New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-21
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT on THE CEN
1kAL RAILROAD ar WEST ALBANY.
TWO MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL SERI-
OJISLY INJURED.

From The Albany EreliH9 JorTBdl, Ah.
At an early hour this morning fearful and meian-
cboIy accident occurred at West Albany few mics
from this city and more generally known as the Caue
Depot Il appears that cattle tram which had Just
arrived was being switched of the track wien q
coupling broke leaving two or three OF tho ca ned
with cattle the track which az that moment be-
onged 10 the express train, then due. La almost an
Dssn after the br akIng OF the IRON which connected
the together the train Que here at 4;2O came up
al req uer speed and ran INTO the three cars on the
track The conclusion great that the tender Of
The txprcss tIaiu thrown over and upon the loco
motive, and the baggage AMI express ears badly
broken. One cattle car was nOlsnei anu all tne
Catte in II killed. SO great and fearful was ne con-
cusson that trunks thrown out of the 70 the
distance of from twenty 70 thirty feet and even the
rou Trunk belonging to Wells ~ Co Express, heavily
raped wilh iron bands, was totally demolished ny
Ls accident we are called uuOn 10 note the loss OF NE
Of one person and perhaps two and the serious olury
OF four ii lot tive persons who were on tho express
train.
John Pratt, the engineer, wss instantly killed by
The tender failing upon BIN and crushing hun TO deaih
lie Rae a wife and child residing in this city.
Franklin Kifkan the frcman, both legs and arm
broken and otherwise baGly injured that his lie Is
Gtspaiied OF. lie is single man, and resided IN this
city.
" lism II. GrifiDg Of Buffalo, Wells h Co.'S Tx
uress nefrenk cr Jaw broken IN two places AM re-
,Civ,d some bodily il Ues. DR.. March was Instantly
called upon, and is rendering all the service IN his
Mathew Fox of Fort Plain, express messenger, left
leg badly cut, but no' supposed to be seriously IN
jurd.
Dir. Pa.hs Of Waterloo, bassasc-n.an badly
wouIotC.
A lad. George Simpson Of Chicago, who on mis-
woy to New Haven to school, was IN charge OF the
express messenger. His leg was broken, Ou not OH
oIwise iIjurtd. He appeared ~ be In cool spins,
ana beans his pain and suffering with a manly lorti-
tu,e.
gentleman. whose name We could not learn, but
wLo sides NJ No } Na'er-st received 80 Re nlufy
Ubtn his tack, be- Obn- I'll 10 be carried homo.
W. could harm Oh 10 other p,rson receiving any IN
iuy.
it feared that Mr.. Giinl has received serious III
tcIuA iuIy by the calling OF heavy uunk upon bis
hack MOI on, Bis face irarilly clt AMI maugled,
bur be- IL suffering inensc pain IN his bick.
a rn,s,uccr Str. Wcll', of the irm Of Dusey
Ndr Lyons. Wayne County y. y, received a
c,pi TIC lad previously mentioned, that ncciVod any
iuucs.
lhc boy SIMPSON lives with n atop fatlor ~ Chra-
go Who o. all inaf father could hc, ~ hc not only
rio,.ucs Tor all h, wants hui Is givtn; him 80 ,d
,,u,lou. lo Is 10 change of 1ho boss medical ncu IN
tliattt,.
TWAS ferv ard quite d'fk when he collision -.
cut,d a,u tive hiamo - chagsc@sl0 upon ttoso eho
lea ,,ft',l ut The waffle train.
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"a, otit sh.tily hutt. among them Iaaal Appraiser
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