The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-06
CITY Iutelllge nee.


A dreadful accident occurred yesterday forenoon,
the New Haven Railroad by the collision Of two trains
The up. train, conveying the Boston mall and leaving
New ork at eight O'Clock, had beard In the hind
most sar, the members Of Marion Hose Company No 4,
Captain Joseph Buchanan, who we're going on their
annual target excursion 10 New Rochelle. There we're
nearly " In the car including invited guests. When
the train between Fordhsm and Morrisanis drove
OF about 80 COWS belonging to MIR BstbgS being
driven the track, by the herdsmsn from water
ing The train coming in collision with them, the
baggage thrown OIL the track, aud across the
track Of the down train. At the tsme moment, the
New Haven down Il Ain VAS passing to New ork and
the locomotive coming in contact with the baggage
Of the uptIsn, driven oil Its track and beiug
went right into the OF the hinduoet car,
tanning the Hose Company. 1t went through 1t
IN Diagonal direction wounding and braisins
the passengers IN dreadful manner, and I'LL
ing The cur with the steam Fortunately, tue
SAFETY pipe was broken in the collision; and tue
steam escs ping the necessarily dinaished
Tbs engine shattered and buried iLef the sand
by which ito progress WAS sIrerted. The sand was
throw up into the air, like so much smoke There
thirteen oi the cows killed and OF them
thrown twenty feet by The force VI the shock but Is
almost miraculous that 10 human life sacrificed -
at least, bass heard I'll none. There was little boy
sitting quite cote the spot where the locomotive
terso who thrown To the other side,
injured III the i.ast and fireman, named James p.
Soetriey, O1 stanton street. was thrown out Vt the
window, without being hurt The Other carB were
considerably damagea but none Of the In
them received sig test Jury Some vi the
had the ohess knocked oil The following Is list OF
the wounded OF Hose Company No A.
Geo Bailey 10 Norfolk street both his legs broken
OF them places and the other Al the ANGLE.
William Palmer, III Stanton street-les greatly in-
jurrd
William wnmott, z4o Delaney street-nurt In the
side ana feet
george Hobbs, Clinton ttreet-both legs and hip in
jmed.
William Daley injured in the breast aud back.
John Morgan, Lh1ton stre.t-head aud breast In
jured
Robert Macsay- hurt in the stomach by being thrown
II chair
Thomas Baker-hand injured
George Drady-iace bI uissd.
tLaIles Dumunint linton street, both legs injured.
Here Ne have st o ten, besides Others wnose names
could not lean more ar less Juied The amount
OF III. injury cannot YET be- a.oertAned Us Internal
bruises have been received ~hcn may terminate Ia
tally II IL cuiious circumstance mat the target,
winch was exqusit.y ornans Lieu not crushed al
the least. nsIe were two nlnsktts broken aud tfun-
pet Of of the baud The morn II DASHED oil ner
head was picked up MY i.es distant nv member Of
the comYaLy We II in the evening together
with po,ion al the whistle oi the iocoaotive. For
tunat,y there doctor IN the train Who gave MS
services freely To The woundsd We could not learn
his balIe.
then pioce, d. way. The dosn tram taken
10 New Atik By the taIi.m train. aud toss Company
No sitter consutiDg together resolved by IT,
~ pUIs giDg tbei trip and to apply the
they psndsd 10 sxperd upon the excursion for medi-
ard 10 tue tun,riug members II their body Is
the 6eclutpt occurred they on
The down tixiu having been placed on the track by
the aststabcs VI lri,h laboi who working iu
the IL sas attached To the Harlem Train
abu la the CIT! at AZ O'clock The members Of
Hose GO. No conveyed the wounded TO their resi-
depces ana DR. ,ocKoft called Ia u attend To Mr.
bailey. In theeyeLiog the company he'd u m-etin1
ST their carriage room and passed resolutions, which
will be iouId IN another part ut the Herald These
gentlemen slate that they heard alarm whistle from
either locomotive There II NO fence whassver at toe
place, ana railway pohce TO keep animals oil the
usck Some great change in the management VI This
and other rail ~sys necessary a. large amount
human lille has been sacrificed vi late, that might
VI der "a different system, have boon saved In tug
land ana Germany the railway accidents are not
to tteiy ore hundred that occur on the railway
York III proportion To the lecsth Of ground
travelled e1o yet good reason can be assgHrd VIII
III. should be- lost here than upon the rail-
roads in any other country Is not the lite OF an
Ess valuable as that II European, OF any otne
white IL on earth
! SUICIDE Yesterday afternoon, man, by the nam
OF James Smy tn living AT So Columbia street. commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat with razor He va
brst by sarah McCrey oi the allows
about alt tsst three clock The Coroner esile,
hold quest the wife of the deceased testihs,
before the jury they asd only been married
teen months. and that could be assigned 10
| the melancholy act The deceased was cooper BY
trade, and II years Of age, born In New York