The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-25
Dreadful Railroad Accident, with Loss Of

Our city was thrown into painful excitement,
yesterday afternoon, by the report OF an acciden,
on the New York and Erie railroad, which spread
with the usual exaggeration of Madam Rumor
but from the correct information we have been
enabled ID collect, we give the following state
ment
The locomotive, with the usual train of milk
and baggage cars, was, with four passenger cars,
proceeding at a rapid pace, till when within a
short distance OF the bridge near Turner'S, a
breakage in the wheel Of the forward passenger car
parted the rails and let the wheels down upon the
ties OF the bridge which Is thrown across ravine Of
about twenty feet in depth the wheels striking with
plankng and the first of the cars was prscip
tsed through the bridge followed and crushed by the
remaining three The second car indeed, was literally
fncased in the preceding and ii is wonderful that
any within escaped with life The locomotive and
preceding the passenger met with slight injury
The scene by an eye witness to have been
of dreadful horror and confusion. mass of dead
and acerated bodies mingled with the fragments Of the
the wounded were awfully distinct in the usual lonei
ness OF the glen Where few moments before all was
lie and gayety now was terror and death
Two passengers-Mr George Stevens, -four mer.
chant OF cur city, and of DR.. Crane, of Goshen
were killed outright From thirty to forty were
less severely wounded One female had her throat cut,
as by razor from ear to ear from another the
shoulder blade projected several inches through the
skin but we refrain from the horrible details In the
teacher on pleasure excursion to Hoboken. Forum
atey they all escaped with but slight woundsthough
the teacher was seriously injured but the whole
scene must have been terrible conclusion to the
bright anticipation of their young and buoyant hearts
On percevDg the effects Of the accident the engineer
detached the locomotive from the cars and at
full speed to Permon for assistance and the steamboat
Arrow was despatched to New York. and returned with
several SUI geons from this city, who sent up
the company.
The Eureka brought down six seven Of the wound
ca Mr. d. II. Corwin. OF the corner Of Hudson and
Chambers streets Mr. Stroud, of Ludlow street Mr..
Mark r. Newman and Mr.. Oliver, Of Bloomington,
were OF the number. The latter was conveyed to the
City Hospital His conduct during the whole affair was
ured and the bones Of his lex. laid almost bare from the
knee to the ance, he endeavorng to assist those
under the crushed cars until almost by force he
r1ed away not murmur or groan escaped him on his
passage down the river.
Owing to the immediate leaving Of the locomotive
from the of the accident we as yet unable to
give an authentic list Of all the injured though from
what we hear, hope that, Of the many wounded,
none will be seriously affected Az we stated before,
remarkable that of the two OF three hundred in the
ers as far we have received them are as follows -
Charles Stevens of New York. killed.
A son of DR.. Grain, Of Goshen, killed.
Mrs. Conklin, Of Otisville, badly hurt.
Mr. Oliver, of Bloomingham,
Miss Sweet, of Middetown,
Mr. Watkins, Of
Mr. Stroud Of New York, /"
Mr. Mr. B D' II. Corwin,
Mr. Follett,
Mr.. Thompson, milk agent,
Mr. Myers, brakeman,
Mr.. Chas. Mcneil, Of Goshen,
We cannot but state that blame, and much credit
attached the officers and agents Of the Com
pany during the whole unhappy affair The breaking Of
wheel not in their power to foesee but the energy
and shown afterwards deserve the highest praise
Mr. Loder the President Of the Company went up in the
Arrow Immediately to the scene of the accident to
der whatever assistance might be needed. During the
five years that the road has been in operation this the
first occasion that ever passenger has been injured