The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-05
ANOTHER SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Ten Persons seriousiy Injured on the sson-
tngtOn Railroad.

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Ten Persons seriously Injured on the s,on'
tnEtOn Railroad.
INTERESTING ACCOUNT BY PASSENGER.
To TIE EDITOR
STEAMER PLYMOUTH Rock, Sept a. 1854
PsAa sR-l give you below concise q statement OF
the accident on the Sonington line could gather in
the confusion of the occasion You can rely ON the fol
lowing being correct
LEFT Newport yesterday afternoon and took the train
which 'c't Providence at Ia r. NJ, Boston at 5 r. M
Tor New York. We arrived at Kingston at sO and left
there again nj Sis when about three miles from Kings
ton, myself wife and child beng In the third FIRST class ear
andeght carsfio them engine suddenly
ny rocking, as II we going to fall down preci.
pee ana thena sudden stop The excitement being
tore down lamp and went forward and such wreck a.
presented itself scarcely be described The enRne nd
tender were of the track also the sprinkler the t~o
trucks Of baggage crates pitched pen nell over the
fences on the left side. Then came the destruction The
TWO second class or deck literally she'd 10
atoms and the poor creatures contained in them buried in
the runs; the first first class also smashed up the
second one iited over and tho third one in which sat
also oil the track on bridge which caused the havoc;
but this car was not upset and the third behind II re-
NAMED quite safe
ihe hrst Impulse was Of course to look after the su
ierers, in which kindly assisted by the Hon r.
be passenger, and being surgeon was quite useful
The conductor Mr.. George H. Smith Immediately sont
word TO Kingston three miles back and also 20 Soninv
ton "a miles or which reached in one and auarter
hours on hand car, obtained at the next depot AT
about IL O'Clock Drs Anthony and Carr OF Kingston mr.
rived and at about 2h O'Clock a train OF cars arrival
from stonngton, bringing along Dr. r. Palmer and sou
Of stonngon, and Drs Hazard and Johnson OF Westerly
who together with Hon r. Parker did all they could sr
tl,, wn,,n.s.
follows
Mr. simmons, Of North kingston farmer, nped 81
both legs crushed so badly they had to be ampuated
winch done by the above named doctors whilst he
under the influence of chloroform
Robert iaurcssen, mail agent right leg compound frac
ture get and doing WELL
Patrick Hogan, log and chest bruaed
VIM H. smith. (Iiarnden's express messenger) ancle
badly bruised and spraincd.
Jas. Crosby, Belfast, Maine hurt in the back
David Mcneil, Belfast Maine, spine badly hurt
Ann Wise, Salem, Mass, very much bruised.
+. Rice, Of Hnlowe Me-, ance sprained
Mrs. icary, Salem, severely bruised.
Mary Barry, New York hand and arm lacerated
Some others slightly hurt and it seems almost
miracle how, under the circumstances so many Of us
~caped instant death II seems to be the impression
Tat the accident was caused by fend in human |
shpe wrenching of rail from the bridge with a crow
ba the marks Of which could be plainly seen and laying
the an across The track We finally got the baggage
ana HssengeFs transferred 20 the other cars leaving the
woniied at house about mile distant the wreck
wheI they had been previously carried on tera and
s'artt for stoning,on, where arrived about Ave |
o'cocl and went on board the steamer Plymonii D..
for NeS York Most Of the haas~ee was got out sale.
noso ortnna,eninc having been put IN at Provi-
dence Ina -ccond chss freight car, was smashed up
with a,d thrown into ditch trunk was taken out
completely saturated and contents rninedthe others
have not ySt seen.
meeting Of passengers held on board the boat,
resolutions passed. and a subscription Of $l95 taken up
for The be~s6i Of the suifcrefs H. u. H., Jr.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
The following E,cts carefully gathered at the
place Of accident BY passengers the cars may
BE- relied substantially correct =
Tie engine, tender, sprinkler, two deck cars, with
crates two second class cars and six first class rassen
ger cars with four hundred and hvc hundred
passenger all thrown of tho track except the two
passenger The two second class we're
throw across the track and completely demolished
The accident occurred about three miles this side Of
Kingston station at bridge twenty feet wide AMI
deep where rail appeared to have been removed
by design An attempt throw the train FROM the track
has before been made al this place.
The following the names Of the wounded -
Penstpn snmr ns of North Kingston lost both le3l.
Robcr1 awrenceson mai agent one leg badly irae-
turod.
Patrick Hogan leg AMI chest badly bruised.
David MeNeil, Of Belfast, Maine, back and spine Sc
riously injured.
Mary Barry, of New York. arm severely bruised.
- Smith, Of Harnden's express foot badly
crushed.
Ann Wise, of Salem, Massachusetts,, badly bruised
about the limbs and back, but doing weIl
Mrs. Leary, Of salem, Mass considerably bruised but
doing well.
Several others whose could not ascertain,
less injured bat able 70 take Of
themselves.
Too much praise cannot be awarded TO Dr. Parker for
his attention the wounded. He also added 10 his
abors the liberal sum Of sl10 70 the made up on
board 81 the boat
Capt stone, Of the plymouth Rock, hearing Of the
accident, Immediately repaired to the Of ths dsas
ter and rendered very Efficient aid In taking q the
passengers and their baggage.