New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-20
HUDSON RIVER RALLRO I'D ACCIDENT.
FURTHER PAR fIrUIARs

"''ui'"'o y" <sr out very te rom tne stst-tn' n,
published 1T. fHE TRIBUNE of Thursday morning, ont,
10 lar az they are ut vnrance, 90 To show more cu
pan Neligence the part Of those in charge o. the
fsis ,ign was 6rt reported. From statements made
ty TIE wounded passengers and others who escaped
uhhrt IL appears that the locomotive attached - tie
eerrpfs train had broken down twae NJ lest before
reaching Sing Sirg making il come Thirty minutes he
hind time and that instead OF tlkiug another engine
at that station TIE attempt made 10 complete the
trip with the broken one. The train bad proceeded
but short distance when II engine again gave ont,
lust after pafs ng n sharp curve, aud was deranet
upon the track while the engineer was engaged repair
ing II mage. The Sing Sing train left that station
ten minutes after the express passed. iiagman was
ent back from the express train 10 warn the approach
no one Of danger, but, instead Of goiog rouod the
urye, he went but very short distance-one OF the
passengers ssys, not more than two hundred yards.
Some Of tie passengers say that they called 10 the
aaaman and told him thar he not far enough of,
bnt be- Icing engaged skipping Pebbies upon the tce,
paid 10 attention to them. The consequence was that
The engineer did lot see the flag till he was cose upon
the stationary express train, when a his efforts to atop
he headway of his train uuavailiDg. On he
cane crashing through the car splitting it in two
from end to end, without, however, damaging the root
In tie least Both the trucks Of the rear car were
crowded forward underneath the car In front, where
they were jamned tight, so that tie LATER car was
brought down on sixteen wheels instead Of eig IT.
TIE locomotive only stopped when 1t had crushed
in the end Of the car % the rear, end sustained
considerable damage itself Not OF the cars OF the
express train escaped being Injured mora or less by the
shock large number Of til passengers we're ont of
the cars OF the time of the accident and others tue
approaching train in time to effect their escape. Coo
sderpg the nature of the accident and the great
Der Of passengers On the ran Il is miraculous almost
that more were not killed.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
Tie President of The road has furnished our reporter
with the fDIloring list Of persons killed and injured;
Mrs. THos. w. FIELD Of Williamsburgh-died az
the Getty House, Yonbers
Mrs. SnIRMrR, No "a Wiett strcet--slighsy in
jued
d, w, IRyIy-lefs thigh broken in two places, right
hin ont of Joint. PLY sicans have set his limbs and
LIE was to be removed to his home, in Fulton, n. w.
Oh Thur day night.
Mrs, ID. VI. Irwin, his wife--elightly injured
Mrs TILLEY, West Troy--piured mere seriously
Bishop McCLGssry, Ebany-at the residence OF
Father Hacketi, Tsrrytown, Is but slightly INJURED
and Will lie ont in a day or two.
Mr. JAMES HoRToN Newly Ork-severe confusion
Of tie head: returned home yesterday.
WIN. j. CoEY, psckipg-boX manufacturer, Of No.
&c Marion street, NewYoik lies at the Revere House,
Tarrytowp in very critical condition. His right leg
is fractured iust below the knee the flesh being torn
from the bone. Hs spine is also injured sernuSy and
il il feared that lie has sustained rome internal nry,
be experiences great difficulty and psin III breathing
His con and a broLher-in.law in attendance on
him.
Mrs. JoHs THOMPSON, wife Of the bank.note re.
porter Of Wall street, had her cOar.oone broken IN
two places one Of her ankles broken and one of her
To- n If II
be nec4 ssary 10 amputafe the limb. Mrs. Thompson
had be yisit 10 her father at POughSeepse and
was returning TO her home in BROOKLYN unattended.
She in the last seat of the at the time of
the collision. She only remembers rush and a roar
when The engine appeared 10 leap upon her, and she
became unconscious. Her injuries are Of the gravest
character. She resuscitated, brought down
Il tar and once yeyed to the resdence of her
family III Brooklyn.
PlIRIcK MURPHY, Newark-cut on the head and
but slightly bruised.
Some three fcur others received cuts and bruises,
but not sufficient TO prevent them from proceeding
heir joun ely.
The damage to the engine is very slight-Dot $3.50.
The passenger c'swere damaged not TO exceed 500,
az the trucks did not leave the track.
Every possible atts ncn was given 10 the injured by
Mr.. Smith, the SnperinIe ndent and hr. SoaD Presi-
dent of the road, who went up Immediately on hearing
Of the accident,
THE BRIDAL AND BURIAL.
The circumstances attending THE death OF Mrs. Field
are touching in the extreme She was formerly Miss
Ann II. Tmh principal in the famae department
of Brooklyn Public School Ne. II, and for number
of years had been greatly beloved by her schol is aud
all who knew her. Mr.. Field, who is weirkaown
pcmologist, rertdng on Broadway, Wiamsburgh, as
o member of tic Board of Education formed the ae-
auaintanre of Miss Tuth The Acquaintance
rirened into love- and resulted in their being married
al Kingston, Oh Wednesday morning last. On the
casion of resignng her school, Miss Tuthill pre-
seated by her scholars with u valuable keepsake as a
marx of the affection they bore her. After leaving
sAe proceeded to the reidepce If her sister at King
ston, for the purpose of preparing for her nupts. On
Tuesday evening, Mr.. Field left Albany for Kingston,
where he was net by Der brother and or t~o gem
tlenen from this city, who present to witness the
interesting ceremony. On "Wednesday morning, the
happy couple proceeded to the church, accompanied
by gay party of ladies and gentlemen in seighs.
Four gentlemen, who were unable to proure seats
in the sloigbs, were proceeding along foot,
when Hiss Tuhi's rece called her attention to them
and remarked that they locked like pslbearers,
than wedding guests. What strange significance
there was in those few words. They Guited at
10 O'Clock snd after the ceremony, NJ. Field and his
happy bride crossed the river the ice in order 10
take the express train. There had been some doubts
expressed regarding tie safety of the ice and when
once fairly across hey congratulated each other upon
their safety. hen the accident occurred Mrs. Field
and Der friends sitting the of the last car
chatting and esing together Mr. Field being outside
The engine tore through the Car, carrying Mrs. Field
with it, breaking both her legs and mapgliug her
body irightiully. Alter the first crash, her
husband hsstebed TO her reecue, and remov-
ing great quantity Of rubbish, he found Der on
top Of tie boiler Of the locomotive, held fast against