New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11
INCIDENTS.
, SAD TERMINATION OF A BRIDAL TOUR.

= SAD TERMINATION OF BRIDAL TOUR
In the hall of the Exchange House We met gentle
labOrng under great mental affection. Engaging
in conversation with him, we learned that his name
was Rufus Blanchard, publisher and bookseller, of
Chicago, Illinois, and brother of Mr.. Blanchard, the
publisher of Nassau street. New-York. Mr. Banch
ard was married on the 9TH of this month to Miss
FAIR, most beautiful and accomplished lady, at her
home in De Kalb, ST. Lawrence County, in this State.
The happy couple their wedding tour when
this accident overlook them 1t appears that owing
to the crowded state Of the sleghs at Albany, Mr..
Blanchard and bis bride were separated from Miss Pow
ell lady friend, who was travelling with them, and
in the society of his wife Mr. Blanchard forgot all
about her until they arrived at Poughkeepsie, when
Mrs Blanchard suggested that he should go through
the cars and see if he could find her. After the train
had left the Poughkeepse depot, he set out on his
Grand and during this brief absence that the
calamity occurred. Mr.. Blanchard sprang out of the
door of the car and escaped unhurt by leaping into
the snow As soon the crash over, he rushed
wildly through the wrecked cars in search of his wife,
shriekng for help, and calling on her name. But bis
words were only echoed by others equally distracted
whose relatives and friends involved in the COM
mon ruin or replied to by the cries and goans of the
sufferers. For fifteen minutes, which seemed as
many hours, he sought her everywhere without sue
cess AT length some asked il his name was Rufus
blanchard and then the friend took him to the place
where his wife lay. And what sad spectacle met his
view She who few minutes before was radiant
with beauty and overhOwing with her young JOY, now
Law before him crushed and manned and bac kened
that he had not recognized her his wife, although
he had passed her a score of times during his search,
surprising from her face that she was poor colored
woman. Half crazed with sorrow he would have
thrown himself upon her seemingly eless body in his
preat Grief and have bewailed her as dead, had not
the bystanders held him back. Then his noble wife
manifested her gadness at his safety, and bade him
hope that al things would work together for good;
that she would yet live to make glad his heart and to
share his love. This only one of many such
scenes at the meeting Of friends and relatives after the
accident.
The unfortunate lady was taken to the Exchange
House and placed under medical skill Her left leg
fractured in two places near the ankle One OF her
hands i, badly cut, and her face and bosom
scorched or scaded nearly black, and her eyes are
somewhat injured The above facts we learned from
various parties who witnessed them Mr.. Blanchard
took US into the room where his wife lay, and after
showing us her sad condition, he took the miniature
of beautiful woman from his bosom and said There
il what size was this time yesterday. Mrs. Blanchard
has manifested, throughout her sufferings, the most
heroic foritude cheering her husband, and exhibiting
spirit at once hopeful and resigned Her physicians
are doing all that human skill do, and strong hopes
are entertained that she will recover.
WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF MOTHER AND CHILD
Mrs WEBSTER of Peekskl, with her infant in her
arms was sitting in the last of the express train
when she saw the impending danger, and, rushing to
the door, prang out into the snow with her DaOe ana
both escaped without injury.
HOW MEssRs. CUTTING, VAN buren, AND LORD
ESCAPED.
The Hon f. B. CUTTING, SMITH Vas BUREs and
DANIEL LORD were in the of the express train,
when they saw the Poughkeepsie train approaching
and Immediately gave the alarm 10 the other passen-
gers and then rushed for the door and jumped of Mr.
LORD was the only one OF the three who sustained any
! injury
''THE CHILD or THE WRECK.
Margaret Trace resident Of Troy, was one OF the
passengers on the express train, but escaped with
few bruises She was taken to VIM. Spragues house
in Pouphkeepsie where in the of the night she
gave birth to fine boy. 1t appeared that her hus
band deserted Ter sometime since, and hearing that he
WAS residing in Boston she had set out with the inten-
ton of finding hint
WHO HAD CHARGE or THE TRAINS
Tie engineers of the two engines on the express
| train were Henry Mlligsn aud Edward Harris Mr..
JOS Bowerson the conductor. The engines OF the
| Poughkeepse train were in the charge of Walter
| Lawson and John Earle; Henry Camp was the con-
ducor All OF these men bear the reputation OF beng
the most careful officers i'll the employ of the Hudson
| River Railroad Company.
| News of the accident soon reached Poughkeepsie,
aud in brief space o. time an engine and cars were
got ready aud proceeded with the necessary assistance
10 the scene of the calamity, and brought back the
suffering to town, while myrads Of the townspeople
FASTENED TO the place of collision. No had the
travellers got back than Mr.. Reed, the Teegraphic
Accent was overwhelmed with messages for all parts
OF the country, which kept him constantly telegraph
iur u1.i. after midnight.
THE DAMAGE To MATERIAL.
The foremost engine OF the Poughkeepsie train Wa
smashed ID beyond repair and the second engine OF
The sane tram was much damaged One OF the
a,,os WA thrown of the track upon the ice u the
= ,,s,atb,- with on, q the cars Of "a. express