The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-19
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Accident ON the Hudson River Railroad
Names ofthe Killed and Wounded, Sscs
serious accident occurred on the Hudson River RI.
road yesterday afternoon, by which hdy-Ms
Fl ID Of Brookyn-ost her lfe Mr.. Irving, Of ths city,
had his leg broken, and his wife injured Internally,
and dozen others were more or less injured. TAa
express train from Albany, due in New York e
halfpast four o'clock when about two miles this side
Of Sing Sing was run into by the accommodation train from
the latter place, completely smashing up tho hindmost
passenger car, and dealing death and destruction 70 ia
inmates appears that the engine OF the express train
save out and preparations being made TO repair
the track A lagman sent back to warn tho ap-
preaching train Of the danger but is alleged that from
the slippery state Of the rails tho engineer found i'm
possible to check his speed in time TO prevent COLI
son The lateness of the hour at which the Of tho
accident reached renders impossible 10 get fuller
particulars Mrs. Field brought to Yonkcrs where
she died, at the Getty House, at seven o'clock p.
STATEMENT PASSENGERS.
passenger who sitting in the car, but one, at
the time the collision gives the following Statement Of
the accident
Al the time of the accident sitting in the next
to the Of the Albany express train After slrtng
from Albany the engine appeared TO be continually get
Ing out of repair; hal stopped three times repair
it-he last time about and half miles above larry
twn. The place where We stopped was bu, few rods
south OF very sharp curve in the road. whlswc
standing still many Of the passengers having got OF. Of the
cars 10 see what the matter the Sing Sing train
came down, and the engineer did not see that we we're
the track until asicr be passed The then too
late TO stop; and although he reversed the ongnc yet the
train with great force and the rear
OF our train cutting 1t completely through, and also
smashing in portion of the In which sat, Many o,
in thp
at the time Of tho collision but there twelve
fifteen remaining in the Most of those rcnsolng
the rear car were more or less injured, several
o. them probably fatally. Mrs. Field, who
60. the train at Rondout, was very, bally
injured, and was left at Yonkcrs, whore sbe
has since died. Her husband, Mr. T. W Field, was
his way TO Williamsburg with his wife. They were
married at Kingston yesterday morning Bishop McIos-
Ky, of tho Catholic church, also badly injured and
left at Yonkcrs where he cared for citho-
c priest Of that place. Mrs schrmer Of No. 6i wlctt
street, in this city received the head and
brought down the city and taken her residence
Mr.. d. n. Irwin, Of No. II Horao srce, seriously
injured and his wife slightly. They both ,nc on 70 .hc
city. Mrs Thompson, wife OF John Thompson, to bank
note reporter, Of Wall street. had of her legs
broken and otherwise seriously injured She came
10 the city and taken in carriage the ST. Nicholas
Hotel There six eight passengers whosc names
Tarytown and some at Yonkcrs The fireman Of the Sing
Sing train, just before the collision jumped off TIE train
and broke both his legs AS FAR / could learn thara
was no signal displayed north Of the gge
ing to approaching train. IF there had been tie acct
dent might have been avoided.
THE REPORT OF ACCIDENT IN THE CRY.
Considerable excitement apparent the depos
of the Hudson River Railroad last night large numbers
having gathered about the upper station to ascertain tho
trra footv Of tl,a N-.y,f,
had, however, from any Of the employees anil curious
rumors were afoat u the number OF VI lad and
wounded. Some reported ton n(teen killed, and
as many wounded; but at q late hour thc true
facts became known fiom Of the clerks OF tho
road, who seemed anxious TO relieve the MINDS of
many who had friends the train, and feared
that they among those injured. An OH lady
was running about the depot in a great state Of
excitement, having had two children on the
train; but when informed that children
were among those injured she tainted away, bong 80
with joy Several who were on the tr.n were
for short time about the upper depot their arrival
the city but none seemed courteous enough to give
any particulars of the aiair 1t seems, however that
the accident Ia said TO have been a clear case Of
negligence, and for which great blame Is attached
to those in charge of tho train that had STOPPED Many
pressed themselves surprised that there was net more
killed than one, and especially among the females, as
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Thompson, the bank note broker arrived tn ely during
the evening in charge Of friends both her egs being
ported broken She taken to the st. Nicholas Hotel
Mr.. Burbank who was the train, stated thai he
thrown from his scat upon the oor Of the with
such force 10 cut his head very badly and picng
internally, but not Of serious nature. He came down
10 the city after with the most Of the passengers
The fireman Of the Sing Sing train had OF bis legs
broken which he received by jumping from the train.
4he engineer escaped by running into the behind
One Of the baggagomen thrown out Of the sic Of the
car into the river, but received sorious injury
COLLISION ON THE NEW YORK AND new HAVEN
| RAILROAD.
| About nine O'Clock Tuesday morning, the train
from Harlem for New York was passing through the
tunnel at Ninety third street, into by the New
Haven down train, which going in the same
ton When the Harlem train had entered the tunnel the
aagman took bis place the upper entrance 10 the
| approaching New Haven train. His signals
scen leaat attended TO. The consequence
that the latter train It's al great speed,
and overlook the Harlem train in the middle OF the tpn
nei smashing ts rear car lIr. William Palmer Of White
proper treatment, md sent 70 ,mc on the return
IRAN HIS Injuries arc mainly internal Mrs. Elijah
Bra9ord, also OF White Pans had three Of her ribs bro
ken and Otherwise injured The cosioa threw her
from her scat into tho middle ac when several stepped
upon her Afr. James Fox, of the Manhattan Gas Works
was also thrown into the asle and narrowly escaped the
train disabled by tho accident. Only the platform of
the rear car Of The Harlem train demolished.
City Intelligence.
L1c1Uu, ~ PROFESSOR SULLIVAN COOPER Iyslrfrr--A
lecture delivered last evening at the Cooper Institute