New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-01
TIE BUFFALO AND NEWYORK ran.
Road ACCIDENT.
FULL DETAILS - TIE KILLED AND
WOUNDED.


F,om The Roeh,,fsr I-sioA. os, -
A dreadful accident occurred y'stertay morning on
the Buffalo, Newlork and Erie Railroad, snd 4
half miles above Conesus station, AMI thiriy-eght
miles from this city. The night express train ine here
by connection at Avon at 9 3, a. M, thrown
from the track about halipast clock, the ears
were broken and cad havoc made of hie aud limb.
The train was few minutes behind time when the
accident occurred and running at the rate of from
twenty-five To thiry-five miles per hour, ami was
turning pretty short curve an embankment about
eight feet high The train consisted of locomotive
ter der baggage and two passenger cars the latter
containing above seventy passengers The cause Il
the accident is somewhat matter Of di-agreemeni
some contending that the rear ear was thrown on hy
centrifugal force and displaced the one next forward
while others think that the track spread under the
tender. AT all events rails were disPacel ~ some
cause
The hind car wac thrown into the ravine beside the
track and there pretty much smashed into pieces.
Not seat was left in It's place ani scarcely enough OF
the wreck TO Indicate the form of the body. The un-
fortunate passenger SOME thirty or forty IN number,
suffered severely. Three were killed and some twelve
or fifteen severely injured disabled. The other
passenger ear likewise left the track, and following
the side of the embankment, ran into and partially de-
molished shanty occupied by an Irish family. In
leaving the track the cars unconpled and ran on the
momentum they had obtained. The shanty no doubt
saved the first passenger from the fate which the
last one met. As it the passengers In u received
some abrasons, but no one was severely hurt II was
left in the shanty, with the floor at an angle of forty
| five degrees.
The engine did not leave the track at all, but ran
some distance, leaving the tender aud baggage-car at
q cattle-guard.
The messengers who were unpiured at once ran 90
the assistance of those who were, and helped them
| from the ruins Two men were instantly killed and
an infant so much injured that died soon after.
Mr.. o. Hurd, On elderly gentleman Of Newagk
Wayno County, wac instantly kili-'i. Ills chiei i1l-
ries were about the head. Mr. iiurd was All etten-
sive stock broker, spending much s his time in New
York and at the West. He was The fatherin-law Of
the Rev. Mr.. ElIenwood OF this city. lis remains
were brought here last evening and taken to The resi-
dence of HE daughter where they were received by
| biz family who had come up from Newark.
| The other man who was killed was =. VI. Read II
! Greene Chenango County, young gentleman on his
wny Wset. Ills head was frightfuly mingled, and
wnen taken fron the wreck he barely alive sni
Immediately thereafter expired
Mr. and Mrs Monroe II Dansville wsrc on board
aud Mrs. NJ. had infant in her arms, eight months
old. All severely injured and the babe 50 much
so that it died in about nm hour. The parents will
Mr.. and Mr.. David Tervelleger Of Wisconsin, late
of Greene, Chenango comfy, were badly hurt. Mr.
Terweleger suffered considerable injury Of the head
and il feared that he inured internally. Mr..
Terweleger had ribs broken, and was unable g. be
moved.
Mr. Case, mother and daughter, res dence not
stated were all injured, but the mother elderly
lady was not expected to survive. She was removed
IA Conesus on bed. Her son and daughter there
able To attend her.
Matthias Fox of Avoca, Steuben County, wa dan
gerOusly injured. lie was taken home ia the train
last evening a bed but tainted while being put on
board lie had nephew and a friend with him. both
iniured-the latter considerably.
Elias Kuhn a German, Ot Ne~-York was bplly hurt
so much that the attending physician would not
allow him 10 BE- removed from the house near the
scene Of the dis4ster, where be first taken.
II. NJ. Valentine OF New-York, said 20 be a drover,
was much injured but insisted upon being taken
h,me and was removed on the train last night.
j. R. Paddock Of Terre Hauie Ind. i seriously IN
iured and il in dangerous condition and unable % be
moved
Mr. Nelis or Willis and his nephew from ~. Johns
vile, Montgomery County were also badly hurt, but
they went on their journey.
Miss kozencrantz Of Hammond-pOrt bad a severe
cut eye, but went TO Buffalo last evening
her way TO Wisconsin.
James Mcdonald and another brakeman on the
train considerably injured.
VIM. McEwan Of Ashtabnls, Ohio, wes considerably
injured, but went OF his journey
Henry Burroug ghs-rc.idence not statei-was some
what Injured.
The above list comprises all who were enough
injured 10 cause any detention.
DIR. Cation Of Avon held All inquest at Conesus on
the bodies Of the three persons killed The jury after
considerable dispute, found verdict exoneratiog the
Company from blame, but al the same time expressing
opinion that 80 miles hour Is two great speed
TO run upon curves.
Six OF the injured persons remain in one house a.
Conesus. The passengers who could proceed on Their
Journey reached Avon about } O'Clock.
The track has been replaced and the trains are
again IuLDlIg.