New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12
FRICHTFUl RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT.
UTICA, Tuesday, May II, 1853.

O'Clock on the CeGtral hono"-' = n, - =. -.
bridge over the Saquct Creek some % ni,e' "''' VI
% .o., Wb;,ssboro' Seven or eight persons
are already dead, ard five or +" o'herS are D'reiy
siv, The Injured number forty or more.
tn Luled are H. Moore of Rising Sun, a., head
- h,s since died; two children Of Alb abam
z,.oL - Cincinnati; en- unknown man, lying 10 the
t.~.o..,oom at Utcs; an Irishnsu, aged apparently
On bic besd is entirely jsmmed in, and he
~ have died instantly anego, whose legs are cut off
an infant child Of Karl Hover Of 81. Louis.
Tho wounded ore, Jsmes Ward of Schenectady, con.
ductor Of the train badly bruised, but believed not
dangerously; w. H. Perkins, grocer, Of Rochester,
N T., very badly hurt about the head and chest, and
pItbsby will not recover; Walter H. Shube Of
Rome, Ricbland County Ohio, iojared about the
spine, but il is thought not dangerously; NJ Ballmap,
OF Cincinnati, very seriously injured about the head
and chest arm also fractuie t is feared he wll not
recover S. z. Tucker Of Dry Ridge, Grant County,
Ky, slightly Injured about the shoulder aud side; Geo.
Colt Of Columbus o hio wounded in the leg but not
seriously.
The following are from Louisville, Ky: c. +. d.
che lad Is 6 years Of age about the head slight
ly Mrs Schenck, arm and head badly hur:, and Miss
Aldrich, slightly bruised.
A. Cobb Of Yorkshire Cattsrausus County, n. Y,
slight cat on the head and shoulder severely bruised.
Mrs. Pboeven, residence not ascertaned, had about
three inches of the scalp torn Off tooth Knocked out
and is otherwise seriously injured. Faint hopes are
entertained Of her recovery.
Karl Hover Of St. Louis, bound for Germany, was
pretty severely bruised.
He was accompanied by bis wife and little child
The former is somewhat bruised and burned. The Ia
ter, an infant child Of some two years, was badly
burned by the upsettDg of the stove in the car and
will NOT recover lsiDce reported dead.
Mr. Riley of Albany, brakeman on the train, has
broken leg.
Mr. Haley of Schenectady, another brakeman, is
severely bruised.
IF. Tracy, Superintendent of the Chicago and
Rcck Island Railroad, badly cut over the eye, but
not dangerously.
John Clemens of Erie, Pa, badly bruised and
spraired, but left in the next train.
Miss Cook of Sunbury, Delaware County, n. T.,
slightly bruised about the head.
S. s. Horton of BDghamton, slightly bruised.
Wm. Hart Of c. eveland, Ohio, bad confusion on the
head and arm bruised; not dangerously injured.
A. A. Lspgwolthy, Sncsirville, Chautauque
County, New-York, slightly injured.
SIN. Allen. President of the Niagara Falls Canal
Company, slightly hurt.
R.W. Buckley and sister Mary of New-York, slight
" brused; Mr. Bickr ell of Rome, father of Cashier
Bickner, pretty badly hurt.
A lady from Kentucky, name unknown, Is badly
wounded and probably will not recover.
Abraham Mack, wife and six children, were on the
tain ell were less iDjured-two OF the chill
<ren are dead. The parents will recover
Josephine Horber, young lady accompanying Mr.
and Mrs. Mack, was badly hurt in the head.
David Levi of Cincinnati has bad compression OF
the ribs, but will probably recover.
Raphael Bowman of Suasburg, Germany, has ffsc'
tued leg snd wounds 10 the head.
John Wallace of Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior,
nsck hurt.
John MuDroe of Greenbusb, hurt internally on the
left side.
Hugh Lslay of Minnesota bound for Dover, N. H.,
head cut open badly the scalp torn off, the forehead
AID eyeid cut loose.
Mr. Yates of Fulton, scalp loosened but not seriously
Injured.
G. f. Knowles of Sanborton Bridge, N H., terri
Div bruised about the head He is now deranged, and
csn hardly recover.
The wife of Michael Broderick Of Boston had her
sca'p completely cut around Her husband and child
Oh adjoining seats were net injured.
ME- May Batchelder, mother-in-law OF Dr. L. w.
Fasauelle of St. Johns, Mich, hurt across the neck
and shoulders, aud internally.
John Mcdonald Of iris, Otsego County-Badly
hurt about the head and eht arm but will recover.
Msny others were more or less bruised, but Zone 30
eeiously as those above mentioned.
The accident occurred to the Cincinnati Express tra
dle here at 800
Itwas somewhat behind time at Wbitesboro, and
wa, comirg up at high rate OF speed when met ON
,he bridge over the Sauquoit Creek the Uuca accom-
modston train for the Wet, each on its owe track
The engines crossed the bridge but as the passen-
GER cars of the express and the freight cars OF the
accommodation came upon it, the north side gave way,
urecptatipg the freight into the creek ping the
cars one above the other and spntenng the
p,stforns and seats 10 atoms the cars struck the
abuimen.s.
The persons injured were all on the freight train.
The passenger car the ommodaton did not reach
the bridge.
Different stories are told as to the cause Of the acct
dent.
Oueis that On axle of the express baggage car broke
a. reached the bridge, ard thus threw the trains
tov,ber The other attributes the casualty to the rot
,enness Ct the timbers of the bridge.
Major Priest, the local Superintendent OF the rosd
b.ppened TO be on the accommodation 'rain' lie
orcs Unmatched sufficient, number of men to the 70
lief Of the sufferers large number of the wounded
were brought to this city aud taken to Boggss Hotel
the McC:regor House, the Northern Hotel and th'
Railroad House. -, "
Others were csred for at Whitesboro'. Physlcisn
were summoned, and everything was done that coui'
be 10 relieve their suffernes.
UTICA, IL 80 p. IN.
The following are the dead up to this time:
A Moore, of Rising Sun, Indians
Daniel S. Braytnn Of Phelps, Ontario County, New
York