The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-17
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Tine Collision o. the Hudson River a...
TWO Persons KILLED ana Several ,a.v.- !.
o"siy i"jaros = oroner's :~q est, SO.
In YesteIday's HIRAM tbs~u

n'es'eio"ys HERALD there appeared short scc,uu,
BY telegraph, Of fatal accideS M tie audson Rvs-
RsiHosd nsar Pous shksepse, which upon furtasr In
quiry We found a 'he main 70 b, correct with the 81
eeption that instead OF two beopcpr 70 the
serger a being llej IT Is one that was killed
TIE fireman tao lives only By good fort uas having bssn
the acrfce. They hota belonged TO the four o'clock
Gown usn from Poush eepsia Of the passengers
'hs' vera IN 'he cara having been ibirusd-s proy-
oeh 'ai etcspe. The collision occurred about mile aad
BALI from Poughkeepsic south in the direction ct
ees York, whittier ths train going
Il NsPpesrs 10 have been caused by some ,osmso.,.
ment for the collision was with tho very engine
was coming up the track to draw tho train and ,bch
met the latter dy In notion drawn by sao ,sr
engine Inc conductor OF the eBg1e and tender tha
wTs proceeding upsaId to Poushlsspss 10 TAXA the
train down with which ,hey came iato colusipa was
ssvsIsir sjuyed and Iss in danger at hoass near
the scene Ct the accident The facts Of the case viii bs
ccaIy Understood by efeIeDce the Coroaers
whsIe some Of the parties implicated gave their evdencs
1t ID lard 70 say who is TO blame but ths company
fsSe tcted on their part with pronpdads ard dsmiss
ed ysserdsy irom their employ Mr Morgan ths sinner
neIcert a. PCughksepeie ard Mr. Dubois tins foreman
| Of he racine shop at the same pls,s, who va,
sxRmiIed At the Inquest The only doubtful p,irt about
tas VT ole affair Is the inquiry boE shs do 70 tain anu
however cgn be very easily explsinsd Tae "a Rive.
princsd dee net cupist OF double track tae whole
length II tle lise ltis ooues track nom Nav York
- far as or rite beyoed Peekkil but after rerd5
me,gea INTO sh ge hs,k,
The pary ase however occupied IN laying doub,
trscs beyond and that psrt below Poughkeepse il fla
ago ibis rev track pa pch usei except o7 par'u
lsI cecssane, that bol be ~ AMI dosa ssaaS Pso
cetd on the single Rck ias vest rac, o. is is
csd or the cid ide shs river. The eDsiuSsr ef
4 nm "a D,
EhIeh ia psd b. both up and doHn srAa, scc ne had
ben ordered to ort the tsia dosn .tA shich hs cams
n collision, he could ro have Anticipated auch catas
,roph Unfortunately at the plsce whers the accident
hsppe nd he road is much curved SO tn 1t Is i'm.
VIXEN he was arsae u the danger he slscke, Cd his
engine whick Tas soassiiins bat Il would have been
courageous on 70 have reversed the engine
blown the whistle End - haze attempted to run before
tie adeanciEg traiu Bnt instsd Of making ANY such
| attempt both engineer and condsoor jumped off snd
lett tho r@,ut to chance The farcer escipec with only
fIent smsin out the conductor, Mr. Stone xa7, It
appears h4oiy hart from tle]a'l Hsainjuriss no -
h.ye 'hsy may Ds Ar aoa 70 ~ Ss ,,an
Who thar death h che dschsrgeaGs tner anty we
o not however wish 70 cast reao,tpas upon tine con
10 face such rough music ~ aStsvaT u ain a.
full speed, and they had 10 cars or 10
charge perhaps they entitled ~ do toe bsst that
sesy could t. pre.ergs their eva lives.
Tnia collision like many others, shows, however the
ttcess,sy Of doabla track No railway wss'r trsns
another should bn sogsd 70 ryu sssru po =
single track such method Is oriYslio laoa IN Sstes
~here the rain alternately up ~d dc.rsss
f2ancb Lines in osfrSquerGsa peiEs Of soc
country sr,u.t or tr.vsllng is Ri. 10 sl
Other Gouse traCk should be t,gororsly rs
uoireo by ,ld thea thee coNi- ions, with >ccornts
OF which .eir fatal conaagusnCss the pubic ntId
. If 80 oits sl}to, cosilo Lot occur.
In itti' mstsnce thp engines came togeshs- with
II % they 10th rend ssc0 ses OF RUNS
rsit by the violence Of the upos
s Ss & s u. M shs sP' & g. tbs nss ss' s
r9pdeg fThurbcayon the afternoon 81 which the cot,
.oo toes plsce and the shcse of yesterday the west
htpnt ht fts IN had nat
ah!ed, hugh The trsio of mad been drA
scs 10 he pouahkeepsie de.nt. A large nunbsr OF
oder 70 et en- OF The road back to tbs depot ADD
ierdsrs ~h;ch bkssiss .s1ty smashed = pieces,
placed tpcks tns cnl method Of getting thsn
tH the pscs lc oolequDce # ibis darranaemsn the
ira bath ana dow bssn osised sincs Thurs
day to ue the rew or eastern track at that
pa OF the road where the collision red.
In addition to tie tive sho wee killed, and the
ductor Mr. Stors, Who severely INFUSED, Flaae the
ergueer o sbe trsip badly hurt end is sup
postc ne viii .ose his right Another young man,
who's. Lama not kaown, received severn interra, irju
ries Dexter The Baggage naster OF tue down train il
esi6 tohsys hao miraculous escape having bssn
buried under tie esegsgs cara; ne escaped, ho ssvsr
9Th but tiisAs injuries.
CoRoNER's INQUEST
An Inquest ted on tt ursdBy evening a. 3 O'Clock
IN the freight house of the railroad depo. as
ughleep,is before Leonard Van Kleeck Esu, Core
for Pc,whse-ose, 20 inquire Into the by
which David Arnold and Charles Gilbert cans by their
cesshs tie Hudsor River Railroad that Same after
noon the collision having taken place shortly AFTER
Or part OF the evidence wasfgore toto on that occa
zion Of ths difficulty Of obtaining Testimony.
One Of the witnesses Mr. Stone. conductor Of the up
engine is lying dangerously i'll at the residence Of Mr.
lansing nearly opposite TO where the accident hapcosd
while other vire hsd gone Down to New York city
On this account the inquest adjourned until tue
folio sirg evening (FJday,) at O'Clock TO be held
he Shris office Ia the Court House of the vlage Of
Poughkeepsie.
rbe folio wing evidence taken Thursday ng
to the of ths death f David Arnold aad Chaess
Gilbert op the 10Th II = tptemcer.
Will. III Hudson sslu-l am conductor o. the touc
O'clock train from eorshkeepsis :, New York. 1t started
at the usual lime Charles Fisher acting engineer Chso
Glbert as f. smao D Dexter ~ baggage master David
Arnold, and Jsmss Satgeant, brakemen !; the train
consisted Of baggage car And three passenger cars
'he name OF tho spgns WAS the ChamplI a, There
from twenty ese 10 thirty passengers he
train bad mo esdsd dcsn about ons mile or
sile sbd qDarter beioIe the accident
occurred VA standing ia the second passenger at
The time ot the collison the frat thing knew the
ed the seste psre II the passengcrs A. soou
he accicent took place at tns rear end OF
tue tcond ard s'ood 90 the rscx saw Mr. David
OLD no Of he killed Girg wn bstneen tho plat
o,s t Ike t~o he hsd been crushed between thsm
and was quite desd whsn ga Cnares Gilbert he WAS
wing IN the gtoubd side of the door, de id,
ttsy both came 10 their the collision Of the
gipef Tire up track engine wss called the ohio
the rsme OF the engineer wss Jonn hehy me oohouc
torr store there no "a ain witn IT. u con
sis eIy cf th. engine and ehcsrs there was oIe
vita il, named Itomaf Kelly -. The tTo en-
gires tber The vest Track, which IL the one gene
Iely ued ID thai The engine had been sem
fo, 20 come THAI sftsrncon; heard 80 one hoGr
Tien II rss expected / ofoi med tbai 1t was
the purcos of taking the four O'Clock train down;
G. nabcis the super ndent told me that It
couirg he said II do not what going to Go
for engine for your tao, but have eat for one
The arrival of toe L. O'Clock train from New York at
Poughl.epse cid thns tbs, the engine would A.
rive in 70 tske my train, he sent The eng ne
cheu par with II left a. O'Clock precisely and
the CO ion osk Ice about three minutes after the
engIe its right track, mp trains being AL.
loSed the trsck spd no down passenger trains
-. 10 take the track unless behind time the ~
e,uite from Now yort should have waited at Hsmburg,
ard should not have started within ten miautss OF my
ue bad no speca, order take the east track unless
behind tiue; passengers injured to my know
i ledge. -
John Kelly being said am the engineer Of the
Ohio started om Cold Spring shout haf past three
O'clock got al oIder ersonaly from Mr. sons, the
conductor about r to 80 to Pougbkeepsfs IS soon
"a posso TO take the -four o'clock train for sw York
as there was engine there 10 take IT. and 1t could not
eaya M ill arrived ssked hiIn who gave him orders
re said conductor Of the DOWN train started from
Cold Spring AZ sh P. NJ took the vest track and va
on the same track from Cold Spring toFshkn the other
rack from Cold sprrg TO Fishki is not finished; asked