New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17
Two CARS SMASHED.
SIX RSONS KILLED.
ABOUT FIFTY WOUNDED.
FULL and AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS.


Port Jeryis. The D. m. exp,ess train for Dlrkitk,
when Elk niles east Of Port Jervis and about three
minutes walk from Shin Hollow Watering Station, en-
countered broken rail in the track. The engine
tender baggage car and three passenger cars passed
over the gap in safety; but the two last passenger ca
swung eff the track, and, after running of the tra *
about twenty FIVE rods, the coupling parted, and they
were hurled down decliv.y thirty feet deep to the
meadows below Before reaching the bottom the cars
tnrned over twice the first time the sides were bust
open and subsequently they were spt up into minute
peees and their human contents stsewn about the
greerswsrd, wounded, dying and dead Az soon as
il could be dore the train checked and backed,
ard the honor stricken nmstes Of the other cars hur
red TO the rescue Of the Injured Both Of the over
turned cars were full OF passengers, and the cOnse-
ouepces Of the disaster were most appalling. Five
persons were instantly killed.
Tteruips OF thecars were all boodstsnsd, and seemed
10 be instinct with life ss scores OF people suffering
from every conceivable form Of Inutlation, crawled
from under their fragments AS soon as It could De
accomplished the victims q the disaster were borne
10 the care where their wounds were Temporarily
bourd up, AID the train se. off for Port Jervis On
arrival there, they were Immediately caIned to the
botes and all the medical skil that the neighbor1o.d
afforded wac brought into requisson Thus far there
have been six deaths and it lie feared that others Will
die. Those who were in the cara at the tims state
that they were overwhelmed in instant, without the
slightest varniDg and hurled from their seas in every
drectiep with terrific violence. The seat bscks flew
over woundiDg and manning many, and the splintsrs
did the rest.
FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTERS.
Our special reporters returned from the scene Of the
tbaf foi1o ~; ;rulay
The President Of the Erie road heard Of the disaster
about 10 clock yesterday morning, on his arrival at
the Office lathough the telegraph operator OF the
company received the particulars on the previous
night. and at once dispatched locomotive and cars,
with the Vice president Mr. Headley, on board hav-
ing previously tesgraphed TO all trains to give way for
Them TIE woodwork about one Of the axes took fire,
whereupon the special train was necessarily abandoned
at Paterson and the VicePresdent proceeded on the
way train from that station arriving at the ecene Of the
accident about p. m. Some 80 men were found there
engaged in clearing away the wreck.
According to our best information the train consisted
Of two baggage and five passenger cars, all Of which
were full. The accident occurred on tho down grade
from the summit, upon perfectly straight TRACK N
Shin Hollow about FIVE miles from Port Jervls.
niece Of rail about two feet long here broke out Of the
s.felv although their inmates felt jolting bd the
wheel Of the fourth car sank down, and tie cars ran
off the track The fifth car followed the same course.
Roth dragged along by the side Of tho track about %
rods the last one Slowing around almost across the
track and overturnpg; the couplings were wrepched
ssunder and the two cars rolled down the embauk-
ment. The second Of them rolled over once and half,
resting on the roof and was broken into small frsg-
msps. The fourth car rolled over once and brought
up against pile Of stones, orushing in the side and
tearing some of the seats away. The people from
vsy.tran stapdirg just below, at the water
ipe place, ran to the assistance Of the in.
iured. ard uniting with the unipjured pas
seppers in the express trap exrcsted the sufferers
and carried them TO the top OF the embark nent Tho
accident occurred about O'Clock at night, but ths
wounded did rot arrive at Port Jervis until about l2i.
Five pc, sons were taken out dead and about fifty in
iured Another person died soon after reaching Port
Jervis. The sufferers were carried into the Fowler
House and the Delaware House. Thrty-six persons
were received in the former place and the remainder
in the Delaware House. The physicians aud ci.i-
zens turned out en- maSse srd afforded every possos
assistance.
The followingisa
LIST OF THE KILLED.
l. HARVEY WOOD, Wellsborcugh. Toga County,
Penn. supposed from papers found on his person..
9. A German, name nkown, supposed to be Isaac
sAuLrz of Buffalo, from pspers found 10 his chest
3. Mrs. RAY, colored, wife of Mr.. Ray, barber at
f,ipebamton. Her infant which she was holding a.
the time of the accident, escaped unicjured.
A. A child of Mrs. Turner, residing corner OF Ninth
avenue and Twenty seventh street. Nsw.iork
5. child Of Mrs. BROWN, Waterbury, Conn
6. G. W. Robertson of New-York. His remains
were removed to New.York yesterday in charge Of
james Lards 1t was said tina. he was sn Ohio cate.
drover.
LIST OF THE wouNDED-AT THE FOWLER
HOUSE.
CT. BEDEIL, NewYo.k, badly bruised.
MIR. Brown, Waterbury, Com ankle much i!ursi
Mrs. BRowS his wife, severely injured about te,
body. Her child, four yeHs Of age, wa killed.
LEWIS LAY Of Nsw.Oilsans, iricred in breast. 'ibs
ard back, and cutters severely may recover.
Mrs LAY, MS wife, vas thrown Under the roof Of
the cars, ard was injured badly by people walking
over her while getting Gu. tie others. She 5sd reary
recovered yesterday. HI; sor, f'rI years 3D. escaped
urirjured.
CHARLES BARRETT Cleveland O., thst b,cksr
and Injured about tie mead and body.
w. NJ. HORTON. ls~ysr, No. 62 William street
Nsw-York, badly cut ress the eye, and an a,A leg
bruised.
ADAM RAY, barber ooIorsi Bsshsmtor, dsot stsd
bis shoulder, al WAS much brrised cams on to .hs
city last night with els VT. boiy HIS oh.i escaped
unbjuIet.
JoHs WEILAsp Dabia, I'elaad, on li' wsy 70
Toronto, iIiured abcat limbs scd chest wa walking
cut yesterday.
A. HocrEr Nev-Yo,k City. Injured abou. the lead
EMIL Haas NevYck City, arm, saOuds- aud
lead bruised.