New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-23


The embanxmebt vac very cot, ari eyerIo ocy
ssi K in the nd sDi sand. One lady, named Jooes'
had with her four Children, the youngest being osOe
of only two weeks old. This isdy's husband was
either killed badly hurt There were t"o lsles IN
the sseprg car, bo,n Of rhom safe. OGe - Mrs:
Sa1u,l Hi;ile of Detroit. child, which she hii
With ber, - also safe.
terrible storm OF wind aeccpp aued with rain and
snow was pre- siiDg, and rendered the con iton IT
The gers mere uncomfortable tbsnit would other
wise have been. All the ladies' and children that could
be ouud we're got Dp the smbankment and placed 10 the
,ep'rg csr for time but the back exhibited signs
of giving wsy beneath 1t, they were aiterwlrt re-
moved 10 the trsck AMI made ss comfortable ~ Cur
onnstanc,s xouli permit With mattresses sni cush-
ions taken from the rims. Sewers OF the ladies
destitute of shoes, stockings and bonnets. Anoog
these were Mrs Geare Ilis sty also los. Aer parse
ard norey, being thus LETT destitute.
About - minutes after the accident, sr eogiue and
tender from CopetowR came along on the way 70
Hamilton, ard il was with great 0Iinclty that the
men or them made acquainted With the sta,e Of
things in time To prevent them rom ruDnp- into the
sleepipg csr ard ,hIOHDg it the rest ~ the
cars A. il vas, hey came within few rods. The
engine went back and got a freight car, INTO which
tbs meet seIOusy ured were pat aud tsAea % cope
TOWN The res, remained AZ the eLe OF the accident,
waiting for relief from Hamilton, whittier the sur
wing brakeman hal been dispatched 70 notify the
railroad authorities We stayed on the SPOT exposed
10 the storm, til clock, when a train arrived rom
Hamilton and took us 70 that place. Such
10 Hamilton, but the railroad Authorities
would hot show any OF the PASSENGERS 10 touch
it. and every bOdy-lsdies and children as well
az the men-wss obliged to await the arrival Of
Government officer TO Inspect the various articles.
Some of the geutlen procured articles indispensable
TO the comfort of the ladies, by purchasing them al
the stores. | procured some shoes IN TVS way for
Mrs Geare; Others got come stockings. Toe lia1nl'
ton people appeared very Indifferent about the miter,
and We got no nelp from them the railroad men.
At sst the Government officer arrived, but only IN
time 70 give our Baggage. The . clock tram Tor
Suspens Cd Bridge shout 10 eave, and we mad no
time to change clothes. The consequence WAS
that We had TO ride to Suspension Bridge 10 our wet
garments. m
Tie lsdes especIsly were in a wretChed condition,
though the male passengers made them as comfortable
as possible. Mrs. JOnes-t1e lady VITA the four chill
dIen-was the only one for Shom sny provision was
made Of Hamilton. Soc considerably hurt, as
were also two OF her little ones and her case excited
great con miseration. Her husband, who, have
are ady sold either killed badly injured, was
among those taken 10 Copetown.
A. Suspension Bridge, toe passengers got ST oppor'
tuntv 20 change their clothes, and most OF them came
on the 10 O'Clock train, arriving m kochester alter
midr gh.. Some got of at places between the Bridge
and Rochester. Anoug them was a lady who was
Injured il the foot. She stopped st LOckport. Some
went On eastward, at once. Those VINO stopped IN
Rochester were, far / know, ars. Geare, Mrs.
Markham n Mr.. SanbOrn, AID myself. Al went u the
Clinton House.
F,om the Boston P0,i, Of yS,iertdy
We published yesterday interchangeable account
of the Ieaiu accident which happened on the Great
Western Riilsay at aboat - g. m, on Saturday.
We received last night the particulars from one of the
passengers MI Jacob III. Cornell, OF New Bedford.
Tie fearful storm Of Friday night had washed away
portion Of heavy bank between Fl4mb0O anc Dun
dss ara in this chasm the engine ran, taking with II
the first portion OF the train At that hour OF the
night al the passengers in the car Ehich he in,
"a - flpn
II cir bars hung no. their boots Off and generally DIS
posed for as much c)miort as possible. No. Cornell.
was reclining upon his seat which he occupied by
himself xhen he heeTd the splash crested by the en-
CINE and IN what manner he cannot tell he found his
ear turned completely over, aud himself IL ndi0g erect
mon lie sCe. Il seems the Chssm made by the wash
il away of the re al least az lorS three p,s-
sengeT care and from twelve 10 twenty feet Deep Into
this the locomotive rushed hesdOng, bOrying itself
completely in the soil, and becoming, of course, an
absolute wreck The baggage car Tell shove aud on
the locomotives the first passenger car ran esant upon
tnst the secoLd passenger cid under the uptuned
end OF the fret and the third the sleeping cor, running
into THE had its corner carried away.
Mr.. Cornell found himself upoo his feet on the side
Of the car one end of which oeirg higher than the
other comparatively clear, while the other Was
confused heap Of human beings and broken seats.
The door was wrenched of the windows all Dr0ken,
and part of the floor and ceIlre ripp.t up. All of
his comp sniops VINO We're not Injured escaped out OF
any ayallab aperture; but the shreks and groans
wrich he hesrd about him induced him to re main to
succor the helpless. He commenced oy tearing up
the pieces Of seats which held great many pssseI-
GERS firmly and dangerously txed throwing the boards
&c.. ont of the nearest window; he first helped out
two young men, VINO hurried away unIplured az
quickly possible; third had broken leg, but
craw led ont Of The car. Three young ladies, who
were tightly wedged in he next e1,rcatei, tEo with
ont iDjmy the third had both her feet injured.
While working away unaided in this brave manner,
Mr.. Cornell was duplicated by one OF the ladies'
to be careful and not hurt her, and IL wac with
the greatest trouble, and only by cutting away
her CLOTHING that be finally got her free. VITA
Ler sister he put her ont at the door and they
Jumped out in safety. In the pile OF human beings
under these ladies, were two others, whom he mex;
attempted 20 succor one, a young man, he finally
drew forth, and passed him out Of the car; his leg
was broken and be was very much injured; the next
object dead body, sOue poor creature killed at
once finally he came 10 two Others-e man ard hls
wife. The woman was firmly held by her feet, by
pieces OF sests and planks and beneath her her
husband, uedged tightly 10 the RUNE, his head only
being visible. To e1trlcate the woman required the
greatest care for her husband was in pe of su)ca-
tt by oisloJging pieces OF wood. He finally got her
out ard lifted Der 10 window, 10 some one above;
both Of her legs were broken. The husband he also
eet fee: he was not much iured though very much
bruised. Mr.. Cornell Gays he IVES tue last live ore in
the ear. He extricated all he could, and then LETT
himself.
Tie scene presented outside was Of the most fright
ful cefc:iptiOn. The fGIous equinoc tial storm
rssi1 in all ire violence it blowing hurricane,
the STOW falling the water was yet washing over
the Icgs Of tie mountain, whose eide the track IL
but ana The difficulty Of succoring the wounded or
ox'rcstlIg the dead and the LIVING as much To-
creased The cars ay in absolute wreck, passengers
W Re looking for friends the wounded were groaclng
the utmost confusion vailed. To add 70 All tbs
another epsiue vGs seen rapidly sppr0 aching evident
ly urco nscOus OF the casualty Every BODY shouted
ard scream 81 pdnce Il 20 stop lest shoaldd stroy
iiseifs ard destroy all the wounded who sill remained
III the runs.
Fortuos,ey the engineer stopped, and subsequently
the train fooE mack th ypp the dead ana the woun-