The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-11-23

little char, before the stove my little son was
sitting by her side; he is about three years OF
age; went down stairs, and was gone about
ten minutes; on my return, heard deceased
scream, and, entering the room, found her
clothes on fire; there was piece of paper on
fire on the floor; from what | could learn. nv
little son had lighted the paper at the stove, and
it burning his fingers, he dropped It in front OF
hls sister, setting her clothes on fire. She was
badly burned, and fingered upto l / O'Clock Sat
uFday night, when the poor little thing died"
A. l. Times.
GA woman is either worth nothing, or a
grea, deal. II good for nothing, she is not
worth getting Jealous for if she be true wom-
an, she will give no cause for jealousy. A
man is brute to be jealous OF such woman
"a fool 10 be jealous Of a worthless one, but a
double fool 10 cut his throat for either Of them.
Extraordinary Railroad Disaster.
A Trim Bioun o8'tie H,riem Track 6y Hqr-
rjcane-I1Co lien Killed and SeUent@en In
jured.
Yesterday morning, about half past o'clock,
the Express tram from Albany met, in the vi
onity of Chatham -Four Corners, with one of
the most extraordinary disasters, it has ever
been our lot to record. Il appears the train
bad left Albany at 1880 A. NJ, and arrived at
Chatham Four Corners at 5,28, with three pas
senger caIs and baggage car. After stopping
at CoPake--a station about thirty miles below
Chatham Four Cornrrs-the train arrived at
The place known as the Taconac or lower range
Of Berkshire mountains, the boundary line be-
tween Massachusetts and New York THIS
part of the road IS very much exposed to high
wind, owing to a narrow valley between two
sloatftaius. which, when the wind is cast, con-
centrates ii, and the most frariul gales are ex-
perlrnted on this palt OF the road when the
wind at other places is even moderate
During the whole of Monday night the wind
was very high and heavy rain was falling, and
as the train was passing fearful gust came up
from the valley, and the doors of the baggage
car were blown in, and in a moment the car
was hurdied of the track, and rolled down an
embankment some forty feet deep. The coup
ling which attached it 10 the engine snapped
in a moment, but the passenger cars were lolted
off the track, and were blown by the wind af
ter the baggage car.
The scene that followed was fearful. The
cars rolled over three times, and came to the
H..
At this time of the morning it was pitch dark
The rain was falling heavily, and the gFoanS
and shrieks Of the mutiatrd passengers were
heard with dreadful disinctness above even the
noise OF the tempest.
The conductor, Mr.. R. j. White, who was
in the middle car, extricatrd himself from the
ruins as soon as possible, and succeeded in des-
patching the engine to Millertown, the next
station below, where aid was procured, and the
wounded and the dying cared for. Fortunate
ly there were but thirty passengers IN The train;
aud of these, strange to say, some twelve were
uninjured.
The following is as perfect list of the inur-
ed as We could obtain.
Francis w. Rathbone, paper manufacturer of
White Mills, Chatham Four Corners. The
truck had fallen upon him, and was dead when
found.
Harvey Gaylord, brakeman, residing in Cha
than Four Corners. He was iearfuIIy cnt in
the head, aud three Of his ribs broken in such a
manner that his entriIs protruded. He surviv-
ed some hours, and died during the day in great
agony.
INJURED.
Joseph c. Shelly, baggage master, Of White
Plains, hurt in The back by the fall ofthe coup
ling.
Mrs. Van Vechten, Of Pittsfeld. This lady
had four cuts on the head. yet with great brave
ry, she disregarded herself and attended to
the other wounded until she tainted from loss of
blood.
R. J. White, conductor, of New York, cut in
the leg not serious.
Mr.. Perkins, of Tioga county, hurt in the
head.
Mrs. Soutes, hurt in the back.
Mr. Story Of Chatham Four Corners, and
Mr.. Marshall, ofthe same place, hurt in the
head.
Mrs. Coburn, of Chatham, severely injured
in the head.
Mr. and Mrs. Coburn, her son and his wife,
slightly.
Judson Barnes, of Chathem, brakeman, hurt
in the head.
Mr.. Duncan, of Chatham, brakeman, not Sc
rious.
James Hart, 2 conductor, slightly wounded.
English Billy, news-boy of New York, cut
in the head.
Three gentlemen, names unknown, one go
ing 10 Millerton, another to Croton Falls, and
the other to Duckman's Station, all slightly IA