New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
GREAT FRESHET.
Ra,lrsad Accident-Loss of Life

'FRONT.' Utica Gazette Of Monday 5ih
The severe storm or storms that passed over tnls
city on Friday night, acquired terrible power on
their passage TO the East, and were productive VI
the most serious results. The train that lett tns
city at IL O'Clock that night met with grleVous
accident about four miles east OF St. louisville, oy
the undermining Of culvert by the swelling OF
creek over which it was thrown. The eng'ue
passed over, but the tender fell through; the oa6'
e,ge car followed and stood on end the hrst pas.
senger car did likewise, while the second ana last
Passenger car fell on the top Of the whole:
Major Priest Of Little Falls, and Mr.. Bullions, Oh
this city, repaired to the spot and, by dint OIL tue
most interchangeable labor, succeeded In throwlnga
bridge over the culvert by o'clock on Saturday,
The conductor, Mr.. Clark, jumped 90 feet from the
cars into the water, and escaped unhurt. Engine
No. 2is q wreck. The passengers on Saturdays
3, z and l0l o'clock trains az well as on the Elk
press train Of P. NJ Of that day, were ferried
the lower break and went on to Albany The trains
stopped at st townsville. The crops are destroyed
for 10 miles In the region of st. Johnsvile Masses
of earth have sidden from the hills into the road to
such an extent in some places, that II will require
days to reu owe them. Mill-dams are universally
swept away.
About miles east of Speakers Basin, the creek
was 20 swollen that, though the bridge was not
washed from its sbutments, the Railroad bank, to
the depth OF feet and for the distance Of 10 rods
vas swept away, leaving a deep gully through
which the water rushed. The train which LEFT Al
bspy at p. n. plunged into IT, The baggage car
Was broken 20 pieces Engine NO 10 IL perfect
wreck. But little can be saved of it. A car that
was next to the bsggage.car contained man and
three horses The man. whose name was unknown,
Vas instantly killed. Henry Cloyse, the baggage
man, was severely burt. Two women and child
were drowned, and two men missng-supPosed to
have met the same fate twenty-five or thirty
passengers were injured-none severely. Mr..
Cherry of this city, lost ali his baggage. John
Barker, Of this city, the engineer, hsd his head
badly bruised and his nose almost entirely cut oil.
The baggage and the Rochester and Buffalo mails
were swept, a. supposed, into the Mohawk. A
corpse was in the bsggage-car; 1t was recovered
and sent ON west Saturday.
Mr. Vibbard the superintendent, and Mr. Speaker,
n director OF the company, set TO work on Satur-
d,y from 200 10 800 men and 100 teams. IL Is ex-
pected the dsmsge will be repaired on Monday or
fsesdsy Van Alstine, the fireman, got into the
river, and Notwithstanding be exerted himself to
save the baggage and mails, wss not hurt The
earth to the depth Of twenty feet bad given way
in four or Eve places this side OF the break Leaving
the rails and the ties 10 which they are attached
The canal has given way In i've places between
Port jackson and Fort Plain. Some OF the breaks
are bad The packet team towing the boat OF
Capt Mathews was drowned. The driverescaPed
North of Amsterdam, 100 sheep and 10 cattle aud
horses were Killed.
A more severe storm has been rarely 81 ever