The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-17
THE LATEST NEWS.
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FRI0HTFUL CATASTROPHE
ON TIE
NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.

NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.
v,aln q Cars ChrOwn Down an Emb.nk-
banknsnt into . Cresh-Loss or Lsse-
Ramss or the KILLED ana Wounded.
sTRAcuas, oot 10, 1857.
terrible accident occurred the Central Railroad last
evening" about O'Clock, Beaver AsadoW Brooks six
miles west Of this CITY The accident caused By the
waspK away Of about eighty feet Of the embarkmen.
mo mail train oonhstps Of baggage car. mail car
and four passenger I'll, eroepng Tho Lava oar
thrown down IN embark Of twent. fest There
about sixty passengers aboard che One passenger,
Mn Brown OF Toronto, drowned n. Bsonsoa, OF
New Britain Conn had his DO xsls torn oas and died TO-
day Il the Globe Hotel About twenty OF the passengers
were blurred nix OF them seriously Tho locomotive IL
perfect WRECK Tho mall car was burned, - also ell the
mail bags, ave which saved by Mr. AcAssters,
The mall agent, who 70 his only In tina TO
ave t.
Tho sccdens The DISASTROUS thai has happened
Mo Central route for years Tho cars we're un
der full headway and they a2prosche Nine Nile Greek
station, between Warmers station and Syracuse, the engine
suddenly plunged ca the track, darling down inso tho
creek some fifteen or tventy feet Tho couplings ap2a
rsnsy broke instantly Tho first baggage oar plunged
right the top Of The engine This followed By
me mail and three passenger oaxs al or viii ii took
the fearful leap, ono after the other.
The cars were ell well filed with passengers. and the
catastrophe sudden that only shock heard
above The noise Of the wheels, before oil heaped
together in ruin at the bottom Of tho gulf Tho
last only remained the track; md those fortunate
enough be board that carriage instantly oaped out
and went TO the rescue Of other passengers.
Ths Scene presented was most awful Tho mail
turned bottom up and was found 70 be ire, having
caught from the not stove.
A-~< hsAs xvv~
front part buried In the water Of tho creek which had
raen high in consequence Of heavy rains In this
M Brown, Of Toronto daughter Of Mr. Brown, Late Of
the Toronto Globe riding. After most Of the passea
gev had been got out Of the ruins OF the persons
seaxcnny found shawl which he pulled out discovering
being, and he then with the aid Of ohsrs drag
gei forth body Of Nss Brown She had been dro saed
in three feet OF water and contusou tho head
she had evidently been stunned In the collision.
The second turned broadst 70 the train, aaa
the third car through the consre Off, outing nearly
In two. The third mashed 70 pieces, the pas
sengers being oil crushed together In Here
Mr. Bronson, oe New Britain, Conn sat and his bowels
were torn open BY spinten Of ssas. Some slvers Of
mahogany extracted from bis inestinss BY the doc
tors day. Ills eniyais literally cut 70 pisoemea
and although he still lives his recovery impossible He
u . man Of iron bsild and strong constitution. He
oawled out Of the ruins track literally holding
In his bowels by bis hands Fortunately the third car
jumped high that II went through the second above
The heads Of The passengers. Had II out through little
lower several more wsuld have been killed.
From the nature Of ihs accident and The complete de-
structon Of the car u miraculous thai out or sixty or
seventy passer gers fatally injured There
several escapes OF passenger Mr. Ogsbuy,
Jesrscn In the ssoosd car and tho whole wood
work, not one foot above his head was spnssred 10
atoms.
Here the line oeased 70 work. and We arc consequently
unable to q all sho particulars Of the dent the
nsmes Of tie Injured
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
From the Albany Journal, 0a. 49,
The local mail Raln the central road sfich LEFT
q syracuse Il SIS lat evening, with serious as
aser when Elk miles west Of The latter lily Owing 70 the
s ss y 1.. m
70 either The engineer the conductor Of tho train,
ana wbs coming along q ne usu, speed the locomotive
operator Of Tho Central road for lis. Of The killed and
wounded, - follows -
Miss Bro~n, Of Toronto, killed.
tltnton Brownson, weslneld. Conn, fatally wounded
Jeha oaksbury, Of vern ilyea, Jefferson county, rib
samuel Plumb, Of New York: sishily injured
Lizzie Frapsiin. warren, r. l., RIB broken.
Psuick koan baggage master, badly inure his legs
AID shoulders being badly broken.
P. PssaiDser, snsrAni baggage mater, collar bone
r. Hsslup, engineer. bruised and arm scaiiea.
Fireman BADLY bruised
Mr.. vchastsr, the recently appointed mail agent,
badly bruised.
Mr.. De Forest, OF New Haven, Conn, arm broken.
The dead and wounded were conveyed {, the Globe
Hotel II sy racuse, whore medical attendance inme-
daely cbsaned and the utmost and attention 70
the injured.
We have since writing the above learned that the pos-
ton Of The road carried away high embaukment,
px miles wes OF Syracuse. II vas ctu sed By heavy
rains, and the rush Of water through deep cut made
n cush hill upon which the track LAID. Toe ran
precpiated down emtarkmsn OF twelve feet ato
. pool stream OF water six feet In depth. fne
were badly broken, and Of thcn submerged 10
tho depth OF four feet over the noofing.
the night was dark and rainy. The place had never
given any Indications or danger and al In order as
before dark The train consisted Of an engine, baggage
ADD two passenger cars
MIS- Bro N, daughter or George Brown. editor Of The
TORONTO Gloos drowned In the She was In
pany with her father route 70 England he escaped
With few slight injuries
Clinton Brownson, who was reported fatally injured has
since died.
MS feared Thai Patrick Nolan The baggage man. cannot
long survive the I'M ries he has received.
We have been able 10 learn the OF only olevon
persons who o. her killed injured; but ne learn
from various bsi others slightly bruised and
MANNED, but We unable 70 learn their names
news from Washington.
TIE NrcARAeUAS neutrality-suspicious. or rHR