Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-19
Collision Oh the Hudson River K. r,

we're injuries to many others.
The Albany Express train, which started
on her south trip at Ill A. Nj. Wednesday, ar
rived at Poughkcepsie at ! -, having been
detained one hour. After leaving that station,
when near Old Troy at Il mile and a half from
PoGghkeepsie. she was stopped by a red flag,
because of a broken rail some distance ahead.
At this time the way passenger train from
Peaghkeepsie, which should have left at 2 IA
bat which Was detained to 8 II, because of
the detention Of the former train, came on.
The conductor Of the leading train saw the
other approach, and at once jumped from the
platform on which lie was standing, and went
towards her, waving the red signal, but too
late, for she ran into the Express, smashing
two cars and breaking up one G. the two en-
gines that were drawing her.
The foremost train had five passenger cars,
Ole baggage car, and one engine. The way
train was drawn by two engines and had two
ears.
The foremost engine Of the hind train ran
into the hind cars, crushing one to atoms, and
quitting a second, and smashing the engine
Missouri The cylinders Of that engine were
completely crushed and the water, rushing out,
scalded several.
The wreck was complete. Men, women and
children lay in a promiscuous heap, and the
groans Of the wounded and dying, with the
escape of steam from the imbedded locomotive,
and the struggles of those who had sufficient
strength, cndeavoring TO e~Xtricate themselves
from the fearful prison, constituted a scene of
awful terror.
Within a quarter Of a mile Of the scene of
the accident (north) is a curve. 1t was on
reaching this point that the Engineer of the
Express train saw the signal. And although
moved by but one engine, the train could not
be stopped within a shorter distance than it
was. Aware Of this, and apprehensive of the
danger which was pending, the conductor, as
soon as his train stopped, sent back the flag
man, hoping that he might reach the curve be-
fore the approaching train. But in this he
failed. Before he reached the curve the train
appeared.
The brakes were Immediately applied but
being moved by two locomotives, the train
could not be stopped within the same compass
which answered to stop the Express train =
the same signal practically warning both trains.
For, although the fagman went back, he
might as well have remained at the point where
he signaled the Express train, as the signal
would have been seen there as soon as at the
point it had reached.
The following is a list of the. killed
Mrs. CHARLES II. GREEN, of Utica.
Mrs. HURLBUT, Of Albany.
A man supposed to be JAMES GORDON, of
Clinton, Canada West.
The third person killed by this accident was
a man whose name is at present unknown
His death must have been quicker than thought
for all that remained of him was a mass Of
s~hapeless matter, His legs had been cut off
at the knees, and were only united to the body
by a few ligameuts ; his trunk was torn open,
and all that remained of his head was a small
piece of the base of the skull with a few brown
hairs sticking to it, and a portion of his under
jaw. His clothing was all cut to pieces, and
the only means of identifying him will be by
the baggage-checks found in one of his pockets.
Papers found near where he lay seem to show
that his name is JAMES GoRDoE of Canada
West.
, WoUNDED.-The children of Mr.. ROBERTS,
of Albany, were injured seriously. The boy
was badly scalded and bruised so also was
one Of the girls the other girl was consider
ably cut and bruised, but none of them are
considered to be dangerously injured. Mr..
aud Mrs. ROBERTS were slightly injured.
Mr.. j. ID. Corr, of New York, though some
what bruised, returned to the City yesterday.
Mr.. ABEL PRIEST, of New York, has a bad
cut in his head, but is not considered as in a
dangerous condition.
CATHAWSE HOWELL, a colored woman re-
siding in New York, had her head and limbs
bruised, and her collar bone broken, but it
is thought she will recover.
Mr.. BoGART, of New York, had his head
cut and his side and limbs somewhat injured,
but not dangerously. He returned to the City
yesterday.
Mrs. CAMPBELL, Of Utica, was but slightly
injured.
Capt. SCHUYLER, of Albany. was badly mu-
tilated, but he is not thought to be dangerous
" injured.
GEORGE HARRINGTON, of Washington, D. C.
had his face scalded, and was otherwise injured.
but not dangerously.
DANIEL LoRn, Esq, of New York, was
slightly injured, but he was able to return to
the city yesterday.
JAMES LrDLuM, Of New York. was slightly
injured, but was able to return to the CITY
yesterday.
JAMES \. DIsDRow, of Poughkeepsie, was
slightly injured.
Among the missing is Mrs. RUFUs BLANcH-
ARD, OF New l ork, who was not heard Of after
the accident. She had been married two DAYS.
Her husband escaped without injury, having
left the back car a moment before the collision
to speak to- young lady, an acquaintance, who
had taken a seat in the second passenger car.
Mr.. BLANCHARD had but just stepped upon the
platform of the second car, when the crash
occurred. and he Immediately jumped to the
ground, eXclaiming, is the back car smashed p
Dlllgent inquiry failed to elicit traces of Mrs.
BLANCHAR up to the time the train left for
New York.
The verdict of the Coroner's Jury exone-
rates the Conductor and Engineers of the Ex-
press train they approve the system of flag
men, but think that more competent persons
should be employed they censure the Con-