The New York herald., 1851-12-07
The Accident OH the Hudson River Rail-


Hupsov RIVER RAmRoAD oFFIcE, 6s WAhREys
NEw YoRK Dec 6, 1851
Wv. G. YouvG, PEEs'r HuD. RIv. r. r. Co -
sIE On investigating the nature and extent Of the
Injuries sustained by the passengers at the accident
near oEStoD am very happy to report IN q. Sss no
danger This is Mr w. c. Potter Of Troy who Was bal
y bruised in the head AID chest throat scerated and
1t feared that some small blood vessel in the brain
broken; which may cause death by the efasion OF
Mr. Lewis Stone of Harpsrsneld Del Co. has lost his
left arm smputated below the elbox. He Is now doing
well. young man with him, his servant, was slightly
Injured in the arm.
G. H. Harris, a German or Pole, recently returned
from California, has leg badly frsctu ed near the
knee DR. Mott has gone 20 Peekskill to attend him.
Mr. Csip, Of yalae, Columbia county, ha, leg frsc-
Thomas n. Vail, of Poughkeepsie, has rib broken.
n. htams, Of Nevburg L. Case and two sisters: OF
the place. all considerably cut about the face
and lead, and one Of the sisters had her leg badly
bruised
Andrew Merritt, near Newburg, reported dead,
r NJ Crane. Of Newark, was bruised internally but
Mrs. Montrofs Of Peekskin hand cut and leg bruised
Patrick Gilmour Hsverstrsw, considerably bruised
N Mason, Mansroneck, cut In the head, not very
David Macksy. Grassy Point leg bruised, head and
John Holden, ,sme place, head and face cut.
william II Gurney, q drover, fortieth street and
Several Others cut end bruised msre or less but
the above all the Of any importance, so far as
able to sscersin. Every attention seems to have
been paid BY the local agents Of the Company to the
wourded and their friends and medical aid and assist
snce Of every kind promptly rendered wherever nscss
sary
The above report Of intelligent Agent Of the Com
pany dispatched to ascertain the extent Of personal in
uries arriving from the collision Of trains on the 9th In
slant, 1. published to prevent misapprehen,ion.
OLIVER II. LEE, Secretary.
MANAGEMENT OF THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
TO rHr EDITOR or rHr HERALD.
You viii confer favor on the travelling community
by giving publicity to the following facts -
On Thursday evening last myself with about eighty
more passenger left Troy In the cars OF the Hud.on
River Railroad for New York, being informed BY the
agent the cobdu,tor and others IN the employment Of
The railroad company that should be attached TO the
Albany train immediately the arrival Of the westers
trans ~ Greenbush and arrive in New York about one
O'Clock that night In very little while after reaching
Gresnbuh the vestern train arrived, and atr great
deal Of time hsd elapsed inquiry made by the pas
sepgsrs why not forwarded according 10 agree
uent sud were told that We must vst till the up
tr~ansuiyed At about two o'clock On Friday unrning
tbf train arrived The engine that brought US from
troy then attached aud took about one or t~o
belor the depot at Gr.enbush, vhes the engineer
could not the engine down. Aftsr about au hour
had saps another engine was brought dsvn aud
attached 70 the r>in aud took back to the depot At
6reenbush On making Inquiry, we we're told oy the
conductor tha. the 1ernebdsnt Of the road had
dered train back house and 10 be left there
until Ella ht O'Clock Friday morning After which In.
formation neither superintendent nor conductor we're
AZ eigh. O'Clock Friday morning. after being
left In the without food drink any other necss
gary refesbnsnt for about twelve hours LETT Green
bu,h arrived a Thirty first street In this city, a.
tvo o'clock Friday afternoon, being sbout eghseen
hours the time left Trey until arrived 10
Nev York. Among the rasseagers were several ladies
one or mere Of them with uf4nts, al Of whom left
e ,hit The te., way they could without even 60 much
explanation frtm any OF the very polite suSord
mates Of the company The writer Of this being nqu
se remembered what he heard from the lips of the con
du,toT q the Troy train and the brakeman snd such
Othsrf a. be htsfd giving solution Of the thing The
brakeman between Troy and Greenbu.h informed the
condcctor that the Pram the engine that vss then ruu
mig us down 70 Troy could no. take us down Tor II
wss ~. Qorsfa tnough that unless they get another
engine then repairing In the shop flashed that night
tley gculd hate engine TO send down with the Fri
Gay EUTnBg train While waiting for the up train, ~
us supposed, the braksmen and others In converta
ton tcg thef heard TO say, in speaking OF the
train and tie Fas-enxert that they might think them
selves vel Cr u hey got away from Greenb ash bsere
eight ci ok Frid ~ morning; and from al the Erite
could rathr- he has 70 this conclusion that the
sursrnsndept the conductor the brakemen the clerk.
the on Who sold ths tickete al Of them kneF the
train would not come down hat they dd not mean %
ssnd n down. an IN The face of ell this they took our
money AM -t as 70 perish II need be- for all they cared
and do you that " The wsah had been intense
Iv cold great spferug have been endured by the
passengers Make What you please Of these facts
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