New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-01
Fearful Railroad AccidcDt-TwO Lives Lost
and several Persons Injured.
SPRINGFIELp, Saturday, On. 3

SPRINGFIELD Saturday Oct. 30, 1852.
We have Just learned from passenger by the
express train from NewYork that passing over the
canal bridge at Windsor Locks, of the rails broke
and precpitaed the last car containing about IL passen
gers, into the canal
The three hindmost off the track when the
rail gave way breaking up their trucks and tearing up
the track in great style.
The last into the canal in about II feet OF
water, AID was broken all TO pieces
Two persons only Messrs Parker are known TO have
been drowned. They were brothers, who had unex-
pectedly returned from California, and were going TO
surprise their wives Their bodies have been recovered
number OF the passengers were more or less injured
but none, it is believed, fatally.
One LADY had arm broke.
Rev Mr. Clark of Worcester was severely hurt, and
is now ut the Massasot House here
There was rumOr Of lady being lost, nut II proved
to be incorrect
The track is so broken up that the cannot pass
etherway and passengers are transferred from one set
At the last accounts this evening they drawing
the from the canal TO see any more persons
One hundred aborers are on the ground repairing the
damage
SECOND DISPATCH.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 81, 1852
The train left New-Haven with four passen-
ger carr and had just passed the village OF Windsor
Locks approachngthe bridge over tn canal The track
it il known is laid the bank Of tho canal When the
fourth last thrown up, it disconnected with
the third car and rolled into the canal landing
right side up, some fifteen feet rom the bank The
third cor was thrown from tie track by the sudden jerk
Its forward truck turned round under the car and the
last truck of the second also torn oil and brought
back under the third.
The train thus progressed and passed the bridge
leaving not sleeper the bridge rail not thrown
out Of location Il thus went fifty feet, and when
il stopped the third tipped toward the canal so
that another revolution OF the engine must nave thrown
it in with it, whole load Of passenger
Mrs joseph Whitney, Of Boston had an arm broken
and was otherwise injured. On Sunday Mr. Whitney
came up from Boston with special tram and removed
her 10 that city
The two men reported killed were probably all who
lest their lives Their names believed 10 be James
and Daniel Ellington, OF South Kingston r. Is and they
csmc home in the Georgia. One of them was dead
when taken out but the other struggled for few mo-
cns special messenger has been dispatched to the
families OF these to inform them OF the sad event
Mr. Macon Of Newl ork considerably I'M urcd II the
head. how badly il not known.
Gen James Palmer o. Haven Chief Engineer OF
the Air Line Railroad injured internally, and
from what ascertain the most seriously OF those
who survive.
Rev Mr. Clark of UxbridSe severely bruised in
the hip and face and thoroughly drenchcd He how
ever came Immediately on and spent Sabbath at the
Massasoit House in this city. His appearance, as he
aishcd from the carr, that of nearer dead
than alive the shock having spread terribly
cadsverous hue over his councnancc. We learn that
he is comfortable.
Mrs Patrick belonging in the family OF George Mer-
riam Of this CITY, of those saved from the car
nearly uninurcd She was taken out of the roof
Mr. and Mre. r. : Mum, OF Monson, were among
those somewhat severely injured.
The great wonder il, that no more lives were lost
The track repaired so as TO be passed by Tram IN
roil which broke. The train, too, was under high
spCed