New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
~ ANOTHER ACCIDENT p
on THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
Two Locomotives aud Tenders Precipi.
tated into spuyterdevil Creek.
TWO PERSONS KILLED Mo stssRiL INJURED.
Frog Our srsSiGl Reporters.

eeived of another smash-up at Spuyts, Duyve Creek,
about twelve miles from the lower par Of the { ny.
II appears that the Sunday night nsil train from
Albany eft that city at the usual time, o'clock p m
The trim consisted OF the engines New-iork and
Oneida the mailcar two baggagecars and three pas
senger cars. The track was very heavy on account of
the storm of Saturday night. and arriving where
the accident occurred, was about two hours bchind
time and had been preceded short time previous by
freight train consisting Of thirtyhye heaviyloaded
cars drawn by three engines.
This train followed BY the express tran, which
was followed by the mail train. The locomotives had
passed the drawbridge and nearly reached the main
land on Manhattan Island, when the engine New-iork
was thrown off tie track and landed on the ice which
was supported by an abutment extending from under
the bridge. The bridge gave way and the engine
Oneida and tender went down head first, and turned
complete somerset, so that the tender lay nearest 10
New-Yo-k and bottom side up both submerged in the
water Next followed the mail car, baggage ear,
milk car and freight car all of which dashed to
pieces and the first passenger car came down upon
them with sufficient force to break in the forward end
and break up her seats aud portion of her side Tho
other two cars remained on the track and the pasen-
gers escaped with some slight contusons. For short
time great excitement prevailed; some few mmedi-
wrecked car and it was finally ascerained that the
only persons know to be missing were the fireman
aud engineer of the Oneida newsboy is said to be
missing. Five persons connected with the train were
iniured-two of them the engineer aud fireman OF the
New York quite seriously.
Intelligence was sent to this city, and about O'Clock
this morning the passengers-numbering about IS ia
al-were brought on by an extra train sent up for
La f.,ll min "a. n tf.t q.
KILLED.
GEORGE PARRIsoS, engineer on the Oneida, was
drowned Hi BODY recovered about O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. He resided a. Pougbkeepse,
and leaves a wife and children.
Howard Roor. fireman, drowned. His body wa:
recovered from under the engine anu ICE uoout %
o'clock last evening.
PETER BAsrA. fireman ofthe Oueida, scalded about
the head and shoulders. 80,
HENRY DAwsOS engineer scalded Dadly aOoutFhe
face neck, and bands.
joins UPTON, express-mesaenger ankle sprained
ard considerably bruised.
ERAsrus MILLER, baggage enaster, had his RIBS
badly pressed by being jammed in the wreck.
THOMAS LAMBARD assistant baggage-master' had
his arm badly bruised.
II would seem almost impossible for any person to
have escaped alive who in any OF the first three
cars, as they were broken to pieces
DR. Chase of Boston in the first passenger car,
and was thrown through the front end and landed in
the water without receiving any material injury.
After getting out he took charge OF the injured per
sons and dressed their wounds.
The fire-box of the engine New-YOrk was pierced
by one Of the rails 1t entered the rebox just behind
the first driving wheel the efthand side, and came
out near the door, through which the steam escaped,
burning the eng neer and fireman. This rail also threw
the engine from the track.
II i, thought by some that the bridge had been set
tied by freight train of thirtynine loaded cars and
three locomotives. the whole weighing about $50
tuns. which had passed over a few hours previous.
Throughout yesterday large gang of men were en-
gagged clearing the track and removing the wreck, but
from appearances two three days must elapse before
trains can pass over this place.
II is estimated that the loss to the Company by this
accident will reach about $4,000.
STATEMENT OF MR.. BUCHANAN.
Mr.. Buchanan. the master mechanic of the motive
mower between New-York and Poughkcepsie says the
Sunday night mail train left Albany at i:l5 p. m and
was due at Spuyteu Duyvel at $3.50. The train was
drawn by the engines New-lork and Oneida. The
name of the engineer of the Oneida was George Par
rison of Pougbkeepsie; the fireman, Toward Root
both killed The engineer of the Newly ork was Henry
Dawson and fireman Henry Banta, both badly 5caded
and now living at the Pasade Hotel. The down tram
consisted of two engines three freight cars, one bag
gage car and three passenger cars ms oPnlon wa,
that the accident caused by the high TIDE forcing
the ice against the bottom OF the bridge ana throwing
the rail out Of line. The locomotive Oneida Is en,re
under water The cars smashed Up and Incapable OF
any recovery whatever were the smoking car, two
freight cans and one passenger car, when cannon De
recovered or raised until the tide falls
STATEMENT OF MR.. WHEELER.
m l.. Wheeler. who has charge Of the bridges
between New York aud Poughkeepse thinks that the
high tide raised the ice to knock the piles out
from under the bridge. There il watchman in the
pay Of the Company whose duty II Is to report the
condition of the track between every two trans anu
see tLal It i all right; and that wachman' whose
l. Lee, did report TO the proper autaollli'' oo
minutes before the train went over that the track was
N proper order. Mr.. Wheeler also stated that the
same accident 20 far a. the displacement OF the ras
i. concerned occurred last year, but was discovered
by the signal man before any train passed
STATEMENT or PETER BANTA.
Mr Banta fireman of the engine Ncwiork, which
lead the train said that they left Pougkeepae at ID
o'clock when they should have let at i, according
to their timetable; they were detained by the snow
Tie engines which run the train from New-fork to-
ward Albany run only 10 Poughkeepse where they
meet the train from Albany aud bring II back
belong 10 the engine AmOskeag. wnich "as %
run that night from Ncw-iOrk 20 Poughkeep'ie.
at the request OF her engineer. Nj. Henry Dlw'on
went on board of her. Tie first knew o the acci-
dent | was down among the ruins ot tue engine
and the fridge. j think the back end Of the en-; en-;
gne went down first; she afterward rgnted ana
ran on for little DISTANCE when she
tipped In cy over into the marsh. 1 thinh II wa
irne defect IN the b-fye which caused the accident
Bu. two persons were on the engine when she went
oyer-the engineer and myself. When | got out OF
me rurs wet and wounded, 10 one OF the passenger
would give me an oyerc0at, and was obhyed - nnd
nv way "a bet couli 10 the nearest house. wa.
I IL, unf think L