New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-27
vIArRICHDK.
Accideas en- the Eric Raiireas-one ma.
Killed and Tive Badly snisrca-RsssI
Results Of Q Brittle ewitch-Bod.


We are again under the painful necessity OF
reporting another Of those mnrderous Incidents which
have come to be generally designated Railroad Aeci-
Dents" resulting in the instant death OF one innocent
man the manning OF two Others and the detention Of
several loads Of trusting passengers for many weary
hours which might be pregnant with matters Of Life and
death.
took place at O'Clock Yesterday morning az the Mst
Hone Switch a small station on the Erie Kaiiroaa In
Wayne County Pa. and about % miles west Oh 10"
Jeryis, ". Y. ..
The train upon which the disaster happened was the
regular Express Passenger Train No. = ana was aoe
IN jersey City at l2:3S m i comprised elsoss sna
three sleeping cars-aud contained at the time OF the
accident ABOUT 800 passengers most Of them travellers
from ST. Lous. Cincir nati and other western eineA
on the through train from Dunkirk. tH
THE BRITTLE swIIcH-LEvER,
which was 20 be the cause of the disaster was culver
ing upAer the approach OF the laundering train.
Suddenly hurled from its direct course, the locomo-
tive swerysd to the left broke nom Its passengers snd
plunged into the soft GARTH ealing up yaTds OF ron ae
blowing the earth with its iron heeL All Oh tne cars
were Of course Immediately thrown from the trace
and the confusion which ens,ed among tne passensen
wss something which be only appreciated by thoss
who have been present ut similar catastropnes'
TUE PRINCIPAL SUFFERERS
were ,he unsnspectng wood sawyers by the road-sde
one Of whom was killed on the spot, and two otnefs
fIightfuIy wounded. m-, ut
Jacob Clbe vas tho name OF tne Iu'An Aiieu', Is
desri led by party in the vicinity OF the accident 70
have been csux between OF tue cars ana the near
sturdirg wood. pile. and instantly smashed beyond
recognition
Michael McKenna another laborer. was engaged in
saving wood at the time. He is described to have
been sruet by swinging edge q one OF Tie tcmolne
care and 10 saTe been hurled to eonsiaeraDie en-
lance.
1t was rumOred Yesterday that both OF these men
were inferred beyond recovery but we nave not YET re-
ceiyed trustworthy information 10 the nature OF tne
wounds They we're both conveyed 10 neighDoiiaa
house and received all the assistance that could %
afforded them. coroner's jury will specify assem-
Bile 10 hold an inquest the body of the murdered man.
II il has not already conyened though We received no
notice 10 that effect last evening.
A horse, which was employed In treafmil Ior me
purpose of running q circular saw was also instantly
killed.
THE DAMAGE TO TIE TIAIy,
which was In charge Of Conductor Cherries Salmon ~
the time, was considerable. ..s,~
One OF the coaches or passenger cars was badly
broken M nearly all Of tho windows Of one sae nes
shattered the wheels broken. and the car Otherwise n'
jured. ~ tho
road and Embedded itself about onethird OF Is ongtn
in the heap while another rolled over anu lay on ~
aide immediately across the switch, east OF e ecPO
and nearly opposite the Hyde House. -.
The cars were also thrown on the TRACK Dus
Notwithstanding the tremendous shock ard the dam
age TO the traiD according 10 the pest lnoi %
hsva recei ycd noue OF the passengers on ponru VERY
ser,ousy injured Many received sght scratches ana
bruises.