Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-05-14

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No,v,,v c.. Nav GA terrible acci-
den, has taken place on the New fo'N anu
New Haven Railroad.
The train which left New fofk
O'Clock this morning ran off the drawor'use
al his place
II /, -npposeI l,a, at least fifty persons
ware killed Oic car full Of passengers Ia
now entirely submergsd in the waller l
will send the particulars as soon as can COL
lect them.
fsEcoND DESPATCH
Tho .pbmprced car is still in tho came
posi,on, though large force is engaged IN
ondcavoring to cxiiica,e it. The most IN
tense excitement prevails al the scene oil
disaster.
Two cars OF The train are completely shat.
tered 10 pieces. The cries OF The wounded
aud dying are agoniziug. All that human
skill can do 10 alleviate their sudetnas ia be
ing done. The excitement and confusion is
80 great that il is impossible almost 10 obtain |
the names of the dead aud wounded
From what can see aud learn, there are
not less than forty OF fifty killed and drowned |
Some Of the unfortunate victims manged
in the most shocking manner.
Among hose badly Injured is Mr.. Com
stock, of New York
THIRD DESPATCH
The submerged car has been raiscd,-
Forty dead bodies have been recovered,
among them were six females.
Twenty persons were injured fifteen, it
is feared, fatally.
The blame is said 10 rest with the engi-
neer The train, on approaching the draw
bridge, was running at the rate of fifteen
miles per hour.
FOURTH DESPATCH
II is now asceriaiued hal there are seventy
persons iulured-a number Of them quile se-
riouely. 1t is believed lha, the dead will
reach sixty, The most painful excitement
prevails al the scene Of ihe disaster.
Mr. Mitchell, of Philadelphia, and Messrs.
E. & w. Dunbar Of Montgomery ccunlv,
are among those saved. Ii is impossible a,
present TO ge, an accurate list of The dead.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We extract from the New York papers the
subjoined particulars Of the awful calamity
at Norwak. The following from The Courier
and Enquirer Of Saturday morning, gives The
clearest ard most correct description OF the
occurrence
The express train for Boston, on the New
Haven Railroad, lef, the Canal street station
in this city at O'Clock in the morning, and
at the upper station the locomotive was al
tached, making the train thence TO consist Of
two baggage cars, and three first class pas
senger cars. The baggage preceded
the passenger cars, and in the rearmost bag
gage Car was the smoking apartments The
number Of passengers in the train was abou,
l50.
The train proceeded, as usual, until j,
reached Norwalk, as miles distant, at half
past ten O'Clock. Half mile east Of the
Norwak station is bridge across the creek,
and over the channel there is a draw in the
bridge sixty fee, in width. The rules of the
road requ re that The speed of the train should
be checked at The Norwalk station, aud the
train held well in hand until the engineer
obtains sight ola signal-a red ball upon
pole some thirty feet high, which is visible
nearly half mile from the bridge. This
signal is only displayed when the draw is
closed and the track c.eac. Both these pre-
cautions were neglected upon this occasion
the speed was no, slac,;ed at the station
the signal for safety had been Withdrawn
full ten minutes before the train approached,
but needles, of the warming The engineer
dashed on a, rate o! nearly thirty miles an
h., hat (, ha
such was The momentum, the engine sprang
across The chasIn Of sixty feet, dashing against
The a5u:ment on the opposite side but little
below the line Of rails.
The draw had been opened TO permit the
boat Pacific, fom Norwalk for New
York, 10 pass through, and she had barely
passed as the train dashed in, The engine
was followed by lhe tender, which rested
upon it The first baggage Car went partly
upon the tender, and partly alongside, The
second car, containing the smoking apart.
meai, werl alongside The first baggage car,
and two OF the first class cars were dashed
among the wreck of those which proceeded
them; while the bottom of The last car wa;
broken in two crosswise, the forward par
being dragged inio The submerged ruins
leaving one halt the bolton and The entrt
sides and roof upon the track. The waite
in the channel over which the draw is place,
is from ten 10 twelve feet deep al higi
water
The frighIlu scene that ensucd may b:
conceived, bnt neither those who witnessed
the occurrence, nor those who escaped witt
their lives, can give any adequate descrip
iion. The cars were so broken that ihos,
who had not sustained any injury from III,
collision instantly slr0ve 10 escape through
The windows and broken roofs, and it is won
derfu thar under The circumstances, so ma
nv snrceeded in their enons. Il is suppose
thai all in The last car escappJ-those wht
were dragged forward on lie broken llao
being thrown on top Of the wreck, cscnPin;
with few bruises
Those who were in lhe Two cars proceed
Ing The las, were all immersed in the water
but, as far as can be ascerained; most 0