New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-19

RAILROAD COLLISION rBAh lohkVLLE IUHSEI--.
A sins ular railroad accident Occurred about $50
O'Clock yesterday morning on the Sew-Yosk AMI Has-
lem Railroad. The Harlem train from Waite Plans
and The New Haven faia rom Stamford-both trains
being mainly flied with commuters along the respees-
;ve railroad lpes-sTe due at NewYork near the same
time. After leaving the junction north Of wlllians-
brdge the Two trsibs follow each other, being Eve
minutes apart The Harlem traio going ahead. While
the Hsrem train was 10 the tunue =, Yorkvie, yes
terday morning. the cylzser head Of the enae bart
which csu,ed the tain 70 sop, tie rear ear being
about eco feet south of the tusns flag was 81 once
sent back to warn the aypro .cbDg New-Haven train,
but, the Tunnel being full Of smoke, the engineer did
not the flag until The train out OF The tnnne
q, which tine the engine reverted and brakes put
op but not 10 time 10 prevent collision, the engine
running into the hind car Of the HARLEM .ran break
ing the platform and some two or three bumpers.
Mr.. William Palmer of White Plains sustained some
internal injury. He was removed to White Plains by
TIE o'clock train from Nsw-York. The remainder Of
the Injured passengers were NOS 10 severely hurt bu
that hey were able to take care Of themselves.
The eceurreI &c created the creates, excitemen.
amonethe passengers of both trains gentleman In
the rear car of The harlem an bearing the approach
ofthe New Haven win, warned bis fellowpassepgsr'
to escape which they did ss expefiuoasy a. possible
some OF them Sashng beadfoIemost through tue WIN
dows, without stopping to raise the sssies Inc panic
rpreadto other csIs and when tie collision
men, women, and chid,es were thro wing the nsei'e'
out of the doors and windows In the most fanc man
ner Fortunately the speed of the train was checked
sonewbot, or the consequences NIGH have been ex-
ceedngIy dsattrous. Amosg the incidents OF toe 90
cunence were the following: Mr. Elton, lsndsgent
and publisher of The Comic Almanac, had his head
bady cut by striking it against the aide OF the rscky
cutting in which the accident occurred. Mr. n w.
Giliey, dry goods merchant, Of Merose, In hastily
aling from the car fell into the ditch alongside the
track, and trsmpled under water by the frantic
tbrcng thai followed him, 90 that he nearly sufo-
rated. Mr.. VIM. Fox, President Of the New-York
Gas Co who the 10 the frontcsr seeing
the rsnic shouted For Gods sake, men, keep your
seats" and the next momeot he was sent flying over
the stove by the coneussioD but happily with 80 little
injury that be quietly picked hmself up and brushed
Il duet off his coat with unrufled eomposure The
White Plains Freight Master was thrown hsaa-fore-
mcst through DOOR, aud sustained broken head in
consequence. Mr. Palmers injuries were OF a moro
serious nature. He was standing Of the plat
forms, grsspiDg railing, when he was thrown side
WAYS aeains; the rail, and one or two Of his ribs
broken.
1t was fortunate for the frightened passengers that
one Of their number, remembering that the uptrain
from Nsw.York was due, sent off Aagmsa 30 stop iS,
or, with three four hundred people cosfped 10 the
Dsow cutting, between the steep rock walls, we do
not how grea, sacrifice Of human life could have
been avoided.
We trust that this accident, by means the Erst Of
the hind may teach the managers OF these roads, that
large passenger trains cannot be safely 50 near
together as these are