Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-10-22
DreaSful Railroad Accident.

SYRACUsE, Oct. rs.
The accident on the Road last evening was
the most disastrous that has happened on the
Central Route for many years The ears ere
under full Roadway, and as they approached
Nine Mile Creek between Warmers station and
Syracuse, the engine suddenly plum red off The
track darting down into the creek some fifteen
or twenty feet. The coupling apparently broke
instantly as the first baggage car plunged over
right on the top of the engine; tbs was followed
by the mail car and three passengers ears, all Of
which took the fearful leap one after another.
The cars were all filed with passengers, and the
catastrophe was so sudden, that only one shrek
was heard above the noise of wheels before ali
were hcaped together in common ruin at the
bottom of the gulf
The last car only remained on the track and
those fortunate enough TO be on board that car
instantly eaped ont aud 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 the hot stove. The first passenger car was
burnt on one side. with front part in rear Of the
creek, which had risen high in consequence OF
heavy rains
In this car Miss Brown, of Toronto Globe,
was riding. After most of the passengers had
been got ont of the ruins, one of the persons
searching found a shawl, which he pulled out.
lie then:discovered a human being, and with the
Brown. She had been drowned in about 3 feet
of water. and from a conclusion on the head had
evidently been stun ned in the collision.
The second turned broad side to the train, and
the third ran right through her, about the mid
die, nearly cutting her in two. The third ran
thro' this, and was smashed up about one third
the distance of the car, seats anG passengers be-
ing crushed together in one mass Here Mr.
Bronson of New Britain, Conn, sat, and his
bowels were torn open by spiinters Of the seats.
Some silvers OF mahogany were extracted from
ms ntestines by doctors to day. His en- trails
are literally cut into mince meat, aud although
he still lives, his recovery is impossible He
is man of strong build and constitution. He
crawled out of the ruins on to the track literally
holding in his bowels with his hands. Fortu-
nately the third car went SO high that il went
through the second car over the heads Of the
passengers. Had it went through little lower
down several mOre would have been killed
From the nature of the accident and complete
destruction of the cars, il IS miraculous that out
of 90 or 40 passengers few fatally in ur-
ed. There were several narrow escapes. One
passenger, Mr. Ogsbury, Of Jefferson, was in
the second car, and the whole woodwork not a
foot above his head, was spiIntered 20 atoms
Deliver, of the Albany Statesman, was in the
back car, having not five inmates before the ac-
cident, left seat in the front car and walked
! back.
The following Is list OF the killed and wound
/ ed:--Catherine Brown, aged about a. Clinton
ID. Bronson, New Britain, Conn, agent for
/ Townsend 81 Co, Agricultural Implement Fac
tory, Westfeld n. Y, fatally injured Peter
Beliinger, B. NJ. badly injured, lies very low
! Mrs. Lizzie Franklin, Warren, II. L., will not
revive Patrick Nolan, brakeman, Syracuse,
recovery doubtful; A.W. DeForest. New Haven
/ CT, will recover; Peter Hodgeman, fireman,
4 Syracuse, chest badly burned, in a dangerous
condition; Peter Hess, passenger, DuThamville
not seriously injured John Ogbany and FAM
I ly, Of Jefferson, not badly bruised Charles II
McMaster, mai! agent, brother to McMaster OF
the \. Y. Net5s, badly bruised; Mrs Sarah Ha
vcns, Oneida, do; K. Haseap, engineer or fire.
man. badly scalded and head hurt; Edgar Ro
| gers, just from Kansas, badly bruised Caldwell
| Indiana, badly bruised Samuel Bann, n. Y.
do; j. A Beale, Peru, Ind, do; Mr.. and Mis-,
8lallen, Rome, slightly Bruised Catherine Mum
en-, Albany, do; Gustave Boomers, Syracuse
/ do
The night was very dark and rainy.
| The cause of the accident is said TO be tn,
giving way Of the embankment Of the creek. anc
spreading of the track.