New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
RALLROAD ACCIDENT.
FRIGHTFUL DESCENT DOWN AN EMBaNRs
NENT-LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS

INJUhEIJ, WVs
From The Baltimore American, It'll.

MENT-LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
INJURED, &c.
From The Baltimore American, It'll
We nubbsbed Yesterday brief dispatch announcing
that serious accident had occurred on the previous even
ing on the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad result
ing in the serious injury of number OF passenger nav
ing dispatched special reporter to the scene OF the acc
dent we are enabled this morning to lay before our READ
ers full and reliable details r.,a
seneer care with about eighty passengers left YORK a.
O'Clock on Monday afternoon III charge OF Capt Katce
one of the most careful officers on the road ana an an
mated pleasant and agreeable journey They had scarce
Nv got out of sight of York however, the scene OF the ac
cdent being but two miles from the limits OF the
when In turning curve, the whole train with tine exceP
on OF the locomotive and tender few the track and was
preciptaied down embankment about 20 feet hlgh
The burden retained its position ON the SIDE Oh the
embankment lust clear of the track, its side but al
most on end lynn lenghways downthe embarrassment Inc
rt passenger now lies in the meadow ABOUT % ee
from the track on its side The second came to
stand about feet from the track on s side also and
the third remained the side OF the embankmen almost
on end. the rear just clearing the track.
The first car was almost exclusively occupied by men
and although in the of its descent it rolled over
three times believe that they all escaped win no.nns
more than bruises and cuts except those VINO we're lue
by the stoves and burnt by the hot Goals that escaped
from them -, 49,. .ao;d rs,,ol,
6ons in its descent down the embankment which gave 1t
an impetus that threw out in the meadow coming 70
stand full sixty feet from the track on its SIDE the TRUNKS
of all three cars remaining in their places 49,, -
The scene of the interior of these is represented as
having been of the most awful and appalling character 50
much that each passenger e1pscieS 70 nno n
dren were thrown together alternately IRON moor 10
inc a the cars turned The stoves OF course DrSe
% their paces and dashed about the cars wniist
th hot GOALS were scattered among the passengers nhc
ms; had burns on some and burning The clothes OF oheIs'
Several ladies had their DIRE ses on !e ana wouI
ence rendered them by the gentlemen ine Iars e'
spons we're also formidable weapons which were brought
10 hear ON the persons Of the passengers while NUMBER
tbe seats broke from their places and added still greater
10 the catastrophe The hot Goals set hre TO ne
of the cars filing them with smoke and the WINDOWS De
ing clos ID with iron ratings, while inc aooIs wee 90
damned that they could not be opened-his ALSO al,er
the ceased TO for few moments ADDED 10 'ho
fears of the passengers -, ,
escaped without injury and whom the revolutions ceased
the blood flowing freely fiom cut heads ana bruised
The interiors Of the cars to dsy are wen
with blood and afford some idea Of the fearful character
Of the accident passenger who fortunately escaped
with but few slight burns but was thrown about an9ng
hi. bleeding fellow passenser exhibits GGs' 70 o'y 'O
Among the passengers in the second car was niue
blind bow who escaped with few cuts and bruises out
whose fright was truly pitiabe to behold has inhrmit pre-
venting him from undersandngthe nature othe accident
Jacob WHIT Esq, President Of the Hanover raj saw
ngs Bank of the passengers IN the second car
docsted and one of the bones of the shoulder broken
while he is also considerably bruised.
Dr. William j. Madeira Is also badly burned the stove
having fallen the back of his head while ne Is also Sc
verely bruised His shoulder and back are parayzed
leading to fear that the spinal vertebra is injured
Jacob Koler, OF Glenrock lie lying YORK. Win se'ere
internal injury, and his shoulder disocated.
Alpheus Michael and lady, of Hanover, were both
STRAIGHTFORWARD and Mrs Michael has her shoulder dis
located.
Jacob Nunemscber Of Shrewsbury Pa had his shoulder
and collar bone badly bruised and sprained
Mrs Barholow, OF Baltimore, was badly bruised, out
was enabled to return 10 Baltimore yesterday morning
Miriam Walters, of Adams Co.'S Express, was quite
srousy injured, having exposed himself In rescung
little girl whose clothes caught fire Immediately on the
upssng Of the stove. He has three teeth knocked out
ed hs face IL badly cut
Samuel Sides Of Shrewsbury, Pa, had his thigh badly