Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-22
Terrible Accident on tine New
York Central Railroad.
One Kinsd-Isoenty-ons Body Injured.
SYRACUSE, Oct. l6.


SYRACUSE, Oct. 16. S
The accident on the road last evening
was the most disastrous that has happened
on the Central route for many years. Cars
were under full headway, and as they ap-
preached Nine Mile Creek, between War
ner's Station and Syracuse, the engine
suddenly plunged off the track, darting
down into the creek some 5 or 20 feet
Couplings apparently broke instantly, as
the first baggage car plunged over right on
the top of the engine. This was followed
by the mail and three passenger cars, all Of
which took the fearful leap, one after anoth-
er. Cars were all well filed with passen-
gers, and the catastrophe was so sudden
that only one shrek was heard above the
noise of the wheels before all were heaped
together in common ruin al the bottom Of
the gulf. The last car only remained on
the track, and those fortunate enough to
be on board that, instantly leaped out and
went to the rescue of the other passengers,
The scene presented was most awful. The
mail car was turned bottom side up. and
was found to be on fire, having taken from
hot stove. The first passenger car was
turned on one side, with the front part bu-
ried in the water of the creek, which had
risen high in consequnce of heavy rains.-
In this car Miss Brown, daughter of Mr..
Brown, late of the Toronto Globe. was rid
ing. After most of the passengers had
been got out of the ruins, one of the per-
sons searching found shawl which he
pulled out. He then discovered human
being, and with the aid of three others
dragged forth the body of Miss Brown
She had been drowned in about feet Of
water, and from conclusion on the head,
had evidently been stunned in the coils
sion.
The second car turned broadside to the
train, and the third ran right through ii
about the middle, nearly cutting it in two
The third car thlough this was smashed up
about one third of the distance of car
seats and passengers being crushed togeth-
er in one mass. Here Mr.. Brown, of New
Britain, CT, sat, and his bowels were torn
open by spinters of the seats. Some sliv-
ers of mahogany were extracted from his
intensities by surgeons to-day. His entrails
were literally cut into mince meat, and
though he still lives, his recovery is impos-
sible. He is a man of strong build and
strong constitution. He crawled out Of
the ruins on to the track, literally holding
in his bowels with his hands. Fortunate.
ly the third car jumped so high that ii
went through the second car above the
heads of the passengers. Had it cut thro
little lower down, several more would
have been killed.
From the nature of the accident; and
complete destruction of the cars, it is mi.
raculous that out Of so or 20 passengers
so few were fatally injured.
There were several narrow escapes; one
passenger Mr. Ogsburg, of Jefferson, was
in the I'd car and the whole woodwork
not one foot above his head was splintered
TO atoms. D. A. Levein of the Albany
Statesman, was in the back car, having not
five minutes before the accident left q seat
in the lst car and walked back.
The following is list of the killed and
wounded: Catherine Brown. aged about
"a; Clinton 7. Bronson, New Britain, Ct.,
agent for Townsend & Co., Agricultural
Implement Factory, Westfeld, Chautauque
Co., N. Y. fatally injured, aged 29-un-
married; Peter Bcttinger, bag. master,
Syracuse, probably fatally injured, both
collar bones broken and ribs fractured, lies
very low; Mrs. Lizzie Franklin, Warren, R.
l., ribs fractured and spine injured, will
not prabably survive; Patrich Nolan, bag.
man, Syracuse, thigh broken twice, shoul-
der broken and internal injuries, recovery
very doubtful; A. W. DeForrest, New Ha-
ven Conn.,, left arm broken above and be-
low the elbow, will recover; Peter Hodge
man, fireman, Syracuse, arm broken, chest
badly bruised, in dangerous condition;
Peter Hess, passenger, Durhamville, badly
cut and bruised, not seriously; Jno. Ogs-
burg, Pamela, Jefferson Co., arm and body
badly bruised; Chas. H. McMaster, mail
agent, badly bruised, injuries internal and
quite serious, he is brother to McMaster
of the New York NeUs, Mrs. Sarah Ha-
vens, Oneida CO., badly bruised and ankle
fractured. Her husband was ON board and
escaped uninjured; R. Haselop, engineer
or fireman, badly scalded and head severe
y cut.
Edgar Rogers, just from Kansas, badly
cut and bruised; Mrs. Mary A Bate, To-
ronto, much bruised and stunned, she
was rescued narrowly from drowning; T.
Caldwell, from Indiana, badly bruised;
Saml Blum, New York, severely bruised; /;
J. A. Beale, Peru, Indiana, face cut and
body bruised; MIR. and Mrs. Mullen, Rowe,
bruised slightly; Catarrine Mullen, Alba
ny, slightly cut and bruised; Gustavus
Bonner, Syracuse, slightly hurt.
The night was very dark and rainy
The cause of the accident is said to be the
giving way of the embankment at the
creek and the spreading of the track.
The escape Of the fireman, engineer, bag
gage men and mail agents from instant
death was miraculous, but in falling they
were all thrown clear of the car.
How They CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE
DAY IN AUsTRALIA.-Our countrymen in
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