New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-31
CITY ITEMS.

The TEMPERATURE -Yesterday was the keen
est DAY of the Winter. The thermometer stood
at 100 in the morning aud at 26' at noon, lat
Whiteball though it seemed much colder To
ward night it sank again, and the winter arose
6ercer than ever, pouring into the City by every
street that looked toward the west. twas bot
FIRE that could keep one from shlvering
JENNY LIND AND SALvI--It appears by late
intelligence from Havana that Salvi, the great
tenor, has been engaged by Barnum to accom-
pany Jenny Lind to the United States at the con-
clusion of bis present engagement with MART.
This will be a splendid combination OF musical
genius and abilities.
THE PHILADELPHIA HUMANE FIRE Co.-This
admirable company, who have been sojournlng
with us several days, left yesterday on their re-
turn. During their stay they made the round OF
the City, seeing everything Of note under the
escort of Hose Co. 3, whose guests they were.
ACCIDENT on THE ERIE RALROAD.--The
down train on the Erie Railroad, which left
Binghamton on Wednesday evening, met with
a serious accident which detained it for two or
three hours About % o'clock on Thursday morn
ing, when midway between Equinunk and Han
kin's, one of the rails, which appeared to have
been affected by the sudden frost, gave way as
the train was passing over, throwing the hind
most car completely off the track. The road here
rms along the steep bank Of the Delaware, thirty
or forty feet above the water. Notwithstanding
there were some six or eight feet intervening be-
tween the track and the edge of the embark
ment the sudden swapping of the rail and conse'
quent shock threw the further end of the car over
the edge, and being detached from the rest OF the
train, it was hurled down into the river.
Fortunately for the passengers 1t contained,
about twenty in number, the top was entirely
broken off in it's descent, and though the body Of
the car rolled into the icy current, the end only
resting on the shore, they were enabled to extri-
cate themselves from the wreck. 1t was feared
that some might have been swept away, but this
could not be ascertained in the darkness and con-
fusion. Most Of the passengers lost their carpet
bags, hats and other loose articles. The wind and
water were so intensely cold, that the clothes of
those who were submerged troze stiff in few
minutes. Nearly all were more or less cut and
bruised by the stove and the fragments of the
car. One man was found lying under the top,
Narrowsburg, with another who was in q state of
insensbity. The others came on in the train,
their injuries not being Of a dangerous character.
If none have been swept away in the stream, 1t
is probable that nc lives have been lost-a mirac.
ulous escape considering the nature o. the acct
dent.
This is one of those disasters which could not
have been foreseen Such great change in the
weather as we have experienced this week, is
very trying to the rails and the slightest defect In
the iron may cause it to give way under the jar
of the wheels. The following card signed by
number of the passengers, has been handed in for
publication. The most of them were in the hind
most car, and more or less injured. We learn
from some of them that everything was done by
the conductor and others attached to the tram,
which was possible under the circumstances. The
train was delayed some time, and guard left to
warn the down freight train before it reached the
spot: ,oo
We the undersigned passengers on the New York and
Ere Railroad during the recent trip. an 80 take this OPP
poruny of rendering sincere thanks TO Mr. Mst1eson
conductor, slso TO Mr. White, brakeman for the genue-
that occasonFearng lest mlsststements may arse "a
yegard 10 The cause The said accident we hnk we aen
dnv hound 10 exonerae all the officers then on duty from
any censuro blame whatever.
The accident of serious nature and we have reasons
TO believe that lives may have been lost but we 90
not believe 1t resulted from any neglect OF the Company or
caTeleeeness of those then on duty. - ,,,.r,o
RALPH G. PRATT, r. n OLI " En-
aARVEY a DENNfSTON. =. PHILLIPS
faMES n ne PEIJ GEO. SWAIN,
JOHN s. PROUTY b. hfLANU,,
J. Ii. FUTILE, I; MOkENCS;
p. FITZSIMMONS, ED. ObhhAN'
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