New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
THE ACCIDENT ON THE HOUSATONC
RAILROAD.

The Bridgport Standard of Monday evening, Aug,
., evee the following details Of the shocking rarosd
accident on the Houss,orc Railroad, at New w'Mford,
on Saturday evening. The editor of The Standard
was on the train, ard narrstes what he cav:
"Tbe psgepger cars of the Saturday evening tram
from this city, on the Housatonic koao were tnIo"a
off the track near Lanesyle three miles TINS SIDE OF
New milford. Mr.. l.. A. Mills OF Fairfield, formerly
velLkpowD auction and commission merchant 10 New
York was rstertly killed and four persons were badly
injured, viz: Mrs. f. T.. Baise,t of this city, Mrs.
Biittcn of New-York Mr. Samuel c. Hosford Of Pasr-
con n. j., formerly tescher at Fall. village or
Kent ara MIR. A. L. Dennis, Vice President OF the
:" Several ether persons were somewhat injured.
scn Of Mrs Briton received some cuts and bruises:
A Mr.. Shepard of Norfolk was considerably bruised
in the shoulder ard kree. Mr.. and Mrs. H,xtMn m OF
New York, ard two Messrs. Stuart, stopping at New.
Milford, received some Mjury One OF the latter had
on his head a Gu, of some two inches 10 length Mrs
Stuart ard Mrs. Seymour OF Sing Sing were slightly
injured, ard child OF the hev. mr.: A1creWs Oh MA
rieia was somewhat bruised. Patrick Gerrty OF this
CITY was thought to be considerably hurt but soon
recovered. There were two or three other csses OF
slight injury, viz; Charles Borie OF Pniadepaia ana
MIR. Brace CT Elwood, Kansas Ia brother OF L. l..
BIace) &c The injury IN nearly ell OF these cases h
of little or no mc ment.
CAS- to the four persons hrst named, Mrs. Bassett
had her cellar bore dislocated, but was able TO be
brought to this city yesterday. She received many
bIultes, but We near is doing we'll Mrs. Hosford, 1t
is feared, may have received serious injury IN the
spire, but had no bones broken. Mrs. Briaon IS
badly bruised, but not otherwise injured Mr. Dennis
had bis left shoulder di.locs.ed and probably hs col
lar bone fractured. He is bsoly huIt but VIII un-
doub'eey recover.
"Under all the circumstances, il Is most sstonish-
ing that one person only was killed. ara that neLe
pfobsbly mortaly wounded.
Near Lanesviile the engineer discovered cows on
the track and sounded the whistle. One COW Jumped
back Oh to the track. The engineer sgnaed % break
up ard reversed the engine but 1t too late to stop
the train. The COW a,cher struck the animal threw
her off tie eide where the ground is little higher
than the track She fell back with her hind legs over
the rail. These were crushed by the wheels OF the
engine, tender and bsggsge car. The creature, in
fouIderng, threw herself, rather was thrown, or
somehow under the hind wheels OF the hrst pas
senger Ii is difficult 10 tell exactly bow this was
dore but there the csrcsss was, and these wheels
were sferward found TO be turned at right angles to
the track. They had oughed along IN this way for
some rods, and small portions OF the ca,csss were
scattered aor g the way.
1.-THE middle passenger car vent of-pitchei dow
the bank about eight feet, going over low stone
wall and making complete somerset the top striking
on q rocky place and dashng all to pieces. more
complete wreck We never or heard OF. How any
body could out of tina; car alive, We cannot even
row comprehend. Every person init was more or less
Injured, except, perhaps the graz dehd Of Mrs B.s-
seit. Mr.. Mills must have been killed outright. He
was caught in the broken framework Of the car, re-
ceivlrg several wouLds, any one OF which must have
been mortal He very little figured the worst
wound beirg on the back OF the head. When, after
lCI time, lie as GOT OUT, LIS WOIe
mhar 10 all bis scqusiptances. There was no dstor-
,ion and he seemed TO have sunk into gentle sun-
Der.
"a moment previous be had been converting with
his freLds-amusipg himself with the Intellectual at
tempts made by attendant TO Light the lamps in
the car Ills death Was earfuIy sudden, but probs'
bly, unattended by any consciousness or suffering.
"With the exception Of Mr.. Hoeford sl the persons
serioufly Injured were in this car. The force With
which il struck wrenching out the couplings from the
fIst car, must have beer tremendous. As it stood,
wheels uppernost-the hcor not beng shattered, il
reach the corpse Of Mr.. Mills snd rescue the wounded
"Tke fret car weIt over-the forward end being
turned or canted very rear the track. The last car
vert over ard struck against trse rather ssins.
the branches Of several trees. aud prevented
hom goirg down the bank ard being smashed perhaps
A badly as the middle car. With little more speed
II might have gone fathe, than the middle car, and
D,,,iblv have reached the stream below