The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1855, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6943. MORNING EDITION-FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1855. THE RAILROAD MASSACRE, ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CATASTROPHE. Statement of Dr, Heineker, the Driver of the Carriage. ke, &., &o, Our Philadelphia Correspondence. PUILADELPHA, ‘August 29—Miduight. Our city woe etartled yostorday, by a report which reached it about noon, ofa terrible accident on the Cam- den and Amboy Railroad, about # mile above Burlington, caused by the cars coming in collision with a light plea- Aure wagon au horses, which were attempting to cross ‘the track. ‘The first news in this instance made the loss of life trifling compared with what afterwards proved to be the fact. It was not untila late hour in the day that the de- tails were received. The Ledger sent a reporter to the ‘soene of the occurrence, and the following facts obtained ‘on the apot, are derived from the passengers and officers of the railroa/l, and are as reliable as they could be ob- ‘tained amid the excitement and distress which the terri- ble occurrence had caused: — ‘The train of cars which left Philadelphia at ten o'clock, ‘consisting of five passenger cars, baggago car and loco- motive, had reached Barlington just before 11 o'clock, It then stopped, waiting for the arrival of the 8 o'clock New York train from Jersey City, which passes at this place. After waiting for from five to ten minutes, and the New ‘York train not appearing, the Philadelphia train went for- ward slowly, watching for the approach of the downward train. It had gone forward about a mile and a quarter, when the Now York train came in sight. The whistlé ‘for the breaks and to reverse the engine was blown, and the Philadelphia train commenced backing, aud soon got under rapid headway for Burlington again. Tn this reverse movement tho passenger cars, usually ‘placed behind and coming after the locomotive, were now in front and pushed forward by the locomotive. Theen gineer being with the locomotive, of course had not the advantage ‘ing what was ahead of the backward going train, "He had run but a quarter of @ mile, anda mile from Burlington, when the first passenger car came in colision with a light pleasure wagon, driven by Dr. Hannegan, of Columbus, N. J., who attempted to cross ‘the track in front of the care. ‘The wagon contained Dr. Hannegan, his wife, and two children. ‘Tue former, itis said, is hard of hearing, and by this infirmity caused an accident nearly similar, but . mot no fatal, near Beverly, about a year ago. The doctor ‘had seen the cars pass as he was driving down the road, and supposing all safe neglected to keep a proper look- the first passenger car struck the two horses just as they were crossing the track, killed them dustantly, and threw one thirty fect on one side of the track, and the other forty yards on the other side, The wagom was turned round and upset, none of its inmates being injured, except in slight bruises. The front car, A, after striking the horses, ran forward and off the track, about one hundred yards, and over a small em- ‘ybankment. ‘The second car, B, was thrown dircetly across the track. The third car, C, went through car B ped diagonally across the road, the fourth car, D and ran into car C. The fifth passenger car and the baggage car stopped without leaving the track. ‘The tro latter were not injured, but three of the other passenger cars were knocked to pieces, and many of their occupants were killed, wounded and maimed. It is inypossible to describe the horrible scene that en- vued. The cars were piled upon each other, and num ‘Dérs of human beings were lying among the ruins—som” dead, some dying, some shrieking from pain, Those saved in the trein, and the passengrs on the down train, aided by citizens of Burlington, who were quickly in- formed of the terrible accident, wont to work to resene the wounded and dying from the ruins, As soon as taken out they were conveyed to Burlington, where many private houses, as well as Agnew’s and Kelly's taverns, were thrown open to the admission of the wounded, while the I.yceurm was appropria'ed for the reception of the dead. Semo had been crushed to death instantly, leaving scarcely a trace to recognise them by; some had ‘een torn Yim) from Iunb by the «plintors, benches and floors, and their remains scattered in every direction. Many were euffering from crushed limbs, brokon backs, and injured and lacerated bodies, The scene was a heart sickening one; but, amid all {ts terrors, there were noble Anstances of resignation, a self-eacriticing spirit feom the sqllerers, which honored human nature, Ove gentleman, the Hon. Wm. B, Maclay, ox-menber fh Congress, from New York, who was severely injured ‘yegged tho-e who came to his ald to give their attentions wv more dangerously wounded. One individual, with ‘his foot crashed, refused to receive the ald of the rs ti they had relieved the sufferlugs af otger-, seemed more to require medical assistance, It was nearly an hour before all the deat and wound were extricated and placed im the hands ef persons r¢ to aid them. even dead bodies were taken oat of the ruins, and others were so badly injured that they died as soon as they got tothe hotel at Burlingtow. Itis sup- posed that from fifty to sixty persons bave heen wouarle |, some seriously, and others only ritghtly. The following is a list of the killed and wounded: ~ KILLED. ; » W. Ridgeway, oil merchant, !"Lilatelphis 1, Mr. Coogee store No. 20 North Delaware avenue, 9, Alexander Kelley, queensware, store 108 Market street, Bacon de St, Andee, Prench Consul, Philadelphia $ Been Oe ceon, pring Garden etree, etive 8 wenth, Moiladelphia. 3. Wilkon Kent, of the firm of Dyott & Go., 74 South Second street. 6. Mre, Clement Rarelay, Locust atrect, below Thir- jeenth, on her way to . : 7. Mrs, Margaret Freseott, of Stem, N. J., wi Mr. Prescott, and sister-in-kiw of the bivtorfiur §. Thomas J. Meredith, Baltimore. 9, Mr, Jacob Howard, Lebanon, Teun 10. Joba Delia, Baltimore, a I, Mojor Boyce, United States Coast Survey, Wooly of Rew, Sngton. Miss Boyer, denghter of Major B. Rey. Johu BM. Connell, Presbyterian clergyown, wi Del., died after being removed to Barlington jane {ineoin, 2, died at Agnew's Hotel. ue . D, T. Haywood, Charleston, 8. C. ie Henry Ri-, Georgetown Colle 17, Chas. Bottom, of tho firm ol duilding manufacturers, Trenton, N. J. 18. Catherine Bigelow, Philwielphta. a? 29. Catharine Brown, colored servaut of Comnoloc Smith, 20. A Philadel pir deft 1. Mr. McCordy, of this eity Meipuia, sight} L. Benne! of Philadelplia, slightly. yous ¥, Gillespie and wife, ‘of Memphi+, Tena., Mrs, King, Charleston, &. C., rity fracture. . D.C. Bottom & O., ir 4 A Ingessoll, som of Teng. Marry Ingersoll, a iota, was reported to be did when (he boat padly , Pitt , badly injured in the back pa 7 = tay By Philadelphia, fojared in the ‘ oreast, by one of the seats xtriking him. 4 Thomas }imey, Fi ‘and George sircets, cellar bone broken rt. Mies fica Vhelps and mother, from Filicott’. Mill« wwe “ aikeny oad servant, badly injured, Packer, Uwladelphia, leg broken and otherwive y , New York, slightly. Fee Prey om, taney dy goote dealer North Pighth treet, Dultade phia, yead dy Caroliue Hyman, J Me. Fide, Coat clas We 3., both: lege: Yraken—ant Mr. Koy, t Beat Po, 1a —voth legs fractarea Oren, Sehuythill co Tey. Mir, ood 1 clergymam—conveyed t mien Dees’ severely Injured. pit, tae ap hireth, county, Mas, color bone Deokon, and badly braised. ‘Two de. tersof Boyce. badly. James HM. Perron, iphis, compound fracture of Leeds, Philadelphia, slight) its. Mant, Sprtce ge sa deipti Geo. F. Daviga, Ccancctiont iy James C. Whentou; Philadelphia. — Sknakland, Fx Re Water street. Charles Dickessey, B. Maclay, ext C., New York, Spencer MeCorkle, Tacony, U. 8. Coast Surve; Dr. A. Porter, , slightly. . Whelan, Naval Medien; Burteu, slightly. W. Oidendurg, Philadelphia, furnihbing cas Clarke, Delaware county, Pa, Mrs, Haslan, Jersey City. Cominodore Joseph Smith, U. 8. Na iy. €ha: Wm, ise ahaa ecg ebecea ps ter, in. Abigail Phillips, pry seat 4 Dennis O'Kane, District of Columbla. Ford Frazier, laborer, Menayank, slightly. Charles Le Bouttiller, phia, wightiy. J.D, Fisher, 63 Market street. Daniel Saurbeck, Alliance, Obio, considerably hurt. Hi. J. Lawrence, wife aud son, of Carroll place, although in the wreck, were uninjured, As 600n a4 the ladies were extricated, coffins were pro- ured for the dead in which their bodies were placed, and the names of the deceased marked upon the top. All bu- siness in the town was suspended, und there was @ con- stant stream of persons golng in and coming out the Iy: ceum, who were curious to seo the bodies, while thr houses in which the wounded had been placed were thronged. Fach boat and train, arriving from Vila delphia brought friends of those who were passengers on the ill-fated train, all of whom were scen seeking from house to house for tidings of those who were near and dear to them. The whole scene was terrible to witness and will not soon be forgotten. One car contained only Keven ladiow, all of whom es- caped without injury, except one, Two gentlemen, in oie of the cars which was broken up, got out safely, but in what way or manner they could not tell, One of them recollects getting on the outside of the car, and jumping upon the bank of earth—this is all he knows of the frightful and tragical affair, As oon as information was received in this city, a special train of cars was despatched by Mr. Gats- mer, containing Drs. P. B. Goddard, Ea. 1. Huston, Cullum, Rowand, Fisher and Schenck; Drs, Grant, Trimble, Butler, Chalmoner, Tuff, Pugh, of Burlington, and Drs. Wm, and John Brien, of Beverly, and Dra. Reed and Stratton, of Mount Holly, all of whom worked nobly in relieving the sufferings of the wounded. ‘The detention of the New York train was caused by the 73g o'clock train from New Brunswick running off the track near that place. As soon as the news ofthe melancholy disaster reached our city, a number of our physicians hastened to the scene and rendered essential service to the wounded, The physicians of Burlington and vicinity were promptly on the ground, and aided the sufferers by their attention and skill, Tho wounded, dying and dead were removed, 8 Koon as they could be taken from the mass of broken cars, to a number of private houses in the Imme- diate neighborhood, which were frovly thrown open for their reception, Numbers were also conveyed to Aguew’s and Kelly’s hotels. The citizens of Burling- ton, especially the ladies, exerted themselves to their utmost to relieve tho suffe.ings of the wounded and as- suage the agonies of the dying. The Coroner of Burlington county was preparing to hold an inquest at the time we were compelled to leave. It is hardly probable that any verdict was rendered last evening, as the excitement among all classes of citizens was most intense. Many of the relatives and friends in this city, of the persons who were known to have left in the train, pro- ceeded as soon as possible to Burlington, while hundreds of others in extreme anxicty and distress were making inquiries from every source calculated to afford them in. formation, Mr, Gatumer despatched « train at an early hour in the evening for the purpose of conveying to Burlington the friends of the dead and wounded, und bringing to the city those who were injured or killed. He subsequently sent off another train for the Ike purpose. The cause of this terrible calamity will no doubt be investigated, to fix the responsibility where it properly belongs. Whether the conductors of the respecttve trains were running according to regulations in both being on the same track at the same time, and runping towards cach other, we do not know, but it places the Philadelphia train in a very dangerous position, Ht the engineer had ecen the wegon und had stopped his engine, the probabilities are that the New York train, following close behind, would have run into him. Unless w company has two tracks to run upon, a irain delayed beyond its time should in vurlably wait till the other has passed, and with so short a distance between Burlington and Bor- dentown, neither should have moved before tele- graphing to the other. A train that ix compelled to back ought to have # conductor or person to give signals at the end opposite to the engineer, and tho whistles ought to Ue kept all the time plowing. Above all, persona riding in the vivinity of railroads should exercise more than ordinary care and discretion, and never presume they are safe til they are sofarfrom the track that they are out of the reach of danger POSTSORIPY. Puicapernis, Aug. 90, 1855 We learn trom Burlington that no deaths occurred during the night Whilliam If. Newholt, and it iy supposed ca Miss Maria Newb also seriously hurt. { Mr. Meredith, of Baltimore, who was killed, was ‘of the firm of Meredith & Spence; ond Mr. Dellam, of the sino city, was of the fit of Dallar & Miller. Both ave wh sale dry goods wrerchante. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS ‘NY PROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER Ar bun LINGTON. Bererworow, Aug. 90, 1855. The seene presented on my arrival here yesterlay morning was one painful in the extreme, The wreck of the ilifated train, though cleared from the track, is heaped upon the embankments on each side, 6 sad moni- ment of the dreadful disaster. No idea can be formed Of the dreaAfal gash unt the obrerver ety see upon the broken fragments of the cary, and (¢ is only wintustel that dov nit mimber were not killed out- right, for, from appearance o: the shattered rev } nant of the train, one would suppor few get CH | cape with their lives who were occupants of the Feblclos { at the Gime of the calamity THE KILLED. ry Was dreadfully injared 1 seorge Newbold, wa ac of the killed has now reached twenty rected Met The numbe ibree, of which the following fs » 1—Cutherine Bigelow, 2—John Dullam, of Baltimore —D. ¥. Haywood {—Themas J, Meredith, of Baltimore, ho, W. Ridgway, CaMex, GM. Barclay 7—Rdward ( Bacon | ‘actin Connell, of Wilmington, Det 18~Jecch Howard, of Lebanon, Tenn. 1 14—Marry Rosh, of Georgetown College 15--Captoin Boyce, U. 8. Coast Survey be Fames Vin of Bilicott's Mills, Ma T 17—Chartes Bottom. of Trenton, N. J 4 1eedtrs. ot Prescott, of Salow, N. J | 10-tavom de st. Andre, French Consul at Philadelphia 20-—Catherine Brown (colores) 2—Master logersoll, of Vhiladelphia Mr. Homphreys, of Peoria, Il, Mics Mary Boyce, daughter of Major Bove orgetawn, TD. ¢ 24—Hnghes UB. Jervie, of Newark, Del. All the bediew Lave been reclaimed by thele friend», ong many of thom wore in such # dishgured condi render recognition, without the aid of apparet he corpses, a inatter of great difticulty THE WOUNDED. Maclay, of New York, umember o tion as» worn by 1—Willlinw Congress QonMy. Pisk, of Comnectiout | Bdomn ¥. Gillespie, of Nateber, Mie« | 4-Mrs, Joba F, Gillespie, SoMrs. King, of Charlestown, Va (—Mr. #, Mack, of Pittsburg, Pa. Toe. Kons, of Mississippi. b—Hamued Lamb, of Ohio Dr, Wo. Whelas, Ua N., Wasilagton, 0 C | 10Lotemodore Joseph: Senith. —Spencer McCorkle, U. $. Coast Survey. 12—Mrs. Haslem, of Jersey City. 1—Pennis O'Kane, of District of Coiumbis. M—H. A. Hughes, expressman 16—Charles W, Oidenberg, of Philadelphia. 10—A brakeman, named Yaukse—eoilar bone brvkeu. 17—Mr, Kelly, of Pitteburg. There are eight of the wounded passengers tying at the City Hotel, where they are kindly taken care of, ‘The hospitality of (he Burlington people is praised highly by those who were witnesses to the trying «cene. ‘The par tlealars of the cecurrence, as given tn yesterday's Hr- BALD, were very correct, and from the evidence adduced before the Coroner, will admit of no material corrections. ‘The inquest will probably oceupy two or three days. Cowmovonx Jesxrn Saati, who waa seriously injured was one of the oldest and most valued officers In the rervice, He entered the navy.on the 16th of January 1809, served through the war of 1812, and his commission 44 Captain was issued Februa: , on the sane day as those of Commodores “Sloat, uetts oo ie Newton, Commodore Smith was born in’ Massachusetts, cace commanded the Navy Yard at that station, and his been for several years Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repairs. tie resided at Washington. Baxon ve Sx, ANDRE, who was killed on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, wax about forty years of age. He acted as French Consul in Philadelphia for the tust six years, and was, it is suid, bora in the United States. He was educated here, and he spoko the Fngtish language pér- haps better than he did his own. His father was Consul- General of France in New York, many years ago, are hy has tollowed the consular career since’ his youth, Pr viously to being appointed to Philadelphia he was an atache to a consulate in the Fast of Europe. He was of retired babite, and xome friends in your city he spent a few every month with them, ‘He mixed very little in society, even in Philadelphia. Cart. Wisias M. Boyer, way formerly an officer in the United States army, and resigned some years ago to ac- cept a position in the Coast Survey, to which branch of the service he was attached at the time of hix death. While in the army he was promoted Second Lieutenant Ast Infantry, July 1, 1822; First Lieutenant, June 20, 1825; Aide-de-Camp to Major-(ieneral Macomb, 1828-29; Captain, October 25, 1826; resigned November 14, 18:6; Assistant in the Geodetic Survey of the Atlantic coast of the U nited States, since 1837. “Residence, Georgetown, So CORONER'S INQUEST. ALS o'clock yesterday morning, Samuel W. Earl, the Coroner, proceeded to hold an inquest upon the bodies ofthe deceased. A jury of ninctoen persons was impan- | nelled to meet at the Court House, to inquire into the cause of the death of those lying within the building. On being kworn they answered to their names as ful lows:— John Rogers, Foreman, William A. Hoxers, Hisha Peldin Wardrope J. Hu, Seth Thom: Hamilton McDowell, Bennett Faulkenburygh William W,. Miller, } Hobert T. Willets, Amos Hutchin, { Lewis Rothernule, Edward Voecte, Budd Sterling, { Lewis C. Leeds, | Samuel Emiin, Pritchard A. Woolman, | John Mitchell, John Larzelere. ‘Treden A. Baenbridye, \ ‘The above persons were called together by the Coro ner by the following summons :— Staiy ov New Jersey, Burtsxarox Coury. % any Constable of any County of said ‘Township— | You are requested, immediately upon sight hereof, to summon twenty-four good and lawful men of xaid county | { | of Burlington, to be and appear before me, Samacl W. Farl, one of the Justices of the Peace of said county, act. | ing in the absence of the Coroner of Burlington city, in | said county, on the 29th day of August, atthe hour of «ix o'clock in the afternoon of ‘the same day, then and there | to inquire of, do and execute all such things as on behalf { of the State shall be lawfully given in charge touching | the deaths of— } John Dallan, Catherine Brown (colored), Mad, Durand de St. Andre, Wilson Kent, Alexander Kelty, Rey. John M. Corneil, Mrs. Margaret Prescott, D. T. Haywooa, Capt. mse] ‘Thos. J. Meredith. George Rigew sy Charles H. Patten Miss Lincoln, M. Ridgeway, Henry Burke Mrs. CM, Barclay, and | Fa. C. Bacon, Jacob Howard. | And be you then ond there to certify what you shall | have to doin the premises, and for then to do and exe cute what im behaif of the said State shall be there and then enjoined upon you. Given under my band and feal, &e., SAMUEL W, EARL. Justice of Peace TESTIMONY. that she resided at the nd the Neck rowd (the red) way? you at home ye . sir, Q Dil you see ty A. Yes, sir. @. Tell the jury what you did see. A. Twas standing by my side door, when Teaw a car- riage coming; the curtains of the carriage were drawn close; seeing the train coming, I put up beth hands and balloed to those in the vehicle. Q. How near was the carriage to the train when you caw ity A. Tcouid not say. Y, What words Hi you exclaim A. Leald, “For God's sake stop Q. Why dit you halloa » A. Because | raw the ears coming Q. How were the cars coming? A. Twas so seared T cannot tell, 4. What took place when you ran to the rout door A. Tsuw pieces of the cars flying around; could se | nothing of the horses that were attached to the wagon; the cars were all smashed; I helped one of the paren: | gers to get out of the ruins | Q, Whone carriage was this } A, Br. Hapnigan’s. Q. How far was the carrlage from the halloed to thore therein to eto’ A. ! cannot say positively, but probably tt might have Veen one hundred feet from the locomotive { Q. Was the carriage driving thot? ' \ re ren off the track: caes when you | A. Not near as fastas people usually dstve. (. Did the driver stem tu be in a hurry to geéeleyy of the cars? A, T should say that he was, @. Did you hear the whistler AL jot; Tonly heard the noiee of the cara w. (hey came aTong. [The witness is quite deaf.—itw.} ©. Did the trala appear to be going fast? A. Tt was; the was on this train iv very good at stopping his train, and will often stop for a cow or other empll anim). j How close was the other traln to the one that met | with the accident, at the time ¢{ the collision? A. Tshould say abot a qrarter of « miley it was com. ing down quite fart; 1 huve not lately known any of the up of down trains to cross the road without ringing the bell or blowing (he whist ‘Tho, E. Antrim, residing in Orcan county, beitg duly sworn, deposed lows: —Dr, Tannigan amd myself were in the coming from Florence just before we that we were in his wateb, ont We beard no nets that the tinin was we were t to the cailroad De. Hannigna obeervet x1 time to clear the cars, Le drew out there was nothing to fear. bu ina few secomis 1 divcoverrst ing; we were not more than the locomotive; the doctor hauled spring feward and were raig wer going very 4 ¢ in the fromt seas urtains ap of down’ A. Lhe side curtains were ap 0. When you saw the cars within ow et ol you, did you ce them before, or was it + moment that a red therm ctor waid be coulil mot save thin lorwe however, he pulled ap the hor-« they Jumped fgrwart, au the lies on the tra uu wore about crowing, could you hey sim (ne to have prevented the accilent ould not: we did not ee or hear until if eas within owenty-fise feet ¢ < you were coming down the road Aid you observe | y. going towaries New York? A. Tt was thy notwithetand ng v hich, but it was tov late nex! } raw wa well aware thal y ast were you driving ight miles an how ersons were in the orring Jon frequently with Dr. Mannege (think peculrar about myrle of | het 1 cond discern: he speared to be | m driving the ‘eam, whieh war yovus | ty referred to by the lat A 74 Colum ie neigh an, the depemed that he relic bos, Lam @ phy im by profeseion, | was in * berhood of (he accident yesterday Q. Be kind enough to tell the jury what took plane A. drove around by Florence. to vieit some patien at Burlington, and turned up from the river #7 * into the dentown road; I beard nu car whi he time Tleft the river until we were st no noise made giving wa: ni ch; | wan wey particular in look ‘ack, but} conld a t nor road, J rete a few mim the track, after lovking should be in time to citar the whet you saw, on drawing up the I don't think T cond have been more thea ten or Ufteon feet frog the tralia when first H heard tue romblog wow | were avcatding to tho raler obi | were | of fitt Q. Bid AL Tai Q. Bid yo ‘Av I did not. & Did sou seo her make aay motioa with her hands? Ou 66 Mere, Cools ¢ “a hee halon ¢ A. not; T saw heros I passed, and took ao further uoticn of her. } How fast were your horses going? they . At a fast gait, pay eight or aine miles au hour ® woing » fust that T could pot stop them tamed am the impetus with which the vehicle moved rough t them on tho track, notwithstanding all I could do to av lt the accident; the wind it have been biow- ing from @* HaGvorably quarter at the time, Ko as to pre- vent my hearhig: there are bushes growing here whic! obstructed uy tlew womewhbat; F looked up aud down th truck, and ag on another occasion I hav iy carriage brokein Burlington eity, ao 1 was very cau! tious in driving, partic Marly an T have to cross th . almost every dig: hesiins ms wile is a ver: Woman, aod [like (o be wkry \. Q. Wherrabou's ave thoa>taultes tat you A, Ax yon come up the fiver or road, several timid | h Q pvyed you have vated oo aries ato ait ore fe train to come 9 Ves; and whichever’ traid gets half. sa igi.t of way, and then pushes forward amy Get lone Fananuti leery, Engineer of the Borelock terin fron Sew York, being duiy aworn, depow d ae “!lows Q. Where do you reside? A. At New Beunswtek. Q What is your businenst e Pepe. ly whom are you employed? A. Fy the Cusndea and Amboy Kai’soad Company 4 How long have you been employed: A, Kleven years. Q. Were you on either of the traias that left New York yesterday inorntng A. 1 wa Q. On which one! A. Un the $ o'clock one. Y. Did you not meet tin Camden onl Amboy train whi In lett Armboy at 10 o'cioek . id, Q. We clumps of bushes obstruct the view, so E could not dis finguish the train, it even J heord It, ume 1 got quite ing down very Mey were going at close tu thy igi the cars were backi rapidly ; rome ot the p re wed t Gara of thirty miles an Pour. *_Q. How large ‘waa the triang baches that ob-tructed your view? A. Tean'h say. &. Were there any persons in this A, There were two men mow! ba: Isyned Adams, the engineer of the trata, war then Placed upem the stand, and depo follo T reside at New Brunswick Tom an neer jon, and wn employed by the Camden end How Yong love you been in (leit employ? A. Eleven years Q. Were you the enginese of the 10 o'clock Hae frou Philadelphia 5 ovierday? A. Yea. . Q. Do you know anything about this acciient! if «0, what is it? what (ime did you arrive at Burlington’ A, Twenty minutes to eleven. % What time did you leave Burllugton «tation! . Two minutes past 110’ clock. Q. What was the cause of your waiting at’ Burlington station 12 minutes: A, We hail to wait for the other trains ay we were be- hind time. Q. What is your tine? A, Hight minutes before 11 o'clock. Q. Die you wait ten minutes beyond the time? A. We iid; the six o’cloek and eight o'clock trains from New York have the right of the road to Burlington for ten minutes; this New York train wax behind time about ten minutes; we went on up the road. : Q. Did you weet the eight o'clock train feom New vouk? rk? A. 1 did at Hammel’s switeh. 4. How far from Burlingtom? A. About two miles. Q. When you saw (his (ain what did you do A. Lapplied the inakes and stopped the train, @! What signal did you give to ave the train alopped? A. Lblew the whistle twiee, which means to top the cata; and then I gave three biows of the whistle tv go pack. Q. How far was the eight o'clock train from you when you gave the signal to go hiek? A. Ttwas over half «mile, Q. When you backed for, what station were you mak- ing? ‘A. For Mount Holly. Q. Mad they the right of the row! then A, They had vot, Q. Why did you go back then’ A. Well, they got to the uli way stae first el to hack off. Q. Them they had « right to the road + A. Yew . What i. the grade from eee Jo gave the s'gnal | to back up to the Mount Holly switch ¢ j A. Itisdown grade about at the rate of forty wet to sect Aunboy *o we the mile, How fast were you going when you were bac’. About fificen iniles per hour. How many cars were there utlached to hal (ran! «Right. \ ue Dy A. - you debind time ¢ A. Yes. & How long t A. About twenty minutes, i When you saw the 10 o’ciocts tiain, wimt ald von doy A. T stopped. Q. Hew fir from it were you whew sou #topy ey A. About half a mile q. Vid that traig atop? AL Yes. Q Wha! A Q. At what rater A. At about (wenty tailes per hour Q. What is the grade heres A. It is nearly level, Q. Where was your the track ¢ A. About half» mile from Bordentown, Q. Before you met them did you whistle A. T did not, but whintled twice after 1 mew them) Q. Did Adains blow his whistle F Al ‘iknow. I could not have heard it if he hat Q. Could you from the platiorm of your engine see thie Drakes applied to the other car? A. No, lL eould not. Q. Atter you found out that this aevident had hapyen ed, what became of your train? A. We went back to He own, . How long was it before you diseovered the acct deni’ A. About half an hour Q. At what rate were you going whonTyou mot the other train) ‘A. ‘Thirty miles an hour. Q. Were you running ding to the: rules when you compelled fhe other train to put’ back’ Twas. Q. Were you forcing the other train to go fast, or wery You going at the proper speed? Wo kept at the same pace the Amboy train pid. Js there any connection by which the # o'rloek tr from New York i obliged to give np the right of th rondy ‘train when the other ae run ot Q. You say you kept regular distan boy train, and were going nt the rate miles an hour: then the latter tre backing at the rate of 20 miles oo hour Yer, 1 should aay Was it not, unde: rum at such # rapid rate? ‘angece clroumsty: Jevelwmt straight tof ing cure of the propaety etbeun "a agent ng charge of repait When was this time tal rack snow exhibited, publish How many passenger ence’ Bix. | Was the mail ear there’ cf What was the « aaa with the baggage er Jookout when backing self—when within tree hw pepere> E>. he 25th of Anguat what in the of the 10 o'clock from, Pailadelnhte in nv and of the expected train jowrly, anil when the train hen you fetched wp were you inskle the eng as or looking out £ ou I ™ © ape Dad just shut it off whistle A. Fer the erors road. 5 Q. Did you, afier the tung whistle war given, give» be to break up* A. wet vecasion to break wp, unless wagons &. Do you mean to say that shnttfng off the throtile at the fist brake, would be sufficient to stop the train at Mount Holly «witehy A. No. Y. Have you been here during the testimony of Dr Hanigan’ A. Q. Did you x which you cam A. Tadd not. ©. Could you have over the road. A. You could on the upper anythin a contact of the hotees and wagon with eon the wagon if you had Mor but not om the lower of there are rome trees in the way. Q. AU what distance can you see teams travelling from the rowdy | A. About ‘ree hundred ya Q. When did 1 first commence to be awace of the obstruction A. When we qot nearly across the crave coat, amt i found the ears seteling up. Q. Is ita common thing foe trains to Wae'e at the ntuiiles per howre ¢ hult-way post shall rom back, out of the way to the new in the day time amd a tout in front of these be there any We awitches that | would requice there precautions Q Where i: the Hamill switeh A. About two and @ half miles trem Bortineton Q. How long fs this ewiteh ¢ A. Tdon't know; they aie generally from M0 to 1 200 i awitch Ing cnough to tare in the Sa @, Why then did not one of the trains go om thi awitehy A. This switch is not used much now 4. Can you tell the jury why nor ined A It isnot « regular watering place fir trains Were either of the trains — yeate vinst the rules of the evrapeny whem th coourred A. Not according to the best of my knowledge. @ Do the rules allow them to run ut the cate uf th miles on hon at puch @ time ¢ Me a straight trac , What by the chareever of Mr. Adam and th ) miployed on the train fo y A. Good, or they would not be employed b a pony Q. 1 there had heen « double track here would the accident, fn your opinion, have orcurred A. I don’t think it would, although that Ls ewreely a fair question to ark. Ienae Van Nosteaml, the conductor of the train, wn He depored that he was a er © Camden and Amboy Railrowd y morning he hadeburge of the train ja to Sew York, we arrived at Bu: A. The jury bere tooke a recess wniit 2 APTRENOON, #FEH10: Israel Adams recallad—Q, Upon w of the sides of ide, breaking down 1 rentvin' om the engine after the archtent romain on the engine ' we both got ge weat down ( tt, he nam Moxwell. of the brekemau’ A 2 How many brakemen were there om tha? rain, A. One. uries ame Where was his ph ABOn the rear car @ Who wis the conductor A. Teane Van Novtrant. @. Where is Yenkee AL InCau «, Was he injored A. Yes. by tue sear cor &. To what compa A. So the J ny did this teain belva, oy City Company. vakenem im the employ of the! amden and Amboy Cowyany y City Company. run om the rowl A the train when you eet io Now mee « cluege of the train Q. Looking ite comld yout not he rive row Lowa e hk A, Not net looklag in thatd ben a. Woe ly " ” y notice of the appro ALN u. Whee 4 sent eeide to bb » . fucuan on the lovk out A. Ve ©. Is the ta brakeman stationed on tue top of train for te pore of keeping 2 lov A. Vow @ Ih 4 hen, te A. Nee . How for way the trete coming de rom yoo «hen yon blew the » hivthe A, Newr halt « toile @. Did the brokenwan give you way note “a A. No, omly when we are behind time, and then «+ permitted to run 40 miles an hour @ De Joe Ee ar wate tetgiron tack at a great epee’ than to A. Ver: because 4 we have no prow tion: the cow scch¥ ate aud there ts tome «tathomed om the rear care Q. Was the veli rope ia bad order? A. It oer &. You dit not ring te bei A. No, ¥ } you gave a ond whine . Yew Ty sclera AA sairdhe fe Sebo Lonee greater precaution ved be tee gort of ‘bo rotted —_— L learned at'the telegraph office jn had got onto Bord and where ile. of Burlington when Adan ger. the GQ. Wht tine was it Fight minutes past 11 o'clock, the brakes were ap rignel the train was stopped; then (here hort blows of the whisth matt cor and wenger car Q aul iad nt the te ly . struck A. No. GY. To fort ves the train guing when you lacked up? A. At the cate of fifteen or twenty miles per hove @. Have sou not the whole sepersivion of the train vw {i it reaebes New Drumewick * A. Tha @. Con you tell whether or not, when you left Bus ye was in ie proper place man had wen the horse ad wagon am the river road could he have given ent (hae to top the traim and prevent I euppove b o on the « oft nde Of Vive plat wr wd the Bret po my Was the n the | place commonly called the gig - | Evered A. We we G. Did you vee the wagon at A. 10 not it GA not pore eh the " othe platinens 2d, t eapyere, by the collision with ie Thi you hear tbe whistle of the engine before crue «red ve whet $0 we tlear when the @hieth + 1A not know, them, that there war any bing om the track” A. Ldid wot row! there. ’ [isis witness was being examined in fact, 1414 not kmow there war a crow the Coroner New Yous night det t . The investigation NEWSPAPERS, Anguet #.) INTS FROM OTITE hee Vntledet pts Vom ACCOL View ¢ Deedemtien. fh tolngraph offier, and come wp v9 bie {ms tow minutes rs oon PRICE TWO CENTS. es Baron De St, André. the Preucb Cons at flue part, was dreadfully brulsed apd lacerated about (ue Read andl body. He was extrteated from the ruiny with mech dis Genlty, and conveyed to « house on Main atreet whe he diet eoom after the seeident, He rewided at Pst Sv f Baltimore, was law istdest 38 youre ot age, of ta, ring 1 ware ve one of the firm ef Bacon & Fisher, glaseware VA Was instantly killed. Leaves » wite and ono Mrs. Margaret Prescott, aged i yeara Real 10 be lem, N. J. Widow of the Rey be Prespott, teddy Mt Her body vas conveyed ty Bishop ©. ? ly, @ terident of "hiedeiphia, a denier imqueeaswars, eb glee, &°., io M my SE, one door envt of Seventeenth weet tint soon after ho wae taken to Boruc t Fitouts Milla, ro eter aT MS INUHED: im. Pringle, who was returning to | 3 York fevin @ vislt to ler frieads OF this ih, Baetia ew pe bream, and was waft: much pate ipwandy, was wtrne’ bry an ibs tricated from the ruins was eee ) Mr, Charles Oldenbu jae Ma. wan Tis boty s led: body ertinhel we taken to Judge Mi in ured. He will recover. BY Sage O'Kane, from e, thigh fractured, amd was deeedfully brated about the body. His head emi foe were swillee inn Oightful manner. The unfortunate maa; however, wax in good spirits, and when we eaed an tint he wld, thaas God I am nob worse; ne COVER UN sm Ret the flies annoy me much, and go attend ty thowe who more in waut of your axslatance,’? Commodore Smith, of the Bureau of Docks and Yards, «a vy.) waa rather badly ipjueed. Sie wite was aleo injured, ‘the Hoo. Win. Maclay, member of/ Congress fe New York, was eeverely injured about the head had « frightful gash across the forehead, extending” the left eye across the forehead wud down to the neck, Laying the sealp bare, He presented « frightfnl He was attended by Dr. Coe o Bomlentown, and Me Bartram, © young student of (hat He whe alse severely Injured internally, but was in good wpirtis, and hoped to recover, liabeth Saunders, of Wilmington, Del. wwe Senlty broieed about the he yy, Midi reemered nuit oly whacken, Ya, wae Tis arnt arrntae, orgetown College, D. Main street, s Mrs, Elizabeth W. San el ern. Toniiler at Wilenieueg Bhe ie slightly braised about (he back, awa wil Fhe wax cared for by Mrs, Eieabeth TD. Gan. pwnas Morgan, a dry goods merchant, anda reettiwnt 1 of Fignth street, Vhiladelphio, sightly vajured abowt the head and back Hepry Ruch, « restdent of Georgetown Ieulned WC, bedty Wheden, « resident of New Hop tthe head. He jan narrow escape fee presented « frightlul spectacle. Dr. Whelan, of the United states Novy lacerated wonnd ofthe thigh. He is the I Bureau at Washington, 1. €. Va, wae bed 4 from the window tout death, Hh free », received « head of the J. MeKeown, fr thie tb ry badly hart, Wiwere unable tence hf Mr. ecler, residing in Apruce: straet, ta thle « eral severe br Mr another + tof (hin oty, Ohio, woe also badly te 5 bed, but will be able sone to lenye for Wro, i, ¢ rel cob Fisher, a resident of Viehe | and one » of Charl © wes Glally ticipated in® widower, and haw five chit in Daly Injen Niehowond, Vo nl davighior, of New York, meee ughter were also both slighty in Clair, Sehuythill eoumty, was Lones broken, and wae was lightly in wc bed, but will noon teoower ie, Md, lig emt inf ice shew one of @ fatally of rece badly injured. One ot hee arma and doughte fr WL. Berne tthe b Mare, {9 mayerely vege te Bishop oveay #' rertown, DC, had inj bones are bre will probably e ~ conveyed to ond received in company with hee father + Dee's peak ™ The tormer bs lewd, and the latter te nert woly Injured, Her beter and Wrother were omtin seat athe rear of them, but they cecaped with bat trillimg ing tm Ihudadelphiin, was badly wlge) Not exteotid ve recover. It bevart heal Ie jn hood injured deeadfaily. ng fs hen we Lett Resedemtowen | at of Philadelphia, 4 muck ) carpet murothcturer, ned reshdes ot Pvarth amd Gee treets, Hie collar bone te broken, he femech bruiv” stout the tice. Me will prota biy recover, He has a wile and even chibires. Charles Dizon, re jag \o Miclunond street, near the vollroad, in Richmond, 6 sewerely Majnred mlemt the back ond legs. 1b Injurieware not fatal. Me was cared fur at Mee. Hed» etoresg Main etreet. sed 15 give hin peo, residing at Mid tly injured about the bead amd wre aber vrubsed. irane M. Kay, roedding at Maddemteld, N. J., bas both lows broken. fine of them haw « compound’ ftaetare He ie also veriously out webemt the bead, and muck bruivet Three we persone were conveyed to Me. Onleb it Seth's residence, No. 2 High street amd recetwed prompt attention 1M. Little, VittReug, Pan, ty Mighty Injured about the left phoulder D, Andrew Vortor, of Marrisbury, Va., dintoomted ibe elbow joint Sot serioody injortd, He dressed hike own Wound and then eeslated to dros the wounds & otherr Me. John Kelly, agent of he Obie and Pemanytvambe Relircodt Company le edly fajoced, but mot tate! Me meut ant brated over blo entire Mody Daniel sourteck, of Aldanen. hin, wan imjurmt, the proprletor of Uhe betel at that plawe, He: by evere cutom Ube beck of ble hew fe badly weurned oot Nn « Mr. Correll, of Wilrotingtom, Bet cut aloat the be body. He went to Agmew's Hotel and wathe t cow after frimted the feo, ile body was comveyed ited. Hin collar pot oft 1 Sader Otho, wus terribly injuries and ate of a vr n Ht be ment to bmapeonat le for him te recover Jamon M. Potion, reeling Homuser etree’, Ve ile fecrgnged [nthe planing Wuslnews Me beeen + ranch Waleed abut thee head und bexty, Me The «teomer cum ae inte Walnat © Aemenueg (hewn Le Bewtilier of the frm of Mesers. La Mevwtitier br few ther. sik dealers in Chews treet none Wiggatte, wher « atfully out x7 he behy nt heme Mis exeape, water the chro wrt rtm istamt dew te war, indeed, truly brace ae eemrenly whe tee et mlomg wiih the nesrtan eoreich aml tee of hehe frtenide whys wcecnmpamied boise Anetber won wamed Porte viet, 5 Mriehaman, remblin Mewayunk, o* fe) torent also thee ery) beeing romnee. We we wempeeby Among the phyricinoe why hnamediately volgatecret rin wey mi vert wp te the serne the eutesten | phe. were te sam Vanconet, De. U, Gadiliard, Ur ‘ 1 a 1 1. Rowend, 4 Comien, Be, Jone v Moore, Or. Gematt, Dr WW, tater, Dr, £1). Chale wer, br D. bie De. Ke Me Meaitin, Burlingtow, 15. De oud oh Merawh Melly Ww. Tudt, of War dnt Datos Niche risen, aged 20 youre, the seem ot i J\tegiiben & Co.'s portedion! teed beth of Biv lege woken. He war at omen brwaght to Gite city ent waveged ty bie renblewge Te wae vlan comelderehy x jured abent (he badly ORK WAY TO PRuvEnT Mower Vw 10 he Meron ‘ whet woul, | think, have bees & samen =the! vo ccinely seman ‘ yy rettt With the whether Cee train were co Pomk be lene Sails to be thrown POA & evoretcier oh ths res! cad te pertabin, Alans ree int Yours, @