New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-15
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
CRASH on THE ILLINOIS CENIkAll.NAh-
VICIOUS ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS.


r,v- The Ca.clsv Pres, ars Trsgac DC. l.
An accident occurred oD 'he Chicago branch of the
Illinois Central Railroad yesterday morning, IN winch
.ome nifty passengers were placed IN extreme PERI,
and one sas seriously injured. A. the passenger Train
An. here ~ noon Yesterday vas running al hlsh speed
about five miles south or this city, ahout II 0 CLOCK
a M the aal. of the rear car gave way, etling tte
end tf the car down upon the track, along whieh Il
nm 6rnwn n, tremendous speed, tearing and bound
inc along the rails with force which tore away ana
crnshed the ioorfrsme and lower portion OF the SIDES
as if they had been paper ...
After ranBug ~ ting way some rod+, tne car was
o,eyt,rp.d and s couplings still holding last, II was
dragged nn,il i, was perfect wreck itS fragments
streTn along the track. and lts passenger. some MY
in pEuber thrown IN all directions heh inquiry
was made !, was found that bu; two persons were IN
iured. ,r. 49,,
oscar F. Rowley. esq, belonging in Momenee, sni
fo,merlv n represen,ative from that district In the
State Legislature, was sitting on zeal shout muway
the car When the shock came and the ear was
dragged along the track he sprang ~ gam the aisle,
and inst then The yehic. WAS overturned, ialing on
the side toward him and another person being thrown
violently a. aiGst Mr.. r. lie was driven agahs, 'hr
window hs ann being forced through tine giass, anu
in his condition dragged upon the ground crushing anu
mnrilatng Il IN q shocking manner.
The only other person injured was an elderly man
named Dooittle, from Oswego County; ~. :. VINO ;
has been visiting friends at Moneka, and was on MS
way houe. He complains OF severe pam from injuries
/ within of how nature u not known. of the
whole Of the other passengers, forty or more m mum.
ber not one was injured beyond the most trivial
bruises though their torn apparel aud general disorder
| indicated the extremity of their peril.
The train consisted of two passenger cars, and the
tenaoity the compiling drew of the track the rear
end of the forward ear but not while at sufficient
rate speed "a do injury o the It's passengers.
The locomotive and express were nncoupled
from the passenger and came mp 70 the city with
the two wounded VINO were conveyed To the Mas
sasoii House for care and attendance, and special
train was sent down 10 bring up the passen-
gers.
The broken car is perfect wreck ia fragments be-
ing strewn along the track for rods. One OF smah0g
any doors wrenched from its hinges and hurled to one
side uf The track, used litter to bring up Mr.
/ Rowley, who Immediately placed under the care
/ of DIR. Brsnard.
The night arm Of Mr.. Rowley was crushed and man
ged frghtnliy the bones lus above The elbow being
ground 20 fragments and portions of the bone pro-
trudnc from the flesh. An attempt is being made To
save the limb, but il is feared that amputation can
no. be- avoided
CoIiIsIoS oy THE ALBANY NORTHERN Road
The freight train the Albany Vermont and Canaan
Railroad due at Johnsouville AZ q o'clock yesterday
afternoon not having arrived al H. the engineer of
I lornnotiye-the Schaghteoke- attached TO "a wood
train and standing on the side track at that place,
getting tired Of waiting or from some other cause,
started on with his engine end backed up toward
Eagle Bridge. On arriving at place called the Big
Bend about miles south, they met the freight tram
coming down at a rapid rate. The engineer, Nike
Uerrlg and the sremen of the wood train, being on
| the lookout jumped off and escaped with but slight
injury Not 10 with the on the other engine, the
Ten Eyck: one ol them, Edward Barnes, fireman. was
yery badly njured- is feared ataily-and the engl-
neer Chas Jone. slightly bruised The engines are
I badly smashed. Troy Times, 18th.