The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-15

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One Fireman aud One Engineer Killed and
Several Ipjured-Part OF the Bridge at
spuysen Dayvn Creek, One Engine ana
Three Cars Destroyed.
We called upon to record another serious accident
the Hudson River Railroad The circumstances
a. follows:-
The mail train which left Albany st four O'Clock on
Sunday afternoon and which consisted Of two locomotives
two freight Baggage and three passenger cars arrived
at spuyten Duyv Creek at hafpast O'Clock yester
day morning The bridge which spans this crock Is from
twenty to thirty rods In length and ths train had crossed
safely till within Few feet Of the south end where the
ice bad been piled up in large Masses to be almost
on level in some places, with the top Of the track.
At the tms the train passing the tide was st
tho FULL and 1t Is supposed ths ice pressing against
tho piles, had extent lifted and partially dis
placed it,
hugo masses Of 1t lie piled up along side OF the
read and against the BRIDGE and these are dried by
the current which at times sweep with almost rress-
ble force through the creek II almost impossible for
the bridge to resist the pressure Last year. appears
of the piles thrown from under tho track and
had the damage not been asosaned before the passage
Of the train accident similar to that Of Monday morn
ing would doubtless have occurred. 1hs only wonder
Is that few lives were lost, and that no many
people escaped unisjured-
1hs frst locomotive passed and had just reached
the southern sde when the second off the track break
ing through the BRIDGE and making chasm Of at least
hundred feet in length The locomotive sunk ut once
dragging with the tender baggage and two freight
cars, and throwing Of the passenger cars OF the
track.
In respect the accident somewhat resembled that
at Norwalk two years ago. but fortunately the corse-
quences by which it attended have not been 30 &C.
rious. The escape Of the passengers has something
miraculous about It, for out Of hundred not one
was killed, and only few seriously injured. The
greatest confusion prevailed ON the ear-every one
rushed towards the door, and but for the pre-
sence of mind Of the. conductor, several lives
must have been lost. In accordance with his
advice they retained their seats that s those who
not thrown off by the shock and when the excitement
they succeeded i'll exicating themselves from
their perious position without further accident
The train was going at the rate If from twenty to
twenty-five mules hour when crossing the bridge, and
the shock great that the seats Ia all the
cars with the exception Of the second one thrown
from their astenngs, and Of the passengers preci
ptated from them to distance of twelve feet.
Ono Young thrown three seats and had his
teeth smashed in by falling against the fourth. Yet
strange to say, not limb broken and with
cepton Of few cuts and bruises none of the
railroad employees suffered most The drss en-.
gne which named the New York." sue
ceeded in gaining the southern end Of the bridge and
thrown have stated of the track, having
taintd but slight damage. The second engine, the
"Oneida" lying at the bottom of the creek and
although ony partially visible 1t is thought abe Is
much broken up that she will be total loss But the
worst part Of the story remains to be told. The engi
neer George Psrrisen, and Howard Root the fireman,
both went down with her. The former has left wif4
and two children, who living in Peekskn and the
latter slsO leaves wife and two children, who live in
West Ihirty-fifth street, the Tenth
Henry DAWSON the engineer the second locomotive
severely scalded about the face and breast by the
escape of the steam; and Peter Bsnta the fireman. wa
also severely injured in the way that his re-
covery is considered very doubtful.
Erastus Miller baggage master the train That
part of the road where the accident srewed
with the ruins Of the locomotives and The two
freight cars Of which contained large amount of
mutton and the other laded with milk cans were both
literally smashed to pieces, and the baggage WAS
piled top, in partially demolished condition Under
all lay the engine and tender aud sticking between
bnth could be Of the legs Of the engineer When
the tide fell rope was attached TO it to mark the spot
where the body lsy.
At an early hour yesterday morning about hundred
set to work to clear away the ruins This WAS
easy task and it took till ve O'Clock TO remove the
baggage and freight The tender removed
after, when both bodies txtricated That of the fire.
man had of the legs broken and the engineers skull
said to be fractured and side of the fcc
cut Both the bodies taken to Of the railroad
station houses, where they win be kept till after the
coroners inquest
There were some rumors about young boy being in
the milk freight at the time OF the accident but
there no certainty whatever of this aud may say
the story Il altogether improbable, the body would
have been found before this. The originated from
boy having been detected entering the Yonkers
and, upon being driven out stating that there
ther inside II is more than probable however, that the
boy either taken from the that he made his
efcape ut once when the other elected
DR.. A. j. Chase, of Boston. who the train, and
who unipured. rendered every assistance in his
power 10 the iDjuYed.
The engineer Of the sNew York; locomotive il br
er to the who the train to which the accident
occurred about week since at Poughleepsie We In
tended TO get statement OF the catastrophe both
himself and the fireman. but we're prevented from doina
by tho serious injuries under which they suffer
ipg. The fireman, it appears, inhaled portion Of thu
almost impcssbiltty Both he and the engineer
suffering intensely from their injuries but and
ing the strict pjunctons of the physician persons
| allowed TO converse with them
The bridge have said, Is partially destroyed,
hundred feet OF it having been thrown down. There
two tracks it. OF which has not been throws
down, bus is much damaged to render repairs
necessary before train pass 1t with safety
Till this IL doneand IL will take two three days a,
eastthere win be detention in the time Of running
| the cars.
The Coroners inquest to be held at IL O'Clock this
morning. the scene Of the catastrophe.
We requested by Mr.. James Whitley of Poughkeep-
se to state for the purpose Of calming the appehen-
sens of his friends that the only injuries he has
tared slight dialocation Of the wrist, and few
contusions about the chest and shoulders.
Personal IatellIgence.
Hon. Samuel Wells, Governor elect OF Maine and John
:. Wells democratic candidate for Governor of New
Hampshire are brothers.
The Emperor and Empress Of France received the fol-
a.. of