New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-05


pho bsppemd 10 be- 10 'be train, was yery sisnlys 70
~ niursd md tetdeoj bsm EVER sefyics " conld'
| ~, iijlpG boYe fleif snf rings With 1fgi "a ts''
Youre sifnmfns made srnrcel7 my complain fg tsI'
! self tu, wss nnch worried ncc1du, OF he hmjf'
mo nocfent n il believed was eAussA by leDeh Or
igo 81 the len rail- having becn prrd upbJ s9ne ~
Known PERSONS. NOue ~ 'hn gent ,"'a 70 W.
| that they mnfhs where The track bad bsen pffl'
Al Al tine of tho Arcmcnt were running a. very
low tae sLoud think MOTTO 1cocd rom iCniotHeVe
mi 90 M our Had We been running ~ aias'ef spell
think The dshster would have been ono OF ths n"n
fstal on record a. the trGn was very long ana NJ ~,
The pas,eHccr cms were filed The m lswere removed
ut point wherc the track crosses ravine on sna
bridge, and the next car nheod OF the one 70 "nich
wa. seated thrown nearly to the odze OF The
bridge. blink thst Ind tie train been running
more rapidly. tho cars would have beon
thrown over the briige INTO tho ravine.
Mr.. Henry 7 browne, citizen Of newborn, AMI hls
LADY, were passengers the trala o. the time OF me
accident and both fortunately escnPed unhur. Mr..
browne has furnished our Reporter with the following
important particulars;
STATEMENT OF MR.. DRowSE.
was seated in the car, being Unable 10 ma sny
unoccuped seats in any other car. We had started
from Providence few minutes behlnu tne usahl
tine; tie train was a very long one, consisting of
locomotive tender sprilking car four baggage cars
| think one car used by Herfden's Express, three
second class and six frst.cass passenger cans;
at he time the accident took pace we were
running Up grade; this, together with the
length of the train. the weight OF the bag
gage, the number OF the passengers, and the tact
that the locomotive used the Connecticut, being much
lees powerful than the Charles Phelps, which Is usually
employed on the steamboat train, cospired TO give
slew spee cd 10 the train which did lot exceed fifteen
miles an hour. The accident occurred at twenty
minutes past eight on Monday night at point three
miles below North Kingston, Rhole Island The Eo-
yIneer stated that tie locomotive was met 0ron OF
AID rsn ahead humping against The s'eepsEs unul II
WAS siCuvtd. The engineer GGj fireman were not
thiown al he locomotive. The o''r ears were sue
cessi,. v brown OF the trak except the last three.
The lO.,H olive cid not ON Ia be mach dam
nced, itou il plovcd 70 y IN o The earth.
Tic trBin was snp'cd very qn!cAy afer the locOmo-
tive had pass ti ldge. la, ,isapce between the
hriroe md ne 10, mo, G coui lot have been much
more than hun,,rec md If feet The slowness OF
the speed together with the cars dvergns and plow-
ing INTO the EARTH caused the tram 10 sop as quickly
as did, 4 sudden jumping of the can, which lasted
nor second or two first Sested 10 US that an acct
dent he'd happened. Mr.. \. V Potter immediately
took one of the carsmps and proceeded out with to
very active during the night i'll his exeriOns to aid the
suffering DIR. Parker gave his prOt esona aid TO the
sufferer The" Jim Crow car was directly across
the track that the passengers were compelled sub
ssQueDy 10 era vi underin order 10 rcacn ,ne special
train from Stopngton which had come to their assist
srte The Providence car thrown TO the right, and
the Jim Crow car to the Left The Dim Crow car was
perft city demolished. In one end OF 1t were number
Ct trunks containing jewelry' when were smashed 10
pieces and the contents strewn ABOUT the ground.
The iewelry had been taken on board al Atteooro.
Tie baggage in some instances was oadiy smashed,
though generally il was not much injured. Most OF
the passengers injured in the secondclass ar
One sufferer, whose name did not learn, had his leg
badly Injured ssys two females also who were lu-
jured, enc of whom had child with her. Mi.
Simmons think is the on one whose injuries are OF
such q character as 10 render recovery doubtful
farmer residing mile or 70 distant from the scene
of the dsaster heard the whistle which, sounding
different from usual no feared that something miSdt
have happened, and Immediately to the spot ana
..l..tr AtynH IN
Young simmons lived but few miles from the spot
and was conveyed 10 his home IN hand'car. ne
second. class passengers worked hard ana cne9iuyn
transferring the baggage to the train from Stonngton
STATEMENT OF MR.. W. sHATTUCK.
Mr. w Shattuck of tho firm Of Potter Il Shattuck,
jewellers Of Providence gave us the following state
mtDt:
We left Providence about O'clock; went down to
Greenwich with our usual speed proceeded from
Greenwich az less than the usual rate, as the engine
wss on Old one The accident occurred about three
miles this side of Kingston. was standing up with
friend in the last but one There were about eight
bog gage cars two second.class, and i've first class
cafs with about SEQ passengers. l first felt q
shock and NY frie nd fell forward on his
face. / looked for him, and not being able to
find him went out OH the cuvert or Drldge over the
ayiDe. The forward hrstclass car was 'lied up
about half way between horizontal and perpendlcu-
mr. The two second class had been squeezed to-
ether 70 that their adjoining ends were thrown on
the track No one was injured in the rear second
ClGss after helping out u nuhDtr Ol tue
women, | went TO the front second-clasS car. / saw
ore Of tie officers of the road who had his foot in
iurtd, 6nd another man whose legs below his knees
were smashed into Jelly. lie was tying his
banGkorehieis round bis knt e. lady tod me TO go
for DIR Parker Of Boston, who was on the train, and
b. took charge Of him. Some internal scOundrel IL
supposed TO have taken up rail and laid It one sie
When the engine struck the engineer reversed ,he en-
cine Immediately The brunt OF the blow was received
by the baegagc-cars. handcer cent for AMI the
wounded taken to a friendly farmers house. Some
DAYS since the freight eXpress-train was coming
down from Providence man vas seen by the engF
Leer on Il e track 10 the attitude OF prayer. The en-
& iIe yns Immediately revered, but not IN TINE 10
gave the man, who is supposed to have been nsane
Just beyond hin some rails had been taken up. Two
or three nights afier the steamboat train gong up DIS
coyered some thing on the track abOu the size o. a
barrel. They pessed over II however without trouble
be conductor was perfectly self possessed, and did
bis duty without finching.
ASSISTANCE FROM sTONINGToN.
As soon as practicable the hand-csr was dispatched
10 opingion with tie news of tie sad occurrence.
Mr. Matthews supe rint' ndent Of the Railroad, with
Cari. S.one Il the Plymouth Rock, the conductors IN
the employ Of the Company, all the surgeons In Ston.
ron 20 TO 60 nborers proceeded AZ 10 the spot
in specis train. end rendered every possible assist
ence. BY A. NJ the passengers were got on board,
end with their properly were taken TO S0ningon, anu
left in tie Plymouth Rock Ut a. VI. Tor THIS Cuy,
" here they arrived a. J. III.
MEEIING OF TIE PASSENGERS.
While Oh the steamer Plymouth Rock meeting oi
the ,sssen.ors was called TO order by the Rev. Or.
CHICHEHNG Of Portland.
On motion Capt. EBES CALDWELL Of Boston was
called to tie Cha r. Gnd Messrs. l. K. CnEsBoRo and
j. C. HoLDES ofNew York appointed Score ,arlcs.
Dr.. PETER PARgER, our newly appointed Minister
10 China who was most i've aud untiring during the
hole of the Disaster rendering medical all 10 the
made few brief and appropriate remarks,
txelainipg The nature and extent OF The injuries re
Ceiytd BIZ The unfortunate sufferers.