The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-24
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The latest acccun. q this AFFAIR
SAWS, that when within about q mile
anl half Of New Rochelle. or abou,
l. niles from New York. the forward
car With the third or middle car fell
down. throwing the wheels Of the
rNk. anil with the axle, vent or the
enbank ment. The forward end Of
the car plowed the tres and track for
some ~ rods, when the connection
broke, aud The car went Of tho en-
bankmeht, turning a somerset. the
tentcr VI the top Of the car length.
wisr. strikin. upon heavy stone
wall, smashing it in splinters. The
next car followed suit, falling anil
resting uIon its side, the cnd Pitch
l,s into the silc Of TIC first car.
breaking throusi, and pressing i, near
" to tho centre. Thi. car lay about
half way down tho side Of the cm
h,nkmc,t. The Last car was drawn
half way OF the track. the forward
cnd on tho side next the track. plow
in. into the bank. and the back end
kceled into the air, supported by the
truck. which stool bolt upright. The
three cars were almost exactly abreast
No persons in the back car were in.
jIred.
The scene in the mid'llc car, tho
ono as.iidc the stone wall, utterly
bcssars description. Tho first ob
l,ct that met my eye (says n passen
gcr)was a stout young woman, arpar
rcnlly about II years Of age, lynn
upon her back apparently ltclcss. NJ
one was regarding her, "a so many
Who gave horrible sisns Of life de
mandcl attention by cries never t.
be forgotten by those who heard them
The mex. objects which attracted my
sight were two women, mother an'
daughter, both of whom were
squeezed between the detached to,
and side Of the car. mixed up Will
backs and seats which had been cas-
through the opening with them. o
roursa the NEST energetic efforts wer
made by all the uninjurcl in aid o
all. a more complete wreck canno
he conceived. The seats and thci
hacks we're strcwn in every direction
aud stripped Of every vcstiyc Of con
ncc,ion. L,nsuaso cannot pain
the scene. 1t seems miracle tina
many were not Killed outright. TIN
accident, it is believed arose from tn
detachment Of tho brake at the 70,
ward end Of tho third car. A fam
~ twenty-five rods back, saw tina
something was wrong, and hallocd a
the train. The brake, If this is til
true state OF facts, threw the wheel
off the track, and FROM that mon,cn
the forward end Of tho car dragye,
upon the track and tics, which it Iii,
for some ten rods as there are plai
evidences. Two sets Of wheels wer
ut tho bottom Of the embankmcnt,
or ten rods back of tho spot whcr,
the cars went of. The track was an,
is perfect, and not a wheel or axle i
broken. So there is no rcasonabl,
doubt Of the correctness Of the OK
PLANTATION Of the cause Of this acci
dent here given. 1t is not neccssar
to say, that those having the manage
mcnt Of the train, could do nothing /
prevent this occurrence. But We vii
say, that after it occurred, and thro
out, they acted like men. The col
ductor was in the rear car at tho tim
Of the accident.
a report prevails that Miss Mi
Ter Of, Massachusetts is dead.
by this accident some o. or 80 ne
sons were seriously injured.but strane
to say. mono other killed but tho m