New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-09
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER.
CARS THROWN OFF THE TRACK AT ONEIDA.
A NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED.
From IN, Rocheste- Ur,cz July 7.

The Buffalo nud New-York express train on the
Central Railrcac which leh this city FOR Albany az az
: 55 this morning. thrown of the track al mic
ee., Of Oneca Station, aud number OF passengers
we're Injured, but none fa'aly, We believe.
TIE train composed OF three passenger carr carr
vel filed with people includitg number OF the Cen
tral Railroad Directors and Officers on theu way 70
Albany to attend meeting. The cars were tnr0Tn
down Sigh. embaskment, and were someThs'
broken
The accident occurred about III O'Clock, aud We
have particulars OF the affair, except rs sta'ea
above.
The cause Of the accident wsS a rail, which the
track rep6reis had ut put in bat had not Thoroughly
secured ghen the Iain came down. Ine tram does
not stop at Oneida, and was probably running at
pretty high speed when i. met with the accident.
We are Indebted 10 the operators Of the Mofse lele'
gre ph ftr the following Ci-psch IN relation 70 tue acci
dent. received at this siternoou:
"Ihe s 10 tram from Rochester tais morning vas
thrown of tie track half mile from Oneid., iGiurng
great rnaIy persons but killing Doue. All the k"ches
ter people board the re1 are safe, incld ins Zen
Gou'G hIsior Leopsrd Il. K. McAlpiue, Mr. BE; aud
H. 5ri,erstoOl. Dean Rict noud, George Bliss, Presi-
cent Michigan Southern Railroad, and Mr.. Cneden oi
Auburn were also the ran, but al unhurt but Mf.
Chedtu TIE accident ciustd By tie trackmen
putting ia rail aud hot securing II as it should be-
From The Utica OLserrer Jgly7
Tie train in flying from tue track prOstrated the
teeprpnh poles and broke the wires. To get news OF
a. occurrence TO Utica was telegaphed from onelia
to Syracuse. Oh one wre and thence to Uuca on an
other.
He was un,Diurei John u. CbedtH Of Auburn,
Horace White Of Syrscuse and Jacob Gould of Roches
teal Directors OF the Central Raiiroad-were IN the
fist car. ..
Five Others are reported injured. One man had as
shoulder disoca'ed.
taquarter before one wrecking car and two
passenger cars with Major Priest aud number OF
other railroad left The depot in Utica to 20 to tue
scene of the accdou bnrg 10 Osn the psss"ngefs, aad
aip ~ Ian dgne tp
Tie cars sent up from Utica together With the en-
g G. baggage and smoking Of TIE express train to
which the accGen occurred, came down here al %:oO
this afternoon bringing the passengers
Our reporter saw Gen. Gould at Baggs Hotel, IN
this CITY, aud obtained from him an accodGi OF the dis
aster The train was coming through Oneida on time
NlIi a. M at tie speed OF 40 mules per nout AbJnt
half nile this side OF Oneida the train passed over
spo where new ras had Just been aid and where the
ras is supl osed, were not Sufficiently secured TO
the ties. The locomotive, baggage car and smoking
car passed safely, but tie passenger coicneS,
five in nuu ber were tbrown off the track and down
the embankment parting couplings with the sIn )king
car.
The first passenger car, in descending the embauk-
rnent sOme 30 80 feet high, struck tree, aud the
forward part Of it was smashed to splinlers Inc re-
manitg cars reached the bottom, and now lay broken
and wrecked in tie most complete manner. The
wreck is described presenting worse appearance
than after any similar accident tor years.
The cars we're well filled with passengers who we're
roof Of the car brusng almost every one IN greater
or lees degree Hardly person has escaped injury OF
come kind We are happy to record that not single
life wa lost tnat are considered dangerously
hnr. /. is etimaied tina, about forty are seriously
iriured None Of the employees OF the roat were IN.
iuied except one brakeman, who il badly bruised.
number of the injured were left at Oneida We
saw one person passiog through here VINO had ms
arm broken A large number OF those who passed
through Utica had bruises aud cOn,usions all about
their faces and heae, nearly every one sh wing ev-
derces of the fearful scene through which he had
j. H. Cheder of Auburn, one of the Directors ofthe
Company was in the first passenger car. His shou-
der was dslocated, a1d be received severe confusion
on the head. He has returned to Aupurh. Horace
White Of Syracuse another of thsdirectors, was 10
the same car. lie was injured about the heaf, anu
also returned home.
From The Aisaay Arsus. Jvlys.
Tue express train, due here st 3:JU yesterday a!LeT
nOoD off the track about male tols side oi the
Oneida station We saw the conductor, Mr. Yates
last evening" and learned from him the following par
tcllars:
AT the place of the acciden, there all embank
melt about fifteen feet high. The engine, tenier bag
gage car and smoking kept the track. Ihe hve
neer cars of and the two first OF them went
down the embankment aud upset. The hrst AM SEC
ond cars uncoupled they went od the ral, letting
the second 20 down the babk, while the first was
dragged along across a bridge over roadway whlch
threw the rear end up and preciptated II down the
bank. The brakeman on the rear Of this car, ieu
under the car in the ditch, but was not seriously
injured.
No person killed, and no one is supposed to be
seriousy lnjared.
Miss l.eonie A. Lawrence, Of Mddlebury, and Mise
Sarah Hopkins, of Rutland VI, had esch collar
bone broken.
A lady from Wayne County had The small bone of
her leg broken.
Another lady frouthe same county appesr7dt to have
been injured internally 50 as 10 cause vomiting, Dot
how seriously il was not known waen our informant
LETT.
Mr. Chedell Of Auburn one of the dirocors, had his
shoulder dislocated. The Intelligence last evening
was hat he Was toleJaby comfortable.
A lazy whose ankle dis ", ated cane down on
the evening train and went u Toy.
Other persons received bruises and scratches, but
none go far as could learr, Of very serious Char
scter.
The only infor nation to the cause of the sooi-
dent which we obtained, that il was supposed TO
have resulted from the springng or spreading OF TIE
rails.
Dr. Vsnderpoel of this city, was on the train and
wss very energetic in aiding the injured. Physicians
from Oneida were also promptly in attendance.