The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-01

FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED AND A CAR SMASHED.
Another railroad catastrophe, clearly traceable to q
criminal negligence the part Of those entrusted with
keeping the road in proper repair occurred the New
haven railroad just above its junction with the Harlem
road near Wilian,sbridge, on Saturday night last.
appears TINT the Boston express train was passin
the spot above mentioned the last car Of the Eve on the
train oled of the track and swung around tearing up
the rails and inurng the track in its course rnfortu.
natey gully in the road near the junction and
into this the last turned over and doing SO eyerey
wounded The passengers who only hurled against
each other and against the benches but were also dashed
with much violence on the side Of the car The sudden
turn Of the last wrenched the coupling in such q
manner that II broke and this circumstance saved thu
rest OF the train from being torn off, which would per
haps have manged and killed hundred persons
The engineer not made acquainted with the acct.
dent immediately, and quarter Of mile before ha
was notified to back the train to succor the sufferers.
A. Oakley Hall, Esq, 1.-THE District Attorney who was
in the train conductor Bausch Dr. Orarenanx and other
passengers Immediately busted themselves clear tina
track and relieve the sufferers. II found that though
many OF them were severely cut about the face from the
broken glass; only one or two dangerously injured.
Out Of twenty persons in the car fourteen received
COMMISSIONS. Fortunately for reporter and unortu-
nately for the public he not passenger in tho
train and Ia unable to give correct list Of the wounded.
Howeyer as but one person had any limbs broken it
The accident caused by defect in the track the
chair which holds the rail being broke, and the train
swung around the curve, the first cars pressed by
their tension the rail out and the last car was thus
run Oh. II was evident that the railroad employees
were Of the difficulty for stake was
found driven in the ground adjoining the broken rail, tn
marx H. There Is no reason why the rail should not
have been properly repaired before the passed and
the company should be held to strict account for their
romist ness In not providing against such casualty
The wounded passengers were taken as conve-
nent on board the train which proceeded forthwith tn
This city. As the freight train due, sent
forward to warn IT, and the train was detained Tor
hour until the track cleared and repaired.
On the train with the wounded people arriving at Thirty
second street. word sent TO the 2st district police sta
ton for assistance and the arrival Of the policemen
the wounded passengers we're removed to the station
house There they cared for until the their
friends with carriages when they conveyed home
Mr., Hall suggested TO the officer In command AZ tbs
station house the proprety Of taking list Of the wound
ed their and residences that their
might be known should their friends come after them but
no record was kept could the police tell yesterday
the OF person injured This IA another ex-
emp6cation OF the sless careless manner in which
our police perform their duties They are required by
their instructions to keep OF every event of
interest that anpres in their respective districts for
public Information; yet in this not only was there
mention Of II in the return 10 the Chief bat Aso ha
pcce were profoundly ignorant OF the whole ahair AL
though the wounded people In the station house foe
some time
Among tho persons injured were
Mr. John Mowon, Jr., Of 1877 invent arst street Ths
gentleman bad his thigh broken and his right eide mncd
injured. His doctor pronounced him out Of danger and
doing we'll
Tbos G. CALI bruised about the head and body Taken
TO the New York Hospital but recovered sufficiently yes
tefday morning to 60 home unaided
Christopher Benncn, also tahen to the hospital much
injured. LEFT yesterday morning.
James sheets, the brakeman, thrown 10 the ground,
and mu.h injured internally.
The above were the most cases the roma ming
yaaseussrs we're bat slightly cut