The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-25

| ToxTiblc oAss0n On Sno Western Rail road.
ONE MAN KILL ED AND FOUR SERIOUSLY INJURED
| AN ENTIRE r,HAIN DEsTRoYED-MIRAcULoUs ps
CAPE-GRoss cARELEssNEss OF A SWITCH TEN
DER.
From the h'ston Herald, June 24]
at East BTookfsd statcn yesterday afternoon wsicl
might have been and but 70. seemingly miraculous in
tesp0stion ter would have bssn as destructive Of humal
in that there is not the slightest for the catas
fopne Both were the result of criminal negligence
The oI the servants Of the railroad corporation
AS the New York mail train which left Springfield at
ing the East ooked station at its usual rse 81 snesd
was found that switch had been misplaced which led
the approaching train from the main to side track en
cumperea with train OF freight No effort on the
part oi the engineer could prevent the dreadful coose
quences With the speed Of lightning almost the engine
crushed into the freight train DESTROYING
on those cars, demohshing three baggage cars and de-
su1ying Tour passenger cars allied with human beings
we were passenger the train in the first car and
can therefore speak the effect Of this collision nnon
the train and passengers. We were drst sensible of
nesvy crushing notion and then came crash of wood
aho eiass, accompanied with cloud of dust The pas.
sengers were thrown forward with great violence and
many OF them were severely iDjured-some of them
dangerously. lhere was nomentary silence which was
succeeded by cries aud screams of terror such a
seldom heard but once heard never forgotten Some
.Ir .ne moment seemed to have been struck dumb and
mest senseess by terror others seemed frantic with
fright while retained their usual pre- ence of mini
Inc fright the passengers began to pick
themselves up and exricate themselves from the runs
Inc broken baggage and passenger cars with their
contents presented frghtfu of desoiation The
hrst car was thrown from its running gear and was
canted over the second had crushed in,o the st and
was thrown from Its wheels the third was much
oamagea; inc Fourth slightly injured while the last
NAMED On the track uDnured The baggage cars were
almost entirely demolished The earth ploughed up
for considerable distance and the rails entirely de-
s..c,,ed.
Ore q the pssssepgers. A. johnson, Of Worcester.
axe heve maker vas hn..sd He standog on the
platform of the first He leaves four children but
Wlie, and was worthy and respectable man.
L. May VI, b.d Ri. Nd
bine. - -
The baggage MASTER Lawrence Wise OF Boston re- SEW
eo severe flesh wound upon the head-his nose was
badly injured but his yscsn thinks il is nos
Matthew Byrnes, of Springfield, received Dad wound
near ne neck and was nensibe WIN proba bly recover
brennan named Otis D. Taylor, of Chester, Mass re-
ceivtd q bad flesh wound
"A daughter Of Rev. r. H. Neale was severely injured
large number Of persons in the forward passenger
cars were injured some Of them, fear severely
The persons who badly injured were taken to the
house of David Allen residing BY and were kindly
gers in the train who uuinjured were Dr. Lyman
Beecber, Rev Rufus W. Clark, Rev MR. Bregs ster Hon
hr: Usher and family; Julius A. Palmer John Warren
(of the finn Of Geo. W. Warren a. Co and lady, B. W.
Williams editor Of the Life Boat J. G. CIuer, Dr. Dix
James o. Barney Of the seamen,s Chapel Providence
Mr. Merwn eeit1r Of the Connecticut Foantai and Rev.
A mess epger Of the Connecticut banks who was on
board was unDjured, and all the property in his charge
little daughter Of Mr. Usher was thrown forward ten
feet by the conclusion, and was unhurt.
passenger bad his watch out of his pocket
and was picked up at distance and restored to
him.
There were many women and children in the cars and
their screams were terrific mother was seen trying
to screen her child from injury regardless Of hersea
beautt ul instance of maternal instinct.
II is wonderful that such accident should occur
with so little lss OF life and the passengers every
reason to be thankful that their lives spared.
The conductor, he had partially recovered
from the sbock occasoued by the lsion. Mr.
l0gg the keeper Of the depot who Is also swiehman
and asked him-How is thispn He is reported to have
repied'No one ia to blame but myself ~ erd i.ome
datey across the aelds