The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-14
EXTRAORDINARY RAILROAD CATASTROPHE.
A Train Disssn on the Harlem Track ~ .
Hurrlcsne--Tsso Mea Ktiied and Scv~Utee~
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Hurrlcsne--rwo Mea Kiiied ana Ssve~t-es
Injured.
Yesterday moruins, about halfpast O'Clock, tho ca
prrsA ain from Albany met la the vicinity Of ShaLa
taur Corners with Of the most ssraordin.ry dsAs
ters u has ever been our lot 70 record,
u npIesrs The usp had ieft Albany nj 40 A. NJ saA
sr,y.d at Chatham -Four Corners 6:as With three psA
sstger aod bssgsse After stopping 1T O.
pRhea station about thirty miles bclo~ Chatham fvsr
Cop pners-thr Fain arrived at the place knewn ths
rsconae o. lover range OF Berkshire mountains. tie
boundary ine between Massachusetts, ADD New yerk.
THIS feit a thr rad u very much exposed 70 higts
u.nd, owing 90 narrow valley between two nonntatAs
Which whom tho wind Il cost, canrantfGe,i H. and iAs
no-, fearful gales expetonocd ihig part of thn
road wbrn TIE Wind a. other places s. modtra'e.
pprsng the vhoie ot naaday night the wtod vesy
high and h.asy ran falling ana 40 ihs tfain
passing fearful gust up from the valley. and tho
doors u the baggnsr blown IN uoa,snl
the VA huIicd on the track, and roea aoun
srntassscsn' tcrs -, deep Tho coupug ~hioA
attached Il % tie engine mapped In . moment bit, ihs
passenger joIied "a he ,cs, md bss~a
| ~ the wind aftcr The baggage oar
| The scene taat f.loscd was fearful The rolled
over I'm times Aud ,he bottom OF the
u.ent with heavy crash. Al ihi, mc u the morniag
4 pitch oars The rain wa falling heavily snd the
gfoAns tnd khrlcs ofhe putlaed pas, ocs heard
viii dieadfa distinctnsae above the aol.e Of Tho
,Inpcei.
IN conductor Mr. H. 5 White. who waa III ,he mA.
die rrtrcaed hinseli from the ruins
slho ana succeeded de- catching Tie engine Miles
town the next sta Ion below where All va procutc.
The sounoed aud dying cared for Fortunately ,ers
but thifty rarsoDgors 10 The train, and ms-e.
strange % rsy ssuc twelve were unininred
Tho hiloWrg 4 b. Perfect II 1 " the injured -
c'ulf obtain
Na, Chatham sour ccInsas Tbs % sras had sa sr.. pee
BIN, and be ues dead when found
Harvey Gsylord braA eman, residing IN chs,haa fs~r
teSrcts lie oafully cut la thO hta6 anj three II
he Tbs lrohen ~ hath manner thai lJs optral
ifudet lie survived come hours. and isi auring the
osy n great agony
| J"eph 6 shelly, taggsss master, of ~hi,s HsiAa.
wi VIZ. Van v"eSsn ~ "a q r.e@ "a rs say In, r.~
cuts tile head. yet, With geat bravery, sss di.rs
gnded hetsi ans aiisnaed . the other wounded ansA
| thn mlne1 from 'oe- ~ blood
:. White, eonluctgg. Of Nen York, cat 10 shs LEG.
| not serious
Ma Souisr hurt IL thc task.
nr story ii Chatham four Cornors ana NJ. Marshall
| q the sfms piaoe, inferred in ne he'd
Nrs. Cobain ~ Chat am severely irlfed IA the h-sA
W.. ana Mr. toburn her fou and bis sin, siighuy
Jad.on Barncs y Chatham, brakeman, hart is The
| head
~ Duncan q Chatham, brakeman noi asrieas.
james Hart, conductor slightly wounded
fBgish Hiy ncssboy ~ scv York, cut IL the h~sl.
| Three sentlesa'p namcs uasnown guiag 70 a1irf
ton snlther 70 Croton falIs and the other to iclans
/ station Nh eighty injured
a lazy going a. ifoton 4 alls hise injured
The WOUNDED taken % Niirrfou station asi hrsr
t.r nn,i word srns . cir fels,iyes W. sae,'y
Ar Rarnoa thc newsboy sDd Hr u. g. White Arrived -
thit cly yrStorfay ~ Tho tfan eae her. ~ J n The
aro oomr!cts wreck.
Ihe fono.irF !. the statement y Tho conductor Mr..
"we In Aibany atiaoP ~ and cbatbAn r,ar cs~
raf. About uiy psssengefs wefe let opt 81 capats.
and ~ ~ ~ ntrf Judge, the cars lAs
tsck. ~ vh'l' tisin turned i,uf times, ihs
coupling between ihe tsggayr and tender bssne
| hfokru. NJ Giller coupling broken ani the
together. fey roiina iesa tlap sFveBiy r~<
| d. ~, ound w.rc ihuec atle, ~ rs,n va pour
| ~ - tousnr and - y dAit nothing oruh -
Grst found ~ foot ~ u tha ladies anl pol
/ - The Fragments or her hcaa o0h hsr out aud AiS
lct "a tho gra-s 1hen sent b.ca ani fund aso,ies.
ihe slle u ibo ear lay On her hssd and sbouLIefs
"a iro va iylrR her Lral wiih hor sss, spwAra
asd everything rled ~ abpgi hsf @hsn ,hougbs -
A. - lady Mr. cosarn = cAaihsm cslei out y bow
| 400 shotl knew, MIS-, itAnt ~rt.i rt~
| ald shr a0t burt, nbd - me but fell lA1
her Win The lcgt Al then hanihgod up two m.n.
then thought ~ ny oh ffna ~ liaihiqbr ass oairA
hut could srt ffom hin NJ bssogAgenisslvr
| sbeIey, aid, hurt n iny bssk sa~afdiy'
Nhen heard somethiag vhieh appeai - - b~ 9n thS
4 "a, ~ then All tiaad ~ cobaru. shs hsi +.
gss over her LETT 80 Ani nie sAin ~s hanging down
| lief face wa1 coyrIco .i'h blos ~h!b -ipsd avsy
went hacs aHa called for ny Barnes told In
~. hurt Ihrn - isuSd Gsyi9rf slnpoai issd the
fad crpshe8 ~ ribs gtt IA aud ~ eriras pas-
% out. ~ go ialrn & ihe hrmh0ue = W. fnlfs~
~ Culver ~.
n thsn iDuni n. paper ~ orapiiag up ,bs bsns
VIII ~ tax = lb bod cit olen. w. tsld oek
After hs rest le sllnif fatt ~ hlmxN thss
fophi NJ rash~ne lyng ~ Under i uaek.
lo b.asiDg \ ths fae. y, - ne saa ., bis b.el
We xut TIE tfueA ~ ~ aead. Iii vaich bftss
~ ID no nnr bat - stil ranang ! fisnA Kf, 20
baAy iafef aboai the tsa1 Anf iB Ter sae
snd ~. C,tuin With ~ bead cat.
~ "a ~ Adba ~ r.e engine aBd ia-4. uefn T. D-
Ton torns'f u.sn vent ths sngiosf = ktsfissoa ts
| ar and IhytrianA h. brought too phJaciAaa, In.
wosd mi sns iran heu forl a. ben seai aP Ahd r.,
nAffes ~, AZ ~ hfn1 h1Bse chAAg~i 10. eAr
9TH ene - ~ .atgse hsn whlsh hAd aleys 10 q.