New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-02

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sccifent A. South RoysstoD, upon The Vermont sRd
Massachusetts, Railroad. Its well ascertsned that
there we're but i've persons killed outright VIZ Mr.
Woodbury.. OF Charleston, the engineer; Mr. + King
snd Mr.. Francis HuntOon. OF West Action Mr. Wiley.
| OF Bal Winsvle. AMI Mr.. Thompson. Of Grafton ali
but the lsst named being employed upon ths road OF
the wounted. Mr Whitney the reishimsster belonging
O. shirley was In afyng condition sst night and could
not possibly live through ths night He hiss not hsd bis
the accident lie found near the steam
valve aud Is supposed to be scslced internally When
the bridge began % give away h. was sitting upon the
tender and Jumped toNsrf th- sbufmsut Of the bridge
but missed H. and I'm with the fragments Mr Joshua
Lincoln, OF Chsrlesown. had both legs broken. They
have been 81, snd he Is doing we'll Mr. Reynolds, At
a-hed 20 The road. Is badly but not fatally injured Mr.
Whtmore. the ucketmsster al Bsldwinsylle Is but
slightly injured and Is able 10 be about. Mr. Newton
and a Mr. Baldwin, both Of BadElnsville, were sso in
jur-d bur not severely.
Persou. who left the scene Of the disaster las, eve
niog that the whole Of the bridge 10 in the river
Il l55 feet long. snd the shutments p feet
apart TIE distance from the iige 10 the water 10 ~
feet The whole weight upon the bridge At the time Of
the scoden, betseen 50 and so tons OF which but
shout y tons vas railroad Iron. lighter engine, with
iron passed over the bridge few days previous to the
disaster.
+ III. stated that young man who had Jumped upon
the train iusi previous 10 It's crossing the bridge heard
ths bridge crack and lesped into tho water. whence
h. swan Ashore not In the least injured Ne states that
the bridge swayed sideways before /, wholly wsy
: We understand tina, SIR Whitney died =, about
2ocOck this morning Bosi Traveller 18th.
ASorHER RAILROAD DIsAsrER.-The o'clock
train from Boston, on the Western Railroad, cama In
collision yesterday morning. about III o'clock win
freight train which coming East The trains were
not moving ~ very rspii rate when they met, but the
engines we're completely smashed aud several tfesh,
and bs2gagecsrs piled one upon another, broken In
pieces Al their contents scattered about. There
considerable loss Of property by the collision but no
lives lost end but es persons 50 Tar as We can
learn were injured and those not seriously The col
lsion took plsce shout Hour miles this side OF East
I brOokneld near Spencer depot
BY the collision of the reght-csrs detached
from the train and being descending grsde from
Spencer 10 East BroOkhed they acquired retrogrsde
motion aud by the East Brookheld depo! With great
vel0ciiy-i vss supposed II the rats OF 90 miles an
hour snd but for the decision OF the conductor OF the
Springfield passenger train, the runaway cars would
have occssoned another disaster IL seems that the
Springfield train hsd been detained some four or five
miuuies, in consequences OF taking board large
number OF gentlemen who had been attending Bsptist
Convention 10 Springfield ADD that on reaching East
BrO1kheld, the conductor Mr. James Parker on nod
ing that he lea minutes behind his time. decided
aszns, ihe circumstances OF some of the passengers
iurnins out aud waiting for the Boston train 10
him there, though II not the regular place He had
but jus, 20, his train safely on The turn out and the
switch adjusted when the detached from the reght
tr-iu came thuud-riug down tho road.
30 deeply impressed we're the passengers OF their 90
legations 10 Mr Parker, under Providence Tor their pres
eTystOn that tdey held public meeting, and alter re-
turning thanks 10 God for hs kind interpretation their
behalf passed vote OF hsnks to Mr. Parker, and raised
funds sufficient to purchase small silver pitcher worth
about so 10 De presented 70 MIN as Hemeh'o vi ihe
gratitude.
The occasion Of this disaster far as learn,
the violation. the part OF the conductor of the
freight train OF the rule which Mr. Parker adhered 10
The freight train well the passenger trsin II seems
was few minutes behind It's time, but the conductor,
thinning be could reach the next station In season and
thus save detention OF some 10 minutes yentared on
where he ought 10 have and produced the col
son the results of which though sufficiently disastrous
might have been fatal to many passengers the 700
who occupied the Boston train. Boston lrsv oct 50
Coal MIEE IN RHODE IsLASD.-AbOut a year
ago statement appeared in several puolic journal
that bed of coal had been discovered NJ Valley Falls
aud that preparations tor miuing !, had bren com
menced. coup any formed. called the Blackstone
Coal Mining Company, end muing operations were
/ commenced, ana have been continued to the present
tune. The result Is conviction ina, tho Undertaking
will succeed beyond the expectations OF almost every
ons. depth of about hundred and twenty feet
hes been stsineG aud about i've hundred tons OF coal
have been taken This coal has boon submitted 10
various tests sill of which tend prove that ia quality
Is good aud that the future operations OF the Company
will be crowned with complete success Professor
Hitchcock ana other scientific meu have examined the
coal and state that 1t possesses all the requisites Tor coal
of the hrst quality. IL Is not 40 hard nor 50 Clean 10
handle most kinds Of coal, but the gentlemen refer
red express their opinion that these detects Will OILS
appear greater depth is reached, and that coal
| every way excellent will DO found.
The mine Is about elk miles from Providence. two
from Pswtucket sud Is consequently NOT more tnan
two miles from tide water. The Providence sud WOr-
Railroad within thirty rods Of H. snd Is sur
rounded by thriving manufacturing villages It's oca-
ton s all that could be desired.
There are no indications that toe bed Is OF limited
extent the contrary the operations thus lar justify
the belief that the supply OF cotl is ineSnsu.uoIe
lPaw,ucket Chronicle
FROM THE WEST lsDIEs-We gather the fol-
lowine item. from hls OF the Janpaca Morning Journal
/ ju,treceyed
The Barbados Globe states that 1t has heard On su
thon,y derived from letter. brought by inc packet hsi
orders have been received from his Government by the
Danish Governor OF 81 Thoms. and santa Cruz to pre-
pare the prope,Ors in those Islands for the immediate
patton their slaves aud is farther confidently
asserted that similar orders have been uausmteo 70
the Governors OF the French Islands
Col sir Charles Mcleod the late governor OF Irni-
dad died on the 20h Of August AZ bis residence near
/ Windsor, sitter = short illness
FROM Rio JAsEIRo-rhe brig Bathurst, Capt
Patterson which left Rio Jsnero the 80 ut oDe day
ate, the U. ship Columbia arrived mere yesttu"y
| Sb. 5ring. no news NJ o Pic. 2lst.
DEATH o. An OLD WARRIoR-Col David Fol
som highly respectable citizen OF the Chocia~ Nation,
died his resdance the 2ith u The ArkdHsds m
tel1eHcer says that IN the death Of Col Poison me
Cnoctaw. have lost one OF the HIGHT. OF that Nation. ant
the GOVERNMENT OF the United states sedfss friend
who has been the same at AL times Col Folsom mas
filled every position citizen OF the ChoctaS Nation
can oil under the Constituted and ~ the voice OF MT
countymen. Col. F. served ~ leader o' party OF
ChUctaw warriors against the Greeks curing toe Creek
War where his bravery mud 'risod,hip 70 the United
States rendered him cherished object ~ bOYernutnt
favor He also unde Gen jacks - me surrender
OF Pensacola He the untfins siyocals OF religion
education and had the high gratincs,on Oeiofe DIS
DE-. ih b witness moral and Intellectual change among
| his people IN y. Pic. 2lst.
BAPTIST STATE COSyESII0s-The Annual Con
venlion OF the Baptist denomination 10 Mas.sehusetts
/ was held Ia Springfield on "Wednesday ana thursday
27th an 30 ut Tns introductory sermon vas preached
/ by Rev Sir Cushman of Boston. A w stOckville, Of
| Csootsie was chosen Moderator The Tressurers re-
port presented the resources Oh me LOT s