The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-05-12
Shocking Railroad Accident.
Three Passenger Cars Thrown
Through n Dravbridgc


Through n Drazybridge
FIFTY LIVES LOST.
NoRwALK, CT, May 6-The train of passen-
ger cars which left New York this morning for
New Haven. met with most terrible accident
this place. Tne train cana on ut fall spee1,
and the draw5rijge being open. the locom )tive
and thres cars fell through In the excits.n ent.
it is difficult to ascertain the real extent of the
calamity. Fifty persons are snnposel to be Ell
ther drowned or crushed 10 death.
seooad Dospatea Forty Bo5is5 as,oTe-oi.
New YoaK, Ivy 6-5 p. Mp 70 this hour
forty bodies have been recovered. All the em-
ployees of the Company the train escaped
with only slight bruises. The train was run
ming ut the rate of fifteen miles per hour. The
blame rests, it is said, with the engineer, as the
usual signals were displayed by the bridge ten
der. as certified by many of those who escaped
However. there many conflicting statements.
More particulars will be sent shortly.
Third Despatch
NoRwALK, A, p. M-Forty four bodies have
been recovered The engineer and fireman have
been arrested The following the names of
those saved -
james Mutting, S. A. Spooner. Doctor Ben
son, E. Taylor, d. d. Hangerford. b Hodges,
NJ Conda. anl wife, DR.. Glen. VI Jul5bn. VI.
Murray, E, Schmidt, A. Stetson and son, Mlry
Nevins and family. A. Marcy, j. Newton and
wife, j, L. Huntress, Dr. Ives, J. Gilbert and
son, NJ VI. Hunt, b. Peabody, J. Dresser. J.
Mills and wife, Il. Palmer, James Ptlmer. &. D.
Kinsley AMI diug ghter. Z. StackppIe. g. Willard
N ID. Scott, W. B. Hltchkins p. A LEY, Charles
Francis, W. [. Grinae [. Young. A Castle, A.
Holbr0ok, DIR. RdsSel. J. McClrty, ID. Curtis
and wife, w. G. Ransom, s. A. Barton, S R.
Strong. I. S. Dayton Mr.. Sonston, and NJ
Mitchell, of Philadelphia
Fourth Despatch---the Names Of the Lost.
NORwALK, May 6.-S p. M-Thus far 10
dead bodies have been recovered from the ruins
Of the cars and from the water.
Two of tIose injured died after being taken
out Eighteen are seriously injured-three of
them dangerously.
Most OF the bodies recovered are known 70 be
Physicians returning To their homes from the
Medical Convention, which has just closed its
sessions in New York though but few Of them
have yet been Identified.
Among the list is the daughter of the Rev. Dr.
GriswUd.
The following bodies had been recognized:
DR.. A. Welsh, of Hartford, CT
DR.. Beach, of Bridgeport CT
Mrs. Fluent, Of Lancaster, Pa.
Rev. Vim. Sehor Of Williamsburg " Y.
DR.. Smith, of Springfield, Mass.
John Moss, of Gardner, No
David B. Newell,
John S Gray, of Springfield.
Walter French of Manchester. " H.
Norman Parker, OF Woodbury., CT.
The above are all that have been recognized
so far. 1t is supposed that there are still some
ten bodies III the water.
Miss Nutshell, of Hartford DIR. 4. G. Pier
pont, OF Salem, Mass, physician Of Boston;
Rev Mr.. Lehore, Of Williamsburg Mr. Vande-
venter, Of Newark, formerly President of the In
diI Rubber Company.
Doctors Ives and WilcOxen. of New Haven
were In the baggage car at the time Of the acci-
d Mt, an1 were c rriel down by It, hut succeed
ed in breaking their way out, and thus escaped
Conductor COmstock was in the second car
and escaped with many, but not dangerous
The bodies of those recovered from the water
and from beneath the shattered fragments of the
cars, are much disfgured. and recognition in
many cases very difficult
The wounded have ample medical and surgi-
cal assistance, and every possible relief is being
extended To them
The mails and the baggage were saved in
damaged condition.
The drawbridge opened to let the steam
boat Pacific pass, and the boat had just cleared
the bridge, when the train came dashng up. (
The locomotive, tender, baggage car and two
passenger cars We're Immediately plunged into
the river, SOM l5 feet below the bridge Ev- /
cry person in the two first were either kill ,
ed or seriously injured
The following persons are missing Mr.. /
Harris, three children aud servant; E. and w. /
Dunoar, OF Montgomery, Alabama, and Mr.. /
Chamburne and daughter, of Racine Wscoa- ,
sin.