Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-22
The Erie Rail Road Accident.
From the New York Times, July Il, 1851


Cured on the Erie Railroad happened to the
express train (Which leaves Jersey City at :
80 F. NJ. on Thursday, six miles east from
Port JeryS, at about q O'Clock T. NJ The
train consisted of locomotive, six passenger
cars and one baggage crate. There were
about $50 persons on the train. They had
just stopped at Turner'S Corner, where passen-
gers take tea, and then proceeded westward al
the rate of about 81 miles an hour. Ga ap-
preaching Il place known as Shinn Hollow,
where the road is straight with steep EN-
bankment, some forty feet in depth, on one
side, the locomotive struck a broken raII which
it jumped, carving along the crate and the first
four passenger cars. The two rear cars, how
ever were thrown from the rail, and, after be-
lug drawn over the SleepcrS for some distance,
the coupling broke, which connected these two
cars with the rest Of the train, and they were
both thrown over the emhankment The rear
ear turned two or three times completely over,
while the other made but one turn and half
remaining bottom up. The last car was torn
TO fragments, one of the heavy iron trucks pass
ing through the bottom and crushing to death
several of those within. All the deaths occur
red in this car, while in this, as well as the
other, large number were seriously injured.
A number had their limbs broken, and were
pierced by SpnterS and fragments of the wreck.
Six persons we're found to have been killed, viz
three men, one woman, (C0iored, aud two chill
drcn.
For over an hour n scene Of the widest con.
fusion prevailed around the spot. Al the
lights having been extipguShcyi, tire surround
ing darkness added to the horror Of their stu
alton. While some labOrel indus riouSly 10
eXtricatc those who were buried beneath the
wreck, Others piled portions of the fragments
together and made hOnfrcS to give light, and
others brought water from spring near nv, to
revive those who were fanting from pain and
the loss of blood. As soon as possible after
the full extent of the disaster was known the
locomotive with one car, was dispatched to
Port JcrviS to bring assistance, and III about
an hour Oh = p. NJ. it returned having from
four to five physicians, with such medicines and
rcstorativeS as were at hand. and a number of
citizens, who promptly came down to offer their
assistance. BY this time all the living, hut
injured persons, were placed in the remaining
cars the most seriously hurt reclining upon
dOuble seats, and the dead being laid in one
of the cars together The train reached Port
Jervis about midnight, but the news of the
uNdStt ttT idtl DPcIf clTcudJbif dlIOil9 je CILiLtS
who rose, lighted their houses, and made every
arrangement to receive and care for the wound
ed passengers. The following is list Of the
killed and wounded, carefully prepared from
the reports brought us from several quarters,
and from statements Of passengers, which in
the details Of the disaster agree with our ac-
connt of the statements Published below. 1t
will be seen by the latest intelligence from our
reporters at Port JerviS, that the number of
the injured is not so great as given below, from
which it is hoped that several of them were
less seriously hurt than was at first supposed
KILLED.
y boy fonr years Of age, the son Of Mrs
Brown Of Tioga County. He was buried in
Port teTviS, Oh Friday, the Rev Mr. Seward,
the Presbyterian clergyman, oHicating, and
large conconrse of citizens heing in attendance
An infant child Of r F. Turner of No 2O9
Ninth-avenue New York The body still lies
IN the Fowler House, waiting the arrival of
the father.
Mrs. Adam Ray (co1orcd, Of Binghamton,
Ny. Her remains were removed last night
by her husband, (who was on the cars at the
time of the accident to Newark for inter
ment
Geo w Robertson, of New York City.
His body was taken to New York by hIs faith
cr-in-law yesterday morning.
Harvey Wood Of Wesboro, Tiora County,
pa. The body was sent last night to his fam
lily.
A young man, supposed from the papers
found in his vacr, to be German, named
John Schultz, of Bul1ao The corpse still re-
mains at the Fowler Hou5e
TNTrPED
The passengers seriously injured are
John +. White, of No 15T Bleccker stree,
New York ; two ribs broken, and otherwise
bruised.
John Fl. Bays lawyer, No - William St,
New York-cut on the face and badly hurt on
The shoulder and thigh.
Charles Bcrret, Cleveland, Ohio, thigh brok-
Those are all represented as doing well, and
in fair way of recovery
Of those slightly hurt there arc about thirty.
good many Of whom have returned TO- their
homes.
Their names are ms follows:
William Rose, No. 2S3 Thirl street New
York
John Whelan, Toronto, c w.
u. \. SeIley, Elmira, n Y.
G F. Bedelf, Newark, n. J.
Charles Rabbit, Cleveland, Ohio
Adam Ray, (colored,) Binghamton,N NY.
William Norton, No. 81 William street. New
York
John w Ecals, Boston, Mass.
l.. T. Howell. Mcadville, Pa.
Mrs. r. T.. Turner and two children No. 2S9
Ninth-avenue New York
E.P. Smooths, Utica, Licking County, Ohio
\. Hognet, New York City
Mrs Clifford A. Baker aud child, Buffalo.
j. 5. Hill, Portland, Chautauque County,
n Y
Michael COnklin, Jacksonville. H.
George Silver Woodstock, G. w.