New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-27
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The Accident ON the Erie railroad.

We have gathered few additional particulars
of this dreadful calamity. The train consisted OF the
usual baggage (hroc in nunbefJ and hve passenger
cars containing two hundred and fifty per7ons'-
The young ladies their way Hobokcn for picnic
from The school OF Miss Sarah watkins OF Aad!e
The bridge where the accident occurred was inc
best ON the road but could withstand the terrible
force brought agains; j, this occasion
When the train Approached the bridge II was discovered
that wheel upon one Of the forward car Hau olV"y
which AZ once threw the train on the trecK thoush the
engine was reversed and the train broke up through
out It's entire length The engine ana the threc car
though OFT the truck powed their way across the
bridge which fifteen iect0ng ana t"eive icet hgh
and safe in all respects On ;hcir passage across inc
bridge OIL the track the hanges OF the "hcels tore up
and wcakcucd the crosstics and thus caused the sad
accident When the passenger cnrs reached this weak
ened part the bridge the weight OF the cars forced
the rails apart and they sunk upon the bed oil the ROAD
the fret with such force as 10 tear tron It's Wheels
where it stuck last.
largo car followed this with so much force to
pctely crush it, and in fact almost troughit shutting
a the passengers in both IN the ruin- killing two oil
them md wounding the Chief Ol those whose names We
rive below The third and fourth did strike
iorciby, and only thrown from the track The
escape OF many very providen, Tor the cars ran so
hard together that the passengers were oDgcd TO wait
until could be procured 10 cut away the cars 10 get
them out
The scene is represented 10y ego witness to have
becn one OF dreadful horror and confusion. mass oil
lsccrated bodies mingled with the Fragments o the bro
ken carb the groans of the dying and the of
the wounded were awfuIy distinct Where few mo
mcnts before all was lille and sayety now was terror
and death.
Mr. Robinson the Inuil agent had very narrow cs
cape he had Just thrown large mail bag upon the ioor
OF the postoicc, III the when The accident occurred
The second driven upon The Hst one IN whlch
he was 40 that the bumpers poiudtd into the ladies "a
loon front put OF the aud bar OF iron wa.
forced the postoicc against ,hf nml b"s he hed
thrown down The blow against tc:bng broke INC force
of the bar which passed between MrRublnsUns egs, and
The only injury he SUSTAINED was were brusoa two
Mr. Whiting, agent OF the roodf with hi' vile and
two children had the bottom Ul Cd pass directly over
then heads barely grazing them
Mark II Newman, bookseller 81 bis city. was among
those who but slightly injures lie returned to
the city the Eureka Friday evening with six or seven
others OF the wounded, among whrm were Nj, D. II.
Corwin OF the oi hudson anil Chambers SIS and
Mr. stroud Of Ludowst.
The conduct OF some OF the passengers on the
trying occuson Is spoken al a. worthy OF all com
nendnton and among them Mr.. Oliver is mentioned N
being perfect Spartan His own INJURIES were dread
iul The flesh was completely stripped from one leg,
from the knee down that il hung about his cot and
he had dreadful cut his eye from which the blood
poured in streams Not needing this he Was among the
most active IN rcscunc the passengers from inc crushed
and desscd only when compelled ny lmnh'sa hiiu
exhaustion At his Request hc was brought to tins
City and placed in the Hospital where every thing was
done for him ihat skill and Kindness could suggest
Iandcar were procured, by which some vi The
wounded were conveyed Monroe, and others were
taken to the ncshborus iamhousce where very posi-
BILE attention paid to them. Physicians were sum
moncd from Monroe, Goshen, Chester and the ncehbor-
ING villages and the wounded promptly cared Tor,
20 far they had the and in this they were aided
by the whole force of The Company who were dispatched
10 the
AS soon as the accident occurred expresses were
sent the City for aid TO down the river ana
another ut lcrmuut and take The Harlem cars
As soon as the news arrived Mr.. Loder the energetic
President of the Company left with surgeons and every
thing necessary aid the sufferers lie went nj once to
Picmon in the Arrow and renamed last night
to render all comfortable possible Letters were
also sent to tho depot n, Duncs wait for the Eurc
ks which arrived at haipas, P NJ with the wounded
only OF whom sufficiently injured 10 he taken TO
the Hospital where he has been carefully attended.