The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-14
I HE DISPATCH
FRIDAY MoRNINo ,,,-,7'-,--7'r' -


ihe failure OF the Northern mail, beyond Baisi.
more Yesterday afternoon prevented the arrival OF
New YORK papers In this city. We take from tho
baltimore papers some additional particular. az
the New York Central Railroad disaster. AZ tels-
egraphed from Utica, W:
Among the killed by the accident on the Cen.
tTai Railroad yesterday were Daniel s. Brayton. OF
rheips, Ontario county, N. Y; John Fitzger AID OF
New York, who had been to Detroit on a ysit IN his
sous; Wm. Il. Sharpe. colored preacher Cha,Ias
bettman, OF Cincinnati, aged IL years
Inc bridge at which the accident occurred was
entirely rotten, several Of the main beams on which
the track was laid being found decaved all the ,ys
through Therels now no doubt but hat the aeci
dent occurred through the voluntary breakiuo ~
the timbers by the weight of the two locomotives
passing over the bridge at the same time Tha
greater portion of the heart of the wood ia like 40
much punk, and the wonder is that the bridge has
stood 80 long.
The smash is most terrible one and the ruins
convey vivid impression Of the horrors of tl,.
disaster. Between the stone abutments of the
bridge Is space Of thrty-two feet the ordinar,
length Of a car is thirty-five feet and the dentb
to the bottom OF the creek Is nine feet Three
entire cars lay leBgthwise. crushed up like a tels
scope, between the abutments of the bridge-tbu.
occupying a space of but little more than the
eEgth Of one car. The first and second cars cannot
be distinguished one from the other The third
car is entirely demolished, except about one third
"f the rear On the sides of the cars aud on the
tlmbers Of the bridge frightfu stains of human
blood
One young man at Whitestown station is deliri-
ons, small hole having been made in the top Of
his head. He worked for some time to rescu.
others without knowledge of his iuiuries until
he became delrious The name marked on his
shirt is q. g. Knowles, aud his residence is sup
posed to be in New Hampshire. A J. Yates anal
contractor at Fulton, is among the wounded and
badly so.
The coroner's jury last night examined Benla-
milo Stoutenger, engineer of the up train whose
testimony shows that both engnes passed over
the bridge at the same time He felt nothing
until his engine got the west side of the bridge
when there was suddenly jerk aud the tender
broke short off. lie theu looked around and sar
the cars pilinR up in the creek The engineers
have orders not to run two engines at the same
time over the bridge at Rome, but no such orders
as to any other bridges. Both engines passed
over the bridge and remained ON their separate
tracks.
Charles Champlin, of YorkviIie, was then sworn
lie was at the scene of the disaster immediately
after it took place and helped to get out the dead
snd wounded. He had heard several persons talk
within three weeks past of the rottenness and in
security of the bridge, and predict accident
there.
George Bayls. justice of the peace ofW Whitestown
deposed that two weeks since he passed over the
bridge and was struck by the rottenness of the
wood. Many of the beams were of bastard elm
apparently unfit to bear their own weight. lie
had stamped his heel into them by the side of the
rails and found them perfectly rotten This IN
soundness apparent as to be evident to hin
eye while crossing the bridge. He had mentioned
the fact in conversation before the accident.
The inquest adjourned at IL Z. NJ.
The theory OF the railroad employees is that
the axle OF the baggage car on the down train
broke. and thus caused the accident. This is des
troyed, however, by the fact that the baggage car
vas over the bridge when the break took place, as
we'll as by the evident rottenness Of the bridge.