The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-02

TWO MEN KILLED-oTHERs BADLY INJURED.
Another Of those fearful accidents for which the
Hudson River Railroad distinguished, occurred
Friday evening Tiyoh
The O'Clock express train down from Albany into
rock weighing four Ave tons which had fallen
across the track damaging the engine very much aud
shivering the tender and baggage car into spnters
The train Of the usual size consisting of i've pas
senger cars, of which injured The excite
ment for few moments after the shock very great
passengers running there in the widest confu-
sion. The time of this sad was few minutes
after O'Clock.
The engineer Mr. James Scott who ia Of the old
est and regarded by the company to be the most
full man upon the road found lying in senseless
condition distance from the engine. His face and
head bloody and at the time supposed that
his skull fractured He was taken to Tivo where
he was attended by physician, who found, upon
animation, that the skull not broken but only
riously bruised Yesterday the physician pronounced
Mr. Scott out OF danger.
Two brakemen, named Charles Bertrand and James
Mclaughlin also taken up in senseess condition
These unfortunate horribly bruised about the
face and head, and the limbs of both broken. They
were taken with the rest to vo where every attention
paid to their wants, but in vain They both died
before morning and brought to the city by the II
o'clock train yesterday. Neither Of them have families
Mr.. Simpson the train master, and the fireman.
both slightly hurt The fireman the aoci-
dent occurred active in rendering assistance but in
flew minutes tainted, and carried to Tvo He re-
covered however in few hours, and he and Mr. Smp-
son were yesterday both out of danger,
Z. S. Caldwell was the conductor the train and
escaped unhur although his escape together with that
OF several others most miraculous. The train mas
ter conductor master expressman and several
others in the baggage at the time Of the catas
trophe They thrown down by the shock, aud
wedged in the machinery and rocks, but OF them
hurt but the expressman and he but slightly This
was most wonderful escape, nasmuch the baggage
instantly dashed into spnters not piece of il
being left that child could not carry away.
The engine was the St. Clair one, which has not
been running more than month II thrown upon
its side with its head from the track in which condition
it was found yesterday 1t is not badly damaged but
that be repaired and again put upon the road To
add to the CONSERVATION of those present the
fire. and had not the passengers and others exered them
selves to the utmost by bringing water in their hats
quench the flames the disaster might have been more
extensive than it was
The train which due here at 10 O'Clock on Friday
night, owing to the catastrophe did arrive till near
O'Clock the next morning. Not single passenger was
hurt.
The cause of the rock falling is not known Men have
been engaged blasting in this vicinity for months past
and the most reasonable hypothesis regard to the af
fair is that the falling rock which rolled from the top of
high hill of rock recently shattered by tho blast
ing and has been for time oosened from its natural
bed ready to roll down VIXEN least expected When it
fell upon the track the signal and tho train
was already in sight. The fastened to give the
warning, but before he had time to do the train was
upon it end the worst had been done