The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-27
Accident 70 the New York Railroad Traln-
Wonderful Escape Of Passengers.

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j Wonderful Escape OF Passengers.
Fro the Boston Traveller, Jan. 23.
most remarkable accident occurred to the passenger
train which left New York for this CITY at r. N yes
terday with nearly two hundred passengers, Of which
| We have the following parti ;ulars-
As the train passing the tch at Clappvlle
miles above worc ster the switch suddenly broke The
engine passed safely and the tender went upon the side
,fscs Inc esss ge car ran OIL the traSk and along
was thrown lengthways across the track the seconi
passenger was thrown do the embankment some
end breathing into the forward part Of the next Gar
which with the last car along the edge Of the
| bansment, but fortunately did rot go down.
The car thrown down the embankment struck, in its
descent tree, stripping off the bark. This in some
degree broke the force Of the fall All 10 this car an,
indeed throughout the train were in state Of great
excitement and cen usion. The falling car filled
with ladies and gentlemeo, who were ruddeny thrown
in heap together. The stove also fell down to the
lower end OF the car, but fortunately injured
| AS soon az possible attempts we're made to rescue
those in the fallen Some were drawn out through
the upper door, but the them through the WIN
dows end erful 70 stae not one had received Sc
rious injury One man had bis boot torn from his foot
and others were slightly bruised.
The fore part OF the third broken in by the
upper end Of the car down the embankment, but for
tunatey there were passengers the two front
seats The passengers this car those the one
behind bad moment of awful suspense as they
ran along the edge Of the embankment expecting to
plunge into the depths below.
As order had d,grse been restored the
kept up and the passengers made comfortable
possible.
Conductor B. W. Hobart Jr, together with A.
A. Lowell, superintendent Of Houses telegraph line and
four men, then started hand for Worcester,
miles distant The engine Of the night freight train vas
Immediately put in readiness, and with freigh.
and two cars started for the scene of the dis
| aster.
During Mr. Hobart,s absence the disabled train was
in charge Of his brother, Mr.. A. A. Hobart. through
| express messenger for Adams Co., by whom every
attention to the wants Of the passengers was
| paid.
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Of Cappvlle, deserve especial
tce They hurried to the train, and extended nvi-
70 nnta
| night at their house
Tine train arrived in Boston at quarter Of four this
As to cause Of the accidentt stated that
wy freight train passed the switch but short time
fore BY which some o; the bolts were probably started
that when the heavy engine of the New Haven train
1.-THE Oympus) ran upon 1t at speed OF over thirty
miles an hour it gave way. Mr.. Bond, the engineer,
perceived that something was wrong as soon as he
touched it, and reversed the engine and blew his whis
tle but it was too late to prevent the accident
PRovIDESTAL EsoAPE-Another diabolical attempt to
scatter death and destruction among family occurred
on Monday night between eight and nine o'clock at the
residence OF Mr.. Cyrus Swishem, Walnut street,
between Court and Ninth streets through Of a
destructive and damnable continuance more bold and
daring than that Of the celebrated Arrison machine.
The particulars these:-On the evening in question:
Mr.. Swishelm and family, consisting Of five PERSONS
seated around the fire, when huge bali descended
bright blaze into the middle of the floor 1t made
OF cotton saturated with turpenne and during it's brief
pail Of water standing near aud Mr. Swshelm catch
ing the burning ball IN his hand, family immersed 1t
in the water, and extinguished it, Cpon opening the
ball found to be allied with gunpowder and slugs
and forr nate indeed it for Mr.. Swishelm and his
family that the water otherwise he says he
should have hurled 1t into the fire. in which case all
probability, IL would have been painful province to
have recsoded another event horr in its details
that which ranspired at the Marine Hospital
the character of the machine ascertained Mr. Swis
helm called in the assistance Of officers Ringer and Lin
berg, who made iigent search after the 6end but,
fortunately 20 long time had elapsed since the ball
| was flung down the chimney that be enabled to
escape. From the suspicious impaired them by Mr.
Swshelm the officers under the impression that they
can yet ferret out the miscreant, and will be
left untred to bring TO justice who desperate
manner, could plot the destruction of whole ia nily
Cincinnati Ga Hette, Jan. "A.
EXTENSIVE FORGERY IN VIReINIA-The Peters
burg Va E,pres states that the city has been start
led the discovery Of extensive forgery The party
implicated is Mr. John w. Rice, formerly Of Brunswick
who has heretofore enjoyed the high confidence Of
the community. The Express says :-"Mr. J. W. Rice
was, up to about year ago. in partnership with his
brother IN the dry goods business in this city and
after selling out he formed partnership with DIR.
Whitehead in the pressed brick factory n Rosln The
firm known that Of Whitehead 4 Rice. In order
TO raise money for purposes offs private nature known
best to himself cannot credit the strange
a6oat) is alleged he drew