New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-30
TERFIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE NASHUA
AND WORCESTER RAILROAD.

From The Nareh..tey IN. IL Doay hivy~, Nos. n.
Last evening, the goth inst, at about o'clock, tbs
inward passenger train from Worcester TO Nashua a,ef
with a fatal AID fearful accident n DuDstabs, about
FIX miles below the City OF Nashui. The train osn-
sisted Of locomotive, very strong heb ut aid or
prss and Two passenger cars. When they wov
running the usual speed, where the grade was
little descending the boiler OF the oconots 20 exp odoa
with tremendous report like that OF b ,sdsx rocks
jarrii houses about forts rods on and shtkiag
dow a woodpDe In the shed OF one. The explosive
force che cked the speed for ins ant and then the
carr sbO, forward with ncreed fury ss II fri <htoned
to fee from the Of the disaster. SO great was
The pow er given them BY the explosion thst they ran
ihr quarters of mile before they could be CHECKED.
though after the first frs hi the brakes were stou1y
spplied One b akemsB was leaning against the rear
Of The fret car and the sudden Jump OF 1e care pitched
HIM upon the rear through the door down upon
the floor breaking lantern IN his hand ard separstinG
the passenger csrs.
To. terrific explosion and the sight Of the brakeman
thrown through the door filled the passengers in the
rear car with terror iDexpreesibe. But the situsti0n
Of those in the forward was far moro fsh fu ao1
had il rot been for the coOlne - and decsion OF Con-
ducor King II any doubtless would have ieaped out ct
the risk of their lives They sprang rom their scots
eousiy with the Doiso the subsequent rumbog
uDdeJDes'b, TIE fly ing Of splDters Dg Of dust tbs
fearful darkness without ana the more fearful sysed,
adding to The painful approximations thst the rails ~
gearing would pierce through and tear their sssAb
or ali would go tearing throu<h the Fields or pitoh
dovn an embsnkmeLt. The conductor chHged them
10 cir TO their seats as the safest course, ana Tor
tuI ately he succeeded ia making them do il, till tho
train came 10 a halt The rear car Stepped about
four rocs behind the forward ons, and the passsn-
gers of each car rushed to the other 70 zee
who was Injured. Not q simple pssse0ees
was burt. The wreck was friebtful to behod-boiler,
smoke jake, cab, every ament and one forward
DIVE wheel gonethe rear trucks OF the hrs. car tore
10 spibrrs. and neither fireman Dor engineer 70 DO
fouLo at frrt. Soon groan ~as heard and tho ire
man, Frederick A. Jose, found on the top OF tho
tender bis face buried In the WOOD aud blood sresEs
ing from every pert Of il. Search made for ths
DeiDeer, n Gibson for long time ia vain, bat 81
Get be found back three quarter VI mile ne~
the place Of The accident lis clothes blown on Of hm
one arm broken, bis face terribly cat up ana peoy
bruised He wac UNCONSCIOUS. and hved Only aooot
three quarters Of an hour longer lie hved q
Nasbua. where he owned house end some ethH
nor. and leaves sfsniIy and three sal children.
h. (, nn,',.sf CT whom il only three months old. Tho
fireman VII probably Z. cover.
The force Of the posioD seems almost incredible
pare of the boiler igbog 200 pou, de we're thrown
10 rods: bell weighing 70 pounds thrown sixteen rods
large piece Of iron weighing IT'S pounds thrown IS
rods close 70 dwelling. The momentum Of s,esl
threw ever ythiDg for ward and side Oh
The fireman states that there was sufficient vat h
the boiler; the opinion Of those with suoA
thiJps ls OtLerwke.