New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04
FEARFUL RAILROAD CASUALTY.
, all Of a Railroad Trestle Bridge.
THIkTEEN LIVES LOST.
TWENTY INJURED.
STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS
TERILLING IN GID E MT S.
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Intelligence reached this city al lafe hour last Eight
thst -hccki accident had occurred on the Vermont
snd Canada Rsiirosd, near schasht.eeke, about IL
Iales fron this c!fy.
l, seems that the mail tain, which dae in this
city a. - in the evening passing over tressel-
voik briige roar ,chagb6eoke wheutn timoers gave
ssy end the entire train, with The exception "i the
he, motive wss precpitsted into the abyss below, q
dsei Of really ~ feet. "a son a. the news reache
this city special train was dispatched to the scene Of
the accldeIt.
Every available effort was made 10 those who
alive from their peiilous position. large nlm
Der tskep out. several Of them badly manned
As scon ss this had been gone through WITH search
I,r the dead was commenced.
Among ttose on The train were the wife OF John
Cnyier .sq Csshier Of the Central Railroad Also,
The wife of Conductor Cooley OF the N)rthern Railroad
who is a daughter of NJ. Cuyler.
Dir. Ccoiey himself was the tfain as conductor,
h,ving taken the place Of Conductor Gardner, who
sss III.
Tire accident took place abou. mile thi. sie Of
Schsgb'ic ke. The moment the train, which was rin
nrg very rapid, struck the brdge the structure gave
way. Tire locomotive, howe got across and be-
came urcoupled from the tender. The latter went
down ard the Baggage snd two passenger cars fol-
lowed The fret passe, ger car went 0oEn eudTse on
The top Of The .erder while the second passenger car
ran into IT, and keeled over. The passengers in the
trst passeree car amounted 10 some yhve or fifty
Many Of those were killed Others were seriously
wounded. just before reaching the bridge, the en-
ginser sour ded the whistle to put down the brakes
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tie next instant al wes total wreck.
The baggage car was compets wreck, scarcely
three feet Q; il being together II was here that the
express messeI ger nail agent, the brakeman aud the
baggegensn got killed ard young Nee arrick his leg
hr, ken. The latter was the only one woo was not
killed # all who were il the car.
Wher the went off tie bridge they tel - feet,
ard sa,k into eight feet Of water
The speca train returned this morning at an early
hour, bringing such of the killed and wounded as had
been rescued when il l.n
We give the names 80 far az they have been ascer-
tanned.
Mr. CryLES, wife Mr John Cuylr who resides on Colone
street.
Mrs LucisA CooL.Y wife Of the conductor of TIE .ran and
dsUshtr of mr Cuyler.
CBARLEs PLynPIOs, mai ssrDt.
CHIsLrs BETHELoS. ersktrnan.
PA1Ecs Cc>>oLLy uschnist who Poyed IL repair
n The reed Ic-d.s in Grr-nbu-h
DlNSs CAHLL. scainist. employed on the road lives II
Coz ME street
DAVID RUSSELL, express Dessspser
- bssfsse m.n
Mr. WaIGnr, who lives in Hudson street.
WOUNDED.
Senator GABRIEL s. COOLEY, vry severely be ia in critical
ACaIIp Of Mr and NJ. Cooley it i. thought csnnet
THOMAS MeGAsscK uewsboy had bis Fizh: leg broken,
o'hsrwis. injured.
MIcB,sL FL,SNERY passenger who resides IL Troy wa.
quite badly. but rot seriously, bruiSd .
The ExGISEER, the locomotive, had his wrist badly
wrcrchsd.
GroRsr f. BAyEs Register in the Bank Depsrtment and
SOD the Hen Georee Baker Deputy Clerk OF tie Court OF
Arpcss Of hs legs broken. srd severe bruises
WN H. Ho.G of Greenbush has an ugly cash over his eye
There are a pumber of Others badly injured, whose
names We could not prccure-n al about 20.