New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-12

ACCIDENT or THE HARLEM RAILROAD An accident
oecurnd on the Harlem Railroad last night, which,
under the circumstances res ued most ortunatey tor
the passengers. The train which Left New York about
; D. m in tuning curve just below Chatham, parted
Il rails and thrown of the track In the train
there locomotive, baggage car and three passen
eer.cMs Dir WhaIen was in the third last CAR and
the frs nimstion that he had OF accident the
humping Of the wheels the seepers OF the rosd.
Soon after the ale Of tie truck broke letting down the
car side. Still the cars were dragged along and
the humping Of the broken axle against the bottom
of the car was heavy and frighfu to hear. As the
drt pped on eide the stove was upset and mnedi-
s,eiy after, the timbers and flooring gave way. Mr.
Whalen and other passengers were PITCHED helter-
SHELTER about the seats were broken and thrown
upon the passengers women screamed men scrambled,
end the confusion and fright was appsling. Mr..
Wbalen got upon his feet as possible and pro-
ceeded 10 look after the other passengers. BY the
stove be found boy ned Onsherty, who had just
arrived in this country from Ireland His parents
re,ide in West Troy. The stove had fallen upon him
ard Get fire 10 bis clothing Mr.. Whalen and another
man then kicked opon the windows, and the man got
out Of one of them, when he parsed in some snow to
Mr.. Whalbn, who applied it TO the boy, and succeeded
in quencbpg the fire.
Mr.. Whslen next turned bis attention to two ladies
LIE had poeed at one end Of the before the acc-
dent He found them both on the hoor. One Ms.
ScIibner Of NewYoIk vas pinned Gown by q seat
which laid directly her neck. She was helpless.
He rescued her and turned 10 the other, who was also
pinned down by seat lying across her feet and chest
Her name lie Mr. Nichos-sho j. q sister of Miss S..
and also resides In New-York corner Of Greene and
Spring streets. After Mr.. Whsen had succeeded in
getting tle ladies upon their feet the cr being filled
with steam and smoke from the stove he proposed 10
Them that they should 60 out in tie air, aud a man
passing at the time he asked him to ASSET of the
ladies out while he took charge OF the other The lady
presuming of course that the man would not object
put forth btr hand 10 take his Arm, when the cod
be arted wretch repulsed her, and even pushed her
away from hir ard went out of the car. A station
scent then came along and sisted Mr.. Wh.len in
getting tie LADIES out. Their injuries consisted OF
bruises and were not Of a serious character.
Among the others H. med we're Mrs. Tu'tle, above
named, who wts almost covered with rubbish. Her
head snd face were cut Another lady, name IN.
known, received q wound in the iaoe; yOaog maa
bad bis foot cat and brakeman, who was tnroTn up
in the air and e between The carr badly hurt aod
limb was broken
Fortunately the coupling which attached the two i,
cars the next broke, ana left the two tie
irsek just whore they Hsd the scciden. hap
Pened few hundred feet from where II did the
would undoubtedly have been pitched down an en-
bsnkmept and several lives lost
Mr. Whsen sscsped with a few bruises, which,
though not serions, were quite painful
lab Eve. Transcript, n. Ia