Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-10-14
THE RAf1ROAD COLLTSION.


THE RAILROAD COLLISION.
Further ParficGIars.-A card has been published
signed BY % Of the passengers, in which !hey state
their belief that the collision was owing to sheer care
essness the part Of those who managed the trains
rst from the fact that the baggage cars were not pa
ced between the engine and the passenger cars which
would have broken the force OF the coISOni ana sec
undIv il was the duly of the train bound westward TO
have waited ai Westfeld until the opposite train
came down. instead of which it proceeded at full
speed through the most dangerons part OF The rSad-
was heard say, after the accident that he expect
ed to the train near the place where the cars
struck and that his train ought to have remained at
West6eld. The competency Of the public to judge
of this dreadful affair, renders comment Unnecessary
AL the accounts concur in stating that it was most
whole humber more or less Injured was about forty
Mr.. Brewer, Of Wcsifield, and child Of Mrs: Blood
good, have since died, [ulso. Mr.. Warner, the con-
Rev. Thomas Nj. Clark, Of Boston, considerably in
jured. Mr. Clark was Chaplain to the State Senate
last winter.
eman Of considerable noloriety as an abOlltlon's IN
Ihis State.
A Rev. Mr.. Horton from R I. considerably.
Rufus s. Payne Of Yves, Springfield Ireland Pansh'
Rev. Mr.. Porter Of Boston, not seriously.
CO... Il Chapin Of Springfield, not seriously.
Mrs Bloodgood Of Albany. with family OF six
children quite seriously injured. She is rela
tive OF Major Whistler. chief engineer Of The road
Shem LOOMS of Sou,bwck, considerably.
Mr.. Watson of Bandfnrd. seriously.
J.Gordon Bla Ike, lad, Of Boston. seriously.
There also three four lads and four or five
ladies severely injured. aud two or three firemen or
engineers.
One female was severely scalded on the hand, and
otherwise severely injured. We believe that from SIX
to eight Of the sufferers die from the injury they
received by the conclusion. -Bosto" piper.
Arrival of the Steamer Acadia, at Bosttn.
Fifteen Days Laser-Daniel Bixby, Esq, Of Lowell,
passenger in the Acadia, was bearer OF dispatches
from the American Minister the Court vi ST James.
Her majesty and Prince Albert were at Windsor
Castle the 18th u,, bu, they intended to leave for
London in n few DAYS.
The news from France Of an attempt to assassina,e
one of the royal family. and the parliamentary and
commercial intelligence from England, are the prin
cirnl topics Of interest brought by the AcHdie:
not 90 unfavorable WAS anticipated, the corn for
the most part being we'll housed and free from dam
there M sad ne OF Ha one
erai state Of trade in the manufacturing districts has
slightly improved.
The Manchester Guardian states, that 81 persons
were poisoned at Whitworth, by eating diseased
meat, and one person had died.
FRAHcE.-The mos, important news from Paris is
Royal Family on the 18Th u,. The French papers
are occupied with little else Of interest. 1t appears
that the Duke d'Aumae. who had marched with the
18th Light Infantry through France from Marseiles
had ust arrived Paris and while proceeding at the
Lead Of his regnen', together with his three brothers.
the Dukes of Orleans, Nemours and Montpelier.
nssassin named Pappnrd, discharged pistol at him
but fortunately the shot did not take effect. Pappard
was instantly arrested.
The greatest excitement prevailed in Paria.-
Groups Of loose characters paraGed the Streets utter
ing aeditous cries-"a has I.one Phillippe-a has
Gmiznt-we must have blood" we heard. The mohs
were dispersed without a riot taking place. The
Census had caused vprv disapreeable events in the
South Of France. where rphtful disorders had taken
place. The people fired on the military at Cleremon
in Avergne, killing and wounding several The
,ronps seeded in putting the riot down: The dis
lnrbances in places had nearly snhsided hv the
last account IN. H0pen Pallad
Sir Robert Peel. the head Of he new British Minis
try, remarked in hs place follows in reference to
present relations between Great Britain and the Uni
ted States:
"As to the United States, confess look to the
present state of relations with them with great
anxiety tHear, hearl II seems to he 20 manifestly
the interest If those countries which are united
bv so maav ties. to avoid a hostile collision that I
hope the good sense Of the people of this country will
aid The government if any necessity for that aid
should arise. But at the time feel the obliga.
tinn Of making no deroQafory to te honor
Of this country for the sake Of a temporary concila
ton. Great cheerng.]