The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-21
fearfs1 Collision on the Hudson River Rail.

road
A collision, the fesuN apparently Of care
lessness, took place last Wednesday afternoon
on the Hudson River Railroad, New York
The Albany Express train was run into by tha
Sing Sing way train, the rear car completely
demolished, and the one next to it badly
sro*en. The New York Times of Wednesday
says.
Itappears fro,li d statement made nv a pas-
senger, who was in the last ear but one at the
Time Of the accident, that the Hlh.ny Express
train was standing still when the COLLISION oc-
Cured, having stopped for the purpose ef
making repairs to the engine. 1t is also wcr.
thy Of note that this was the third stsppace
raade for the same purpose after the train left
Elb.ny.
Cnfort nnetely. the last stcppage was made
Immediately thrfing a sharpeurve. which en-.
tirely shut the disabled train from the sight
esany train that might follow it.
IH5 Sing Sing way train came down at the
usual time ~" speed, tfrom twenty to twenty
five miles per ho.-f} without any warning OF
the approaching danger nGtii after passing the
curve, when the engineer beIiesd signal then
displayed, and Immediately revefsea the en-
CINE The train was under such headwsy,
.hoTever, that II WAS impossible to stop it, and
IN q moment the engine ran into and COM
pieteiv thro3igS the rear car CT the express
train, and aboat ons-thrrd through the car
next to the rear. FortInn:A.y, q large portion
OF the male passengers in the req: ear had got
out TO ascertain he reason of the storpage of.
their train. and were standing on the grOun4
at the time the accident occurred. Others. see
ing The approaching destruction, leaped from
re windows and escaped injury. II is
thohshs that there were from fifteen to twenty
persons rem5!nsDy fr the ear W hen the colii-
sion occurred, neariy az. ut yenuYn were more
or less injured. The firemsa 81 She Sing Sing
train, AS soon as he saw The danger; iathped
from the train and broke both of his legs. The
engineer however, stuck to his post and es-
capped unhurt.
Mrs Thomas w E;aIJ MOS ho,r;hi,, ,,oi.;
lated, and was left at the Revere House, Yonk-
ers. Where she soon after died. This lady, with
ner rus OaEd, got on board the train at Ron
dont. She WA. Farried at 10 O'Clock Yesterday
morning and was On ner way TO Williams
oursh Her hus band. MIR. T. " Field, escaped
with slight injury Bishop McCloss7 sustain
ca serious internal injuries, and left the train
a: JG-rytown. lie was taken TO the residence
of the rssiti IT hatholic clergyman of that VIII
laee. Mrs. 1hot.pstn. ~sfa Of ;hk nn blisher of
fhe Bank Note List, had both :.ei iees broken,
ana several other persons were more or less
injured
passenger makes the following statement:
Some OF the Passengers in the rear car of the
express train saw the Sing Sing train. as it turn
eo the curve and gave the alar.n when Il rush
was 1crde for the forward cars Fortunately
nearly all getting throu gh w lie several lump
cd npon the track. Ahh now came the crash.
the engine rushing into the mad ear. tearing
ana crnshing everything tetor. il witt: terrible
1orce, ana burying itself completely in tha
ruins. Alta side view the engine was poy yiS.
ih'e, ;ts 1t had torn the trucks from under the
car and plowed its way completely through
A. SO that The sides Of the car We're on each side
and the roof over the top. Some ten or twelve
We're nao!y hnrt-three or tour perhaps fatal
y. several others were also in ured. but not
so seriously One Gentleman saw iookin for
his wife, who was no doubt buried in the ruins
He was sitting ir the cal. vita rs wife by his
side, when the collision took plate. He did not
know how he got out of he car, and stran re
to relate. he escaped unininred. A nuniber
nad their legs and arms broken. while others
We're terribly crushed The fireman was in
sight. He was taken back to Sing Sing. The
wounded passengers Were removed into the
rernainins ears of the Express and as soon as
tue track could be cleared, the train proceeded.