The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-10
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER.
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COLLISION ON TIE PATTERSON RAILROAD.
Two Men Fatally Injured and Several Others
Dangerously Wounded,
&c., &c., &c.

Between eight and nine O'Clock last evening" collision
took place the Paterson Railroad, about mile from
Bergen Hn between the Paterson emgrant train going
west ana the Erie express train coming east by which
two men we're fatally injured, and several others
wounded.
1t appears that on the Paterson train leaving Jersey
City, it three minutes behind time, and the
conductor stopped the train in Bergen Gut and remained
there short time, awaiting the approach of the Erie
train The conductor then looked at his watch and re-
marked that the conductor the down train had for
feed the right Of the road and proceeded slowly for
ward and at about mile from the Gut the down train
approached, with considerable speed, and the collision
took place, smashing both locomotives and driving
the tenders both through the baggage car carrying away
also part Of the passenger The forward pas.
senger contained number Of emigrants and the
second several gentlemen residents of Paterson on
their way home
After the collision the conductors rebuked each other
for running out Of tme each claiming the right to
the road The Injured left on the road until assist.
could be procured to convey them away. Some of
the passengers unnjured walked back to Bergen Hnl
and returned Jersey City by the Philadephia train
Additional Particulars.
THE INJURED MEM BROUGHT TO THE CITY HOSPITAL
The Philadelphia train after her arrival at Jersey City,
returned back to the of the collision under the
direction Of Mr. Seth Geer the conductor Of the Erie
Express tran accompanied by Dr. Culver of Jersey City
On arriving at the spot three brakemen found to
have received frightful injury.
Farrell OGarrow brakeman the the Erie Express train
was found to have his left Leg just below the knee
petey Off and the other most dreadfuy crushed
that only held by the muscles and skim The shattered
limbs were bandaged up by Dr. David Ward of Hornsvle
teuben county, who happened to be of the passen
gers the express train. The injured man is without
family and has brother residing at the of Ninth
avenue and Thirty fourth street, New York. 1t is be-
ieved the injury will prove fatal He conveyed in
carriage from Jersey City to the New York Hospital
James Harrison Van Ceet, thigh broken, and other
ye,e bodily injuries his recovery is believed to be very
doubtful He has wife and two children residing at
Newark New Jersey He brakeman on the Pater
SON train
Henry J. Griffin, brakeman the Paterson train, had
his right leg broken Just below the He has wife
and family residing at No lis Canal street. where he
taken in carriage at his request 1t is believed he
| will recover
JW Cesad the baggage master Of the Erie Express
train was at time of the collision in the baggage
car the and the force of the tender bursting
through the gave Mr. Cosad violent shock, which
knocked him through the door OF the passenger car,
from which he hurled back again to the baggage
he received some severe bruises and had his back
sprained
Charles razier, the engineer of the express train
escaped injury Thomas Blakey, engineer Of the Pater
son train sprapg off the locomotive and in SO doing in
ured his head and leg None Of the passengers either
train received any serious injury but the greatest alarm
prevailed for time amongst them not knowing at first
the extent Of the accident.
Mr. Seth Geer, conductor of the Erie Express train,
capped without injury and did William g. Gale, con-
| ductor of the Paterson train.
CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
appears from the statement Of Mr. Seth Geer conductor
Of the express tran running time when he
met the Paterson train which ought to have remained
on the double track in Bergen cut until the train
had passed. On the other hand Mr. Gale the conductor
of the Paterson train alleges that he not of
the;new time table, and accordingly the old time;
and not meeting the express train on the double track,
believed he had right to the road hence the collision
which took place at sixteen minutes past eight o'clock
| according to the time Of Conductor Geer.