New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-23
ATTEMPT AT WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER
Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tnbune.
SYRACUSE, Friday, July 20, 1853.

Correspondence OF fhe " l. Anbuno-
SYRACUSE, Friday, July 90, 1859
The Night Express Train on tse direct Dad
from this city 10 Rochester which left here al
1920 la.t night, was thrown from the track ~
miles from this place. The engineer VIM d'r-
ri,or. had his arm broken; the conductor Henry
Steamer yss considerably injured; AMI John
Deyo. an engineer on the Western Railroii oil
Massachusetts,, had bis collar bone broken. M
Dsyo was passenger, and sitting at the time IN
the second c.r. Several other passengers were
more OF less bruised. The cars we're d1u'uADy
full; il is surprising that so few OF 1aem
escaped even with life. The esgne was very
fine machine. Scaled the Cansndaigua the tram
consisted Of four passenger ears ana the baggage
Tie night was very DARK and rainy.
Ibaye lust returned from visit TO the scene oil
this casualty, and may say fresh from the late
similar one, although not So dreadful IN Its cause
or eject which occurred four miles TINS side OF
J,ics : month since. Ii makes 4 man shudier-it
saddeps his thought for his rsce-to witness and
report such scene and It's occasion.
About 60 rods from road-crossing rayine
some 70 feet deep meets the railroad track AZ
rioht snoles-ts width nearly tie length of this I'M
fortunate train. Just where the level land begins
10 sIope-at point on the track TO form the raVine
the spikes had been drawn from the caam OF
two opposite rails the chains themselves slid from
their proper position. and the two rails showed SIX
inches out of line, ike the opening of switch.
This diabolical work was done by familiar hands
The effect OF this displacement oi tne rans' anh
nope other was possible, was to guide the engine
ob,i0uely from the track and directly into the
raylne
The spced at which the train was moving at the
moment the engine left the track was so great
perhaps at the rate of forty miles an hOur-that
The machine buried itself partially on the Iurtner
side Of tie rayine some ten feet below the surface
of the track The baggage ear must have gone OIL
the track and then been swung on to the bank
AGAIN by the tender, which was ground up between
the engine and baggage car. The iour passenger
cars were thrown down the bank completely, and
le,t living On their side TT such pitch toward
complete somerset that but for the debris OF the
tender. and the rear car which struck head i3re7
most the three forward passenger ears would nave
brought up exactly bottom upward.
A teuporar, track has been built around the
bed of the REGULAR track large nght and day gangs
of men are at work, and by sunday night the spot
will be relieved OF its present trghttul feature
sixtoeG-llne paragraph IN the evening he"sp OF,
without comments. notes the run on; ana mus
people live, eroan and die, along the line OF the
New.York Central Railroad.
Mr. Cbittendep, tie efficient Superintendent on
this division, tells me that $1,000 reward has been
offered and that no effort will be spared in follow
ing up1his matter. Mr. Chttendon is man OF
his word; he keeps his own counsel, ana have
reason to believe he has accomplished something
encouraging in this regard within the last fifteen
hours.
| bad something of less aggravated interest TO
send you, but think an occurrence OF this sort
should stand alone
IL has been chilly and rainy all day; thernome-
ter 90 at 7 Z. NJ. about the same through the
day.
The farmers grumble of late has been, it's TOO
"hot. ii it's too wet" Hay right from the field
sold yesterday at 50 in the street. LED.