The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-20
From the New York Tribune Of Wednesday
Terrible Accident on the Harlem Railroad.
FOUR CARS BLOWN OFF THE TRACK
BY A HURRICANE.
ONE NAN KILLED AND SEVENTEEN WOUNDED.

''O--N-N-
full accidents occurred which the annals of rail-
road disasters have to show A train of four
cars on the Harlem road was blown off the
track bodily, and rolled down and embankment
some thirty feet high, the cars turning four
complete somersets, killing two men and in
juring many others. Only thirty passengers
were on the train and it is wonderful that any
ofthem escaped.
The following is the statement of the con-
ductor Mr. r. j. White, who arrived in the
city this morning. E
1--WE left Albany at 4, p. N. and Chatham
Four Corners at 5:29 with three passenger
cars and baggage car. About thirty passen-
gers were let out at Copake, and at 6:36, as
near as can judge, the cars went off the track
The whole train turned over four times, the
coupling between the baggage car and tender
being broken. No othercoupling was broken,
and the cars wentstOgether. They rolled no.
less than seventy feet AMI were dashed in Pc
ces. | gotout, and the first persons | found
were three ladies. The rain was pouring in
torrents, and it was so dark nothing could be
seen. first found the foot of one ofthe ladies
and pulled the fragments off her head. took
her out and laid her on the grass. Then |
went backand found another; the side of the
car lay on her head and shoulders.
"a third was lying on her head with her
feet upward and everything piled all about
her. Then / thought of an old lady, Mrs. Co
burn of Catham; called out to her, and some
one whom knew, Mrs. Brant, answered She
said she was not hurt, and came to me- but fell.
| I laid her with the rest, and then bandaged up
two men, then thought ofmy old friend Mr.
Rathbone, and called but could get no answer
from him. My baggage MASTER Shelley, said
81 am hurt in my back and inwardly." Then
| heard something which appeared to be on the
upper side ofthe car.
81 got up then and found Mrs. Coburn.
She had cash over her left eye, and the skin
was hanging down. Her face was covered
with blood, which wiped away. | went back
and called for my men. Barnes told me he
was hurt Then we found Gaylord, almost
dead; the car had crushed his ribs right in
and his entrais were pushed out He was Ia
ken to the farm house of Mr.. Pulver or Gull
yer near by.
81 then found the paper-boy crawling up the
bank with the back of his head cut open. He
told me to look after the rest, he could take
care of himself | then found Mr.. Rathbone
living on his face under a truck. The bearing
llof the truck ay on the small of his back. We
got the truck off; he was dead. His watch was
7 broken off by the ring but was still running.
l found Mrs. Coburn badly injured about the
head and slightly in her side, and Mr.. Coburn
with his head cut.
my lantern lay under lady and was not
injured; every thing else was torn to pieces but
my valise. never saw such sight in my
life. There was nothing left of the cars: the
saloons and every thing were completely rip
ped in pieces. The train went over with just
one movement, like turning my hand; and
had Just been talking with Mr.. Bathbone, sit
ting by the side of him; when l got up and
turned, two ladies were sitting together, and
one of them said: "Mr. Conductor will you
be kind enough to get US carriage when we
arrive in New York ?'' Said L: "With pleas
ure," and had not more than said pleasure
before | felt that | was going over; | went
, over ladies and the seats went upon them
"At first every thing was still for moment
but the bowling Of the wind and pouring of the
. rain / crawled out, and began to hear the
wounded I didn't think was hurt then
The very moment | begin to get in browse
now the conductor was in bed, / see the
whole thing right over again; l can't sleep
The road at that point is placed on high en-
bankment in valley between two mountains
> AS we come down. the road curves from south
, east to south, and at the place where. we were
blown over there is a notch in the ridge ON the
east side,
"The wind swept through the valley of this
NOTCH which is the place were Morrissy and
: Sullivan fought two years ago. 1t is three
quarters of mile from Boston Corners.
= The following is as perfect list ofthe killed
and injured as we could obtain:
Francis W. Rathbone, Of White Mills. The
e truck had fallen on him, and he was dead when
E found.
Harvey Gaylord, of Chatham Four Corners
brakeman. He was much mutilated, and
survived several hours.
$ INJURED
Joseph G. Shelly, baggage MASTER of White
Plains, hurt in the back by the fall ofthe coup
Ing.
Mrs. Van We ,hten, Of Pittsfield. This lady
had four cuts Oh the head yet, with great brayr-
ry, she ..dsregarded herself and attended to
the other wounded until she tainted from loss
of blood.
R. j. White, conductor, of New York, cut in
Mr.. Perkins, of Tioga County, hurt in the
head.
: Mrs. Soules, hurt in the back.
\ Mr.. Story, of Chatham Four Courners, and
, Mr. Marshall, of the same place, injured in the
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn, her son and his wife,
slightlys
Judson Bornes, of Catham, brakeman, hurt in
the head.
Mr.. Duncan, Of Chatham, not serious
james Hart, conductor, slightly wound
ed.
English Billy, a newsboy, of New York, cut
: in the head.
Three gentlemen, names unknown, one go
ing to Duckman's Station, all slightly injur-
ed.
lady going to Croton Falls also injured.
The Wounded were taken to Millerton Sta