The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-03-06
Terrible Railroad accident.

lie t1lIoNus account 81 most terrible acct
dent upon the New York dsd Erie Railroad
which hsfel the tram going towards New York
on Tuesday morning, the 18th ult, is from the y
\. Tribune, The writer VAS an eve witness and
participant in the thrilling scene and sketches
merely what came under hi, own no,iee:
when the engine, with a baggage car and four
passenger cats attached had come to sharp
curve IA tie road about two miles west of Equo-
mack. ;luse of Us who were IN the next tu the
last ear were suddenly started from our seats
thrown hl.hvr and th.,hCr 10y that peculiar lpluu-
motion, " hch : we'll kuuWn 20 tie experienced
a ndItat'ns that the cal i oil from the TIA 49,
We were drawn over tie sleeper Tor the distance
OF :o-ty rods expecting every minute that the car
would fall to pieces. The stove was at once up
SET, and the Goals scattered IN every direction.
binding our eyes with smoke AMI ashes. When
the engine was stopped upon rushing 10 the door.
the first sight that met our view was the Della
ware River rushing by. directly beneath at the
foot ota walled prycyr'sc, at least thirty feet M
height. The next m~Ulsn, the conductor Of the
tram came drifting Gpuu cake Of ,ce. calling for
help, and assuring Us that he had already iallcL
through theernmb,mg fno,hold two or three times
y short distance behind him was a passenger in
4 simGs~ situation. The ice WAS drifting at the
rate.' ave miles an hour aud iticqurcd fast run
mag to Keep IN n line with them, Ropes were
procured from the engine, and after some minutes
ul fcartu suspense with the AID of \ skill and a
board thrown to one Of them to be used As a pad.
de, they were both rescued in helpless cundi.
ton.
Bv this time welcarned that the passnngtg car
behind rs, the last of the train was Just the 9th.
L.. n tl,a into tbY H..
aware River with all who were within 1t. We
FASTENED to the spot and 10 thirty feet below u,
was the car, almost buried under the water, and
the poor creatures within were thrustmg their
arms out If the windows and calling for help
Two or three OF them had crawled upon he roof
and were btScechIng Us to- save them. The scene
AT first seemed to strike every one dumb with
horror. The smooth walled precpce could not
be descended. We we're obliged to - a lif:lt
farther M the river, where there was rp wall
but only gravel bank aud there Sid G,wn 10
the water, edge. The car at the nearest end
was about - feet from The shore, the water WIS
deep and running very ,vif ". Boards were found
upon the beach but none Of them were long
cnough.--Affer half an hours hard work a dead
trunk ola hcmlock tree was showed into tie last
window, and other eud resting upon the shore
With tie md Of this bridge WAS built, upon
winch nose aDs To wax were .'I' ana nose zoe
'huVh 'tvN'u ~ move were car ''" Az axe ""'
procured a'A n'its gat through 'hr '''' ana on,
after another, tie unfortunate passengers were If
ted out 1t was one Of tie most thrilling scene,
ever imagined. a Young s'r' was draw" up. an0
al once U'S," 10 I'r'd 'n.' hrr mother might De
..aV'd ~n'ni o'--rI i'' ms Wi' rescue
Trend Struggled TO ave friend. An o'I @al Oh
seventy years "N' Il'W" owl OF 'ht wafer 'h'eh
slD.t' u1I sue "'' ware I7'Ne"'
Upon S''u'5 l"e 'gHtrer, ashore me only
way TO s'' ll',m To- p''c' 81 'tHe, was [" pa,
ropes l'"'t '"''t '"'',' ANGER '..' -,'"S' ""d
"''" u'm I'ir''iF VT 'a' pr."pr'' me severe
cold '''1p'c'l''el ih'm l 90. raising n'Fd'y m