The New York herald., 1862-03-17
ACCIDENT ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD
Five Members OF the Nincty-fourth Regt.
mont New York state Volunteers Killed
and Several Injurcd-Arrivnl of the
Troops I'm New York-Thcir OMcers-
Names OF the Killed and Wounded, sc.


very serious accident, resulting in the loss of FIVE
lives, with some ton injured, occurred the Hudson
River Railroad Saturday afternoon last When II is
taken into consideration that the sufferers by this mean
coly accident of noble volunteers II will
have saddening effect upon tho public mind; FOR
such they The Ninety fourth regiment New York
State Volunteers have been raised principally in jefferson
county and have been quartercd at Sacketts Harbor
for time, undergoing the most rigid discipline On
the morning of the 14th nst at hapast nine O'Clock,
they marched from Sackcts Harbor to Ncwtown whence
th0y took tho cars for New York, route TO tho
seal Of war They left wa,ertown tho same
afternoon best OF health and spirits not expecting
to with any accident which should cast cloud over
the OF their ourneyng to encounter the enemies OF
their country The train consisted of twenty-five cars,
and all smoothly until O'Clock p NJ on Satur
day, tho 18TH Tho train was, nt this tme about one
mile from Tvo and the pile bridge, whom one Of tho
Fails broke and six OF tho precpita,ed from
the track into the river One OF tho baggage cars fell
bottom side up the left OF the track another was
rcd over u and lay on its side nearly supnurgcd N te
water Tho three Passenger cars lay lengthwise Of the
i,lo above n hut All complete wreck and sad sight
ON the other side r the track lay the Other cars, com
petcy demolished and how any person got out alive s
really miracle. Two or the baggage cars were flied
with baggage, and with the horses OF the officers.
all OF which were saved. Tho next car to tho
baggage contained tho members OF the band
Their was completely demolished, and they
found a mode Of escape from watery grave by tho
opening at the top through which they found thcir
way out. They all completely soaked with water
hut seriously injured. The person who fared the
worst in the was George Brainard o had not been
mustered into the SERVICE but expected to be as soon as
they arrived thoir destination His injuries are such
that ho will not on with the regiment All tho band
were more or less injured but none seriously.
The next had the members OF Company q. THIS
perfect wrock as well as being nearly covered
with water: The soldiers that were killed were IN TINS
car, and their appearance indicated that they were
drowned there were no marks about thcr bode that
would show death from any other cause. There was as
matter of course confusion and panic the moment
that the accident took place but had not boon Tor tho
enersetc action Of the soldiers in the cars that re.
uancd on tho track large number must have been
drowned. As II is hcreRppear TO he but nve soldiers
and boy killed, and ten inurednone OF the latter
seriously The members OF the band, consisting OF six
teen pieces were all submerged. and their instruments
destroyed from coming in contact with the water.
large amount Of clothing and quarermastcrs Stores be-
longing to the regiment, was also runed put number
Fast Albany name not ascertanod who was passenger
upon tho cars the time OF tho accident Is reported
having been drowned Five doad bodies woro taken
from tho wreck, together with ten injured They are all
nonhers of Company G.. Thoir names as folows:s-
KIiLED.
Nelson Forton, Cape Vincent.
Martin Driscoll, Greenbush
John sherman, Albany.
Samuel Glazier, and his son Burton Ghzier, Adams
village, Jefferson county.
Private Bushnell.
Quartermaster sergeant Gates.
Allen Mcneil.
Alexander Mcneil (brothers).
Courge Braincrd.
Phillips Clark. "a
J. Howard.
Burzee and Loughlin, band.
r. Idtchneld. \
When the dead wero taken from the water they
| were Immediately sent back but the injured were
brought with the regiment 70 New York
J which arrived here on Sunday morning. They