The New York herald., 1864-11-08
the ACCIDENT on the ERIE RAILROAD.
OF THE WOUNDED.
0ulpabuity Of the Railroad Com
pany.
INTERESTING PERSONAL INCIDENTS.
INDIGNATION OY THB PASSENGERS,
h.. &c., GA

We enabled 10 furnish additional pariicuars
relative TO the amentabe accident the Erie Railroad
near calcoon station which occurred on Sunday the
9th instant.
The train was the six O'Clock p NJ train from Buffalo
and Duukirk. and cons:sted besides locomotive and
tender. OF baggage car, smoking car. passenger
cars and two Buffalo and D1nkirk sleeping There
were perhaps ono hundred and 6fy passengers the
tram. At ton A. NJ. Sunday mornng going the
of twenty miles ar hour around curve, and at the
edge of an embankment forty feet high. the loco
motive went of the track The engineer reversed the
engine, and The locomotive, breaking It's coupling
plunged down the precipce into Ca!coon creek about
dsty yards from whore went or The accident occurred
r consequence Of the switch being misplaced pad
locked The tender remained attached 10 .hs train The
impetus great ba. the entire train with the
cepIion .: ibe sleeping cars tho
one upon the othcr The poor victims bad 10 o dug
cui ou: vita The third ca, Stood upon end on
The debris. The sleeping both thrown on tho
track the side of the embanSmenI Tia .sH was
hauled back the track by locomotive. the frs, re-
NAMING the side Of the bank q, an inclination Of thirty
degrees The the first and seco0d set FIRE
10 portion Of the wreck, but the flames were oru.
na,e!y sosu extnguShed.
Immediately after the d5aster the passengers ia those
cars which not thrown og gos out wen as they
could and the assistance Of their unfortunate
companions Tie people of the ocay ase lent prom p
and active assistance the ladies beng parIcs.a.Y dis
cgushed ',r their activity brng.sl iowsB. ttss,s,
oucksS o. water. stimuans. DO FOR the asd and
S.ng Toe much praise cannot be bestowed upcu these
rscu 'or their praseworthy endeavors &c asvas the
Buder,nys Of she wounded anG for their Tor the
boles or ihs dead
AZ may - imagined, tho scene Of the disaster WAS
most agonz.ug one. The unfortunate victim, who were
ammed N he debris could for SONS Mms be exnL
Gated The suner,ngs Of the wounded excru.
eiasug Their cries and shrieks continued during
ahs terrible hours occupied n working for Their release
The precise OF tho accident may be
the following statement furnished by passenger .he
Train
A freight train started from Dunkirk on Thursday
evening" and the locomotive gave out being unable
10 carry the train through II some twenty .fos.
hours behind time At CAooon. and came up the ap
track wooded and watered on the came track 90 thea
back 10 single track ACROSS shs bridge and
sw.tched a 70 the inside double track, AMI left the
sw.,ch locked II then backed up to the depot Waiting
:or she express train which the sccdenS secured
50 pass. without changing tho switch.
Tho engineer OF the express train not knowing tho
position Of the swtch-n fact he could not discern
op sccount u curve in the road-cams laundering
along around the curve upon snge-tcack the creek
bridge, and Il plunged as described.
This Is very dangcsous portion Of the road 10 eonse.
quence Of the switches hore and the Of the
bankmenl.
There IS neither switch tender house nor hut within
three four hundred feet Of the ewitchths
the depot II there had been two tracks bridge
if there had been flag switch tender present.
the accident would not have occurred The company Is
cupabe not taking the proper precautions prevent
sccssnts ~ sns point Ihe damage % the cars ey shs
track, or TO have employed aaeman for twenty five
to say nothing Of the loss OF life and the dreadful
aAoptn ~ ho AAA
feared tina. tho loss Of ne win b larger than II
orst reported.
HIS from instant death Is miracle The bodies Of
nr Clark and 1seman tourd n the lhs
shockngy manslsd. Mr. Clark's body was usidsraby
nu,iaed The engineers TACO and head arc badly cut
and his body considerably injured There were many
brought on In succeeding train some being left a. Port
Jervis, Paterson. &c and others coming through.
informant standing up the last slse ping
at the time OF the accident, aud thrown With
sderaols force against the arms Of the seats but for
tunaiey without serious injury. Other passengers n
the car the number Of tSenty were seated aue
received no serious inury.
There feeling Indignation among tho passengers
for the suppression bv the compaBys operators
graphic dispatches appr their friends OF the
dent ard Of their saeiy or Injuries as the case might
have been.
There was at time report tna, a woman was be-
nsatb the wreck from the fact has infant about
disaster, WHOSE mother could not be found IL sabse.
quon.iy appeared that the child belonged 20 GsrmA,
woman passenger, VINO threw ncr iDAnt out OF
window TO save n when the accident occurred The
man was afterwards found stunned sud was places rncer
good care.
Among the passengers were on,e nineteen youns men
beiopgns 10 cricket club In Port .ervis Ihsy hsd
been excursion 20 Port Deposit, and were return
ing. 0us OF the number, Mr.. Arthur J. Bach vsss
death wAs reported In yesterdays HxRA-D, whe so \
the act os taxing vote for President IN Tbs ars oas
senger car, the only Of the party knss
sone hours were occupied In digging ous iLs wounded
Heavy oists bad to be used as levers to relieve tbs
weight Of the wreck from the bsdies q the As1i AID
wounded
Mr Robert R,te OF Dibbery township. Pa. whose
thigh was broken, lies In critical situation. Re bad
Just returned from visi, 70 brother he mad no, seen
for Nv enty .6vs years. and within but about
miles OF his homo when the catastrophe bapper ID
which WI! probably deprive hina OF Nts
One physician arrived within about two hours after
the accident. another about on hour Afterwards The
6rst the companys physical Some of the wound
DOT medically attended 70 for about ave hours
after the accident
The disaster might have been st more destructive OF
life and mb and It is the duty OF the company 10 take
such steps as ~ prevent occurrences Of 40 event OF the
kind
II shoris be stated Tint the motive powor on most Of
the trains the Erice road In insufficient We have
shown that freight train preceding the which
she aceden. occurred was twesty.ionr hours oehiud
time and learn that the express train two hours
behind tme account OF the weakness OF The engine,
which had 70 be repaired al some staior on the route
fhs accident might have been avoided had not been
Tor tness delays An inquest the bodies OF The slain
will probably disclose sotnc facts In ibls particular
vnen tray be Interesting and important Tor the public
10 know.
Reserve corps among tho passengers Oh the train
the time Of the fasi dreadful accident the Erie
Railroad flo irargcd out OF window Of one u tho
snc sustained serious injury IN the left syst side
All hip Bo Is doing well.
Compiatu's Against Railways Eiso-
where.
OOH NEW LONDON CORRESPONDENT.