The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-08

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"Within ten years" seid the engineer, 'you will
hear OF frequent and fatal accidents on ouf Amcr-
cen railways. They will increase to on extent
which viii be absolutely appalling. The wood and
iron on which the wheels OF the trains runs can
last but certain time. AZ present they are mostly
new and the danger of which l speak does not
exist but they will continue to look sound to the
eye until their texture has been changed ny inc
constant harnmering of the heavily loaded wheels,
and then they viii suddenly give way. The first
warning which the companies have OF their un-
soundness, with the exception Of the length OF
time that they have been in use, Will be some &C
c;dent TO the trains that pass over them. But the
time whicS has elapsed since they were laid will
not be regarded. The desire Of profit will induce
the railway companies to leave them on the track
US lofg US the superintendent finds no defect In
them apparent to the eye, and thus the disaster
and the discovery Of their defective condition Will
occur at the same moment"
. How true this forecast Of the future was, we
know from the dreadful record of the past year.
During the two months of October and November,
in 1864 we gathered from our own columns alone
the following register of Incidents" as they are
facetiously called:
OCTOBER lO.-New Haven cars thrown from the
track and broken when running Oh the track OF
the Harlem Railroad, ut Seventy-seyenth-strce Ill
this city, Many passengers injured; one died.
OCTOBER l2.-HudsOn River Railroad train ran
into mass of rock and earth on the track, at One
Hundred and Fifty y-ninth-street, in this CITY, The
engine and three cars thrown off; engineer and
firemnn bruised. Passengers escaped
OCTOBER 15.-Shore Line (New York and Dos
tony Railroad train having on board two hundred
and seventy-tive sick and wounded soldiers. was
thrown from the track. Nine soldiers and two
brakemen instantly killed. Other soldiers seri-
ously injured. ~
OCTOBER M.-Two trains came into collision on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The engineer,
fireman and one soldier were instantly killed;
fifteen persons wounded.
OCTOBER 29.-Collision on the Chattanooga and
Atlanta Railroad Five soldiers were killed and
fifteen wounded.
NOVEMBER L. Collision between passenger
train and livestock train on the Lafayette and
Indianapolis Railroad. Twenty-eight dead bodies
were taken out of the wreck Of the passenger
train; from twenty to thirty persons wounded;
some OF them died.
NOVEMBER 6.-Eric Railroad train ran off the
track at Calicoon-somc Of the cars going into
the Delaware river Four persons killed; many
wounded.
Philadelphia Railroad. Two engines and seven
cars hurled into the Snsquehanna river. No lives
lost; one person injured.
NOVEMBER s.-Thc Washington express train
from New York thrown from the trc cli of the BAL
timore % and Philadelphia Railroad. Six cars de
molished; three persons killed aid several serI-
ously injured.
In the mCnths of January and February OF this
year-l8G5-there were The following:
JANUARY 5.-Morris and Essex Rairoad-collis-
ion in Bergen Tunnel; one killed and several Sc
verely injured.
JANUARY 9.-Morris and Essex Railroad-pas-
senger train ran of at Summit.
JANUARY 13.-Clevtlnnd and Toledo Raroad-
train ran off near Norwalk.
JANUARY 19.-Hudson River Eailroad-passenGer
train thrown into the river near Yonkers.
JANUARY New Jersey Railroad-pasScnger
train thrown off by broken rail near New Bruns-
wick.
JANUARY 30.-Galcna Railroad-fve passenger
cars thrown down all embankment; several per-
sons injured.
JAHrAnY 80.-Pcnnsylvania Eailroad-cnsion
near Conemaugh, caused by. disconnected cn-
gine: one man severely injured
JANUARY 91.-Hu,ls0n liver Earoad-ilvc pas
scnger cars thrown of near New Hamburg: Il
brakeman injured
FEBRUARY 4-Marictta and Cincinnati Railroad
-passengeG train fell through bridge at Deer
Creek: several persons burned to death by cars
taking fire..
train thrown down all embankmcnt at Newark.
FEBRUARY 4.-Pennsylvama aRallroad-passeDger
rain thrown of; several persons injured.