The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-10-28
TERRIBLE RAILROAD CATASTROPHE.

TERRIBLE RAILROAD CATASTROPHE.
Syracuse, N. Y. Friday. Oct. l6.
A terrible accident occurred an the Zen.
trail Railroad last evening about 3 o'clock.
near Beaver Meadow Brnok. six miles west
u This city. The accident was caused by
the washing away u about 80 cet OF the EN-
bankment. The mail train, consisting ID one
baggage car. . mad car and lo.r passenger
cars. we're all, excepting the last, thrown
down an embankment IL twenty feet.
There wert about 60passcngers aboard the
cars. One passenger, Miss Brnwn. of To-
Hranto. was drowned. Mr.. Bronson. ot New
Britain, Conn.,. had his bnwels torn out, and
died to-day at The Globe Hotel. About TWEEN
ty III the passengers were injured. SIX Of them
seriously. The locomotive is u perfect
wreck. The mail car was burned, as also all
the mail bags. save one which was saved BY
Mr.. McMssters. the msiI-agent, who came
10 his senses only in time 10 save it.
The accident was the most disastrous that
has happened On the Central route fur many
year.. TIE cars were under foil hes,lwas;
and as they approaches Nine.Mile Creek
Station. between Warmers Station and Syrs>
cuse. the engine suddenly plunged "ft'i the track.
darling down inin the creek sumo fifteen ~
twenty feet. The couplings apparently brike
instantly. as the first baggage ear plunged
Mer right on top Of the engIne. This was
followed by the mail car and three passenger
cars, all Of whirh tvuk the fearful leap o0e
after the other.
The cars we're all well filed with passen-
gers, and tile catastrophe was 50 sudden that
uniy one shock was heard above the noise Of
The wheels, before ~ were heaped together
| in common ruin al the Bottom 81 the guilt
! The lat car remained on The track, and thnse
fortunate ennnsh 10 be on baard that CARR.
age instantly leaped out and Mcnt 10 the res
cue Of other passengers.
The scene presented was most awful. The
mail car was turned baltoln upand was fund
to be on FIRE, having caught from the hot
sieve. The first passenger car hai turned
IN nnr side with the roni part hurIe, 10 The
waters 81 the creek. Which had risen high in
consequence Of hrasy rains.
iii ,hi. car. Miss Brown. of Toranto. dangh.
i ter ~ MIR. Drawn, late Of the Ioroalo Globe.
was riding. Alter most Of the passengers
had been got ou, 81 the RUNS. one al The per-
sons searching fund shawl, which be pail.
Ell DOT. discovering human being, and be
then, with The sd of others. dragged forth tie
body &c Miss Brown. She had been drew ned
IN three feet Of wafer. and. from confusion
on the head. she had evidently been stunned
BY The collision.
i The second car was turned broadslle 10
I the train. aud The third car ran through The
ceaier u H. cutting il nearly ~ two.
The third car wss al smashed 10 pieces.
thu passengers being 10 me mass. Here Mr.
bronson. u New Britain. Conn, sal. and his
bowel. we're torn open by splunters % seats.
S"me shlsers 81 malrginy we're extracted
Irum hts ntrst,nes bs tar doctors TO day. Iii.
eplralls are literally cut To- piecemeJ. aud
although he strll lives. NJ. recovery IS ia,pasi.
blr. lie j. a insn 81 iron boid aud s,rang
constitution. lie erawled eui oG the rains
IN - The track Literally holding 10 hts boaeis
q by his hands.
Fortunately The third car Jumped So high
thai il went Through the seeond car abu,e The
hrads Of the passengers. Had IL eat 'hnugl'
4 little lower, several more would have besu
killed.
L Ff.n The nature 81 the arcident aud The
complete destruction 81 the cars. u ). miraeu.
lous that ont - sixty ~ SEVENTY passengers.
. 10 more were fatally injand.
| There we're se,eral harrew escapes Of pas.
. .rngsfs Nlf. tlg.buty. of Jefferson, Va. N
/. ihs sseend car. aud the whole wead work, not
. nnefpt abese bis head. was splinie ed u
s,ums.