down
on the bank. and then rescued the jew.
feel sure no one was Killed.
John Dignap, the engineer OF the train,
says that be was running along nearly on
time. Hesays that he saw the distractions on
the track, and only had time TO reverse his
engine and pull the throttle when the loco
motive stuck the rocks. The engine, he
says, went through the distractions about
ten or fifteen feet before 1t left the track.
II then turned over on its side and shot
across the up-frack. lie further states that
he saw no signal Of any Kind whatever, and
that the train WINS RUNNING M n amazed of