New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-30

JUNE 96.-An accident the Washington Railroad,
caused by the coming in contact with derrick
on another track. Rev. Mr. Austin, reclining on the
windowsl of the car had his skull fractured mortay
and five others had their arms broken.
CoSNEcTICUT RIVER RAILROAD.
JUNE 27-One passenger lost his life and Is others
were lack. broken and otherwise injured and manned
while train on the Connecticut River road was turn
ing cure 20 miles west of Bellows Falls The cars
curveted and shot over bank 20 feet into the
river portion of the track having been washed away
by the rains INV
HARLEM RAILROAD.
Ju1ya-Two trains ran together on the trestle
bridge near Yorkville. The 100 high speed
One person severely and 40 slightly injured.
CHICAGO AND ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD.
JUNE 3O-Locomotive exploded, scalding several per
sons.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD.
JnY4-Owing 10 a misplaced sritch the Presidential
excursion car ran into freight train on the way TO
Gettysburg The Chilean Minister and several others
were severely injured.
NORRIS AND ESSEX RAILROAD.
July Train running az rate Of 80 miles an hour
killed horse and his driver. Cause: Too hieh sped
HARLEM RAILROAD.
JULY l~.-GitlSLt Idih h'SA
against hand car containing rails Fireman and en-
geneer scaded ard died from INJURIES Cause care
lessness Of road attendants.
MOBILE AND MONTGOMERY RAILROAD.
July l7.-rhere was a collision between two passen-
ger trains smashing the cars rive negroes ahc sew
| eral passengers were killed" No cause assigned.
CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD.
July ELL clcd of the engine broke throwing the
train off the track. Eight persons were Killed ana -
iniured-three fatally These persons were standing on
car platforms.
PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
July 3l.--Two freight trains oolided near HaVre DE
Grace Nd One person reported killed. No cause ar
signed .,.,o,
| MORRIS AND ESSEX RAILROAD.
ArG.6-A train ran into wagon in Hudson County
Nj One person killed. No blame attached to road.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
AUG. A car on n freight train broke rtol near
Latrobe The train ran off the treck and was smashed
Three men we're instantly killed and another died from
his injuries.
! NORWICH RAILROAD.
August o-Train ran of track and four cars ged
into the river One person killed and twelve II
jured Cause Brohen rail-
MUsCATISE IOWA RAILROAD.
AUGUST ID B,idge troke and train Of cars zen
through smashing cars. Four persons were killed and
one wounded
HoUsAToyIC .CoSN.l RAILRoAD.
AUGUST IA terrible accident occurred near
Bridgeport Conn II seems that train, whose loco.
motive had been injured was moving down the road,
when a oconoiiueon a tr0luip ran into IT, Several ears
were demolished the locomotive going through one car
Three men and three women killed, twenty &C.
vcrely wounded. and many slightly. Coroner's jury
rendered verdict ocrsurng President and conductor.
master Inuch auic and engineer.
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD.
AUGUST ga mail train eIpiodsd rs engine neal
Dexterville, Pa. killing engineer and fireman, ant
running train. Cause: defective locomotive.
. ERIE RAILROAD.
. AUGUST 10 Train broke coupling going down grede
Rear car ran into train killed one person and maine,
, another.
" CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
AUGUST 2l.--A train ran into ouirsy, the top d
which had been washed away by storm. -Four per
sons were killed and three injured
SHORE LINE RAILROAD.
' AUG. GA train ran orer a ccr throwing from
track and rolling baggage car down embankment.
Nine persons were injured.
OIL CRlEK RAILROAD.
Aug GA freight train near Titusyie, raHniP
ahead Of time 70 catch swi,ci struck by mail
train coming around curve Every car on the train
was smashed -Four persons Killed, fatally,
seven severely injured.
OLD COLONY RAILROAD, MASS.
AUG ga train came in collision with hand car,
ran off tIach and was thrown down embankment. For
a marvel one was injured.
TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA RAILROAD.
AUG. 25.-whilc a train was passing over bridge,
yss,le.oork gGre ray throwing whole train into creek
a large number drowned. II was known that A.
were killed and 50 wounded, but others were still in the
water when dispatch was written. The road has
been VIGOROUSLY unsafe.
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
ArG. 2s.An engine broke Il" alie near East Haver-
straw throwing from the track One or two were
injured
WELDON Is. c. RAILROAD.
aug. 26-The Raleigh train carving the 4th " II.
volunteers. ran ii track. Two men were killed and
many Injured.
LONG-IsLAND RAILROAD.
AUG 70 Two trains came into collision. -Four per.
sons killed and from twenty TO thirty wounded Acct
dent caused by careesness Of conductors and general
mismanagement.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or ACCIDENT.
We have thus far shown the running history Of rail
road disasters in the past year. Below We recapuate
their causes and characters
Disasters due 10 collision. -
Rotten crosstes, broken rails, Ac....--..-.-.. ~
Turning curves.
Badly built and rotten bridges
Bursting Of engines .
Defective locomotives
Absence OF double track.
Raised drawbridges OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Landslide.
Broken culyert :------..--.---.
Absence or defect OF lights and sienals