Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-07
ANOTHER TERRIBLE RAILROAD DISASTER-FIFTY
OR SIXTY PASSENGERS KILLED.

NoRwALK, CONN., MAY 6.-The morning train
Of cars from New York on the New Haven Railroad
ran off the drawbridge at this place this morning,
causing one Of the most serious railroad disasters
that has ever occurred in this country.
The drawbridge had been left open byaccident or
carelessness, and the locomotive and baggage car,
with three passenger cars were precpiated into the
river presenting frghtful catastrophe, there being
upwards Of one hundred passengers-men, women,
and children-ether involved in the ruins, or sunk
beneath the water in the cars
Great exertons were made for the rescue of those
who reached the surface Of the water and many
have been saved, whilst large number of dead bodies
have been picked up One of the passenger cars is en-
trey sunk beneath the water and is supposed that all
who were in il have persisted The number killed ana
drowned cannot be less than fifty whilst large number
seriously injured
SECOND DESPATCH.
NoRwALK, MAY Cit is now two o'clock p. NJ, and
the excitement and distress the of the accident
is beyond human language to describe. The car which
fell into the river is still in the same position and
entirely covered with water 1t believed that fully fifty
persons in it. all Of whom in the quiet embrace of
DEATH The most active exertions making to get the
car out but it is deeply submerged that the task
Ihost Two otner cars OF the train
pleely shattered Most of those who lost their lives
were in the that in the river Some how
ever, were killed by the concusson and Others badly
wounded The distress is heartrending
THIRD DESPATCH
New YORK. MAY G.-The dispatches from Norwalk are
evidently greatly exaggerated despatch just received
says that only two baggage and the smoking car
were submerged. Only the persons in the smoking car
were drowned
j FOURTH DESPATCH.
/ NoRwALK, MAY 6.-Forty-fve dead bodies have now
been recovered great many who escaped death are
seriously injured, Of them MORALLY All the en-
ployes of the company escaped with slight bruises The
train running at the of fifteen miles hour 1t
said that the blame with the engineer of the
train who has been arrested Signals displayed by
the brdgetender is certified by many of those who
have escaped There are however, many conflicting
ments.
FIFTH DESPATCH.
| NoRwALK EIGHT o'cLocK.-Thus far forty-nine dead
bodies have recovered and two Of the injured per-
have died Eighteen others are seriously injured
three of them dangerously Among the bodies recognised
those of Dr. A. Welsh, of Hartford D. R. Beach of
Bridgeport; Mrs Fluent, of Lancaster, Pa; Rev Mr.
Schor, of Williamsburgh D. r. Smith, Of Springfield
John Moss, of Gardiner, Maine; David b. Newell, of do
John L. G. Ray of Springfield; Walter French, of Man
chester N H. Norman Parker, of Woodbury., Connec-
tieut. There probably dead bodies yet
in the wreck. The bodies found are much disfgured
and recognition in many is difficult The mails
and baggage saved in damaged condition. The
locomotive and baggage car and two passenger cars
plunged into the river fifteen below the surface
Every person in the first either killed
riousy injured The draw opened to permit
boat TO pass through.