New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-30
Nearly 500 Men, Women and Children
Murdered in One Year.
ABOUT SIX HUNDRED WOUNDED.
THE LONG ISLAND "ACCIDENT."
DEATHS OF MORE VICTIMS.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.

CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.
We print herewith carefully prepared state.
ment recapituating the humber Of railroad accidents
that have taken place during the past year. In soms
cases it has been difficult to arrive at correct figures
every effort is made when disaster occurs on rail.
road to keep the details away from the public We
have prepared table, however from the best nfor.
nation accessible.
The statistics which give perhaps vastly underrate
the real loss and injury OF property life and health
tanned by travellers not to speak Of the more easily rem
edied damages railroad companies, and the frequently
expated negligence of their employees. No less than ~
disasters chroncled in one year. many OF them en-
tire Of passengers and the far greater part
including the total demolition Of trains say not less
than 80 trains have been destroyed in 36j perous days
In these ~ accidents estimate that nearly 200 per-
sons have lost their lives and that more than COO have
been injured for the most part severely. The Jugser
nau of the Rail required autoda re well as massacre,
and about 80 travellers including Engineers and fremen
have been burned to DEATH 1t is just possible to afford
contrast of the manifold causes Of the oft.recarring
and almost ubiquitous catastrophe. Below we give the
catalogue OF disaster it
Disasters of September, 1864.
INDIANAPOLIS RAILROAD.
On September l. occurred accident out OF the
usual track of Railroad catastrophes The indianapolis
train, 10 miles below Lawrenceburg. Ind. was bbDn
off by of the most powerful ornadoes that had eyer
visited that section Of the country. The atmosphere
was filed with branches Of trees and stones whirled
about by the hurricane, while the train went on at
dead speed to escape its novel adversary But the
overwhelming velocity and strength Of the wind lifted
the entire train into the air and hurled its rear over
steep bank. Thirty forty persons were hurt but moi
one killed Passengers were thrown three or four
times up and down. and from side to sde before finding
fixed posture. Mr.. Pendleton, aiterward the Copper
head candidate for VicePresident and large number
of delegates TO the Chicago Convention were among
the passengers This accident ofthe strangest
that ever assaled the safety of travellers.
ERIE RAILROAD
SEPTEMBER 2The Buffalo Express train eouidsd with
coal train Of The Tioga Road smashing up the engine
OF the express and twelve twenty Of the coal
cars Switchender and engineer were blaned-en-
gneer hurt.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
SEPT. 20-A fast train OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
ran into the Of freight train at Thompsontown
The passenger engine demolished.
The baggage.car took fire from the upsettng Of a
stove communicating il in consuming blaze 10 the
passenger cars The first Of these containing sixty
passengers had its doors locked according TO fatal
custom of conductors. Thenames OF eight passengers
burned or crushed to death. were published but only
dozen were positively known 10 have escaped agony
and death. One unfortunate man had succeeded in
getting bis body OF the window of the overturned
car aud while in this position was burned to DEATH
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
thn Unffa
River Road throwing the entire train off the track
killing two bows and wourding Others
Cetastrophes of October.
NEw-HAvEN RAILROAD.
Tho railroad massacre Of Oct. IL on the New Haven
Railroad is still fresh in review. though many others
have been mountainously piled above it-though our
railroads are like many palimpsests, where old dis
a,ters are rubbed ont to rub new in. Passing
seventh.st several ears, striking broken rail-
went pemell of the track. taking others with them.
Fifty persons were much injured The jury verde on
the disaiter Dec &c. censured the New.Hayen Road
for running ordinary trains with two engines attached
at high of speed within city limits, and fol- not
employing the best brake in use.
SHORE LINE RAILROAD.
OCTOBER l5-Occurred the fearful smash.up' on the
Shore Line Railroad RAINING in the fated neighborhood
known as Rocky Ledge, broken rail threw the whole
train of track dashng il into the solid rock One car
was thrown up and across the track making an arch
20 feet high Twelve men were killed. 9 OF them sick
and wounded soldiers % others were injured
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
OrroarR l1-Au accident occurred at Bearneysyille,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. attended with guerrilla
robbery rail had been removed by the notorious
Mosby.
LAFAYETTE AND INDIANAPOLIS RAILROAD.
Nov. "a collision on the Lafayette and Indianapo
lie line wrecked and killed 30 passengers, with every
circumstance Of conceivable suffering Thirty more
were wounded and cripped-a majority of ALL returned
soldiers. -
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Nov l3-A train of the Baltimore road was thrown
from the track near Perrymanyille, because Tie rails
pee pidened and the car.wheels slipped their hold
Strange TO say six demolished but engine
escaped Two persons were killed and IA injured.
NEw-YoRK CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Nov. 2l-A collision OF freight train VIE ma"
train on The New. York Central, near Skeneate'oS
two locomotives cane together with shrekns er"'n'
sending smoke.ppes dying in the air, ana m.A'Hs ~
indeseribab,e wreck of engines and cars Ens'D'' anu
fireman were killed. and greater par Oh 'H' f"''
bnr, The accident occurred in making oI'tf'
FLUSHING RAILROAD
n. -. r,,.I,ng road Nov. %. the train approached
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