The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

EGYPT.

By a letter from Cairo we learn that Abbas Pacha
left that city on the 26th tilt , to make an excursion
in Lower Egypt, and to attend the fair of Tantah,
which is always of great importance, and which in
April generally attracts about 150,000 persona. Tan-
tah is noted for containing the beautiful mosque and
the tomb of Said le Bedouin, a famous Idussulman
saint.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE HUMBOLDT.

A telegraphic summary of the following appeared
in the Expreu of yesterday :
The United States Mail Steam-ship Humboldt,
Lines, from New York, May 7th, arrived off Cowes
on Wednesday, on her way to Havre. The Hum-
boldt left her dock at New York at noon, but was

detained two hours in the bay, there not being depth
of water sufficient to enable her to cross the bar.
She stopped off Cowes May 18th, making her passage
in 11 days.
The Humboldt brings 180 passengers, the usual
mails, 500,000 dollars in specie, of which 18,000
dollars is for the Union Bank of London, and an
assorted cargo. She has also on board a 10-horse
power caloric engine, belonging to Capt. Ericsson, to
be put in operat►on in France to secure the patent
for the caloric principle.

?RIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-FIFTY

PEOPLE DROWNED.

The principal news brought by this arrival con-
sists in the most fearful railway accident on record—
viz., the precipitation of a train filled with passengers
into a river, in consequence of which 60 lives have
been lost. The New York Herald, of May 7, thus
describes this most extraordinary and . dreadful
occurrence:
About 12 o'clock yesterday we received a telegraphic
despatch trees Norwalk, containing the announcement, and
some of the particulars of a terrible railroad disaster which
happened at that place about 10 o'cl,ck in the morning.
The intelligence created a profound sensation throughout
the city when it was known that about fifty persona had
lost their lives. The Maw Haven train, consisting of
four passengers and two baggage cars, left this city
for Baton at eight o'clock yesterday morning,
but on reaching the drawbridge at Norwalk the loco-
motive, tender, one baggage and ems parsing'r ear and a
half ran off into the river, which at this point is over 8 feet
deep. Same idea may be formed of the momentum from
the fact that the locomotive cleared a distance of about 60
feet, nearly reaching the opposite abutment in its descent
to the water. There is no doubt whatever that the aoci-
dent—if accident it can be called—was caused by the care-
lessness of the engineer. It appears that the drawbridge
was raised to admit the passage of the steamboat Pacific,
the usual signal was displayed by the person in charge, and
all the other necessary precautions were taken to warn the
esgineer of his danger. Instead, however, of checking the
speed of the train, which should be reduced teat least eight
miles an hour when approaching the bridge, he kept it at
a rate of twenty miles, so that when he became aware of
the presence of danger he found it impossible to prevent
the train from falling into the river. The seine which fol-
lowed was terrible in the extreme. The engine, the ten-
der, and two can were eugulphed in the water, and the
passengers either crushed to death or drowned.
There were one or two cans of escape which were almost
miraculous; but among the numerous accidents that have
occurred recently we do not recollect any that was attended
with more disastrous results. One of the cars, while sus-
pended over the side of the bridge was broken in the mid-
dle—one half falling into the liver, with a portion of its oc-
cupants, and the other half remaining on the road. The
height of the bridge from the surface of the water is atleast
twenty feet, so that all the can which fell in were literally
broken in pieces. The engineer and the other officers need
themselves by jumping off when they discovered their
their proximity to the bridge. The baggage min-
ter, Mr. Faller, was in one of the ears which fell
into the water, but escaped through the side, which
was broken in by the terrible force with which it had bean
precipitated into the water. lie was slightly injured in
the face. The conductor, Mr. Comstock, was in the second

ear, but 'peeped with several severe, though not striae.,
injurier. Among the pasvengi rs were several pityaietena
wno had attended the late convention of th dice' Asso-
ciation, held in this city, end who were on their wty home.
Of these, about six are reported as killed, and many injured.
The number of dud bodies sectivertd, according to the
latest accounts, is forty.five, of which several are so boy-
' mile mangled and disfigured as to render recognition im-
possible.
The ezpress agent was pitting on a trunk in the baggage
ear, and escaped oy forcing his way through the roof, but
is badly wound, d. A news-boy in the broken car escaped
unhurt. An infant, in the care of an aunt, and on its
way to its parents in Springfield, was saved, but the aunt
was killed.
The town of Norwalk, immediately after the accident,
presented a scene of indescribable confusion and excite-
ment. Horror was depicted on every face, and the
greatest indignation prevailed towards those whose negl -
genes was the cause of the accident. The wounded have
had ample medical attendance, and all possible assistance
has been rendered by the ladies of Norwalk and the
citizens generally. We may state here that the mails and
most of the baggage are saved, but in a damaged con-
ditition.

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When the news of the ae:ident was received at the
hotels in this city the friends and relatives of those who
had left In the fatal train were in a state of the most
intense anxiety, waiting the particulars of the disaster.
S I proceeded to the railroad depot to ascertain their
fate—many to learn of their sudden and violent death.
(For Commentsl Intents/ease, eee pap 4.)