New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-08

reached II, the Engine was precipita,ed into the
stream. and the whole train thrown into unutters.
bic confusion.
Immediately the accident happened, and without
waiting 70 learn the extent Of the damage, a nsn
.s''ed on ON loot, n Fonda distance Of six miles
~, .uisPse WI" Hooded, a. some points to the
oePth oil his arm-pits II took him three hours %
make tne SIX miles. He reported that il was lar.
edtbatthe Engineer aud Fireman were killed and
several passenger badly though not fatally injured.
As the telegraph is do sn, we are unable 10 obtain
further particulars IL is possible that train NAV
be In before we go TO press
In coming up the river last night, the Maxenoa
had her awning frame work carried away and "a.
ports & schooner ashore on Barren Island with her
fOremast and bowsprit carried away.
1t will be seen by the following that the Canal
through the Mohawk Valley has suffered severely:
SATURDAY MORNING.
NEssrs. WEED DAWSON g snts have TITS N jnen,
received express. bringing intelligence OF tbs most
serious damage and disaster to the Csns from the storm
ast nkht One break $50 feet In length carrying the
away 70 feet below Canal bottom, near Port 1a:kson--
Another breek 81 the hesd OF Lock No slt 'l .notoer
ascertain The extent Of the misfortune 20 up iae
mediaely, and will advice yon when learn from lnsPsc
ton more Of the pssr;,euls,r,sL Truly yours, v.
FURTHER PARTICULARs-LOsS OF LIFE.
Ir0 OciOck.-We have just conversed with
Mr.. Cloyes, the baggage man on the train which
left this city for the Weat last evening. He says
the bridge at Schenck's was standing as the trdn
approached, and the engineer saw it, But the
embsnkment was washed away, carrying of the
abutments; and the moment the engine touched
the bridge, it gave way.
The engine was precipitsted into the stream the
tender, freight car and the baggage car lodged
on top Of the engine. The three passenger cars
did not go into the stream, but badly broken.
In the freight car there were eight persons
horse and corpse. They were aborers on the
road, with the exception ef one woman. Only
four of the eight are 10 be found. One dead body
has been recovered. The others Including the
woman are supposed to have been carried Oft by
the rushing torrent. Neither the engineer nor
iremen were injured. The locomotive was broken
to pieces.
Mr.. Coyles was in the baggage car and although
it was shivered TO atoms, he escaped with few
slight bruises.
All the mails which left in the train last evening
Except that for Buffalo, have been brought back
10 this city, saturated The Buffalo mail "ass"ePt
down the Mohawk and has not yet been recovered
The Western train which was dae here this
morning. was precipitated into branch OF the East
Canada Creek, the culvert having been swept
away. One passenger was killed. He was SIT
ting in the middle car. -Four or five other passen-
gerswere badly hurt, and fourteen or fifteen slightly
The locomotive was badly broken, as were also
the baggage and two OF the passenger cars
No trains have yet arrived from the West further
than Schenectady. The Boston train arrived at the
usual hour.
No train will leave for the West further than
Schenectady, until something is heard from that
quarter.