New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05
TIE IITE RAILROAD DISASTER.

rr,,.yr P.p-rcuLAss.-I'k The ADe-y Atlas o. A1-
xu.t l,b. rive. .he nosirg a5di.ionsl particulars.
.r,. scene Of the sccideu. is about seventeen niles
,srh N Albany in the town OF Scasg1coks, Beunss.
NJ Comfy. AZ ths: poin: .he Northern Raii'osa
ersases ihie s.re:m known the mssnno:, Talch
.mp,iss into the Hoo-ic River, ami thence no Soe
Hsdson. On either sde, a. he rsfoai c!,sshs, 10,
sbarnsn, wall thirty. seven feet higa. ficn ole
abu.ment 10 the other toe distance no. less Ihsn
ssS fe.t and this space spauesd oy tnpeIs soipe
,ix,.en inches thick and ten inches W De.
These timbers were boited and Otherwise sup
,,sd hx .res.le work ard fe stancalons pr29ctug
apusyds from the ebutsen.s; and al was rOtteh;
AsYos. -sess rotten timoers mo csrs ha' 70 pa 1po
everybody IN the vicinity seems 20 be kirprsed Only
l,.csr.e ne sroct7re did not give way iooS ago IL
had been noticed no. once, bat frequently especlaly
sf Ia.e that as e. train ran upon employees
and passengers were aware Of ssgg,Dg down, when
boeame he pspaoe as soon az toe cars reache1
sebd ground again. A comparatively he4yy ram heo
,e.ssd over within sn hour OF the accident and many
1a.tisusYly no.iced the sagg.ng.
IL: seems thst the Company was aware oi The un-
safe condition Of the structure, AID thst the bridge
maser had men employed there that afternoon pascn-
ps j. up and endesvorDg 70 strengthen IT, Between
ard .. n. heavy rain !eL wnich cause1 tns men
70 cesse work but whether they leE in weaker or
aro,ger 4tion than usual he's no. trSnspbed. IL
va ssyd.y possible for 20 be weaker AZ either end
the tin beYs where they rested on the stone Tals,
we've rotten q. less. two-thirds o: their thickness.
UWhep our reporter arrived ct the scene, abou,
~slock Yesterday s'ternoon he found everything IN
mach the same condition IS when the sccden. occur
ned the eyesirg BEFORE TIE train consisted OF engine,
Nrnder one rosl and one baggage car, and two pas
seucer cars. 1t appears that the eng ns had barely
psschsd solid ground, corning south, when the rese-
voIk gave way. The mail and baggage cars we're
the frs 20 down; then followed tne mrs, paasehgeI
eaT. which feu on one end and thus stood until the
seo5nd and las. passenger went doSn, faling or
s6dipg ss it were partly under the first. The tender
S over the ms and baggage cars, crushing the lst'er
70 atoms but neiaei Of ne passensea, cars were 70
From The Troy Daily Times Of August 1, we make
he following extracts:
NARROW ESCAPE ANOTHER 1RaIs.
An engine alway. follows the last train down over
ther road Alter the Ten Eyck stopped the engineer
end fireman thought of this They lmmehately ran
xyoupd and back upon the TRACK. The engine was
kalf e. mile above al the Sag"-a placed go called
c.nse The bedding OF the track has slid away there
eapsipg il 20 sink tidewse, precipltous emoank-
a its ususl rae of speed when they sgnaled II to
stop As .be bridge was near curve, out FOR tnis
nreraution tbe locomotive would have been hurled in
a Minute or two more upon the wreck below.
PUBLIC oPIsiOF AT sCHAGdTICoKE.
Eyas stated 10 rs by several citizens oil Schagot
coke tha. not single individual connected IN pr"m
nen. capacity with The railroad mad called upon the
sufferers or paid them the least attention, and when
We went around among them, the st question they
would ssk wonld be, Z" Are yOu from the railroad !
The citizens of that place express hemse yes In most
snmessured terms Of Indignation against The road for
the culoabe careessness OF Life which has marked the
management of the road; and few if any of them
sopl1 be induced 10 js it. The condition OF tue
bridge where the accident took place has been fre
sueB.ly alr led 20 in conversation by the inhSo&ots
Of the village, and catastrophe similar TO the one
we chronicle to-day has been long expected there 1t
n further said that there tao other bridges above
the one over the Tombannock the line Of the road,
which unsafe. and, unless attended TO- viii soon
fall OF the truth of this statement we of course,
H. = a fo 4
that hen one rotten bridge tolerated others OF the
same character very likely exist. In Schaghticoke, 1t
II bopea and beved the road Will henceforth dscon-
tipue It's business and wind up its affairs.
About one hundred men at work on the ruins to-
Say tearing out the rubbish, AMI continuing the
sesreh for the bodies. IL s however, believed toat
the ppe recovered constitute the number OF all that
were killed.
From the testimony at the inquest in Troy extIact
The following
,;, ,s,ncner, have worked the said Rain bridge
some dsys worked il ye..edsy se & a G o s,
TIE, thousht u wss let 1t stand there great whe
ne s:s S S:: . ssySd X R S. Ri an. Sa
bumso ,ssy were much dsCsyei :: , the eSs
but II csi;s h;s. pue anOw hs NJ jaime. Cooley .cd
VIM Whites he Superintendent enu1n 70 tne s & S
s s,S r,cps the new bridge think ne breee been
bail, sbou: six do not hns here has been &
,~s.i s1S.0 have toe new S dSOe today length Of
th~ bridge Is feet,
En Wslcb sworn-Rsside a. Schaghticokei am a
caIpsnt worn for the Albany Vermont and Canada Railroad
TO woh yesterday the Tomhsnmoes bridge putting
cAs under ends d :he cords the end. of the Old cords
% aged they not over and seoye safe have no,1sa
trains crossing this ecse aud shOsh hnt the bridge settled
.ou, tr when shook c2siderahy and
boush oash to be attended TO- ,aed one en1 o. .e as
us m The purpose pote 10 rev blocks when were OF Nhe
s.h by 10, haa been is uain over the ofaee ' e "e~
James Cooley, sworn-Reside in Albany; am car
kont he
TIA, safe week OF two so oondeied II sn
tm the that the eNd' Of the lower cords were f'u
n Paterson, sworo-Resiie in Artsuy; track layer
.. AIbspy and Canada RAiosd sees 70 'ne repairing
a the u.k Ae4ry Esse Bridge; run the grave usn
Or sv, time. with loaded AID uni~ded thns ssve
s.s. - Sc..ips sSi. bidse considered .sic had
Judged ..fe f,oin rannns over u have been
so.e 70 he abGunen; di look more Of the cords
setised deosyed cord about week or ten day'sso
The following evidence vas given before tue Coro-
>ers jury, in session at Albany;
Benz +. Suitb, srchitect, was sworn, and testified
.Aa he bad the fallen and oand
he vey and hm opinion was thai the accident
ss caused Of The bis and The train cr0ssns
Jane. Cooley, bridge rspairer of the road testified
that portion Of be bridge rotten ard that, er eAaninns
,,se.sd sns. to re- o., timber for bridge and
upon when n, accident harrtned four or nve
freight Of 50 he eate OF % feet 'P.n sI me
accident be discovered th e HseTs ~sSe m,e SeeAyea nan
nerh side ordered No; 70 bridges faef
than ssr miles an h09r ea some hevs ssn IN se nS q ss Run
30 the Superintendent in May s, witness repaired the bridge
And tool Se: from eS;h tsd. so ~.n YER G sta
nsss stopped gravel train passed the bridge upon IL
upon tue bsase and noticed that aa not
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