New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-22
Twelve Persons Badly Injured.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF MACHINERY.
NAMES OF THE WOUNDED, SC.

train from White Plains was on its way TO this City,
with Elk cars full Of mechanics going to their daily
avoeations when near the corner OF Fifty-eghth-st
and Four.h-av. il into the rear Of the Ne~-Ha-
ven freight train with great violence, driving the en-
eire into the rear and smashing them TO pieces.
At the same time the conclusion drove the tender To
the engine Of the passenger train back through
the frst car nearly to the center, 20 that it
was completely buried, carrying before IT seats,
passengers, and everything that opposed its
progress. The rear cars we're also badly smashed At
their ends and the platforms nearly all torn of.
No sooner had the collision taken place than the grey
morning air was rent with the shreks and groans and
imprecafons of the passengers. or course those
who were able, a. soon a. they could collect
sense enough TO enable them 10 do so, left the
broken cars with the greatest precipitation.
Speedy measures were taken to eXtrcate the
unfortunate sufferers. But many of these we're so
damned ia between masse OF the broken seats and
timbers that in order TO remove them, levers were
necessary. levy was made upon the rail fences,
and with these and similar homely implements, by
dint of united and strenuous eer the injured people
were soon got out of the wreck.
The accident happening just in front of the resi-
dence OF Mr.. VIM. 2. Stewart of the Nineteenth Ward
Police his doors were Hospitality opened to the suf-
ferers and he and his wife, together with their neigh
bors, did what they could for their relief.
Medical men-amOng whom were Drs. Morris and
Cone-were promptly in attendance, and ministered
to the relief Of the wounded.
1t is said that DO life lost by his the latest dis
aster, although many persons sustained fearful bodily
injuries OF the wounded, We have been assured that
the following is a complete list:
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
JGHs FARRISGTos, 10 years of age residence,
Harlem; ANGLE broken, and internally injured.
- RoBY, Yorkvillei leg broken
GEORGE DOUGLAS, Hsrlem; leg broken below the
knee.
LEVI DouGLAs, brother OF the above, Harlem;
fracture of the legs and internal injuries.
SAMUEL BRows, Mott Haven; injured internally,
but is not dangerous
GEORGE BRIss, Harlem; right arm broken and legs
injured.
A. LAGTRRIsr, Yorkvile, but slightly injured.
CHARLES Day locksmith, Harlem, both legs bro
ken, and esiousy injured
-. SPAcKAAS, injured in the breast.
-. CoALGRovL also in the breast.
A. NcFASSEs, Ia lad Morrissni, slightly injured in
the legs.
Mr.. CUMMINGS the conductor of the Troy train,
badly injured; both his legs being fractured.
OF the cause of the catastrophe many rumors were
rife. At the Of its some Of the rail
way employees say that the fault is wholly attribute
bic TO the New-Haven freight train which, IT IL
alleged, wa some two hours behind its time. IL is
stated by The same authority that the White Plans
passenger train just in the rear Of the freight
train at Harlem and that il came down behind it 80
far Yorkvie keeping the light attached to the rear
car in view and that shortly after passing Yorkvils
this light disappeared The engineer Of the passenger
train kept at the same pace, supposing that the
ran ahead of hi had quskened its speed to get out
Of his way. This delusion heightened by the
fsct that the os, VIZ but ,at breaking. aud the fog
e the morning Drev ented him rom seeing tar ~ ~
He was, however, speedily undeceived, for when
within few PAGES OF the freight train he discovered
the imminent peril and whised down the brakes like
Tightening. This too late, however TO prevent
the collision and, according to the statement OF a
passenger had il been earlier, it would have svaied
but little, inasmuch as not q single brakeman was
upon tina, train Of six cars, although il contained
nearly 400 persons