The New York herald., 1865-03-18
MORE RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Four Persons Killed ON the New Jersey
Central Raiiroad-stoppage or the Coai
me.

Four Persons Killed ON the New Jersey
Central Railroad-stoppage or the Coal
Tranic.
destructive and fatal accident occurred yesterday
morning upon the New jersey Central Railroad. Two
coal trains the subject OF the accident Four per-
killed and great damage done 70 the pro-
perty Of the company.
The disaster occurred about three O'Clock In the morn
Ing when 1t was very dark and raining heavily. coal
tain coming towards New York. crossing the bridge
Bloomsbury, between Clinton and Phillpsburg an
other tran also composed exclusively Of coal wagons
was following short distance behind; both were
comparatively light trains Of about nfsy cars each,
the steep gradients from the eastern junction not
allowing OF heavier traina Before the nrst train
had crossed the bridge the structure gave way,
and engine, tender and cars were preespisated
into the stream below depth Of sixty or seventy feet
The engineer, whose name was Lewis Holland ms nIS
man. and the two brakesmop, were instantaneouAy
killed The engine Of the second train following so
closely upon the nst, that II also plunged into the
fhs engineers happily saw the danger in time, and BY
jumping of escaped with Their lives
The accident will interrupt the coal tra6hc from tne
Lehigh regions for some days, but will not lntsr-
rup the traffic from the fackawanna regions the bridge
being OF the junction Of tho Delaware Lackawanna
TO the disaster arches being built the creek
with o;a view Of ns the 0ridss apd THIS
was not completed, though in state OF forwardness
Tho passenger trac continued the passengers being
conveyed in coaches from one side TO the other OF 'ne
broken bridge.
AS TO the cause Of the accident nothing has yet been
learned with certainty. 1t s not known whether the
bridge gave way solely from tho weight Of thu nin or
whether the engine OF the truck and broke up the
timbors. The only persons who could give any nforma
tion this point dead But bad as the accident
was subject for congratulaton that IL did not oc
tran the slaughter would have Deen
terrible casting into the shade all the instances OF
railway msmanagem.nt carelessness and neglect whch
have roconty startled the travelling pabiic
Accident ON the Erie Railr0atS
We have received the following account Of accident
which occurred on the Erie Railroad the 14th instant
near the Great Bend from the pen OF engineer who
the train ut the time and whose description lets
In considerable light the Of these disasters
We started from Jersey City behind time pretty
prelude to dcnt) about twenty minutes Several
attempts TO "make up, reduced the loss 70 nitoen
minutes when arrived at Susquehanna to dine. Our
stop here shortened five minutes Tho down grade
from Susquehanna this place Great Bcnd) en-
abled us to increase our speed But an instant san,
furious rate-from fifty to Hfty-ave miles an hour
and that we should "make up.n / noticed at the same
time that the satsral ammng of the terrific
Suddenly crash. In passing over broken rail
which proved to have been old break covered with
rust the three struck it. although the engine
and two cars behind It had passed over in
safety The rail struck ateraly with such force as
to pull the spikes and drive the piece Of rail from s
place The two last cara thrown down tho bank
the last in whlch was badly broken up, and all
the passengers and they were many were injured some
dangerously am al the National, bruised and sore,
but hope to be able " proceed on my journey IN ale"
days
Explosion of n locomotive.
A locomotive exploded in the machine shops at Crcs
son. Pa. Sunday last, demoishng the budding and
wounding about dozen persons.