The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13
Awful Collision ON the Providenc
and Worcester Road.
'UPsHT1lNG OF THREE CARS, CONTRASTING ON
HUNDRED PASSENGERS.
VERY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Fishery Question and the Gardner Case.

Tho Fishery Question and the Gardner Case.
THE POSTAL CONVENTION BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND BREMEN.
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EXECUTION AT H0LLIDAYsBURG, PA. !,
&c.. DC. DC.
The Collision on the Pr evidence and Wor.
cester hailroaa.
Providence, R. l., Friday. August 12-12M.
Ahightful railroad collision took place the Provi
dence And Worcester Railroad about eight O'Clock this
mornisg, near Pawtucket,
j. occurred between the regular up this city
and an excursion train from Wishng's The excursion
fran out Of time, and met tho up train at Valley
Falls.
The collision was hrriac The train coming do vn suf
Tered most the being driven together, two Of
1he@ being completely intsrocked. The engines were
4otauy dsmolished.
The number Of persons killed is t,oelve, far 'ascer
taine and probo5ly three nes that number are seriously
Svured besides uey large number bruised and slightly
aosdsd The up train received but little damage and
NO person in that train injured to speak Of.
The excurson train consisted Of six long passenger car
fensely crowded.
Ths collision occurred at sharp curve beyond Centra
Falls the down train behind time, and proceeding
1T the rate Of forty miles hour reach the switch
from which there is q double track to Providence.
In sae minute the train would have reached the SWITCH
tho up train waited the usual time ut Pawtucket and
sAea, having the right to the road proceeded at slow
rata sreuAd the curve.
The of the accident h said to have been owing
10 variation Of two minutes in the watches of the
engineers.
The greater portion OF the killed and wounded belonged
10 Uxbridge and Whitensvile.
The following the names Of the
KILLED:
Rev. Ar. Penny, EpiscopA; clergyman officiating at
Grace Church, Providence.
Nr. Wood, of Nortnbridge.
John II. Perkins, fireman, Of Uxbridge. He leaves
,xife and two children
Mrs. Plant, wife Of Ges Plant, Of Whitensviue
Peter Plant, son of Geo. Plant.
Mrs. Mallory, wife Of s. 5. Mallory 4 Central Falls
A. Charles wosth, Of White1sville.
Thomas Brown, of do.
William Fullsrove, OF do.
Mrs. Caroline Richmond, wife Of John Richmond.
Peter Rogers Of Milford.
Mr. Rogers, brother Of the above.
WOUNDED
Francis Reed, of Whitensvls.
GeogsPlant, Of do.
Hosea Bal0u of Woonsocket.
Edward Green, engineer Of the up train, bady-ssvs
raj ribs broken.
Stewart winslow, Of whitsnsvills, badly.
Daniel Ganty, Of do, slightly.
Martin C. Jefferson, brakeman, log and broken
John Brown, of whitensvlle, four ribs broken.
Moses Bolton, badly.
Mrs. Gladdipg wife Of Charles Gladding OF Pawtucket
slightly.
Jckn Marshall, Ct North Uxbrdge, leg broken.
George Bolton, of Whitsnsville, do.
John Crane, of do, badly bruised.
Schuyler White, Of do.
kr. Ssuthwick Superintendent Of the road.
And othsrs whote names have not been ascsrtained
The first OF the excursion train was smashed to
pieces the tender having been driven through It, Most
not all of ho passengers in this either badly
wounded killed. large number who escaped serious
injury cut by the splinters.
The second car not much injured, but driven
through into the third car about half its eagth the
ave only partially damaged In the frst
passenger there only twelve fifteen passen
ges, three or four Of whom we're killed outright while
nearly all the remainder we're more or less injured
In the third car ths Of the COLI we're fright
fusoms Of the passengers killed instantly, and
Others received serious, fatal injuries The car
loapea the second and killed three persons who
were attempting to escape by the windows.
Mr.. j. p. Butts Of Mnv,ie, with his grandson, boy
of ton years, were in ths frat and escaped
miraculousy. The totally demolished, bu. he
and the boy thIow the most sxplicabe
ner out the side OF the car, and rolled down
bAnkmeat. Mr. Butts experienced no injury, but the
youth severely cut the head Another passenger
was threwn out in the way, and fortunately o.
capped without injury.
Mr. South wick, Superintendent of the Providence and
worcestsr roed, was injured the head. He jumped
from the cars and injured mostly by splinters and
blocks from the DR.. Aauran dressed his wounds,
and he ID doing well.
IT, cr <h~U -
she cara the time of the accident but escaped with
alisht injury.
The train from Providence consisted Of only two
being second class car-nearly all the
seats In which were broken up Mono Of the passengers
however, cangeroufly injured although about hal
of them we're badly cut and bruised. There were ALL
about fifty passengers In this train.
The dad were horribly uanssd Nne of them wers
dsposted eide by side at Valley Falls, and presented
mel snohoy spectacle.
The spectacle WAS most horrid one The broken cas-
The cruAhed engine the dead and dying said to
Furnished scene .fore Witnessed in these regions
Mr.. HopIin, sesar maker, Of this city, crawled ou!
from beneath the Worcester train, bat little injured
Two men were killed by his aide.
Mr. Clark, manager the coal mine at Valley FAILS
Who was the teat with Mr.. Penny, escaped un
injured.
Mrs. Caroline R. Z. Dixie who was taken to the house
Of Mr. George Jenks died in about two hours In grea
agony.
One poor boy had his torn out from the socket.
Tie dead and dying principally conveyed TO tn
Valley Falls, and the wounded to Pawtucket The bod
of Mr. Penny was taken to the house Of Rev. Mr. Taft
Pawtucket.
Assistance WAS rendered to the sufferers by those o.
board the 1880 for Boston from Providence whc
left the latter place after the train which in coll
sion with the Uxbridae TAIN and arrived At the juno
ton about five minutes after the collision. Those O
beard this car assisted in placing the wounded in tho
which was not injured and took them back to Pawuskc
: to obtain medical assistance
FURTHER PARTICULARS
Boston, Aug. 12-S P. NJ.
We have further details Of the disaster to day h