The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-25
ACc6SsNT ON THE ERIE RAILROAD.

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| FrlshtfuI smast of n Train Of Cars Proosp-
itated down a Twenty foot Embankaent
--Onc Man Killed-Thsce Others Seriously
,-~jured-Account by nm Eye Witness.
.v alarming and friehtful accident by which ons
man ,ot Ss life and three Others were seriousy-oue o.
them q .. ,nsidercd fatally injured occurred yeser
d.v morn,ro ,pon the Ramapo and Paterson branch Of
tb linz % r.ro sd It appears that the through express
train for Nav yor Y due In this city at hafpast eleven
O'Clock in the forenoo left the suerns station ~ nee
minutes past ten havi frcm one nundrod anu my
two burdred nasseugers board The train was being
taken along at quick but IL IL not SAID excess'c' ra
speed and when passing sudden curve M 'n' '.,
at exactly fifteen minutes to loVen o'clock the DANCE o.
a wheel on the forward truck OF the engine suooenS
broke This caused heavy be erins down OF we'gns"
that direction and the reyoluti ms being continued
complete smash OF the wheel and surrounding WORK
sued. by this means the engine ". run o' ''e "-'
and went down cmbankment OF fro ni'ecn W "eAs
fve feet In height into rocky mead, wv 1ne oassss
car after aud rolled complt tey over IT, anu
the passenger followed but becoming oetscnsu INV
ell over on their sides
Although much calmness and presence VI m'no "ese
cvnced by all still of fightful alarm ana conia
sion prevailed The fragments Of the engine oo o'esss7
cars lAy.scattered around in every direction, s' ~
arehted passengers, many Of them bruised sod dses
had to Chamber through the windows and bro ven Ps-
neIs happy to reach the ground BY any means Of DE-
man. worthy young man and an attentive officer -
instantly killed -
Another fireman was scalded severely to NdC
his ultimate recovery very doubtful
The brakeman, resident of Jersey City, had his
jammed between two passenger and remained In tn
painful situation for nearly hour During this time even
exrtion was made BY his companions and the passengers
successful they were panied to find that the poor fellow
had Of his arms broken.
Mr. Green. the conductor, had most narrow escape,
saving himself only by the dangerous experiment Of jump
ing from the rolling train
There was no baggage lost nor were any OF the pss
sengers seriously ipjurd but the greatest excitemeat
prevailed at the scene Of the disaster.
Great praise due to tho engineer for having promptly
reversed the engine upon nscertaning that something
bad happened that the borne down BY thsr
weight and not propelled by force. which, had
occurred would havo caused caamitous loss Of ife
The names Of the killed and wounded are
William Gelder Jeffrey fireman. killed.
Henry Calrick, fireman, severely (perhaps fatanyj
scaldcd
The breakman (nnme unknown) arm broker and
injured internally The latter officer is native of Ire-
An extra train was Immediately sent from Patersoa
and the were conveyed here, after delay
We do not learn that any blame attach to the
officers in charge of the train either regards rato II
speed or want of prccaution
We have in our Office many fragments Of the broksa
wheel brought to by Mr. Taylor Of Buffalo passea
been Termed Of very poor description Of iron It ps-
sens sandy appearance instead Of that sCidty Of par
up for such an important part Of the machinery asa
main engine wheel.
There many air holes and flaws observable, ons
flaw being fully nine inches long and extending to nearly
two-thirds the depth of the whole.
Many gentlemen passengers attribute the accident
tirely to this cause.
ACCOUNT BY AN EYE WITNESS.
We have received the following letter from T. Nois,
Esq merchant, of Pine street, in this city,
WESTERN HOTEL.
NEw YoRE, August 81 1852.
JAMES GoHpor BENNETT, Esq.-
arrived here ut half past five o'clock this evening ~
the train the Erie railroad which should have
here at halfpas eleven this morning We thus de-
tanned by horrible accident the particulars Of which
will narrate.
About seven miles from suGerns and half way betwsaA
that place and Paterson Of the wheels Of the loco
motive broke and precipated the engine tender ana
two cars filed with men, and children, down
steep embankment.
was in the last but OF the train and the first
ntimation that received OF the accident by two
very violent jerks.
Upon emerging from the car, discovered the engine,
ender and two cars which have described, all lying
own the embankment, turned over all smashed up, ana
roken to pieces The seats were knocked out Of tho
ars the windows stove in, and in short the whole
we're a complete wreck.
The engine turned oyer upside down, and laid at
he bottom it the tender, and top Of that wero
he cars
The cries and shreks of the people inside these tive
ars heart-rendng and their crushed and manged
condition awful to behold The steam tho en-
zine poured into the forward and several persons
cred severely from scads
Upon inspecting the wreck, OF the fremen dis
overed completely buried under IL. He must have
shed instantly 1t took fully two hours to dig him out
In the first gentleman found wedged In
moDgs the broken parts that 1t required two hours tme
eytrcate him He bore under the sueripgs Of his
ituation admirably. When he finally got out to
sonhment Of all he found not to be very much in
urcd. Whether he had any bones broken not cam
,ot say as medical men were in attendance.
Another fireman was very much injured. think he
lad leg and arm broken lie appeared to suffer greatly
lie not able to be moved and consequently leftst
farm house.
great many OF the passengers more or less in
ured by bruises These bruises severe that
doubtedly many will be lnid up by them.
should think the height of the embankment, on which
The about equal to the length of Of the
The wheel which broke found to be very detective
casting full Of blow holes like honeycomb.
The conductor happened to bo in the hindermost car
akng the tickets, and he not hurt ut all lie be-
layed very we'll exertng himself to make all comfort
ble and to for ward us to New York
The farmers in the neighborhood all extremely
their houses and doing what they coMl
or
OF there were many hair breadth escapes and
hose of us who unnjured certainly feel derouuv
thankful for preservation.
Very respectfully yours, f. N.
Personal Intelligence.
The Hon. J. J. Crtenden arrived yesterday, At the