The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-23
Sad Railroad Accident.


Sad Railroad Accident.
One of the most serious accidents
that has ever taken place OH the New
York and New Haven Railroad occurs
red yesterday, aud, as now appears.
through no fault Of any of the officers
of the road. the cause, as near as learned
being unusual and not suspected. The
accident happened to The O'Clock
train, on its way 10 New Haven. The
train was composed of six passenger
cars, besides the engine, baggage cars,
&c. On arriving at the town of Pei
ham, about a mile and a half below
New Rochelle, it was perceived that
three OF the passenger cars we're mis-
sing. On reversing the engine and run,
ming backwards short distance, a ter
rble scene was presented. in the wreck
of two Of the cars and the serious in
jury Of a number of passengers. Three
cars had been percipitaled down an en-
bankment distance of twelve or fifteen
feet. The third car was the least dam
aged. and It's passengers were emerging
from IT, and assisting those who we're
grooming amid the ruins of the other
two. The bruised and bloody appear.
ance of sume dozen or more wounded
men and women formed a group Of suf-
fering, both affecting aud terrible to the
beholder.-One man had large portion
ofhs scalp taken of-another a severe cut
in the orehead-another had lost a fng-
er Others unable 10 stand were creep
ing about in great distress Que lazy
was internally injured, aud to such an
extent that every attempt TO move her
occasioned the most excrutiating pains.
Between twenty and thirty persons were
inIured-a portion only were slightly
bruised.
Amid the confusion incident to such
a disaster, aud The conflicting reports
respecting it, It is difficult to obtain all
the facts in regard TO the cause of the
accident or the extent Of the injuries OF
the sufferers. We give below, such
statement as we have received. 1t is
believed that the cars were thrown from
the track by the detachment of the
break " from the third car, which it
is supposed fell down upon the track
under the forward wheels of the same
car, IN consequence of the wrenching
out oflhe iron which connected the break
with the running gear of the car. The
following are the names OF the persons
injured, as far as we could learn them.
VIM Bristling, Gardiner, Me-, scalp
badly torn and head bruised Mrs. Sey-
mour, Stamford, very badly bruised
Charles Booth, Newark, N. j., lost a
finger II. D. Lockwood, Of this city,
(brakeman) both legs broken. He was
thrown fifteen or twenty feet Mr.. Hart,
brakeman, hand hurt II. L. Plumb,
Stockbridge. hip badly injured and arm
broken Aaron Curtis, Bristol, head
and back badly injured; little son of
Isaac Berry, badly injured on the head
Mr. and Mrs. Wiggin and two children,
New York. slightly hurt.
The following persons, all of Glou-
cester, N. j., are also slightly injured ;
Mrs. and Miss Funnel, Mrs. Mason,
Powell. Moore, Cogel and Miss Gragg
These. with number of others, are al
the City Hotel; L. S. Foster. wife and
daughter, Indiana, seriously hurt Mr.
Foster and family are at the Union
House; Miss Clarke, Hartford, face bad
ly cut and ann bruised; A boy with
Miss Clarke was also injured A Mis-:
Miller of Mass. badly hurt; Leroy
Taylor Of Newton, Conn, badly injur-
ed 10y cut in the head Capt. Bassett
Bridgeport, hurt, but able 10 90 on ::
Smith Boolhe. Bridgeport, hurt consid
erably in the head daughter and two
grand children of DR. Andrews, of Wal
Iingford, considerably injured.
Al that humanity could dictate wa:
done for the sufferers, and they wert
kindly cared for by the conductor, Mr.
Quintard, and others connected will
the train.
We learn by the trains this morning
that no one has yet died, and that The
physicians in attendance at Stamford
and New Rochelle. speak encouraging
ly of the recovery of the wounded. N
Hdren Palladium, 1911.