The New York herald., 1865-01-20


Accident ON the Hudson River Railroad.
TRAIN FROM ALBANY THROwN OYg TEE TRACK-
TWO CARS RUN OVER AN 1ABANKMENr INTO THE
RIvER-xANY PASSENGERS MJURED-RoTTEN
TIES AND WORN RAILS THE CAUSE OF THE DisAS-
TER.
The passenger train OF cars belonging TO the Hudson
River Railroad Company, which left Albany at foryhve
minutes past ten O'Clock on Wednesday night for New
York, met with most serious accident at Rverdale,
about two miles beyond Yonkers early yesterday
The train consisted Of seven cars including the bag
car and was along evidently with by the
persons in charge Of it, from the moment Of starting until
about six o'clock yesterday morning when, at the place
II the had fallen down TO the EARTH and mme
diately found that they were on the track, and
s11s towards s~a as ysr wa 1aa
over o stone embankment, from twelve TO fifteen
feet high, and fell into the water of the Hudson
almost of its length TO the river and then
laid The utmost alarm prevailed, but immediate ef
forts were made by the unnured portion Of the travel
Rushing the river they attempted TO take them from
the doors Of the cars but found their horror and great
persons were momentary freezing the intense cold
SO no time was lost in breaking open the windows and
taking chem out through the aPerures EweIyng sSch
by either the sufferers their was Immediately
turned ice. Notwithstanding this the passengers were
" injured by bruises and cut and laceraed wounds
When the train seen to be running OF the track ana
pungng toward the the conductor cnanced 70 DO
right the stove, which 0pped over, burning him
quite severely.
The train had about two hundred persons board and
was due in New York at halfpast seven O'Clock yes
teray morning, but the road thus interrupted and
the hastily reported at the opening OF this
article Two Of the cars torn into two parts. This
railroad accident is exceedingly serious, both from its
and consequences The cars were running at the
Of twenty miles hour and carefully supervised
na rail hYnk
after went the wooden ties underneath the former
being worn until it's surface filled with gaps and the
which is sometimes washed from the sides Of aban
doned canal boat We have two pieces OF the stuff
one oak the other pne-and the decayed condition OF
construction Of the Hudson River Railroad must be
either entirely Indifferent TO its duties and the fate OF
ignorant A gentleman who was on the train
At the time Of the accident informs us
that the iron rail ,aa At tn .he t point ta os
wood which placed and that some OF the cross
ties rotten that the ends under the iron rails had
been eaten through evidently for some time.
The management of the road is also much blamed by
the running the with the doors locked
after the rule prevalent in England which we just now
much condemn.
Coming SO soon after the disaster the Harlem road
Yorkve which occnrreed from the same cause OF
rotten wood ties this accident on the Hudson River road
will excite very great alarm and much indignant inquiry
the executive management by which our chief artc-
res Of travel are regulated
The Late Accident ON the Cleveland and
Toledo Railroad.
FULL PARTICULARS-A WHOLE TRAIN THROWN OFF
THE TRACK-ONE PERSON KILLED AND BETWEEN
FORTY AND FIFTY INJURED-NAAEs OF SOME OF
THE WOUNDED, ETC.
lFrom the Chicago Tribune Jan. 1871
We are indebted to Thomas Dickinson, Of this city
who was passenger the train for the following de-
tails of terrific accident which happ ned on the Cleve
land and Toledo Railroad early Saturday morning Mr.
D. left Buffalo at two o'clock on Friday afternoon and
took sleeping at Cleveland at eight o'clock in the
evening The train consisted of baggage four pas
seneer coaches and two sleeping He had fallen
asleep but about O'clock and when about four miles
nd sx D %
turned upside down. and he found himself wedged
between fragments Of broken furniture and unable
TO move. The car was in utter darkness for a
few minutes but soon took fire from the stove
at the end Every one in the car was caught
parties however broke in the windows extinguished the
fires in process OF time released all from the terrible
situation The entire train which going at the rate
Of twenty five miles hour thrown from the track
by broken rail and hurled down embankment OF
some fifteen feet or more The cars were a complete
wreck The running gear and furniture completely
shattered and the frames Of the piled into
promscuous heap Those who were able headed by the
conductor Mr. Clark and the sleeping car conductor Mr.
Williams Immediately set themselves to work to rescue
the unfortunate sufferers Between forty and fifty per-
taken from the wreck many Of them horribly
mamed but miraculous relate when Mr. d. left only
one person had died Many had their legs and arms
broken and others fcarfuly cut and bruised The
fact that the cars plunged into snow bank s probably
all that prevented Of the most terrible casualties in
railroad history. Physicians summoned from Nor
walk and everything done 70 alleviate the suerings
of the victims
During the confusion many OF the lost their
clothing, watches and valuablcs Mr. D. had previously
observed two suspicious looking personages on the train
He kept vigiant watch them, and upon arriving
Toledo went TO the Mayors Office and obtained the
vices Of two policemen, who arrested them Several
coats among them his own watches and other valuables
were found in their possession. They were at
brought before grand Jury and held for trial.
Considering the complete wreck TO which the train was
0vrapc thoth htfnr
was killed The wounded, when Mr.. D. left we're doing
we'll There several persons from Chicago board
the train, but Of them injured The following
Is list of the more seriously wounded -
g. P. Mosier, Ann Arbor Michigan, head, slightly
Andrew Cole, Pontiac, Michigan, head and shoulders
badly
very seriously, probably dead
Mrs. VIM. Harbuch Toledo, Ohio ribs broken and
slightly injured about the head
A. G. Irwin, Booklin, Michigan, back and head very
badly.
Mrs May A. simons, Hamlin, New York, head and
shoulders and bruised internally
s Straw, Detroit, Michigan thigh and side, slightly.
Mrs Thos Brown Somonauk New York, arm broken
A. W. Carpenter, Pottsdam New York, breast shoul-
Austin c. Rice Adrian Michigan, side and shoulders.
A. b. Moors arms and breast.
H. j. Morris, Chicago, fingers broken.
few others were slightly wounded.
Interesting from Havana.
LETTER FROM CONSUL MINER-A NEW REBEL Pr
RATE-sT. MARKS A PORT FOR BLOCKADE RUN
HERs, ETC.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERA,,l
HAVANA, Jan. q, 1895.
SNEoS DRAPER ESQ., Collector Of the Port of New York
SrR-rhe steamer Coquette sailed from this port on
Thursday last, the 9Th instant From information
muncacd to me yestesday believe she has gone 10 one
of the keys called sCayo dc about fifty miles north
eastey Of Cardenas TO be fitted up piratca cruiser
II will be well TO warn masters OF vessels sailing from
your port 70 be on their guard against her
She Is about two hundred and twenty-five feet long,
has two smokestacks, lays low In the water, and Is