New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-01
ACCIDENT ON THE NEW-HAVEN RAIL-
ROAD.
ELEYEN PERSONS INJURED.


An accident which came near being of the most
fearful description occurred at little before il o'clock
on Saturday night on the New-Iiaven Railroad
about mile the other side of Williams Bridge, and
few rods before reaching the junction of that road
with the Harlem. The night express train frem Bcs-
ton, consisting Of one baggage and four passenger
cars, was proceeding at the diminished speed usual
il approaching hejuncio say from twenty to twenty
five miles an hour when the last thrown from
the track by the breaking Of rail- and dragged,
blowing up the ground for some three rods before
the coul ing parted wien the partially hurled
down into gully thirty feet wide at that point, be-
tween the two roads. The hind end Of tie car truck
and all, was flung some ten fifteen feet from the
track; the fore end, though still near the track,
wrenched from its truck, which lay partially broken,
at right angles with the road; and the entire
left upon the slope Of the gully standing st about -
degrees from the perpendicular. Within, every seat
was broken from its fastenings, and shattered by the
violence of The conclusion; the bottom and the walls
of the car were also broken ia several places and the
wonder was that all the passengers were not more
seriously injured than proved TO be the case. There
were some dozen Of them only, all men. One or two
ladies had changed into forward a. the last sta
ton.
The engineer of The train perceivinc that something
had happened though be could not tell what, came TO
a stop as soon as possible, and Mr. Bansh, the con-
ductor the brakeman and great number of the pas
sengers at once back to render all necessary aid
The injured were Immediately extrlcated from the
wreck, and DR., John Ordronneux OF this City, who
was a passenger, devoted himself TO binding the
wounds and making the sufferers as comfortable as
possible. The following is e list of the wounded and
their injuries:
l. John MowtoD, Jr., gas engineer, No. ls East
Twenty frsst right thigh fractured and bruised.
Mr.. Mowton displayed the most manly fortitude, max
ing no complaint bearing without groan the pain Of
being moved, ard composedly smoking cigar as he
lay on hs back in the baggage car on the way to the
city.
3 Henry c. Ripley, Detroit, cut badly on the head
lezs bruised and bruised inwardy suffered consider
ably but rode down in passeDger-csr, sitting up.
3. Hermann Schmidt, No. II Frankfort-s New
York badly cut on the head end face, let knee
bruised; bled good deal on the face.
T. Hide brand No. O. Morton ST., head cut
and side bruised, but could walk without difficulty
;. Jofeph Hussey, tailor, New York, right eyebrow
badly torn right hip bruised.
c. George Finley, tailor, New.York, Gu; over one
eye, legs bruised.
!. C. s. Arnold Savannah. Ca, cut over right eye
bruised.
:. John Charts brakeman bruised but not Sc
rousIy. Charts was stationed at the rear OF the
broken car, and must have he'd great difficulty IN
cngipg to his platform the car was tossed along
over the road and finally slung from il into the gully
When our Reporter questioned him he said he had
piled the brake as long the chain held, which was
during one or two frantic bounces OF the car and that
after that had gwen out, and there wa no longer
anything for him to do he thought himself safer upon
the platform hsn in jumping from il in the darkness
he knew no. whittier.
Q. James Bcydeu, New-York, youth OF u or i;
bruised in the chest, not seriously.
10. Christopher Bennon.
II. Thomas c. Call. Both Mr.. Bennon and Mr..
| Call got some contusions and scratches but as Il
turned ont nothing o. moment. For time, hs1e'er,
they enlisted tie scivs sympathy OF tee busy crowd
81 the scene cf the disaster NJ. Cal lay extended
upon plank covered with cushions, AM seemed e.
most f,less but when Of the assistants stopped
down 10 examine he face OF the supposed sufferer he
e. once started up, exclaimng that the man mlgh'
be wesk but his breath wss strong with rum, and
inst his death was ro OF the mortal kind Mr. Ben
nan WIS by no means SO silent az Mr. Call, bat niled
the air with vocheIous groans and shreAs lhs AN
who first went into the broken caI said TIA! DC had
found Mr.. Benron partly thrown from enc o. the
windows. his hesd and chest hanging out, AMI his
abdomen resting on the wiadcw-sil. Careful e1 Am =
nation conld no, reveal any injury beyond q few
slight scratches, but the patient made such huoouo
that it was fesred be might really be hurt, and be was
pruden.ly taken to the City Hospital, with his Doom
companion Mr. CAL, where they were discharged
cured Yesterday morning. The other passengers In
the car stated hat the two had been drinking from
private flask and had seemed in highly jOvisl tain
during the entire journey 1t is plain from then eape
repce that drunkenness is stste highly favorable to
safety in railroad accidents.
Ii il surp rising that the entire tSsn vas roi tho~t