New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-16
MALICIOUS MURDER.
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On the New.YOrk and Harlem Railroad.
From Our Special Reporter.
WILLIAMS BRIDGE, wes.chester Co, N. Y, !

From Our Special Reporter.
WILLIAMS BRIDGE, wes.ohester Co, N. Y,
Monday, Oct. Is, 1855.
The Gun this mornirg threw light on another scene
Of disaster on the New-York and Harlem Railroad
An anocious crime has been committed within a
quarter OF mile Of this place which revess terrible
maligniiy OF heart Two Innocent lives have been
sacrificed and the murderers have escaped!
At 1899 this morning as the fres "a. train which et
Dover Plains at 30 P. NJ, last evening, with five
cars loaded principally with milk, and one baggage
car in which we've thirteen passengers reached spot
where there Is slight curve in the line, the con-
ductor and passengers were startled by the sudden
and sharp blow of the whistle, which was repeated
rapidly four times in succession indicating the signal
10 ply the brake immediately. Before this could be
accomplished with any effect, the engine was suddenly
thrown off the track 1t forced its way across side
track which it tore 70 pieces. throwing several rails
considerable distance hsb the woods, and, pitching
over get itself fast the west side Of the embark
ment which at that place is about twelve feet high.
The cars followed the tender, which broke loose from
the engine, and some thirty or forty feet, on
line with the track but of the rails. The stove In the
baggage upset. and had it not been for tbs pres
epce Of mind of the conductor, Mr.. Whitlock, the
whole train must have been 10 conhsgraton in few
minutes. Having subduei the fire, the conductor
called bis mer together and found that the engineer
and finemen did not answer TO his call. Search was
made, and two bodies, with the heads crushed to
atoms were discovered on the ground near by. The
faces of both the men were smashed that it was i'm
possible 10 identify them, except by their clothes and
the watch worn by the engineer. Warning-lamp'
were sent out both ways to avoid further accident.
An impression was discovered on the soil where an
iron rail had laid and it evident thst this bar had
heen removed since the rain. The rain had ceased at
about 10 o'clock last night that the probability is
that the murderous act hsd been committed after that
hour One Of the workmen informed us that the very
prints of fingers used in raising the bar were visible
on the soil where the bar had lain. Two pieces OF
iron rail were discovered which fitted together at the
broken ends and bore marks Of having been broken
in two by the violent collision Of wheel tanges. The
bar was originally about eighteen feet long, and the
piece broken off was seven feet in length. The cow
iron of the engine was broken and bent; one OF the
driving wheels as cracked in nearly all its arms; the
center.pn of the front driving wheels was broken
asunder so that the wheels were thrown Off the en-
gine the snoke-pipe and whistle came in contact
with the soil, and new telegra phpole intended for
the New Haven telegraph, bu! on which no wire had
been placed was knocked down under the engine.
The bsggagecar was upset and greatly broken, and
the other cars were injured being smashed in on the
sides o. they passed the engine but strange to say,
not can Of milk was spilled All the passengers
escaped unhurt except one, whose leg was slightly IN
jared by the upsetting of the car.
The men thus cruelty murdered we're two brothers;