New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-28
THE LAST RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Capt. Winthrop Richardson Killed Ia the most shock.
ina manner, at stonehRm.


We 10 day record, with deep sorrow melancholy and
shocking railroad accident Of the mos, Appalling that
has occurred in this section Of the country Tor years.
though confined to the loss OF single life The pecul Ar
y II the catastrophe Is in is terrible nature The follow
irg the Of tbs case gathered from those
present.
AS the Northern Express train from Concord n H. was
passing through SOueiam 10 this city Saturday evening"
r little before o'clock Capt Winthrop RICHARDSON, very
generally known IN tbs community was instantly killed.
and ina the most terrible manner IL appears that he
in waiting At The depot io his daughter who was TO arrive
from TIE city In train Cf then approaching tho
opposite track lie stepped from the platform aud WAS
crossing when the express train going At the rate 81
40 miles an hour, shot past. Either Mr. Richardson did
not the train. hear such signs Of waning
struck him with fearful force by which his entire body was
shattered in tho most king manner aud thrown ia
~ direction. The sight was indsscd5Shy awful The
blood 81 the unfortunate Redeemed ths track.
arc locomotive ard car In one plt % part OF an
in another Of the head ia another o. the log His
heart horrible 20 relae found throwo upon break
beam of Of the in another place lay portion 81
bis BRAIN and in third his liver and SIN again. here and
there ohrof bis internal organs So complete AMI dread
full an affair. 40 terrible an annlhiaton was probably
scarcely ever witnessed
The remains were gathered up well they could be- aud
placed in rLus heaped they presented little Ike
tie form or substance of human being The event a
shocked the public mind The deceased one Of thu
duet looking men In the community possessed Of noble
urm aud rudy cOunt nance Tpthus be cut oh almost
with the speed Of lightning IA terrible indeed. Csp Rich
ardsOn well known in our cry merchant tailor
Tor many years te iun ct Richardson, Messenger II
Co lIe bad lately retired from business Nth ample
fortune and resided within few rods directly in sht-of
the awful slaughter The blood as b. lay upon the ground
could be from Lis parl0r The daughter arrived
but moment ater her fond father thus dreadfly
sent sent into eternity The effect overwhelming as
may well lave been supposed Mr. Rich TdsOn was "a
years DID, His loss will be- deeply fit Coroner Daniel
Norcro,s, Of Soneham held investigation into tho cir
cums'ances Of the tragedy which cOuobOra' tho abovs
statements. The railroad management exoneraied
from al blame.
NJ Bostoa Cewiy says A. he approached the track,
the Mm chester express train hove 10 sight and he H.
lie looked at it, 10 the distance and then at
tempted TO the rails lie made several jumps
and succeeded in eapinR upon the platform but in do
irg lott bis equilibrium, fell backward and struck by
the locomotive His body maIgled into pound parti-
ces Not limb escaped unbrOken and never WAS mang-
ling complete IL IS impossible 10 accOnnt for the
mprudence Of the attempt TO the track At the time
and Mr Richardson could not have been gnoaDt Of ths
fact that il the express rainsbch stops AZ
stoneham- that was approaching him.