New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-10
The Fatal Railroad Accident In New.Haap.
shire.


The following sccount is by enc OF the pas
snsers. Rev Mr. Fuller and is furnished By hina 10
The Manchester N. II kfrr0r'
"Iva. Iookin, out az the window. when we felt Sc
we're shock sud the car dragged for sfew seconds
the axle @. the frnt wheel being broken. Perfectly
conscious Of cur Stustion, | remember thiokns
what WAS the matter retained through the whole
my eopseiorsness In another second, the coupling
which joined with the othev, broke, and our
car was whrled violently round, 80 ss to reverse me
ends, ard We were swung down The Rocky Ledge. for
once had DO hepe of escaping death shall neyer
forget the hreathless horror which during
our fall There wss not a shrek nor exclamation,
till the progress OF the after having turned over
twice ON the rocks arrested and With violent
conclusion, having parted in the middle, and being
broken into many thousand fragments.
received personally few bruises aud leah cuts, OF
no particular moment and found myself amid msss OF
broken glass and splntered wood, and groanins men
and women with no limbs broken, and with heart 10
praise God for HE spsrng mercy hsd no ueed 70 scs
out NJ sry door or window fof the car was frsSnents
~ ruin The next moment man covered with blood
himset-a noble fellow-ssd we are alive ,es " nelp
others" passed from frighttnl part OF the scene
TO another and the whole now before me ~ fearful
vi.on Men came up on every side dripping with
blood, and few escaped some cuts and oruises Beore
Gre romthe tove and added to the general horror and
suffering.
Two nciden,s among the many terrible ones. are ca
pecislly present TO my memory On me osns sst =
mother Mrs Stokes of this city, easping her little boy
of soue three year OF he had been rescued
from the which had rewn the rock with spnteret
fragments and her person was considerably burned
by the fire. but she shedding Of gratitude over
her rescued child and rejoicing in his safety unmndfu
of her own pain. But few steps from her cav i'd
most appalling scene Of ALL There another mother
whose agony passes beyond any description. She could
shed no tears but overwhelmed with srief uttered such
affecting words ~ | never forget. IL w3 Mrs.
Pierce the lady Of the President elect and near her In
that ruin Of shvered wood and iron lay more terrible
..,,tpt af,rea
full OF life aud hope She wa supported by her hsosnd
and Prot Packard
Gen Pierce "a himself bruised in the back. but not
severely and the wounds OF the spnt far exceeded any
bodily suffering YET while deeply siierted he showed
all the self and which only charsctcxes
greaiheartod and noble men, and which few would
manifest under similar circumstances. lie gave all
neediul directions about the recovery OF his little boy
still entanged in the wreck about hun and then Afforded
all that comfort aud sympathy to his partner In sosrow
which appropriate TO the time She wac conveyedto
house by and there gave vent 10 the gref which
rent her heart while he consoled aud aforted may
not draw the veil from that picture Sacred 10 the holy
privacy SORROW AMI the hearts of those who have su
fered can feel Whist my pen must not describe
Soon were able 10 convey the wounded anu the
dead TO the house. which happened to be that
connected with the poOrarm Ia Andover, where every
possb bic kindness and attention were rendered.. TO
with me- Mr. Editor, IA that house, and lock with me
awhile on that Of suffering and sorrow. In one
room were Gen Pierce aud his LADY, In the opposite
apartment lay the mortal remains OF their little boy
and oh sad a siQhtl Inc nloW, Vy winch Ho was
instantly killed struck his forehead aud was 80 violent
AZ to remove the upper portion Of the head, leaving
part Of the brain exposed The face with the exception
of bruise about the right eye still remained unnured
but bathed in blood. Gen Pierce and Lady meanwhile
retired TO the house OF Mr.. Aiken.
In the same room a laly. Mrs. Newell, OF Hts-
borough considerably bruised aud her lace cut Her
little daughter ~ years of age, lay near with her loot
so badly injured that ampuat!on will be necessary she
bore her pains swecty and patiently In another room
Mr. Ktirodge OF Pelham lay with hs leg broken, and
Mr. Childs of Henniker sat brayely up, though with
face covered with blood. Others much bruised nsd
gone on in the ruin which returned for us from Law
renee Every attention which could possibly be paid 70
those injured given this house where most OF the
wounded were carried Thephy scisns were promPei In
their services calm kind and so lar ~ one not OF tho
profession cen Judge judcious
After the head OF the lire boy had been tenderiy
cared for by the physicians, and all possible done TO
restore tho look OF life, he was carried by u 10 the
house where his afflicted porents were shall never
forget the look of extreme pain that chds face wore
and vet there something resigned and tender TN
pre- sed by the awful band Of death, He WA not
yet cold when h, in the room of Mr. Aikcns house.
dressed just he had been the moment Of the ca
lsmliy The form which had LETT that house bat little
more than hour before, full OF life and happiness,
with heart full Of hope and bright aspirations, was
borne back to those who had parted from him-thAt
heat now hushed and stil-thst form motonles. and
the limbs fast growing rigid under the icy touch OF
death