The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-08
Serious Accident on the Hudson
River Railroad.

An Engineer and Drover Kiilcd-General
Smash mp or Cars filled with Cattle and
Iiogs-Grcat Destruction OF Property, &c.
Another OF ose terrible collisions which strike terror
into the hearts pubc occurred yesterday morniog,
about O'CLOCK On Hudson River Railroad near tho
depot Al RsnEl landing Forsupatey, tos occasion
the loss OF NE has smKll-two psrsoos only we're
killed and two others badly injured the recovery OF
of whom is very doubtful me telegrAphic announce
ment Of The ACCIDENT brought reporter
the disaster soon after day break, add from
have the srg report Of the collision the general ap
pearspce Of the smash up, and the examination by the
Coroner
The trains with which the accident occurred Ian Albany
on Monday evening" between md suveo clock load
ed With caten all sxty five Nothing OF any par
ticusr importance occurred with them first
arrived at Fshkill, about midnight Eers gneer
discovered tnat Of the boxes OF he fourth
supplies the axletree with grease WAS red hot hne
beng necessary TO cool it, the conductor Nj Meshaua,
kDe~ing The danger which might in continuing
train with the hot box gave orders % stop he train and
Immediately sent back OF the brakeman red
signal light Of DANGER and stop the approaching
usin The conductor followed the brakeman . consoera
Bile distance up the track and arriving second
curve above Ice psce where the tgst tsa was Stopped
ne placed three torpedoes, exp.osge alarm sgoas
rss 70 attract the OF engine drvs or
he second train, he should by any pas unop
erveo brak with the signal Returning 70
he fist tran, three red lights placed roar
car rs an additional Warning but all TO no avail.
In short time the approach OF the secoat trala
,he brakes but motion Of the heavy OF
i've wagons drawn by two powerful engines, ~ss too
70 DC brought up su ent time oy the brakes 20
prevent collision. The trains together with greA!
velocity making terrible smash up ann cad navoc.
Charles Robinson the engineer OF "a, hst engine (he
RocDestr), and Albert s1rin9ame bis fireman, boin
iesped train, in the hopes OF escspng
hrst fortunate being badly hart the he al
and HAND; the second escaped
George wood, the engineer OF the second engine
Pusnaml, wac instantly killed. bis BODY beng nearly cx
In TWO. HIS arm severed from MS body, and alto
getber be was horribly mutlsted.
rne fireman, Charles Rose, vas buried in the debris,
where tbe boiling water from the locomotive almost
perilous position but from bruises the
has been badly injured that his recovery doubt:
ful.
drover who was in the rear car of the first train was
instantly killed. II is reported ny the compsny's
wants that he was warned 70 leave the tran but would
not; ous others have IL that he asleep the
ita John 3. Boswell, from Manhattan, eutna N
county ipciana.
Par Hand who Was in the rear car with Bos ~e saved
his lie by ieapng nom the car and climbing me rOcks
BY the SIDE OF the track.
OF the drover who was killed put little was learned be.
yond his name LA.ivts; but the unfortunate engi
neer George Hay wood, Is se known to macy gn-
BY respected nte eent, Booer, industrious man,
who leaves behind min TO moorn DIS loss wife and
helpless children at GreenDush near East Aosoy Mrs
ID Is likewise reported IN conduon 70 add Another or
phsD 70 the List
Somewhere shout sixty hogs and s,out twenty cattle
reported killed. and the Inst OF wounded and mutt ated
very considerable.
Tho spectacle before assistance had changed is APP
pearauce, truly awful The most revoting part
thereof vas, however, removed. rne dead
meoately IN the freight house anu
wounded oen were taseo dyers dite opposite tue
depot, where medical assistance procuet, az
every siH Humanity could suggest 20
the wounded administered.
lie two engines by The collision, driven % he
turn-o track 10 the factory, and coming In cont@c, with
that buiio ing Esno still, ,led,
Of Drcsen iron BY the sudden ana forcbie
the high chimney attached to the machine shop came
tumbrg CONN., and covered the ruins OF lcc
with bricks and mortar.
Many Of the smashed 70 pieces and 10 add 70
the OF and confession Il mem TO * ire
TIE alarm being Immensely siven, sno the ure OF tue
nsres beng a; Fshkill the hrenen OF tns' place
attracted the spot and exunguisned tire
The presoent OF the company, samuel soan, Esq ana
the supernier dent arrived taryn The morning. sod by
their orders and supervision OF the work had toe rack
clear esry In the cay, 30 that the ordinary trans nai
very Little DELAY
About O'Clock A. n. Coroner f., p. Taylor, Esq and
biz assistant Mr. Newell, arrived BY the train
and tdia,ely Anreued jury number OF thu
wnssses examined booreoor reporter efi fshsul,
and iTom what stated she general inpress1o ~as
conveyed that every recsuton prevent The
was made by al esrcerned.
The excitement Serocrg very great hroaghoss
the day, Large numbers Of persons from there visited
ruin and devastation will NOT forscs lis ter
rihle appearance, and b. reflect thereon Be little i'm
prove1 IN tner co,hcenro 10 toc manner In winch bust
ness a conducted on some OF our railroads,