New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-08
ACCIDENT ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
TWO MEN KILLED.
FORTY CARS AND TWO ENGINES DESTROYED.
GREAT SLAUGHTER OF CATTLE.


Yesterday morning. at l9i O'clock terrible aoi-
dent occurred ON the Hudson River Railroad at the
Fishkill Station by which two almost In
stantly killed. and several others badly injured.
Ii appears that ON the previous evening two inn
meuse trains freighed with cattle left Albany for thls
,y At the time above mentioned the first train
reached Fishkil, when the engineer discovered that
the axle boxes of of the almost red hot
aud that in consequence would be dangerous to pro-
cced until The boxes could be- cooled. Men were forth
with se, to work to cool the boxes.
Within few seconds after the train had stopped, q
brakeman oriercd to take the signal ot danger.
red light and along the track in orcr to warn tho
second train. which coming at full speed. For
greater safety and to preclude il possible the occur
renee of accident from the approaching train, the
Conductor of the first train rAl back distance,
and placed three torpedocs upon the track another
signal of danger In little time tho train csma
laundering on--the brakcman's signal with the red
light was answered by the engineer signalling the
brakemen To apply the brakes. Soon the torpedoes
exploded and another signal was given TO apply all
force TO the brakes. This done, but owing to this
great length of the train and the speed which il WAS
under at the time the brakes proved Of but little avail.
and frightul collision was the result
The irst train standing alongside the machine
shop This train had one engine aud numbered thirty
five cars. The second trnin numbered forty-two cars.
and was drawn by two powerful engines the " No
chester" aud PUTNAM The engines, the moment
they struck the Of the foremost IRAN, wero
thrown from the track, and, striking chimney some
fifty fee, high connected with The machine shop COM
! petey demolished il.
The ears of the second train dashed forward.
and some lay piled top of the other "a high as
| Al. tb. .l.p nuite
| nuu,,,cr vf cu,t,o and hose Killed, and many
others badly injured that II was an act u
humanity to Kill them and put end TO their sufsr-
ng-. Several large bulocks lay on top Of the debris.
! and OF mammoth proportions was thrown half
way into second-,tory window Of the shop Such u
the swine IA escaped uninurcd seemed quite uncon-
cerncd about the matter, aud ex'ricang themselves
from the ruins, eferwar roofing along the
| road or wallowing in the mre.
KILLED.
! Tho Two men above mentioned, who instantly
killed were Mr. George Hayward, engineer and resi-
dent of Albany; and Mr.. John II. Boswell. drover,
from Manchester, Putnam County, Indiana.
INJURED.
Charles u. Robinson, engineer, Of Poughkeep~e.
badly.
Charles Rowe, fireman. OF same place, very badiy
scaded.
fhrTA HAM, ulpb'Fs WHO WIS ib iIic lH@t car ~
the iirrt train with the drover Boswell, had narrow
escape, and came sharing the -nme fate with hLs
fellow. He looked through the window upon bearing
the signal and seeing the engines within thirty yards
of his car ,prang upon the platform in instant and
leaped to tbs ground just in time 10 save his life.
The engineer and fireman Of the Engine Rochester,
seeing that collision unavoidable, abandoned
their posts ard escaped to the ground. Albert Bur
linganc, the fireman escaped injured, but Mr. Rob
nson the engineer had bis head badly cut in three or
four places and bis hand and arm badly laceraed, bot
no bones broken. IIs injuries o; very serious
nature but he will recover.
The injured men were taken to the Myers House,
where they received every attention possible An
alarm Of fire given caused by the burning OF tho
cars and the shop which took fire from the locomotive.
The fremon were soon on the spot and quenchcd tha
flames and then rendered all tie assistance in their
power to remove the ears, &c., from the track.
There vas II rumor that there was man under the
ruins but il proved 70 b. only rnmor.
ISoCEsr.
Coroner f. r. Taylor Of Poughheepsie WAS called 70
hold.sn inaues on The bodies OF tho-e killed, and ar
rived by the frst train from that village The test
mony before the Coroner substantially as follows:
M Samuel Pockman te.tifie- that he brake
man on the frsttrain-he train that run into, VI
which Mr. Me-hew was conductor; that they stopped
! ON account of hot box lie says that Mr.. Me-
/ -haw Immediately sent him back with red light Tn
signal 10 the other train that coming he says ne
went back by the fret aud second fagmens stations.
the distance vi some three miles, sud that he heard the
engineer Of the approaching train blow bis whistle AZ
/ bees, halfs dozen rime-
Mr. Me,haw the conductor ofthe train, testifedtbat
! be- stopped ami Immediately sent Mr.. Pockmen back
to .gnal the approaching train and that he went 70
l,ok after him TO be- sure be doing his duty that
he .sw him about mile back running; he thought
h. had taken every precaution to AVOID eoison; nc
placed three torpedoes on the track, sbout " OF "
/ rods from hs train.
Mr.. Hurd. t. drover from Illinois, says be was on INC
train: that he jumped c the train and tha' as nc e'
ne ..w droycr asleep in the seat he snPp"Ses ''S
man :. ia. Jroyer who was killed ihst his name, ne
thinks, was }. b. BOSWELL
Mr.. James Keomor, who u waichman AZ the m~'
bn.-.bop. thinks that all proper precautions were
,Lsn ,o pnveDt collision. lie says that It was hA"
bopr from the time the brakeman went back WIN s"'
! -S ,;obt, 10 the time OF the collision.
Alexander X. Macksy, the agent Of the Company "a
ri-hl H. te-tiies that be was awakened al 49,"
o'clock by the engineer of the train tn" =. -
dowr-the frs, train he got up and ss~~
engineer. who said he had h"t-oo. :" -. -
and il wa. no, ssfe to 20 any further VT" ~' -
duc,or Of thi. train, Nel-on Meshsw, n.1 eo-~