Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-05

OFFICERS OF THE ROAD cENsURED

ALBANY, August 3-Midnight
particulars of the railroad accident have been
received. The train consisted of an engine.
tender, two baggage cars, ami two passenger
cars As the train neared the south side of the
bridge, the engineer felt the bridge sinking
under him. He instantly threw the throttle
valve open, and with mighty strain the ma
cline pulled, banked an instant. and then
bounded clear OF the falling mass The two
baggage cars dashed into the chasm and were
crushed to atoms, the tender falling upon the
wreck; the two passenger cars leaped in upon
the others, the rear end of the last car resting
upon the abutment. The shock of conclusion
was terrific, The passengers in both cars were
hurled violently from their seats, and cast to-
gether in dead and mangled heaps at the ends,
which went into the water As soon as posi-
bic those who were unhurt or only slightly
injured, got out from the wreck, and by every
means in their power devoted themselves to
the rescue of their less fortunate companions.
Word was Immediately dispatched to Schagti-
coke for help, and in a few moments the citi-
zens of that place, hastily providing themselves
with means for administering to the necessities
of the wounded, FASTENED in great numbers to
the spot
A handcar was sent to Albany for help, fires
were built of pieces Of the wreck, and other
fragments as could be procured. a great num-
Der of lanterns had been brought to the spot
and then began the melancholy task oflooking
for the dead
In addition to the names given in the first
dispatch are the following =
Killed-Howard Wright, merchant, of AL
bany-not the only passenger killed. Den
MS Cahlll OF Albany, an employee Of the road,
wOudded; John Tyson Of Quebec, ship car
penter, on his way to Newark, N. j., where he
has friends, badly wounded about the head and
breast; j. G. Payne of Montreal, severe cut on
the head; John Dyer, engineer, of Troy,
slightly injured Alexander Forbes Of Cana
da, bound to California, very badly injured );
Charles Perry of Caremort, N. H.. one foot
badly crushed Thomas Talbert of Rutland,
VT, severely injured about the head and legs ;
George L. Baker of Albany, compound frac-
ture Of the leg j. j. Williams of Catskil, N
Y, badly Bruised j. B. Bagley, of the firm Of
Monteith & Bagley, Albany, slightly injured J;
John Borand Of Montreal, slightly injured J;
w. j. A. Fuller of New York, shoulder trac-
tured and badly cut about the head Thomas
q. Heron, laborer fracture of the hip and Sc
we're cut on the scalp; Hiram Buell. of Schagti-
coke, collar bone broken and otherwise badly
injured. We were assured by Dr. Il. Lyon,
an attending physician, that the wounded will
all recover
Conductor Cooley, whose wife and mother
in-law are among the killed, was conversing
with them when the shock took place. Mrs
Cooley had her babe on her knee, Mr.. c.
seized the child and chung to the window,
while his mother-in-law were precipitated into
the forward end Of the car, which was partial
ly under water, where they were drowned.
The inhabitants turned out en- masSe to the
assistance Of the wounded and no exertions