New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-19
ACCIDENT ON ThE HUDSON RIVER
RAILROAD.
ONE PERSON KILLED-TWELVE OFFERS
WOUNDED.

An accident occurred on the Hudson River Railroad
about q o'clock Yesterday afternoon resulting in the
death of one lady, and the serious woundiDg of twelve
other passengers. II appears that the express train
from Albany due here at a o'clock, left Sing Sing
shortly after . o'clock, being few minutes behind
time. When few miles this side Of Sing-Sing the
locomotive broke down, and tho train was lefi stand
ing on the track, while the engineer was endeayorIng
20 repair the injury. One Of the brakemen was cent
back on the track with red flag to warn other trains
of the danger When short distance from the ex-
press train the brakeman saw a way train from
Sng-Siug which leaves there thirty minutes later than
the express coming along at full speed He waved his
flag, but it was not seen in time to stop the Roadway
of the train and it laundering along, striking
the rear car of the express rn and crashing through
that car and into the next one, carrying destruction
with it, and scattering the passengers right and LETT
A scene of terror and ndescrbale confusion among
the passengers ensued Some jumped through the
doors others through the windows, and all were
shrieb ing and screaming, not knowing at what in
slant they be crushed scalded to DEATH ex-
pecng and dresdipg all the fearful results attending
euch accidents
After a few moments the more sef-possessed began
seeking through the ruins of the two cars which were
completely demolished to ascertain how many were
injured, and if any were killed outright. twas as
certained that all had escaped unn ured withth ex-
cepton of twelve and bu; of those was in dan
perous condition. -Four were seriously wounded and
these were made as comfortable as possible in the cars
and COL ed two of them to Yonkers and two others
TO Tarrytown. The one most seriously injured was
Mr. Fields Of Brooklyn, who was left at Tarytown,
where she died about o'clock. One of the wounded
gentlemen at Tarrytown lie said to be Catholic Bishop
from Albany, bit bis name was unknown 1t ia sap
~nsed if true that the person is Bishop, that !, mus.
be Bishop s..ccclOsky Of that Place. It was aso I'd.
mored that gentleman by the name of Irving of
Kingston, C. W.. who had just been married at Sing
Sing, had come from the churc 10 the train and was
on board with his wife wien the accident occurred.
gentleman told our lcporter that Mrs.. Irving was
fiighfuly ipme1 one of her limbs being broken just
above the aalc and that the splintered bones pro-
trudea through the flesh aud through her stockings.
Her husband sustained some slight COMMISSIONS, but was
not seriously injured They were both left at Yonkers
DIR. Thompson and wife of this city were both in
iured somewhat. One of Mr. Thompson's legs was
frigbtfny crushed and maDged, and he otherwise
bruised. Mrs. Thompson was but slightly injured.
They botl came on to New-York, and were conveyed
street colored woman, whose name lie unknown,
was injured as she said, considerably but the amable
baggage man said he did not believe her. because he
couldn't zee any broken bones. The other wounded
persons came on TO this city, and were able to reach
their residences without assistance; and they hur
ried away fast possible reporter was unable
to learn their narnes. number of persons who were
expecting friends on that train called at the Office Of
the company ast evening to make inquiries regarding
the accident where but very little satisfaction was
given them by the officers of the road in charge The
train which was into and also the way train, ar
rived here about clock last evening with the pas
sepges having been delayed about four hours by the
accident There was an evden, desire the part of
all come tied with the road to keep the particulars of
the fatal occurrence much in the background as pos.
sble and it is TO other persons that we are indebted
for the information which they declined to give.