The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-21

THE ACCIDENT ON The N. Y. RAlLRoAD-FuR7HER
PARncuLARs.-The telegraph has mentioned an
acc dent on the N. Y. Central Railroad Wednes-
day, by which the conductor G.n3rd WAS killed.
aud ~ passengers wounded. The Injured we're
chiefly from ihe North-shs only persons from the
South being Rsche, Bosnian and Mrs Matilda
Browne af New Orleans, who we're badly cut and
bruised.
correspondent Of the Tribune, who was
on board, gives the following particulars of the
accident:
The baggage car was thrown of first. on the left
sand aide vi the track. The first aid second pas
sng er ca were also thrown of. one on the right
aud the other tbs leIt hand and completely
wrs ke1 Sotn tumbled In,o the bitches, eacn
sr,pp.d of It's top, sues broken H. ana every ssat
in ons WAS broken, and nearly every seat N the
otnsr In passi the ca tie-guard. the cars IN 81
had been dls placed ieaped b ditch Kho King away
tbs upper portion OF the stone worg, anu we've
dragged somo f,esn rods before they went over.
rms third car broken 10 front. Tho ,ront
trucss were dIspla ed aud when the train was
stopped this Car was PARTLY poised upon tue 'front.'
had MY seat about the middle OF this car, on the
left and side. heard the signal W brak, the tran
saw six or seven head OF cattle rusn up the high
way and before We felt the collision srOn. came
bounding back and struck the side OF TIE car ntsr
the window wneIe was sitting naa sundisnt
before tbs crash came. l looked forward anu saw
the car next ana III front of the one WAS Ii crum
conc ssion. We wer. on d straight, smooth grade,
aud were probably going at the rate OF aboNt thlr
ty.ive miles an hour. atepSed out on the right
baud side, and Saw that there WAS plenty OF woik
tor those who had been foi tuna rs to escape
Jury. The ground was strown with the tagments
Of the wrecK. and disabled passengers IN ali Girec
tiops some OF the latter stIi unconscious, and
pliers alive to terrible egony
l count,d thirty more or less injured. Poor Gift
ford the conductor l8y ON the lett Land side OF tie
car had Just left. the 'front.' Wheel Of the back
truck was upon his neck when found. As L raised
M kelf from my work and cast my eyes over the
scene man came alOpg, and IN a yawiing, qaeruI
Gus tone, said 'Wel, my COW, wo, til forty collars
has been Killed in thus scrape." l thought, keep
your cows out Of the highway next timo. cOuu
not but think that this man LenuriOusness pi oba
bly, nearly tQuaisd that IF the railroad managers,
who / unders stood, had but recently diSmisseu tho
fl agmen at this crossing TO save xlense.
inere were several infants on board, Zone of whom
we're seriously injured There were several littie
girls who bad only slight bruises. III re was one
xentlerp an on buarG with his little daughter some
i've years oG they We're in the Q; cond car and the
child was standing the seat, looking our of the
WINDOW. As the car tipped she fell out OF the VIA
dow on the Rroupd, and when the car went over it
did not hit her. and she jumped mp. her fright
ciambered over the fence, ran to The nearest
house, where after much searching, she WAS finally
found. The tatner Wac consider ABBY bruised about
the head, and Tor a time staLned; tut had the
pleasure OF seeing MIN ana his child ride awaJ
from the station Ia buggy.