The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1871, Page 3

THE MASSACHUSETTS SLAUGHTER, | —_———— re Public Indignation Against the Railroad Management. A Penurious Corporatio ~The Primary Cause of the,Disaster. Not an Acedent, but Wilfal ‘Murder. Indignation Mecting of Citizens of Swampscott. Determination to Hoid the Railroad Company Responsible. Six More Men Added to the List of Victims. BosTON, August 28, 1871. The recent slaughter on the Eastern Railroad at Revere joses none of its interest to the public from the fact that details are becoming more fully un- derstood, The terrible truths that thirty per- sons have thus far lost their lives; that from thirty to forty others have become personally distigured and are now suffering from the effects -ol thew attempt to gain speedy conveyance to thelr homes, instead of provoking exclamations of “Thank Ged, it was no worse,” and tending to a pacification of che public mind, have only suc- ceeded li arousing popular Inaignation and inten- sliylng the general desire to secure the fullest pos- sible investigation of the case and &x the blame upon the sioulders where it properly belongs; for, say those Who have iooked into the matter, there must be blame somewhere, If it rests upon the employés of the corporation let them suier the | fullest penalties of the law; or if the criminal conduct which has caused this catastrophe 18 the result of the mismanagement of the higher ofiicers of the corporation, the Superintendent even, or tie President and Board of Directors, who pro- vide the material with which he has to work, let them be shown up feariessly before the public, that all way Kuow With wnom they have to do, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? It would be useless to deny that public opinion has sustalied a considerable change 1n this matter wince The taking Of the testimony to-day. Thus far the evidence given at the inquest, as will be seen by a careful perusal, shows that the trains have been run irregularly for some time past, and that the cause thereof was generally to be found in the delay of the making up of trains, This delay Was occasioned by the lack of a sufficient number ol cars to accommodate the business of the road, say the majority of the witnesses, and the responsi- bility for such negligence must rest upon the Board of Directors of the road, Hence it is that opinions have undergone a radical | change, and the primary cause of the catastrophe is to be founa inthe incompetency of those wno have @ general outlook at headquarters. Mr. Newland, Who was the conductor of the accommodation train, Bustains his full share of blame for not sending out ® flagman to notify the train behind him that he was running far bebind his time; but it is nevertheless a truth that he would not nave veen Placed m such a position if he had been per- mitted to start from the depot when he | was signalized so to do. Altogether the evi- dence seems to presenta grievous state of affairs on the part of the largest trunk corporation east of Boston and to show that people 1n high places are as prone to make mistakes as those who are popularly said to belong to the lower classes. Ratiroad men, luke poets, are born and not made, and the sooner stockholders and directors ascertain the trath of this maxim and cease 10 hamper their subordinates in the discharge of thelr duties Hie nore Seidom will UCoUr 4 rattraad “accident. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. An inguest into the causes of the disaster was opened this afternoon at the Town Hall, Revere, haif A mile from the raliway depot. The hail was per- haps half full of a dull sort of crowd, whose appe- tute for the sensational had become satiated during the past week, The Uoroner, Dr. Forsyth, is a weil- known physician from Chelsea, and the jurors— Jonathan Harrington, Andrew Burnham, John H. Proctor, Charles Bird and Colonel Porter, with Dr. dacobd Mitchell, of Chelsea, as clerk—six good men and true, are among the most respected citizens of ihe community. Supermiendent Prescott, of the Eastern Kailroad, was present, and the Board of Directors was represented by coansel, The Railroad Commissioners were represented by Charles Francis Auams, Jr., who quietly took notes of the proceed- ings. TESTIMONY OF THE CONDUCTOR OF TRAIN. The first witness was Join 8. Nolan, conductor of thé accommodation train, an undersized and good-looking man, with full black mustacne, He tes- Ulled as lol: 1 ama conductor ou the Kast- ern Rallroad; on the night of vhe 26th of August I had charge or the train which jeaves Bostou for Beverly; we lett Boston at 7:45, ball an Nour behind Uwe, 14 Obedieuce to the orders of Hae depot master; J knew Liat another express train was to follow le, but isaw no signs of It until just belore the acct. dent lox place; we met with no laterruption until we arrived at Somerville, where we were uetained for a minute by another train which was on the track; When we arrived at tie Junction of tne Saugus brauch ana the. main road we espied the six o'clock train, which, also late, had preceded us out of Boston, wad were compelled to wait until they got out of our Way; this aiso delayed another train which was following us, and kept us back for eight minutes; 1 walked down to the engine, and the en- gineer, Mr. Brown, sald, “We wilt go aloug lively how, lor We have got another engine on,” alter staring we ran down to Everett depot, stopp ng there short Of a minute; our next stopping place Was at Chelsea, Where we remained for une and one- half minutes; we started from Chelsea with nothing Jn sight at the rear of us; | walked through my train from the rear to the forward car, and when we arrived at Revere I stepped out upon the aepot platform; two or three passengers got off, detaining the train one minute, and | swang my lantern, say- ing “All mga’ to the engineer; just then somebody screamed out “There comes the other trata |? [ Jooked behind, saw the lights of the approaching Wain and jumped between the rails, sy iuging wy lantern in its face; I remained as long as was con- sistent with my own safety, then gut out of the way. ‘On cross-cxamination the witness testified that his instructions before leaving the depot were to Blart a8 quick as possible; he had the right of the road, and his msiructions were to keep two white lights burning at the rear of his train and not to approach witiia half a mile of @ preceding train; these are general instructions given to all the cou- ductors on the road; Wwe hehkts could be geen for a distance of haifa mile and could have been beheld by the engineer of the approaching train, who might have had ume to breas up betore reaching the station; from the time when TI firse heard the outcry until the crash there could have elapsed not more than haifa minute; Mr, siowland has been an employe of the Eastern Railroad for twenty-one years, and had always found the running of tne trains very regular; during the last ten days my train has started but once or twice on its regular time, owing to a lack of cars occasioned by the great aemand tor passage during camp meeting week; traws are started by the ringing of a beil in the de- pot; last Saturday nignt Mr. Lunt, the depot mas- ter, met me in the depot and said the Saperintend- ent wanted me to get my car out of the Way as soon THE EXPRESS ae ie NEW YURK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. ie dle Wa Boston with that understanding; the Pullman ff Boston Wirowded him for time before; in on he never saw it from the time he left Boston ‘*f)1 his t Beverly; he did expect that trata to fim vefore he rived at the point of his “estination, and was running as fast wh as no necessity for coe Now about te 3 do you have red and witte lights on yot t A. Yes, sir; they are both used as signals OF danger; there 1s no difference iM the lanterns as to color, or to the impression meant to be given by their coior; [shoulda whistle SDOeR brakes’? as quickly at sight of the one as the other. Q. Do you consider it safe to stop your train ona curve for any cause, without sending a man back to notify approaching trains? A. No, sir, Ido not, Q. Is the curve Where the accident took place as great as any other on the road? A. Well, yes, it 1s a@ great curve; there are few larger ones on the road, ge Do you know anything of the habits of the engineer of the Pullman train’ A. So far as I know he is a temperate man, of steady habits; I never heard that he used mtoxicating liquors, ‘Ynis concluded the examination of Mr. Nolan. Mr. Ives, on behalf of the Eastern Railroad Com- pany, desired to state that that company were par- ticularly anxious to have the most thorough and rigid investigation into this matter, and to that end would afford every facility to the jurors. He re- quested that stenograpnic reporter be appointea to take the testimony to be delivered at the inquest. This request, however, was strongly opposed by the Coroner, and although the lawyers on the jury in- formed hin that he hud a legal right soto do he stubbornly hung to his point. He was willing, he said, that the jurors should employ a@ stenographer for their own use, but he could not see how an ap- propriation of $1 50 per day was going to cover the bilis, nor why his privaie record of the testimony should be made up by a reporter. The old gentle- man waxed wroth in the face of opposition and sald he wanted the jury to understand that he didn’t care what they dia, he was going to make up his own re- cord and send it into the Superior Court. He refused to budge an inch, and poor Newland, who had been bored jor an hour with the discussion, was permitted to sign ihe record and depart in peace. ‘The inquest will be continued to-morrow, An inquest was also held at the City Hospital upon the bodies of the victims who died at that institu- tion, but only suficient evidence was taken to show when and by what meaus the parties came to their death, the matter of blame to any party or parties being left entirely to the inquest sitting at Revere. MORE VICTIMS ADDED TO THE FATAL LIST, ‘Two of the turee victims of the railroad disaster, still at Revere, were identified to-day as Jonn F. Kelly, of East Boston, and Maurice Connell, of Charleston, The third, @ woman, apparently twenty-elgut years of age, remains unk nown, William A. Selfe, of Beverly, whose name was given among the killed as W. A. Seeie, was a mem- ber of the firm of Royce, Tuck & Co., merchants, 43 Milk street, Boston. ‘The number of deaths is now stated to be thirty. ‘The following are additional namea of wounded:— Stephen O. Thayer, printer, of Newton, badly scalded. Miss Lizzie Hateh, of Charleston, burned; not se- riousiy. —— Hokey, age seventy, badly scalded. Charles H, Stacker, South Salem, arm broken; also seriously scalded. Edward Baley, scalded on head and hands and crippled in feet and legs. Frank B. Coiton, severely scalded about the face. The remains of Mr. and Miss Fosier, of Provi- dence, were conveyed to that city to-day. The funeral of the late Rev. Dr. Gannett will take place to-morrow at noon from the Arlington street church. SUITS COMMENCED AGAINST THE PANY. It 1s stated that suits tor damages against the Eastern Railroad Company for injuries received in the collision on Saturday nave already been filed to the amount of $150,000, INDIGNATION MEETING IN SWAMPSCOTT. The citizens of Swampscott, suffering under melancnoly excitement, immediately after the par- Uculars of the terrible calamity had been circutatea among them, took measures toward holding a public meeting for the twofold purpose cf expressing their sympathy with the relatives and friends of the vic- tims and to mantiest their indignation toward the railroad corporation and demand more facilities and better protection in the future. The meeting ‘was arranged to take place in the Town Hall this evening, and it was largely attended by all the lead- ing citizens in the vicimty. Probably not less than badly RAILROAD COM- six hnndred worm present, and among the number were Many Whe eduuany sesccy ie charming Swempscots shore for recreation during the summer months, and who pass several times daily over the Eastern road between this city ana their temporary summer retreat. Prominent Boston business men, retired merchants, profes- sional gentlemen and not a few stockholders in the road formed the solemn concourse assembled, and tney all united, earnestly and emphatically, in pronouncing the sad event of Saturday eve as NOTHING LESS THAN WILFUL MURDER. E. W. Morton, one of the summer residents of Swampscott, was the first to break the silence after the citizens had assembied. He satd that the East- ern Railroad Corporation carried 3,000,000 of passen- gersa year and made a million doijlars every year. Within a few hours there had occurred a ternbie calamity, which had spread fear over the whole community, and they had met here to give expres- sion to their feelings. He had been, he said, requested to call the body to order, and he hoped some gentleman would nominate a chairman, The name of BE. R. Mudge was suggested and he was unantmously chosen. Mr Mudge in taking the chair addressed the meeting & follows:— CrrizeNs—We have met tonight to consider our duty as members of a community in which an appalling calamity has causél distress and mourn- ing. This accident, if so 1t cad be termed, demands atthe hands of those whose tuty it will be to in- vestigate the causes, stb thorough ana impartial consideration as shal place the responsi- bility exactiy where it belongs, (Applause.) in such remarks a3 may be made I pspecitully but earn estly beg you to control your feciings and the ex- pression Of them in a way whbn will sbow that we are only actuated by a sense duty. We are citi- zens of a State where enlightenid public sentiment 1s tormed and guided by @ fa@rless expression of opinion. TI will not anticipatethe actions of this meeting by any further remarks but leave the sub- ject m= your hands, for such treatment as may be thought judicious and necesary. Aifier the remarks of Mr. Nudge the following preamble and resolutions werd offered by Samuel Gookin:— Whereas, deeply impressed bythe long series of raliroad casualties, of which tha of Saturday night, comiug so near us, seems to Of the chiet, and be- lieving that they can and mus#be prevented, we, restdents and mhabitants of Stimpscott, in public meeting assembled, solemnly repived, Firsi—That in the event of jaturday night we recognize not “the mysterious plovidence of God,” but the reckless carelessness of han. Second—That our gratitude isiue to the Heavenly Father that we were not oursives of the victims and that so many endeared to & by tles of friend- ship and blood have escaped, Thivd—That, with “anderen cannot put into words, we ofer our tenderest pndolence to those who have been bereaved and cdimend them to the God of ail consolation, Who, Witthe comfort where- with He comlorteth, can alone gmfort them. Four h—That to those sufeg we tender our congratulations at their escape bm death, and oar best wishes for a speedy recove! Fsh—That, as passengers Raiiroad, ourselves and our {miles constantly passing and repassing over it, ye have had occa- sion to comment upon the céfusion that has recently prevailed at the depo&n Boston, the ir- regularity in the movement of t&ns and the inade- Cs provision for the wantlof the travelling ublic. P Sir/h—That a& committee of ve be appointed, Whose )business it shall be to cifer with the Rail: r Commissioners, or other kal authorities, to EA bad neasures to prevent the turrence of such horrors, Seventh—That we pledge ourades, in every w: on the Eastern as possible; this I proceeded to do ‘gop you knew, then, that the Pullman train ‘was to leave Boston at eight o'clock? A. 1 did; T knew thar they were to leave ten or fifteen minutes afier me. . Q. Do you think that under ordinary circum. stances that train could have caught up with yours before reacting Revere? A. No, sir; 1 do notthink aw could. Q What is. the running time between Boston and Revere? A. Twenty minates, Q. Then ui, #8 you have testified, you were delayed eignt, minutes at Saugus Junction, and had only seven minutes run Iromsthere to Revere, is tt likely that the Se train, running at its ordinary speed, cor have overtaken you? A. I did not think it was. Being int ited further, the witness furnished Information that the running time of his train from Boston w Everett was some minutes slower than that of the Pull train, He did not consult his watch once duri the evening, and when he ar- rived at Chelsea be did not know how much time he had in which to rach Revere; under his mstrac- Uons the train folidwing him was to keep out of the way, and its conductor should have received notifi« sation to that effect.pefore leaving the station: be in our power, to create and Keefalive a calm and healthy and firm public opintog which shall not rest till this so vital end shall be jached, Righth—That without taking Mpon ourselves to decide where the blame of such in act lies, we de- mand that the most unflinchingnvestigation shall be had, and that whoever be @iity he shall be brought to trial and punished ad we pray our brethren in all communities in hich such catas- trophes may occur to take eared and immediate action thereon, that those havi largely the life and happiness of the peoplo in&ir keeping may be taught their responsibilities learn that the: are not only amenabie to unite ton, but to G and to the Jaws of the land, After the reading of the resolv@Rey, J, F. Ware, of Baltimore, temporary residerin Boston, made an address of adoption. He said if he could feel thathis sad occasion came my teriously from God } would remain atient, belfeved in the provgnve of God, and en, he could-not ‘while he also believed in deeds but believe this accident cai inexperience, from his carelessn Weved that the event should nog passed slieptly by, and ne hoped the doings of this meetii would be preliminary to the formation of a ublic opinion, At would uo ent Pi Ora Dene @ law that ane eee hose Ww! their lives to rath tions. extravagant in tame biame for the calamity of Satu ay night. To it down to the bottom, he thought the community itself was criminally —_ responsible for this disaster, because — the nad not insisted on better accommodations, better protection and a more rigid enforcement of the laws, which, he believed, Were adequate for the protection of the travelling ublic, They must have the courage to call things y right names. If a man was a criminal there should be no smoother name employed to designate tum. In this lamentable affair of Saturday he did not believe there was an accident atall. It wasa calamity, a horror —not the result of uhe providence of God, but the consequence of human carelessness. In looking calmly and seriously upon the saa disaster he hoped that such opinions would go forth as would redound to the better and safef procvection of the community. Loud calls were then made for Wendel: Phillips, who had just entered the hall. He said he was glad the meeting had been called, because it was one step towards the formation of just such a public opinion as was desirable. The disaster, he said, amid applause and crics of “Good,” was nothing more nor less than & ties DELIBERATE, COLD-BLOODED MURDER. He then alluded to the railroad company as one which had, through greed or negligence, this hor- ribie murder to answer for. He aid not know ex- actly where the blame belonged. but as for him- self he thought it belonged to. the en- gineer of the Bangor train. If, he added, putting this man in prison or putting him to death would guarantee us betier protection, why Jet it be done. Bat, he contended. the whole communiity 1s responsible, We have always been playing with life on our American railways. This is not true in any other country. In Englana there are barriers to such slanghters as this, As for the Eastern Rail- road it has been inviting just such acctdents for a week past as the one of Saturday night, It haa no time table, and everything has gone on in a careless sort ofa manner, and the terribie calamity which we now mourn bas been the consequence, The time had come, he sala, when they must have not only better laws for the protection of travellers, but the men who nave charge of our trains and railroads must be men of more caution and better judg- ment, We must have @ new system, ne said, and the greater security be demanded. No engine should leave a station until it knows by telegraph that the track is clear for it to the next station. If we are to have express and accommodation trains we must have separate tracks for such trains, He thought a commiti¢e should be selected to represent to the Railroad Com- missioners that the public require a new and safer raliroad system. He would also have the stations rendered most safe, and the murderous highways which cross the railroad so frequently should be protected, The resolutions had his proround sympathy; put they should go farther le would say to the Legislature to insist that the corporations obey every law; that proper laws for protection be passed, and if they were not obeyed then take away the company’s franchise and ciose up the road. Mr. Phillips concluded by expressing the hope that the action of this meeting would be such as to increase the safety of railroad passengers thirty per cent, SAMUEL GOOKIN, believing that a Wiser and thore judicious system of railroad mandgément ts essen- tial to our safety, thought a direct personal appeal to the people to Work was the only means of accom- plisuing it, He did not wish the calamity of iast week tobe forgotten. Its causes are nothing; but we shonld demand guarantees, and effective ones, against a repetition ef such a disaster, 1t was his judgment that a deliberate crime had been perpe- trated here—deliberate, because it might have been prevented by proper care. The corporation lacked executive ability, and, therefore, 1t was criminally careless before the public. Liability for crimes runs far behind individuals, but resta solely upon the shoulders of the corporation, The calamity, as has been. said, was not the providence of God, but the recklessness of man. The accident could have been prevented in various ways, It tie Beverly and Bangor trains had been connected the disaster could not have happened, and it would aiso have been averted if the Bangor train had been held back. He knew from his own knowledge that the Eastern Railroad had habitu: ally run out express trains within five or seven min- utes after a siow accommodation train. Jn con- cluding the speaker made a touching allusion to tbe calamity and the universal sorrow which it had spread throngif the whole community, The resolutions were unanimously adopted at the close of Mr, Gookin’s remarks, and a committee was chosen to urge them upon the Board of Railroad Commissioners ana the officers of the Eastern Rail- road Compauy. The Lynn Victims of the Disaster—Intense Excitement Iu That City=Fings at Half Mast. ‘The ill-fated accommodation train had on board quite a large number of passengers who either had tor @ residence or 9 destination the city of Lynn, which furnishes a large proportion of way passen- gengers for the short trains. The news of the ca- lamity reached the city about ten o'clock P. M., and the reports, which were of course largely exagger- ated, threw Lynn into a high fever of excitement. Nearly every one had friends on the train or knew those who did have, and the anxiety which was so generally felt for thelr safety and which walted with so much eagerness for addi- tional particulars was painful to witness. Immedi- ately on receiving the news (itv Marshal Shevard consulted with the Mayor, and the two ofiiciais, se- curing the services of Drs. Breed and Galloupe, chartered a special horse car, and, accompanied by a detachment of ten ofiicers belonging to Colonel Shepard's force, proceeded with all possible despatch to the scene. The men were at once put to work assisting 1n attending to the wounded and rendering such other aid as was required of them, Among the first sufferers who were identified as belonging in Lynn were Mr. Jacob Allen and Ann Kawson, both of whom resided on Neptune street. They were taken in the horse car and caried to their homes, Both were very severely scalded and the recor yoi the woman was considered doubiful, though she was living at twelve o’clock on Sunday. Severa, private carriages from Lyan were on the ground, and the owners of these, among whom was the editor of the Zeporter, extended the use of ther teams to bear the otner wounded home. Mr. Walter Goodwin, of No. 19 John- Sou street, Was taken home very badly scalded and with & wound m the back which he received trom being caught between the sides of the demolished car and the engine which ploughed so madly ico it. A young man named Stocker, living on Main street, was wounded, but not very seriousiy. Mr. Bartol suffered trom the scalding water and steam, and re- ceived @ severe gash in the forchead. After assi: ing in removing as many of the wounded as were found the officers returned and three of tne det t remained oa the ground all nigut. ‘The scene of excitement which pervaded the city Sunday morniug as the detaiis of the calamity Spread more generally over the town has probaviy never had a parailel there, and, as it was expressed, nothing aporoaching it has been witnessed since the day which brought the news of Lincoin’s assas- sination, An immense crowd was assembled to tront of and around the City Hall ali the forenoon and weil into the latter part of the day, About twelve o’clock @ team arrived bearing the dead bodies of eigut victims, They were carried to ihe courtroom, and thea ensued ascene impossible to describe. £xcited searchers came with their hearts in their throats and with stratning eyes to scan the stark and mutilated bodies, while with white and faitering lips they piaintively inquired of the busy and hard-working officials for names which they dreaged and feared vo hear pronounced, Mr. Philip Short and Mr. ©. N. Orcutt, undertakers, were at once notified and proceeded to disrove and properly atiend to the bodies, alter which they were «elivered to relatives and friends, At three o'clock P. M: all the bodies had been removed, but the crowd still lingered as if fasct- nated by a horrible spell, while the darkened court room, With its efiuvia of death, seemed like a ue- serted tomb. Of the killed residing in Lynn two— Mrs, Harriet F, Shattuck: and her son, who resiaed on Essex street~were delivered to an undertaker in Cheisea. Miss Cheney, the young woman who was travelling with her mother and infant, and who was instantly killed, boarded at No. 50 Union street, and the body was left at the house of Mr. Pettingill, at Revere, All of the other bodies were taken to the City Hall and afterward removed by friends, Besides those mentioned above as wounded there were several who were slightly injured, but who were able to proceed to their homes. These, of course, are not ail Known, but there are supposed to be about eight cases of this kind, press train ts behind us; I can see it.’ The passen- gers all seemed to feel nervous, a8 If they had some nition of what was coming. We made the regular stop at Revere, and had just got under way, moving slowly, when thecrash came. Although the bye Was open, I did not hear the whistle. The jock threw down some who were standing in the aisle, and alsothrew my child out of my arms, 1 always supposed that in a collision of the kind the biow came like a thunderclap and was over; but here it was a long grinding crash, lasting, it seemed to me, fully five seconds. Instantaneous with the first sensation the lights were extin- guished, and inside the cars it was total darkness, Some one called out, ‘the danger ts all over—don’t be afrat The passengers were trampling over one another in their frignt and excitement, and I called out the same words. For a second tt seemed as Mf they would have some effect, but the next in- stant a man near the door shouted, ‘The car is on fire? and the excitement was flercer than ever, We all got out at last.” After this Mr. Story assisted in rescuing the wounded and taking out the dead. CRITICAL EXPERIENCE OF ANOTHER PASSENGER. While the Beveily train was standing at the Re- vere station Mr. Goodwin, whose name appears in the list of injured, turned to Miss Pearson and Mr. Merrill, who sat together two seats behind him, and laughingly observe: that they would have reached home quicker had they taken the horse cars—allude ing to the delays encountered. The words were hardly spoken when Mr. Goodwin saw the head- light of the engine of the express train. Horrifled pveyond expression, he sprang to his feet in an instinctive seeiuye to escape the awtul dan- ger; but he had hardly arisen when he was knocked down between the seats by the shock of the collision. His position was terrible. Jammed against him at his feet was a man, A lady had been thrown upon him and lay across his body on her back, helpless and mutilated. Above him reared the locomotive, sending the deadly steam down into his face. Fortunately he could use nis nands a little, and seizing his hat, Which seemed providentially at hand, he clapped 1t over ns face and protected we quivering flesh from the cruel jet which had been playing upon It, While cowering thus in the face of imminent death he saw the cars ahead in flames, and Jelt a thriil of thankfuiness as they were drawn away. Presently he received sundry vigorous pushes ana kicks from the man at bis feet, who sang out that he would try to push him out if when he (Goodwin) got free he would return and help him, ‘The man’s motive was undoubtedly good, but Mr. Goodwin tailed to see how jamming him against the side of the car yet harder could expedite his release. He thinks {t was about five minutes after he was thrown down when the side of the car was pulled down and he was enabled to escape. While he was down & man approached the woman lying upon him and said, “Come, darling, get up.’? She replied feebly that she could aot, upon which he took her up and bore her of in his arms, but only to die, LUDICROUS EXPERIENCE OF WILLIE STOCKER. Willie Stocker found himself in a predicament which, under other circumstances, would have been ludicrous. He was thrown down in a@ half sitting your with his head bowed slightly, and on his head a very fleshy woman was seated. The woman was incapable of shifting her position, being in- sensible and terribly cut about the head, Her welgat resting on young StocKer’s bowed head soon. became intolerable, and as hia hands were free he held his burden up with them as long as his strength allowed. Then his head reheved his hands, and thus alternating the unfortanate youth passed the time of his embarrassing confinement. OVHER INCIDENTS AND EXPERIENCES, AMr. Walker, of Salem, says that he was sitting inthe rear car at the time of the collision, on the same seat with Mrs. Cheney, who was Killed. They Knew the express train was in the rear, but did not hear the whistle, and the crash was the first intima- tion they had of their danger. He was pressed between the side of the car and the engine, and escaped without injury. A gentleman, who said he was formerly an engin- eer on. the road, stated that he was on board the Pullman train and Knew that they were close upon the accommodation, He felt nervous apout it, as did some of the rest of the passengers. When pass- Ing fyerett the train siackened speed, but soon after puton a full head of steam, and was going at the rate of forty miles an hour when the coilision oc- curred, He said that the whistle of the train and the crash were simuiiancous, ‘The tireman on the express train sald that after passing Everett and golng at a high rate of speed, he was firing up, When he saw tue engineer sud- denly reverse the engine without shutting off the steam; he Knew there was something wrong, and immediately jumped, escaping with only a few bruises. Mr. Israd P. Wiliams, the depot master of the station of the Eastern Railroad at Chelsea, stated that on Saturday evening the accommodation train for Beverly was about three-quarters of an hour late; it stopped at the station about three minutes, and as the train was disappearing aroand the curve beyond Broadway he saw the Bangor Pullman ex- press approaching from the west; he thought it passed the- station a few minutes be- hind the oer train; could not tell exactly; observed that it was going at a furtous rate and thought it dangerous. Did not signalize the train, as reported; would not have had tme, The accommodation tram had the customary lights in the rear. Said the express tram would not have stopped if he had signalied them to do so. Omicer Veazie of the Chelsea police was at the Malden street crossing when the trains passed, and they ade to be not more than two minutes apart. State Constable Wade was standing at the corner of Eleanor sirect ana Broadway when he saw the trains passing along the track by the rabber factory, apparently about a minute apart, and heard the crash of the collision at Revere. Some of the escapes from Instant death in the dis- aster were almost miraculous, One man from Lynn Who had been on a vacation was returning home with a friend sitting on the same seat. His friend was instantly killed, Was thrown to or the cinene aa oe Desa “Avaluis the saitanne the car. He remained in that position, unable to move, until the sides of the car were torn off, when he rolled down, the only injuries he sustained being those ovcasioned by the fall. FIRES. Ten Buildings in Conesus, N. Y., Barned. Eumira, N. Y., August 28, 1871. A very destructive fire occurred on Saturday after- noon in the village of Cones us, Livingston county, on the Rochester diviston of the Erie Railway, and well known as the “Round Pie Station.” The barn of Mr, Herrick was struck by lightning and burned, and the flames extended to a hotel, three stores and several barns—ten buildings in ail, comprising the busmess portion of the town—which were consumed. Extensive Five in St. John, N. B. St. Joun, N. B., August 28, 1971. A large fire occurred here on Saturday. Moore's nail factory and Lordley’s furniture factory and a spice mid were deatro: Moore's loss is $25,000; uninsured. Seventy-tive workmen are thrown out ofemployment. Lordley’s loss is about two thou- Sand live nuadred dojlars; unmsured. Burning of the Flouring Mills at Mich.Loss $100,000. DETROIT, Mich., August 28, 1871. The flouring milis at Jackson, Mich., owned by Bennett, Knickerpocker & Co, were burned to-day. Loss, $100,000; insured for $50,000, Jackson, Monastery Property at Louisville Burned. Lovisvitye, Ky., August 28, 1871. The Monastery Mills, belonging to the Trappist monks, at Gethsemane, Nelson county, were de- stroyed by fire on Saturday morning, involving a loss of $14,000. The Monastery building, one of the largest and finest tn the country, near the miils, narrowly escaped burning. A large sum of money, recently sent from France to this community, wi lust, and the monks are left without means to re- build. The failure of the crops, followed by tais calamity, places them in @ very needy condition, Burning of a Drug Mill in Cinciunatim—Losxs $20,000. CINCINNATI, August 28, 1871. Morrill & Co.'s drug mill on Baker street, a four story building, was burned to-night. Loss $20,000. Insurance unknown, North Missouri Rallroad. Sr, Louis, August 28, is71. General Lewis B. Parsons was to-day elected Pre- sident of the North Missourt Railroad Company, vice Barton Bates, Several flags throughout the city are displayed at half mast, and the feeling Of melancholy wad gloom 1s universal, Statemenis of Passengers—Seenes and Inci- dents of the Disaster. Mr, Charles T, Story, of 121 Shawmut avenue, who was on board the train with his wife and young daughter, gives the following account:—“I went to the Eastern Railroad station on Saturday evening in time to take the 7:15 accommodation tratn for Beverly. There was a large number of passengers waiting for the same train, and a great deal of impatience was manifested becanse it was 80 late. It was a quarter to eight o'clock when the train came in which was to go out again. A grand rush was made for seats, and they were filled so quick that we could not get seats together. We were in the first passenger car, the third from the rear, near the door. I sat in the seat with a gentleman whom [| supposed to bea DISTURBANCES IN DANVILLE, KY.. LovisviLir, August 28, 1871, Si Johnson, @ negro, is in jail in Danville, on a charge of incendiarism, A rumor was circulated jast night that the Ku Klux were coming to the town to take him out, and soon a hundred or more negroes, armed, stationed themselves around the jai. Towards mornin false alarm was sounded of the approach of the Ku Kiux, and the negroes rushed into the street, firing some hundreds of shots and wouhding & few of themselves, The town is im a state of great excitement, A WESTERN STEAMER SUNK, Sr. Louis, August 28, 1871. The Mountain steamer Viola Belle sunk on Smith's bar, Missouri River, last might, and tsa total loss, She was valued at $16,600 and insured for $11,000, season ticket holder, from the fact that the conduc- tor merely nodaea to nim when he took up the tckets. T held my litde girl in my arms, and my wife sat in tne seat directly benind me with another lady, whom I did not Know. The asies of the cars were all crowded. When we reached Somerville there was a stop and the whistle sounded, It was patna unusual and created a good deal of ex- Citement in the car. The windows were all shoved up and the passengers looked out. The conductor, who was taking up Uckets, called out, ‘Please keep your seats; there f no danger!’ The woman who was sitting with my wife appeared & good deal troubled, and satd, ‘There ts something wrong about the train. I know there is something going to gg! Just after we Jeft Somerville the gentleman in the seat with me Put his head ont of the window and sald, ‘The ex- of which $800 is in the Independent, Boston, and the valance in Western companies. “SHARKS.” The Westfield Sufferers and the Lawyers. In the HERALD of Sunday last was published, MURDER OUT! Trunk— The Mystery in the Light at Last. THE TRUCKMAN GIVES HIMSELF UP, ARREST OF THE DOCTOR. The Murdered Woman Said To Be [dentified. A Course of Crime—The Carman Clearing Up the Case—Hunting for the Woman in the Calico Dress—Excitement in Laurens Street— More Mysterious Saratogas—Nuisance in the Neighborhood—A Regular Den of Infamy—Walling’s Work, After nights and days of weary work the police have at length been rewarded by some light upon the dark and horrible mystery which so strangely discovered itself on Saturday last, The pubdlic mind Was so thoroughly aroused by the atrocities prac- tised by scoundrels in the midst of a large and en- lightened population that the police felt put upon | their mettle, and determined to leave no stone unturned until they brought the perpetrator of this last murder to justice. Throughout Saturday night, all day on Sunday and during Sunday night the Inspector worked with the hope of finding some thread tn the mysterious windings of the case that would lead him to A THEORY OF THR AFFAIR, One after another every truckman in the city was sent for, examined and confronted with the boy Parks, but to no purpose. The driver of the coupe who took the woman to the depot Was found, but he knew nothing more than the bare tact of having taken her there, Bond street was searched for the friend of the missing lady, Who was supposed to be living there; but she, too, PROVED A SHADOW, and so the Inspector was again thrown back upon his own resources to unravel this tangled crime, Unremiting in ms zeal and untiring in bis efforts, he continued to search and root among the villanous horde of abortlonists in the city, with the expectation of getting at length to the proper parties; but in the midst of his tot, and when all hope of success had begun to pale, a flash of sunlight broke in upon the chaos, It was astounding news the telegraph brought to headquarters when it ticked the information that THE CARMAN HAD GIVEN HIMSELF UP, The eyes of the weary watchers brightened and every nerve was strung in expectation. The truck- Man who took the trunk containing the broken up boqy of the young lady to the railroad depot on Sat- urday had gone to Warden Brennan at Bellevue Hos- pital and said that he was the man employed to carry the dreadful luggage to its place of discovery. His name, he said, was Willlam Pickett, and ne iived on the corner of ‘Twenty-seventh street and First avenue. He stated that on Saturday afternoon a lady came to him on his stand, corner of Twenty-ninth street and ‘Third avenue, and DESIRED HIM TO CALL FOR A TRUNK at 687 Second avenue, which was to be delivered at the Hudson Kiver Railroad depot. She gave him a five dollar bill, which ne changed for her, giving her back $4. Ip the early part of the afternoon he called at the house in Second avenue and received the trunk, which he described accurately, and he then delivered it at the depot in the regular order of business, upon which he went home and thought no more of the affair until yes- terday morning, when his attention was called to the case by the papers. Mr. Brennan, woon receiv. ing this statement, took Pickett to the Eighicenth Precinct station house, in Twenty-s econd strect, where he repeated the story, adding the informat. on, however, that the man who occupied the house was JOSEPH ROSENWEIG, A POLISH JEW. So far the case seemed clear enough, and inspec- tor Walling at once detailed Sergeant Rooney to they can do; and, in fact, Inspector Walling was in sanguine hope last night that before morning the t links in the chain of testimony would be f eee, an, Paes evening Ee detective informed r ‘om cert format it was believed that si ” THE VICTIM'S NAMB was Julia Sidney, an unfortunate. The woman in question was known to be about four months em ceinte, and @ few weeks ago applied for board at the corner of Bleecker and Wooster strects, Her character being suspected this was refused, and !t is stated that she subsequently entered the estab- lishment of Ascher. THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL. Grand Reopening Last Night—The Sumptuons Fittings—the Guests. This hotel way thrown open to the Invited guests last night, and in THR DINING ROOM, which !s known to the New Yorkers as the “bale room’? of the Metropolitan, a thousand men partook of acold collation standing up, The great char de guisine, M. Ludin, who had been engaged for a week in perfecting the visions of his dreams in all the grandeur of dishes which had never gbeen heard of before, stood at the head of the table and saw his assistants come in one by one and pile tue cholcest shapes of meats and the most dainty coufections on the long tables under the gas-lighted chandeliers. ain Edward Walsh, of the Fourteenth wari police, kept the crowa back and attended ww the genume Spaper men with Kindness and courtesy. Where every one wanted some delicacy it Was more than dificult to please all, but Mr, ftichara T 1 exerted himself so much that at this late hour he will no doubt feet the etfects of the evening's work. Mr. Garfield was the cool mann all the press of the pight. Looking neither to left nor right at any one he saw but one thing before him, and that was to do business, The bh walter, Frank King, marched the guests around the tables ma triumphal procession, such as might be seen in an old medieval masque or tn & STAGE PROCESSION OF CORIOLANUS, ; and when Grafulla struck up with the delicions strains of Offenbach the Metropolitan Hotei, with its four hundred rooms, its magnificeny furniture and upholstery, its polite clerks and carpew and frescoes, resembling, when combmed in a@ picture, ascene in the Arabian Nights, was formally opened to_the public, ‘The bill of fare of the chef, M. Ludin, was as fol- lows:— MEME oo Saumon Froid a la Ravigote, Bulason de Crevetion. Bastion dAnguilles a la Moderne. Galantine de Dinde en \ lobe eur Socle. Vilet de Born! # la Garfield, Pain de Foie Gras Histo Langue de Hout ala Jeli Chaux Froix de Becasse Salades de Vola) Petits Jambon de Vr CONFECTIONERY, Jelie ai Marasebin, Charlotte Rusee ala Parisienne. IOP GRRAMB, Napolitaiue, Chocolate. ORNAMENTAL PURCES. General Washington Mounted (design of the firm), Franklin representing the Press, Aerty. Representation of President Lincoln, Irish Harp. Kiss Group. Lyre of Caramels mounted with Nougat. Representation of a Jockey Race. ‘angparent Pyrainid. Fruit Meringue Basket, Varicty. COFFEE A LA PRANOAISE. QOL PLILLL ALTE TELE TELE RIE TLETE LEELA EY THE GRAND BALL AT LONG BRANCH, Lone Brancu, August 28, 1871. ‘The season at Long Branch practically closed last night, with a complimentary grand civic and mill- tary ball tendered to Mr. Borrows, the proprietor of the Continental Hotel, by the President of the Nar- ragansett Steamship Company and other gectle- men, The reason assigned for this ball 1s that the season has been an anprecedently disastrous are at the Branch, at the Continental, being the largest and most expensive hovel, was the heaviest loser. Therefore the friends of the proprietor rallied around him and designed this really haudsome com- Dliment as a solace for his tll fortune this summer. It was an unfortunate mistake that this baH and the opening of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York took place on the same light, as the latter robbed the former of many of its weatthiest, if not most reflued, patrons. The last train from Sandy Hook brought twenty- three car loads of New York visitors from the Plymouth Rock, and there was an inextricable mud- ie before the ball commenced, caused by the frantic attempts of 1,000 people to obtain rooms and tickets, ‘The main attraction was the Ninth regiment Band, which was announced for this occasion to pe 200 strong. There were not over 150 in the orchestra, COOOL LE LODOLELEOLLOLELD LORE EGIEDELE EDIE DEDEDE LILO DE DE OE Beoroccrrccsescersetocrse ees s1pegt ot Deneeet ee eOee Heat: watch the house in Second avenue and arrest Rosen- weg, alias ‘Doctor” Ascher, as svon as he made his appearance. Rosenwelg had undoubtedly some misgivings in his mind about his security, trom the noise that nas been made in the case, and kept away from the house during the day. Toward dusk he came slinking along the darkest side of the street, thinking that the coast was clear, and thac he could slip into lis place unobserved. To make sure, however, he dropped into a netghbor- ing barroom; but the policeman saw him and soon pounced upon his man. Ascher 18 a man of low stature, but very stout, welgning probably over two hundred pounds, He has a profusion of light cur. Pes} hair, a low forehead, sinister expression of face | and COLD, CRUEL LOOKING BLUISH EYES. His principal office 1s 1m Amity place, and th overhead Was used to assist humin the carryme on of his inghtful trade, When arrested he denied all knowledge of the truckman; said hefhad never seen tim before, and uppeared periectiy astonisued that any one could harbor a suspicion that the trunk came from bim., This man formerly KEPT A LAGER BEER SALOON in Chatham street, and about a year ago procured a diploma from ‘a spurious imedical college in Philadeiplia for $100, since which ume he has been | practising hts profession of abortioaist with wonderfll succe: Beside the house in| Amity piace be has several others in differents parts of the city, and @ numerous corps of assist When Pickett bad given himself up Inspec ling sent for the boy Parks and contronted him wit the truckman, whom te immediately recognized as the man whom he had heiped with the trunk ito | the baggage room. He was shown the cart and he said that was ie same oue: he rememb ais- unetly. ‘The stories told by both the boy and Pickett are exactly alike, with the simple exception of the hand-snaking referred to by Parks as the lady was leaving the piace. This, Pickett says, is an error, He did not shake hands with tue laily, as he did not know her, HAD NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE in nis life unui she came to hive hin, aud when bis work Was done he went away about nis busine: ‘The truckman having come to the surface and le; ing to the arrest of Ascher the greatest lterest wa manifested in the whereabouts of the woman who accompanted the remains of the unfortunate creatu house s | r Wal- | who doubtless lost fe in the hands of these miscreants. Inspector Jamison went to the house m Amity place and hat it surrounded by a force of police to prevent the escape of any of the inmates. ‘The boy, Parks, was agai sent for, and during the time occupied in bringing him to the place the peopie in the house were ailclosely scruunized, There were a numbor of women living there, but no one answering th» description of the party wanted. The piace itself is conducted by an old, wrinkied woman who calis herself Mra, Ascher, and under the above heading, an article which, on farther inquiry, ts found to do great injustice to what Is termed “the Liberty street frm” ana Mrs, Bishop's counsel. In justice to the gentlemen com- posing that firm, itis fair to say that the members of the firm never authorized Mrs, Bishop to act as their nt; that they had no communicaiion on any subject with Mrs, Bishop for some tme pre- vious the Westfleid disaster, and that whatever business thelr firm obtained in regard to the disas- ver came to them entirely mnaviicited on their part, whose family consists of an idiot son, Tue house 18 alarge brick one with an English base- ment, in which the ‘Doctor's’ office was, and at the rear there isa large and elegant garden, From one of the residences in Amity street one can see that and ali the surrounding gardens, Every house in the immediate vicimity has a large plot of ground attached to it, and there 18 an abundance of trees in every one of them. While the detectives were in frontof the house every bind was closed in both the front and rear, and from the place tn Amity street oue could piatni. see by the moonlight a large Sararoga trunk stand. ing on the verandah. Knowing the character of the piace, the people who live there and the trade they carry on, the suspicion starts almost naturally into one’s wind that i is there WAITING FOR ANOTHER VICTIM. The canvas covering, in the pale, uncertain light, Jooked aa i it might well be the sirouding of some broken bones or mutilated remains. It was quickly understood in the neighborhood that some unusual interest. was veing manifesied in the particular house,,and people began to wonder whether they were going to get rid of tt, as the character of the establishment ts well Known. A iady living on the opposite side of the street said she SAW A TRUNK LEAVE THE HOUSE ON SATURDAY wite some other furniture, but what kind of truck it was carried away on or by whom it was taken she did not remember. A Lyn? man living in the same building also saw the trifik and other things leaving the house on the opposite side of the street, bat it made no impression on his mind until ne had seen the case of the body found in the trunk re- ported in the journals, as it was ALMOST 4 WEEKLY OCCURRENCE from that place, ‘they are constantly changing something or somebody,” he said; “for I have often noticed that not a week bat things are | people as far as we conld see, and the united effort of the iustruments was about equal to fifty men at an Academy bail. Levy played superbly on the cornet, and his rendering of the Inflammatos from Rossivi’s “Stabat Mater’ was a triumph of art. We cannot certainly speak in terms of commendation of the Ninth Regiment Band, as its organizer seems to bave regarded quantity more than quality and the non-essentials in its formation. It is utterly Impossi- bie to call together at a moment's notice two hun- dred musicians In the city of New York, espe- cially when you trust yourseif to the tender merctes of the Musical Protective Untou; and we remarked in the orchestra individuals who would not be permitted to play at any large ballin New York. i Mr. kK will only entrust his band into compe- tent hands his liberal ontiay of mouey may bring forth aod frait; but as it is it does not fulfil hall the expectations formed of li, The attendan at the ball was rather targe, but at no me was the ball room completely tile The flooring of the grounds attached to the hotel, so couspicuously placed on the announcement, consisted of a single ~~ promenade —_ from | the ball room to the supper room. ne hotel was brililantly iilaminatea. The mingling of civillan and military uniforms produced a very pleasing effect, was a noticeable absence of ‘of ton, large Dumber of guests, terday me of the ladies toilets were exceeding rich and recherche, and lent much attraction to the occasion. Opera Bou ipplied the musieai selec. tions to a great extent. The financial results of the bail wiil not be large as far 4s we can see, A large number of guests will leave for New York to-morrow. as a Well-known New Yorkers, left the Branch ye: moruiny. UTAH AFFAIRS. Activity of Mining Speculators—Opering of the Southern Utah Railroad. SALT LAKE, August 28, 1871. During the past week mining deeds and bonds to the amount Of $830,000 have been recorded. Seventy thousand dollars in silver have been shipped from Pioche for New York, anv $20,000 from the Walker Bros, mill. An excursion train left on Saturday on the South- ern Utah road, proceeding fourteen’ miles, opposite the mouth of Cottonwood Cafion. The road is graded ten miles beyond, and the formal opening Vo the next station is expected in a few weeks. Important chemical discoveries are reported to have been made on the southera borders of the Territory. MUSIOAL FESTIVAL AT POUGHKEEPSIE. Y., August 28, 1871. The Cecilia Singing Society of Albany, accoms panied by Klein’s cornet bend, reached here to-day on @ special boat, and were received by the Pongh- keepsie Germania and Newburg Maennerchor Socie- ties. Delegations trom singing societies of Paterson, N. J., were also present. ‘The day was spent in tes- lvities at Moblick’s Garden, the visitors leaving for home at an early hour this evening. ANOTHER PROBABLE MURDER. About eleven o'clock tast night Emma Barvh and her husband Sylvester, residing at 38 O,uton street, got into an altercation, during wich the wife seized an axe ana buried it flercely at her husband's head. The weapon missed its intended victim, but struck a child named Wiliam Wiennhart on the side of the nead, fracturing his skull. The woman Was arrested by an officer of the Eleventh precinct, and wiil be held to await the resalt of the injaries. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS, On the midnight New York train for Boston, near Wor cester, Mass, yesterday morning, & stranger pulled the bel! rope and immediately jumped from the train, which wat fall speed. Search was made, but bis body was #., Sunday night unrooted the i the bathing houses hotels were greatly ‘The gale at Swampscott, Lincoln House, and demolished nearly on the beach, ‘The guests in the several elarmed, bivught or taken away from that house.’? The po- Three men, named Underwood, Hastings and Bacon, reat- lice, however, made no arrest there se to a late | gents of South Orange, Franklin, county, Mass, were hour last night, as the woman they are in search 0! they were feh- was not there, Inspector Walling has a minute description of her, and there is very little doubt that before many hours she will be cooped up in company with THE HEAD OF THE CONSPIRACY. The first great step is gamed. The man who undoubtedly did the work, that cost his victim her life is under lock and key, and it only how remains for the police to bring evidence to Convict him. This they have not the siurhteat dount drowned by the upsetting of & boat in whie ing ina pond at that place on Saturday. Professor 8. A. King made a balloon ascension from Roch. ester yesterday afternoon in his balloon Aurora accompanied by May‘ 8. ‘They ianded four miles north of Speacer- port last evening all right. B. C. Cooke, member of Congress from the Stuh district of Tilinois, has terd@:red his remgugtion, and hie succesios will be appointed in November, Samuel Beene was kilied in Philadelphia yeaterday by am ete@ator faillag upon bine