The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-14

Benz. Soutenger, engineer on the accommodation, beng
The freight train that left Utica this ming a 6lo; 50
was crossing creek bridge felt Jerk the engine
am employed by the Central Railroad engineer run
engine So was running this engine this morning. j
started from the railroad depot here my usual hour my
train freight ard passenger tram that train s made
train; the conductor ia Francis Tysman be Was
the tram; George voshuFx s the fireman; he
on the train We were running 1t the rate Of 10 or II
miles per hour; there WAS tain passed the bridge
three minutes before did, going west this wood
train; M Roag Was conductor Of that train do not know
the name Of the engineer; the Cincinnati express
train going east, and coming toward me- that train Is due
here al $40 when first the train they we're about
fifty rods from the bridge; could NOT tell low near was
when saw this train cannot tell how far the trains
were apart 'ce haze instructions no, 20 oct the bridge
at Ron'e sh ho Engines ,ce have noe a regard 70 oneT
noticed was sudden jerk upon my engine il broke the
tender from the engine went about three rods from the
bridge stopped ITSELF looked back and the cars
all mixed up; met tho passenger train the BRIDGE
found my train, three cars lying In the creek one car
laid on hs side in the water Did not notice the position
OF the other cars the tender did not so into the creex
there was one passenger car my train; the bridge
was broken through on my track the engine on
bridge think il was on the track tbs enderwAs the
track with the engine there baggage car on the
IRAN was on the east side OF the creek think WAS on
the track the baggage car badly broken three cars
all smashed S together in The bridge the bridge ,cds
broken dorm; portion Of the sleepers 70 the bridge were
broken felt only shock; could not tell how many
passengers were injured there nothing broken bout
my train before got to the BRIDGE the axle was not
broken To my engine.
noticed any shaking about this bridge before could TO-
cay whether the engines both the bridge together;
have met the express engine on ths. bridge met on
there week before t have known engines 70 cross THIS
bridge sshed together they would both be on the bridge
together when ssbed think Two engines would stand be-
tween the atutments; the forward part d my engine hsd
about got the bridge fell Jerk the other engine
was on the bridge st tbs re the train YVES on was de
1t Syracuse 96b.
H,ayl I,lxy donn and
ssys-I reside in Yorkve, and keep hotel; Vas pre-
sent at the accident this morning at the SAaqoot creek
were ali smashed together and the bridge broken
down went down there Immediately after the accident,
and them take the injured persons out taken
ont pretty badly marged; / think three were dead;
have heard two three speak about this bridge a
bad bridge, and say some lives would be los. there
heard George Balls say so about three weeks ago;
hare oserued that the timber roen the tim
Der was white elm; the par. noticed rs rotten was the
stringers.
bridge being bad; have beard Mmon II. Clark aud A.
Cham Balls and ChAmplain SPOKE of this before the
accident and Clark after; A. CnampAn is about twenty
years Of age.
George Balls, being duly sworn, says-I reside in
whtestown; l am Justice OF the Peace; know the
noticed before this morning was down the bridge
w1k ago last Sunday morning; in passing this
bridge he kind ~ timber and the rottenness Of IL
The timber u 1ohat called bastard elm; the general
pearance Of rial Of the abers that they uortA
less Inotioed a, several soaked tie sticks
cay and does no. season; I'ods perfectly satisfied that the
timber d(cdyed; there too cedin and think
more, stcks of timber Of this kind running parallel with
the railroad; DO not know how long the bridge has
been built; have seen this bridge 70 day AFTER il
was broken; noticed two sticks very much decayed;
one one , WIS On the north a,, side and the other On
parallel with the railroad; they were broken and
badly decayed;I think these the noticed be-
risk myself tie bridge a train Of cars; thought If
going east you'd tale the at Utica, and If going
s: you'd take them az Whoro, 20 as not to pass orsr
his fridge in them.
Cross examned--I should think the rail ran ACROSS on
the kind of timber spoke Of did notice any decay in
the ties think there is only one course of re srcgers
running tie creek the ties under the
ressels about two feet apart from centre 10
ire the csnc srineer Of the track are boiled 70 the tim
bers below; should think the sringers whole and
about 40 feet long have not examined the ressel work to-
day think this Ind Of elm timber will last two years
think these striEgers we're not white elm.
An adjournment took place 10 O'Clock J. NJ
THE EILLID.
The following the nance of those who killed
instantly or died soon after the Catastrophe
l. A. koore, Ct Rising Sun, Indiana, terribly bruised
about the bead, producing concnss'on OF the brain de
was brought to tie Northern Hotel IN this city, and me-
deal stsneance provided Bet he never spoke aer his
Jury, and ced about 10 O'Clock He had $50 IN money
his person, and bad the seeming OF prominent add
worthy man The pos,naster OF his village Was at once
Q. Daniel A. Brsy,on, Phelps, on,aro county, was 20
crushed that lie dei instantly lie hsd goii watch,
sership IN l. O. o. y. we're found OF hs person
D. daughter OF Abram Ma T. Q, Cn;nnaii aged about
twelve years she was IN conosvy Win Der father and
mother, who had with them sx children. This daughter
rs sntly killed.
I. a li.le son Of the same family. aged seven years,
suffered INJURIES 10 the head, subjected 10 the opera
tisn Of rephsnipg but died about oc ocs last evening
b. An lrshrnan aged apparently sky years, had his
head crashed TO sjely ard bis arms broken ne peooa
bly, realized the terrible blows he received; death
doubtless came TO him like Hash Nothing s known con-
cernng kJo, that letter found his persou,
without envelope address directing that
lie III a
still running shen ve sac him. He sy al Whites
boro Inc Coroner iuppJs-s that the letter IRON the
Of The deceased ana thSi the o: the latter also
John Fitzgerald lie had about $40 in gold on his per-
con.
SHARPE hs way Albany, had both legs broken, and
met speedy death. BE lAy N car Al the Whtesooro
station.
T. Charles Rettuan, aged twelve years con Of B Bst-
man. who among the injured, found about o'clock
last evening In the creek HIS body lay A the bo,to OF
the rubbish near the abu.msnl He WAS found by W. II.
Acker, Of YorkviHe
y. VIM. II. Perkins. mercbsnt, Rochester. Head and
cheat crushed. He lived 20 boars.
TIE rSJURED.
Jsmep Ward, OF beoect&iy, conductor. he IN badly
bruised, but probably not fatally
Wn. n. Perkins, percnabt, Rochester. Very badly
hurt About the head and chest There scarcely hope
" Beunan. Cncrns:i Very badly Injured sbou, the
head AID chest Ons OF bis also fractured There
probable chance that he Will survive although terri
bly, cut up BE sitting by toe SHE Of his son, who
vas Killed BE wss 90 hi way 10 Germany to place his
boy with his grandfather 70 he educsted
Geo Cot, Columbus, Ohio Wounded on the leg, but
not badly.
TIE following from Louisville, ny &C y nushe, q
lad fifteen or sSteen years OF age injured about the nesf
slightly hrr Scoencs. arm ssd besd badly hurs; Mss
Aidrlcb, slightly bruised
A. Cobb, Yorkshire o.tsraesus county, ~ Y, slightly
cut on the bead and sboulder-sey erely bruised.
Mrs. z. Ephner, residence Dot ssoertsned has about
three inches OF the scalp torn o. tooth knocked ou
and otherwise seriously injured Hopes are entertained
CT Der Teco1 cry.
karl Hover, OF st. Louis. bound for Germany, was
rrety severely bruised. be accompanied by his
wife and little child The former somewhat bruised
and burned the latter, two years Of age, very
probably viii no. recsyor.
Mr. Riley, Of Albany, brakeman on TIE train, has
broken Lex.
NJ Haley, Of Schenectady, sBOlber brakeman, is So
verely bruised.
j. y Trsoey, superintendent Of the chicago aud Eock
Island Ralrosd, badly cut the eye out not dan
ferously.
John Clements. OF Erie, Penn, badly bruised and
sprared, but left m the next tram.
Miss Cook, Sunhury, Delaware county y. y, slightly
d.hp he hexu