The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-28
RAILROAD DISASTERS.


Ace Idcnt on tho Hudson River HatDrosd-
.a scverai Persons 1njured.
swc have 10 report this morning another railroad
! kps*r. Mhec wR ~ Sksyg ar,ssa o. lhs uDo In
th railway travelling shsn 6< Ne fo sdcsS fsaFal
oSuncnces that at present take place 80 frequently,
rendering Journeys by the steam cars unsfe 20 lf
and mis Tho cory chariot now dsEhcs along tho iron
track the road, portion Of e. may be In bad repair
trail snaps across and atraip consisting Of eight ten
tweveor twenty carriages, Is flung down embankmeni
Or dashed over tho baftcmonts OF a bridge knocking
the legs and OF some passengers, and sending
others to swft, unexpected DEATH Surely II is high
ue hook TO this. II is the bounden dsty OF the
Agpty nput In force all the power OF public opinion
md compel railway companies 10 keep up close super
yion their roads and carriages and that they
are In NJ and proper condition for the conveyance Of
pasesngera
Al an early hour yesterday morning accident
occurred 10 the Cincinnati express train on The Hudson
River railroad point the brick klius in the
yinity of Croton. The train should have arrived In
this city about hafpast O'Clock In the morn
ing aud tn nonarrvs at the expected tine cau~"d
nneasIness especially tho accident the Ere
Railway rrpored in yesterday paper siill frch IN
fhe public mind As FAR az We have been enabled TO col
iect the particulars, they appear a. bo fnlowsi
pail broke at the place We have Indicated and tic conse
eucncs that two Of the passenger car wcre thrown
90 The track n has been stated that the fell
bridge. but this, believe, "a erroneous The acct
Sent, however, has been of very scrious
iiaiIrc as one Of tho cars has bc~Omo iis a wrcck
snd what IL still worse, several Of the rassen-
gers have been injured some u them seriously
Among tic injured Nr. John =. McEwcn and u Il
Ws Nr McEwcn has received q severe fracture o. The
icg rnd his wifn has sustained flesh wounds and con
~ dons about the body. II s sGpposcd that The uIgr
sBActed on Nr McEwen viii deprive him q The OF
he limbs for life He had been engaged hs salesman
dry goods establishment, ard LEFT Utica to obtain
Employment In somo similar capacity IN h1 city. In
the confusion rcsuliing from tkc accident Mrs
MrEwcn Lost about hundrei and twenty
dolluB and gold watch. II u stated that the
watch and the money stolen rom her, BIT
upon this point boro ~ no reliable information, indeed,
~ would b. painful 10 think that under surh fearful
circumstance robbery could be committed. Mr. ami
Mr. NoEwen removed possible 10 the
Iy Hosdta by officers Dunno and Paret of the Twcrty
sixth pocc precinct, and attended BY Dr. rcnney.
Among the o,hcrs who received injuries a named
John Murphy. He was taken ~ hts resideucc No 232
Wsst Thirty third street Superintendent Torcy of the
Hgdson River Railroad Company looked after the
OF the wounded. who met with AL the attention ~
tiossiblc 20 afori them under the circumstances. With
the nrtt announcement Of the occurrence every
variety of report was spread One rumor was 20 the
effect That TIRE passengers had been killed another
that an officer of the company the engineer had been
crushed 10 atoms but upon making inquiries al late
hour lat night the reporter asceraincd that death
had actually taken place, though u possible that
of the passengors may die from The injuries sgs
tanned.
We cannot conclude this report without again I'm.
pressing upon the public that they u 10 themselves
to demand rigorous and searching investigation into
tho q these oftrecurring and dangerous acci
dents. Nothing less should satisfy them; and having
lnst,tpied such inquiry. " will thru be solemn ob
NTon tem 10 say where The blame rests aud Who
the parties responsible for the loss % and injury
life which have frequently 10 report and lament
IN connection with the railway system.