The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-30
Dreadful Railroad Accldent--Loss of L,fe.

We have received accounts Of most serious accident,
attended by the loss of quite number OF lives which
occurred Wednesday evening last upon the Vermont
and Massachusetts railroad In the vicinity OF Royalson
The Boston Epening Traveller, Of the 2Sth says A
iregnt train, oonssng Of sn epgne anu %;s' M
Millers river when the bolts when fastened the
bridge drew out and the bottom OF the bridge togeth
or with the engine and was precipitated into
the river The engineer, named Woodbury., formerly Of
Charsown, and well known 10 this vicinity as engineer
Of the train the Ftchourg railroad to Lexington war
instantly killed His body found in the mud, urder
the engine aud portion Of the bridge The freight
supposed mortallv Two other perrons connected with
the read killed and another so much injured that
he died this morning Nine other persons, who were
upon the train also connected with the road very
badly injured and not expected to Out o..
the fourteen persons who the train, but
reason suppose from the circumstance that this
the first trip across the bridge that number Of boys
and young men had jumped upon the train; but no
bodies have as yet been recovered.
Additional PdrticnidrsThe correct details OF this
accident have not yet been received in this CITY, and
the statement to those who killed is liable to
corrections 1t Is feared however that the accounts
yet to come will increase rather than diminish the list
Of killed Two gentlemen from Baldwinsville who got
upon the train for the ride reported to have been
killed A merchant named Thompson, Of Acton who
bad goods upon the train reported to have been
killed A man named Joshua Lincoln, Of Charestown,
was hurt badly his life is despaired Of The loco
motive and tender had got completely when the
bridge gave way but were drawn back by the load be-
hind.
We have received letter from Mr.. CHARLES Field,
engineer the road He states that the accident oc
CURED bridge between South Royalson and Athol
that the bridge built by Measrs Body * Stone ;
that had been carefully examined previous TO passing
over it, and believed to be perfectly safe and that the
cause CT the accident was the mperecton in the iron
used for the rods In the centre Of the bridge.
The LITTER merely mentions that -four p-rsons
killed and several wounded, two three Of whom
believed to be ortsly hurt The names Of the per
sons who were Killed outright who died in conse.
quence OF their wounds, given above, according 10
the best OF our information
The one O'Clock train from Ftchbusg, brings some
rev additional facts Six persons are ksown to hav,
been Killed, viz Mr.. Woodbury. the engineer Mr. Ben
Jamin King OF West Acton, (who has left g wife
three ohdren) Mr. Thompson, Of Acton, MIR Wiley, OF
baldwnsviile, Mr. Huntoou, formerly of West Acton
and another, name unknown
Mr Wbitmore ticket master at Bald winsvie, Is bad
~ purnt, also Nlr Reynolds track r-psir.r The fire
man, Nr atch OF Lttleton escaped with the least in
jury and II getting along very comfortably The TAI
wssaoous 40 feet, and the engine aud etil rrna
IN the river IL there dad bodies they are DE
meath the cars
The Boston Transcript says the cars engaged 10
distributing IRON aud that The bridge will be repaired
so AS not to retard materially tne Opening Of the road e
Athol
The victims of the accident were workmeu eDpag
"a the road and several persons, who fr the nkr '
the ride had got upon the tain ut Badwins'ile ana
South Roysltou
The Boston papers of yesterday morning confirm The
above statements. Five persons are Killed ana one
more to be under the in the river nv
weight Of the railroad iron the cars WAS hty tons
The bridge had not been inspected and accepted py the
company and the road had not been opened TOT travel
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