The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-03

WONDERFUL ESCAPE OF PASsENGERs--SuDDHN
DEATH OF DEPOT MASTER.
On Thursday the eight o'clock train from Ports
mouth, upon the Eastern railroad, when near Wen.
ham, was thrown from the track by the breaking of
the wheels OF the engine. by which some of the pas
sergers were injured but none fatally.
Ihe train, at the time of the accident, was sp-
preaching The ice track in Wenhan,, when for
ward wheel to the engine broke, throwing the en-
CINE down the embaBkment on the left side, with
the tender, which was totally disabled. The bag
gage car was thrown to the right side Of the track,
tearing one side of the first passenger car AS pass
ed it, completely off fer its entire length, and break
ing in The forward end Of the second car. The for
ward part of the engine was completely buried in
the snow.
There was in the train, which consisted Of three
passenger cars, about two hundred passengers. The
passengers injured were all in the first car.
James Alderman, the engineer, went down with
the engine and was fastened to it between the
throttle and a brake, but escaped with slight cut
on the forehead. The fireman, James Berkeley, was
thrown about thirty feet over fence, but escaped
with slight bruises.
The baggage master, Mr.. George H. Alderman,
was at the time Of the accident standing on the plat
form between the baggage and first passenger car.
and also thrown into the field with the fireman
He was not much hurt
One of the passengers, Mr.. Henry Jones, of Rye,
N. H. had his leg badly fractured, and hurt in
teiDally The doctors think him in q critical state.
He was taken to his friends in Lynn, and was the
only one badly hurt. Mr.. Evans. representative
from Amesbury, had his face cut lai Lamprey, Of
knee. Mr.. Ira Hazleton, Of Portsmouth, was cut In
the face and knee; and several others were cut In
the face.
Mr.. Joseph Avery, track repairer, was on the en-
CINE 1T the time of the accident He was picked up
from the ruins, badly hurt in the head. He Ia
| thought not to be dangerously injured.
| One of the directors, Mr.. Micajah Lunt, was in
the first passenger car when the side Of the car
torn Off and the seats one side entirely ripped up.
lie lost his hat aud spectaces by the collision, but
escaped injury. The escape Of others seemed won
deriu, for the side was broken int small pieces
making a complete wreck.
| The baggage car was also broken to pieces. The
passengers in the first car we're thrown in every d.
! rection; some jumping out, many not knowing how
| they got out Of the car. One man remarked that
the first he knew lie vas talking to man in snow
| bank
Doctors Pearson and Store, Of Salem, were immc-
diately sent TO the Of the disaster in an extra
train and promptly attended 10 the sufferers.
| man from Ipswich, who had bought his ticket
for Boston, Immediately after the accident went in
search OF Mr.. Young, The conductor saying that he
was afraid !: p the cars any farther, and demand
ed his money back, expressing his determination to
foot it back TO Ipswich.
After the accident, Mr.. Daniel Bust, depot master
at Wenham, rode 10 the scene of the disaster on
freight engine. In jumping from the engine he fell
ard Immediately expired probably from heart COM
plant, brought On by the excitement of the scene-
Boston Iracelier, Feb. l.