The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-12
Shocking Accident on tho Central
Railroad.
Iight or Nine Persons Killed----Porty to Fifty
More or Less Injured,

Urea, May II, 1858.
fghtfui accident occurred this morning a. oh O'CLOCK,
q Ne Central Railroad by the crushing Of bridge over
~ saaquoit creek some three and half miles west o.
is city near whtesboro Seven eight persons are al
rsady dead and five six others are barely alive Inc
Injured number forty or more.
The killed are -
H. Moore, Of Rising Sum- Ia. Head crushed; mas since
aed.
Two children Of Abraham Mack, Of CINCINNATI.
An unknown man, lying IN the baggage room at Utica
An hhhman aged apparently sixty years, name I'M
nown His head is entirely jammed IN and he seams to
have died instantly.
negro, whose legs are cut OF.
N infant child Of Karl Hover, Of St. Louis.
ne wounded are
Jsncs Ward, Of Schenectady, conductor Of the train;
bsdny bruised, but believed not dangerously.
VII. Perkins, grocer Of Rochester, N. Y. very badly
hEt about the head and chest, and probably will not
recover.
walter H. Shube, Of Rome, Richmond county, Ohio
Injured about the spine, but Is thought not dangerously
n Bellman of Cincinnati; very seriously injured about
me head and chest, also Fractured Is feared he
will not recover
aP Tucker, of Dry RIDGE Grant county, KY; slightly
injured about the shoulder and side.
George Colt, of Columbus, Ohio wounded in the leg,
NJ not seriously.
The following are from Louisville, KY
CF Dushe, lad Is 16 years Of age about The head,
slightly Mrs. Scherck, and head badly hurt; and
Mss Aldrich, slightly bruised.
A. Cobb, Of Yorkshire, Csttaraugus Co., N. Y; slight
sut on the head, and shoulder severely bruised
Mrs Phoeven residence not ascertained, had about
three inches OF the scalp taken of, tooth Knocked
eat, and otherwise seriously injured Faint hopes are
entertained Of her recovery.
KuyIu If Inu;e hmm forC eyn waa
severely bruised He WAS accompanied by his wife and
nle child The former somewhat bruised and burned.
ne latter nfaut child OF two years, was badly
burned by the upsettng OF the stove in the and will
nos recover. (since reported dead.)
Mr.. Riley, OF Albany, brakeman on The train, has
broken leg
Mr.. Haley, Of Schenectady, another brakeman is
severely bruised.
JF Tracy, superintendent Of the Chicago and Rock
Inland raroai badly cut the eye, but not dan
serously
John Clemens of Erie Pa badly bruised and spraued,
But lefs in the next train.
Miss Cook, Of sunbury, Delaware county, New York;
slightly bruised about the head.
s. 8. Horton, Of Bnghamton slightly bruised.
wm HART Of Cleveland, Ohio; bad confusion on the
bead, and bruisei; not dangerously injured.
A. A. LAngworthy, st. Clairville, Chauauque county,
New York; slightly injured.
& n. Allen, President OF the niagara FANS CAnal Com
pany; slightly hurt
Rw. Barley and sister Mary, Of New York; slightly
bruised.
Mr. Bcknel of Rome father of Cashier Bcxnell pretty
badly hurt
A lady from Kentucky, name unknown, Is badly
wounded, and Isobably will not recover.
Abraham Mack, wife and six children, were on the
train All we're more or less injured; two Of the children
ere dead. The parents viii recover.
josephine Horbler, q young lady accompanying Mr.
md Mrs Mack, was badly hurt In the head.
David Levi, OF Cincinnati has bad compression Of the
ribs, but viii probably recover.
Raphael Bowman, OF SGasbourg, Germany, has frac
turcd leg and wounds in tho head.
John wallace, Of Eagle Harbor lake Superior; neck
hurt
John Munroe, Of Greenbush, hurt internally the left
vsde.
Hush Iisay Of Minnesota, (bound for Dover, N. II. }
hsad cut open badly the scalp of the forehead and
eyelid cut loose
Mr. Yates of Fulton scalp ioOsened, but no, seriously
injured.
g. T. Knowles, OF sanbornton Bridge, N. H.; terribly
bruised about tho head. Re Ia nov deranged and can
hardly recover
The wie Of Michael Broderck Of Boston, had her scalp
oonpleely cut around Her husband and child, on ad.
Joining seats, were not injured.
Mrs Mary Batchelder mother in law Of Or. l. W. Fas.
sueIIe, Of ST. Johns Mich. hurt the neck aud
shoulders, and internally.
John Mcdonald, of Morris, osogo county; badly hurt
shout the head and right arm, but will recover
Many others less bruised, but none 20 So
r,ousiy a. those above mentioned.
The accident occurred 70 the Cincinnati express train,
duo here twenty minutes past six II WAS somewhat be-
hind time 1t whtesboro', aud was coming up Of high
rsae Of speed when met the bridge the 5Anquo
creek the Utica accommodation train for the West, each
su iss own track The engines crossed the bridge but
tAe passenger cars Of the express and the freight
carr of the accommodates upon IT, the north side
gave way precpitAns the freight cars into the creek
pug the passenger cars ne above the other and spin
seyne the platforms seats 70 soms az the cars struck
NE abutments.
me persons injured were all on tn express train
fhe saxscser car on the sessmmOda''0n train did not
reach The bridge, ..,..,,
prereus stories are to Id - istbe cause o. he s'aen.
One thai axle Of the express bs- cage oa e'.Ae
reached the bridge, and thus threw the A' w -
me other attributes the casualty 70 the rotten.
hmbers OF the bridge
Major PRIEST the local Superintendent Of the road han
<0eo 70 be the accommodation train He a. once des
~, aed suncient number OF men TO The relief u the
,,srer, large number or the wounded we're brought
A th,s city ADD taken 70 Bses Hotel Inc Mcsregor
an, tbe Northcrn Hotel and the Railroad lcse uthers
- -. cared for at whhesboro'. Physicians we're sum
hing was done thai could
moned, ana eVers'-- ssia-- - 70 relieve
their sunerngs
I'VE LATEST FRoa THE SCENE OF DISASTER.
UucA-1130P.M
The following o. % tie dead up 10 this time -
A. Moore, Of sssnsssun, indiana.
Daniel :. BrNy,on, Of Phelps, Ontario o., N
"a children Of Abraham Mack, Of Cocinnasi--one =
sr, AGED twelve years and the other boy, aged ak
John Fitzgerald Of New York, who had been TO Detroit
On q visit 10 his sons.
Vim. II. Sharpe, q colored preacher
Charles Bettman, Of Cincinnati, aged Twelve years h@
BODY vas found in the creek Just before dark
me bridge which the accident occurred VI" epuroy
rotten several OF the main beams which the track ~ss