New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-09
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER
IN Entire Train Falls TbreHgh a
Fridge.
One Man Killed and nishtWounde'
'rul ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER
Marvellous Escape Of the Passengers.

me NeW-JeftcA Ibl4iotuS strh ~ w III ="
eopspiracy with Death Al tic means at their disposal
opeer recently 10 have been given over TO the use OF
the arch destroyer and rom misplaced switches up
and down through the whole catalogue Of murler-pak
ing Possibilities TO uncomfortable engines on the one
ard aud demoralzed bridges the other all the re
sources OF raWe aduncts nave The sembanee OF beng
devoted 20 his purposes II really requires an immense
amount o. faith TO become passenger ether on f'eI
or railroad in these latter DAYS and the man WHO can
sleep while travelling by these modes certainly ought
be able f. remove mountains.
THE LATEST sMAsH-yP.
Tie latest railroad homicide IN this S.e,DiN toOh
place Yesterday morning about O'Clock, near Bloom.
field on the Bloomfield and Newark Branoh VI the
Morris and Essex Railroad. The train len honteiar
Of g. ocech and consisted OF locomotive. fehder
and i've passenger cars two of which were separated
from the remaining three by baggage and smoAlng'
car Approaching Bloomfield 10 was necessary Ia cross
bridge over Toneys BTooh slort distance no. =,
that town and IL was a, this pom; the disaster tooh
place The bridge, which ) about 10 rect long ana
or ~ feet above the water. was composed OF uhsses
with beam nader them, supported by iron girders.
one OF these Orders broke with the weight OF the loco
motive; but the speed az which u was Delns
driven carried is the nail and erumbbnE
the train came upon H. however ~ zen
TIE tender passed over the bridge pui War com
pleely demolished IN doing 1be hrst passenger
cor los. s trucks which fell into the brook. and was
seriously damaged, although II also crossed. The
second passeugercar. contained Two passengers obl
Milton Il. Uoli and Theron SANFORD. The trucks VI
also preCIpIfafed mo iht fiithNi
car itself thrown against tree siisr striking inc
abument o, the bridge. and literally crushed MOI
seat being LEFT intact One of It's occupant, escaped
with few slight bruises but the Other-Mr fl0t--Wm
caugLt between the ear and the abutment His head
was nearly torn from bis body which was held IA mai
position n fOrmcss aud Unrccognzible mass ile
baggage end smoking Ger tunblcd among the debris
OF the bridge and utterly DESTROYED The nexsIW0 ears
were shut up s0mewha after the style Of spygass-
the fourth car passing into The third aud both De
moisbed The 1fth. and last car rernaiHed "n ibe
track and was not injured.
HE wEE,B.
From the above statement 10 will he ,iri of the
whole train only the locomotive ana the rear psssente
car were not damaged. All the others were shattered
10 pieces The opening in the bridae. caused ny that
portion Of 10 which fe. was entirely hNed by part OF
The train. the balance with ihe exceptions we nave
named being left ruined among the RUNS. Wheels.
trucks ares seats Windows the side roofs and n0ors
OF the cas- mingled with The timbsrs Of TIE bridge
in such confusion as 20 bewideF iho spectator, ara
carse sensation Of ama1emeni that any one who hap.
pened 20 he OH the in atcd train escaped With his ne
THE KILLED AID wOUSDED
Al The time Of tie accldcnt--if that ord properly
characterized the cyeni-thc train Confined about
s1tv passengers. ~ ihcsc one only was killed and
eight wounded The following list comprises ell who
injured with the exception Of two or three Who
received nnimpOrtant bruises
Milton Holt Killed; Joseph Davis o. Newark. cat IN
the head end severely injured Internally Iloblby n.
tally). Joseph Doreiu. # Montcair eI.Eegister OF
ned a. NrwarE slightly cut and severely bruised:
Mr. j. G. Brantigan # the firm Il White Sheffield
Co.. No. 90 Bee msns severely cui IN ths lace ana
violently confused on itt l'huf Samuel AINulun'is
conductor Of the train severely cni in The emre and
seriously injured IN the SIDE ard breast owen tonID.
nevsboy, 10 years Of age considerably bruised about
the shoulders James Eohcy cnlico-designer cut IN
, the head and Injured; V. W. Graham, Paying
Teller Of the Phonl Bank o. Ibis city. and Theron
SANFORD, slightly bruised.
Mr. Holt was about aeyeais - ago and boarded at
the Prospect House on orange Mountain. He was
clerk in the establishment Of hr Parkbnisi cotton gan
manufacturer. Neanri. His life wss nstfed Tor
elOO 900 in the New York Accidental Insurance Co,
the unfortunate gentleman having teten aPhcy ~
that Company in January lasi.
AFTTE TIIE DISASTER.
When the uninjured passengers bad sufficiently re
covered from the condemnation produced by the dshs
ter they Dediatcy went 20 WORK 10 provide Tor the
more unfortunate 'and e1er'ed themselves With CON
meudabl zeal. 4 gang OF wOrkmen was also sent Up
from Newark 20 clear awsy the wreck. which duty was
partially completed during the day. first there was
some excitement and Indignation among the people III
the vicinity o. Bloomfield but that also passed and II
now thought that the road VIII be 10 running order
by Monday next.
Coroner Sardford. upon being noihel OF The AFFAIR
repaired to the scene and made careful examination
Of the bridge A Jury was impanne!ed for the purpose
Of holding inquest, but after this had been done
was adjourned until o'clock today
CAUSE or The CASUALTY
The breaking Of Of The iron giTders appears TO
have been the immediate vi the event have
lust related although the impression IS abroad. and
very generally received that the bridge ought 10 have
long since been replaced by rev one 10 was re
paired learn about three months ago by putting IN
new BEAM and the ends Of the irusses were Al Tie
same time strengthened by new tlmbcrs. Nevertheless
while these repairs being made II became known
that many Of tho timbeTs were rotten and unsafe aDd
doubtless this fact Than any defect in he !rOn
was tho cause of breaking the girder. The matter,
however will be thoroughly examined in al IL de-
will be learned through these means the future aon.
VIII decide.