Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-27
Rail Road Accident and Loss of Life.

New YORK, February 17.-This morning. at 6
o'clock, the express mig ht train the Erie Railroad
passing Binghampton, of the axles of the hind
broke, and the and passengers precipta-
ted down embankment 80 feet high into the Dele
ware river. OF the passengers. 26 were drawn out
alive, but more or less in jured. Charles Hyatt, of
Wocott, N Y, killed R. S. Weldum, of Je
ween of Buffalo, and MIR. Torrngton of Duchess
county, N. " missing, and supposed TO have been
drowned Among the injured were MIR Buckart, con-
ductor Patrick Flynn, brakeman, badly, and Mrs.
Julia Clarevile and daughter, Of Louisville, KY. The
water of the river intensely cold, being filled with
floating ice, and the passengers rescued were nearly
frozen Mr.. Buckart foaied mile down the river
before he was rescued
| A movement of associated workmen has taken
place in Paris. Thirty-fve men, representing the
different operative Associations whose productions
often merit to be ranked among works of art held
conference to discuss the propriety of emigratng to
the United States of America. The first and prnci-
pal speaker was an operative cablnet-maker, whose
productions attracted, it is said, much attention at
the London Exhibition. He said in substance. that
the whole policy of the Government was nimical to
the principle of associations and concluded by re-
marking
"Hitherto we have sent the produce of our varied
industry to the New World; that very expectation
| has been the great cause of our SUGGESTIVE most
extensive of the happy results of efforts
! Why should we not transport our industry to the
New World We shall find there, on the spot it
self, the primary materials necessary for u.s. and the
cost of whose TRANSPORT ~nna th~: slt1Un Iert
more onerous-I allude to timber metals, leather
wool, &c. New York and New Orleans viii soor
cease to depend on Paris inasmuch as with us, whc
are the real producers of those wonders of Partisan
industry, Paris will have emigrated to New Yorl
and New Orleans. propose, then, the formation o
Committee of Emigration, to be charged with til,
liquidation of the Operative Associations of Paris
the realization of their capital and the organization
of the means necessary for emigration to the
States within the shortest period possible"
The statement was received with marks of appro
val. Some other members also addressed the meet
ing, not however, to combat the proposition but t.
modify it. Various points Of South America and d
Canada were also suggested for the new establish
ment: but it observed that these were matter
of detail the solution of which ought to be entruste
to the Committee of Emigration the labors of tina
Committee would have for its object to give the pro
posed emigration all the guarantees of success Al
ter ersation on matters of detail the prom
ositon of the operative cabinet-maker who first ad
dressed the meeting put to the vote. and unani
mously adopted A Commission of Emigration wa
then elected by ballot. The author of the PROPOSE
ton was the first who was named member of tn
Commission his colleagues are an operative engine
maker, an operative paper-stainer, operative up
holsterer, and an operative silver-smith.