New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-31
S,sel1ARRnnRoAn ACCIDENT AND MI

p,r,Iors Fsc,pr or PASSENGERS The la upward
passenger tran on the Fltchburg road on Saturday
last met with a rather singular accident, and the
passengers IN one had very narrow escape with
ihelr lives When the tram was short distance be-
yond the Lowell Railroad crossing, IN Cambridge,
going az good speed the passengers III the thlrd ear
from the engine were suddenly startled by tremen-
dous crashing or snappng noise, accompanied by
the tearing up two seats on the left hand side near
the center the nppng up and Spnterng of the floor
ing IN three places, lnlurlng lady passenger very
h.dly and fuehtenlng everybody IN the cars almos.
ont of their wits. 1t all done IN two seconds
The utmost ceniuslon relgned NOBODY khe" the
cause persons the other cars neither kne" or ieit
anythlnP of the shock, and the tram kept on - IL
rotbny had happened, until some OF the passengers
FASTENED INTO rear car and gave the alarm BY put
tne on the breaks which brought up the tram about
three-ouarters OF a mile beyond the spot "a htlIe
bridgel where the accident occurred.
The break to the forward wheels oil the car, upon
examination, was found most slngulaTly shattered
and the iron work good deal bent Al hrsI II was
believed that fragment OF this break was iorced up
through the car III the manner described, out upon
examination il found 10 De perfect IN al us parts
Mr Tilden, the Superintendent OF the Road, VINO
happened TO be on the train at the time toselher
with one or two other gentlemen returned 70 Tue
where the accident occurred, and found bef"esH
~ rails which the tram had Just passed over, an
extra rail- considerably bent, lying upon me Seepeis
OF the bridge, which crosses a slulce way 10 t~o
nersor can agree as 10 how the accident could nave
occurred There Is little doubt; hs"eyeI, tAai lhe
break which Was found so much oatterei, "as Iooss
and LON down fildt IL nlltLS Tau VI Sh1A'
causlpg the accident When the missile came up
through the car II struck OF the seats WIN such
force as 10 throw lady, seated upon A. over t"9
seats back bruisng her very severely she Oeiohgsd
10 FltChburg, and was accompanied oy heI husDdnu
Reinstatement passed up through the Do,oh "a
the car through copy OF the TrNsrrt IN the hai'as
OF gentleman. cutting large hole IA II, as ce1n -
# done with a razor then up through the top ol INC
car then down through IN another direction aiiu ~
again IN new place, making four oEeaches Oesloe
r1ipIr,g up the seats and splInierlng Inc hOh"viA
IKE so much pine board No other person out tle
iady was injured notwithstanding the car was 'ui u
nassengers at the time The tram as delay cd sof'
- nv the accident Boston Commonwealth.
A SINGULAR AwARD.-The offer OF
small premium was lately made, through the Boston
ConsregatlOnal4st for the best essay II answer 70
sundry questions in relation to pracucaI rehsoi,
and especially pointing out the relation OF me SOU
salvation 10 a knowledge Of the person oil Chris-s
polni, We would think, involving the most peculiar
features OF the orthordoI views The committee IN
the case awarded the prize, without knowing me a
thors of any OF the proposed essays, 70 f1er. 'iI
Briggs, Unitarian clergyman of Plymouth, Mtss
II IS certainly suggestive circumstance IN many
ways--and perhaps we may say hopeiul-lhat tns
best exposition Of such point OF theory snouia
have been supplied By Unitar1an-evenm In Tue Jung
ueat Of orthodox Critics