Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-10
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Fifty or Sixty Passengers killed and
Number Wounded, &c

aNumber Wounded, NC.
/ NoRwALK. Conn. May 6lh.-The morning
train of the New Haven Railroad ran of lh,
drawbridee at this place This morning, caus
ing one oil the most serious railroad disaster.
that has ever occurred In this country.
/ The drawbridge had been left open by &C
cident carelessness, and the locomotive ant
baggage Car, with three passenger cars, wer.
preci plated into the river, presenting fright
iul catastrophe. there being upw ards of one
hundred passengers, men women and children
either involved in the ruins or sunk beneath
the water in the cars.
Great exertions were made for the rescue
ofthose who reached the surface Of the water
and many have been saved whilst large nun
Der OF dead bodies have been picked up.
One fthe passenger cars is entirely sunk
beneath the water. and it is supposed that al
who were in ii have persisted. The number
killed and drowned cannot be less than fifty
whilst good number are seriously injnr-
ed.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NoRwALK, March 6, 3 p. Nj The loss o
life is greater than at first apprehended. Al
leadv 10 dead bodies have been taken from the
river and it is feared more will yet be found
all the employees Of the hecompany escaped witt
slight bruises. AT the time OF the accident Tho
train vas running at the rate of Is miles pei
hour. The blame rests With the engineer, III,
bridge tender having displayed the usual sig
mails, as was Certified 10 by many oil those who
escaped The statements however, are very
conflicting, and it is impossible amid the gen
eral excitement and confusion definitely 10 as.
certain the facts.
THIRD DISPATCH
NoRwALK, May L. 6 p. M.-IFouy five bod
les have been recovered from The river and the
wreck Of Cars. and 1t is probable that many
more ave been lost.
The engineer and fireman have been arrest
ed, and will undergo an examination TO NOR
row.
2ASSENG ERS MISSING.-Thef follow.
ing pasSengers.kno to have been in the trair
have not been heard from:-Mr. Harris three
children and servant; e. and w. Dunbar, ot
Montgomery, Alabama; Mr Chamburne and
daughter, Of Racine; Mrs. Graene, mother o
David Graene. Of Baltimore, is also missing.
There was large number Of physicians on
the train, returning from attendance onthe Med
ical Convention, at New Y ork, some of whom
are among the killed, whist those that were
saved have been active In rendering profession
al services to the wounded.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
NoRwALK, Nav, 6, p. M-Thus far there
has been 40 dead bodies recovered-Tws
of the injured have died and eighteen others art
seriously wounded, three of them dangerously
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED -
Among the last is the daughter of the Rev. DR.
Grisw ord. The following bodies have beer
recognised DIR. A. Welsh, # Hartford; DIR
Beach, of Bridgeport; Mrs. Fluent,of Lancas
ter, Pa; Rev Mr.. Schor of Williams DR.
Smith of Springfeld; John Moss, Of Gardiner
Me David b Newell. Gardiner, Me; John L
Gray, Of Springfield, Mass; Walter French
of Manc ester N II Norman Parker,o Wood
bury, Conn.
There are probably ten more dead bodies
still in the rocked cars Conductor Comstocl
was in the second car and escaped with many
but not dangeous wounds.
The Express Agen, escaped badly woun
ded.
The bodies are much disfgured, and recog
milton in many Cases is difficult. The wonn
ded have had ample medical assistance.
The mails and baggage lave been saved IN
damaped condition The draWbrdge was opei
the steamer Pacific having just pa sed lhroug
The locomotive, baggage;car, and two passen
ger cars plunged into the river fifteen iees be,o'
the surface Every person In the two hrs
cars was either killed OF seriously injured.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
;, Further List Ofthc Victims.
NoRwArK, May 6 lG P M.-Most OF tn
bodes Of those dron ped are now supposed
be recovered. numbering IN all hity two.
The following additional oileS have bee
recogn d:-Aliss Mitchell. ot Hartford Com
DR.. A Pierpont of Salem, Mass phy sicla
of Boston Mrs. Fluent of Mass Rev. nj
Leborne, of Williamsburgh; Mr. Vandervrn'e
of New ark formerly President OF The lndl
!, Rubber Company
, SIXTH DISPATCH.
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