Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-05-19

above mentioned young man.
The cars and tender were thrown some forty
feet from the track. and in the fearful passage
completely revolved three times. The rails of
the track were orn up for several rods. No de-
feet was discovered 10 the aXletree. The engine
was new one, built in Taunton, and is account
ed az was Its attachment the very best on the
road
Among the passengers were several ladies',
portion Of whom were IN the second car The
escape from death is almost unaccouutable"
The Disaster at .Noyioaik-Number of dend
bodies recovered, as Number of passengers
saved and slightly injured. l46 Number of
passengers remaining at Norwalk, - Total
number Of passengers and officers of the train
accounted for 2l3.
The Directors of the New Haven Railroad
have published a statement Of the late terrible
accident. They place all the blame on the en-
gineer, for not seeing the signal, and defend the
sutiicency ofthe regulations on the road They
say nothing of the constant violation Of the rule
to slacken speed in running around the curve and
approaching the bridge.
The verdict of the coroner's jury leaves the
burden OF responsibility upon the engineer.
The coroners jury brought in their verdict at
10 o'clock on Tuesday night After detailing
all the facts in the case they came to the con
cusion that the immediate cause of the disaster
was the criminal recklossness Of the engineer i'm
charge olthe train though they do not thinl, the
entire responsibility rests upon him. In relation
to the unors IN circulation in regard to the di-
reciion given by the conductor 10 the engineer
as to the rate Of speed be should pass through
Norwalk the jury say that after the most careful
inquiry they do not hesitate to pronounce them
sheer tabrcations.
THE .Itc Haren R1iyon9. Besides the dam
ages this corporation Will have 20 pay on ac-
count of the late disaster. it will suffer from the
loss Of business. as the number OF passengers
through from New York TO Boston has fallen off,
from the average of two hundred "a train down 10
twenty But one lady came through IN the train
day before yesterday An engine has been
thrown from the track since the late calamity. by
the gross negl gence of switch tender who
left his post to light cgarl- Boston Tran.
SCRIPT.
The loss to the Company by the accident we
have heard estimated at from 100000 to $500,
COO.
One of the spectators of the catastrophe states
that the FIRST passenger car plunged from the
brink of the draw directly down INTO the river
Z he second one followed, and was driven more
than hall way through the first, thereby killing
quite number before they reached the water.
Speaking OF the rush to the engine house, near
the scene OF the accident, to which the bodies
were carried for the purpose Of holding an in
quest, the New York Herald says
During this time the officials in charge Of
the door performed their duty with great tender
hess, but frmness. To the cutreatics of For
Gods sake lev me m the universal reply was
am sorry for you, hut at this moment YOU cannot
enier-hy aud by yor will When the door
was opened what an effect was produced The
floor was strewed with dead bodies collins. aud
torn dresses WILTSHIRE air was filled with shrieks
announcing tie recognition of departed father,
brother, mother, sister or child. The bodies
were not much dsligured. There were some
bruised about the head, having the wounds prin.
cipolly upon the left temple, and the same side
of the slu This struck us as resulting from
the angular position at which the bodies touched
the cars after being projected in the one fatal
direction by the shock. The minority seemed 80
have died from slow drowning. and tieir coun-
tcnauces presented the true index of their feel
ings nc the moment of the awful passage from
time TO eternity The chsel of the sculptor has
never caught the real delnealon Of lneament
and expression which could be there seen. One
man lay with his lips slightly apart. his hair c.
rect his eyes staring, his hands extended, as if
IN aversion Of danger, and his retractcd muscles
showing his feeling OF dread at being forced in
to the terrible gulf Although stiff and cold as
he lay upon his back, an observer would mag
inc that lac was still recedng from the contemp-
lation Of the horrible caiastrophc.'
In the Connecticut Legislature, on Saturday.
Committee was appointed to repair TO Norwalk,
and report the facts and causes Of the disaster,
as assistant 10 legislation on the general subject
A bill was introduced. proposing tina, railroad
companies shall pay $4,000 to the relatives OF
each person killed on their roads through care
lesness or negligence on the part OF the compa-
mes OF those IN their employ A Joint Special
Committee was ordered upon the subject Of the
prevention of railroad acclients, and the appoint
nent of "A Board Of Railway Commlss oners.-
Several members spoke upon the dsasterat Nor
walk, and with considerable feeling. Mr. Smith
of sharon, IA the course OF some remarks in the
House, said
Z Mr.. Speaker viii not call i accident, bu
upon my responsibility as a man, and as a rep
resenlatlye of the people, denounce it as
wholesale bloody, murderous massacre. In m,
opinion the wretch whose brutal hecdlesness Of
ignorance caused 1t, should be hung upon glb
bet higher than that of Humans and exposed t,
the scorn and execration of outraged humanity
Shocking Catastrophe-l5 people crushed Z,
death-Bq6dio, May ia terrible calamlt,
has Just occurred. A building on Main street
occupied as a banking house by Robinson &
Co., and Robert Codd, while undergoing repairs
suddenly caved in, the roof and every story be
ing carried through TO the ground.
Il is feared that Is or 20 workmen, and som,
people occupying the upper story are beneatl
the RUNS.
A large number Of persons are now about thu
scene of disaster, and the greatest excitemen
prevails. The loss of life cannot be defnitel,