The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-19
Accident on the New Jersey
Railroad.
Disasters to Shipping, Detention
Of Mails,

Mess and Essex Railroad stu blocked up ri Norris
town. despatch announcing this fact says" We
showed under, and cannot get up down. The
New Haven way mail due 1t halfpsst A NJ yester-
Asy, did not arrive until halfpast Aye p. N. The
Warrington express. which left at eight NJ yesterday
morning. at Brunswick, N. j. unable move, at
hss hour iast night Since eight A. N. yesterday no
trains have gone South.
There considerable delay In the transportation Of
The maiis between the Post Oncs and the several de-
Sots rho wagons were detained at the Jersey City
depot waiting for the incoming mails leaving altsr
native for the clerks OF the Post once but TO follow the
primitive fashion Of transporting the bags their backs
70 the ferry. At midnight last night the Post once
clerks sim awaiting the arrival Of detained mails
and extra force detailed by the Superintendent to
aist In distribution should any Of She malls arrive.
rho agent from Philadelphia who left that city 1t half
past four O'Clock Thursday afternoon not able
reach New York until eight O'Clock last evening" having
been twenty weight hours on tho road
The following trains from Washington now de.
tanned at New Brunswick, N 1.-The 730 and II rs
A. N. and $50 p NJ Of Thursday. Tho 8 A. NJ Of
yesterday from Philadelphia, is also blocked up at that
place. WIKI but little prospect Of reaching this city i'm
aodiately. The Great Western mail via Central New
Jersey tAlienfovD route which sent from the gen.
sra Post Once to the railroad depot returned
snace yesterday, being found impossible get
yond harrisburg. Pa
The Erie Rarond Is very little obstructcd, and
trains are running time. Yesterday morning tho
trns hour and half behind their proper
tAme.
Ncns Of the Long Island trains were able run
NJ The greater para OF yesterday.
New Jersey.
Hvae only q tcn minutes pGn last evening that
sbs train which len Washington n half past
Thursday morning arrived Jersey City. II bad been
almost buried in snow drin at the Baptist Roads and
xhs plough. With ell the force behind, unequal
- the remittance, when with ncessaut labor pas
seugsrs and officials had partially cleared on the
Aany Of the passengers mserably Ths teors OF
Explosion, collision actaal burial In the snow kept
selves IN the cana and unable to endure Che
csld without, p;ouEhpg through snow ~ every
.as As ss the su.Ss s.s anything
tut pleasant Al midnight the cold was intense, aud
ss 70 ansii any alarm ihaa might ariss, and 70 keep
Che passengers In the shelter OF the cars ssur every
S could :. ma. M me and e.: way 1no.
cleared several trains due tseny flour hours previous
followed IN the wake and arrived within the same hsar
Ths jersey CITY railroads were all blocked mp. but
sleshs we're put On which afforded s!celent ssoommc.
da.ion; but those 10 Hobnken dearly paid for
sscsssive fare bsins chaised The Hudson Cisy and
1sVea lines piled regslsry a. well - the Pavonis Ferry
zariy 10 the running Of the ferry boats, By which resi-
dents Of the Hebokes side forced 10 take the Co
Accnuvr on TIE NEW nRsEr RAILROAD.
The train on the New Jepey Railroad. which 'efs New
Brunswick Al two T YESTERDAY. ran % The track :.
spencer co0s o. Newark, bad o. his legs broken
irss number q pa,soDrs srom Trenton, Phiiadephia
.sd washinsloa Sss on the train end !. e wonderful
ceSsy insured 70 one Of the accidental companies for
$4,000
srArHsxwI o. 4 ,AssxSosG
A train OK tue New jersey Rs;lrcsd Company, bound
for New York. % the track the Unlonvie
O'Clock yesterday aissrpoon Il was nads UP Of four
passenger cars an denssy crowded. seoui three hum
isss.sr Two oesu,ot,ves Of great weigh. and power
s~ys tagging a. the Train. -hile the track vas much OBJ
che ground being level and time 20 - made upS The
locomotives were plans'ns asssd AZ the rate Of about
me accident was caused BY the breaking Of rail,
asd upon ths passsge of the hss iocemovs piece Of
Die distance, the hinder wheels q 'hs leading engine
hsirg thrown on the track. The machine dragged Itself
Z. Gs wsoS @ e
from The track sud overturned down bank about hfeen
- .Ss ssdicr msoSlss' Woes wa aos ov.r.anss
~hle the SECOND ~As twisted ~ ~ overthrow IKE
a. sks mcmsp, when the locomotive was upset the
cosvaae parted which held The carr W IT, and the sepa
Tssd train sushed better sksiter down ,hs bsak q such
angle Of dvsryepcs She. whsn the brought r2
a. ufnbisd tosstlsy .se forward ear vas iate ahead
Of Tho locomotive and about twenty fss, blatant from H.
= 10 Be attributed The cars dive rssd Juss enough %
etre running into and over The two iecoroc,ivss which
lite Another fsvcrssis circumstance IVES ,hs srssi
depth Of on The eide Of the euabaukmsat ID wss
,urnise tspsy ,urvy whlch, % Is vas slid dows al 40
angie a about rory-nss deC~e ooy tss asi car fall.
osy two or shrss passenger, we're injured ssa, % s
- could . iesrned tsAs no, very ssro.sly ia. sns
ss %ss,sss sosd fops.ss NTH civ rev DSrs, and
tssirss Both remained - shslr post and cSswisd ON
from .ss ,.s. she sSssss s.sss sss AN s o.
r.. roof OF N. s.sa.srs 1ous. ~.s Tor. . ".
scsyd fs upop thses end sAeesred them from The
sshm shrss ssconsA prssssilns thei pseaiis twisted
spon the vsis, ~, visible y se hopes shsi No
wss there and doing his duty.
New rof. nom a, 1es trains which is phisSspa.s %
THURSDAY comprising The noon, bslf-psss three forty
..isBssi trains Non: q issss GOT further than Ss~
hsvnswcs and only one ~ far sssi, Thureday,
psvns Of The road the depth Of from ihrss 70 az iss
~ We R,sssngsrs spent Tnavdsy nishs In the cars b.
q shs ,ss,ss asd passengers nom New Yors.
Most q shs available rolling q me company sssno6
sss % ss rsss aud . a = sss
cSlsd fsr = svsy posss where the wsrs snovsd NJ
ss' q .sss ss q "a
~ cecunsscs an s.fI 1sss.ss; ssa, although he
ad sn hey could ssr me osnler Il me psssnxsrs'
Tiers ~sss 70 - culpstls ack VI provision sssns,
swoA coptmgcncss II ths company hsd been rrspsrea
With peuGhs or rvs1 II isbprssp Ia entabe Wuus.
bsss had been reody a dtfSrsns piscse III the trsrs
ssxA have been Ga within ssssonaoss ars sad shs
disaster avoided Bss che passsagsrs we're lst 10
The care II Tho mercy OF ooe Of The nos.
ysli,ss ssorns II our climate nom twelve 70
twenty honrs dsrne ssich iiets ~ BcshnG zee aons
V sxfrcais them. There ses0sd - bs tua zoe snow
plough me dspoeA II shs II lest culy
wns used-aDd that wae - Rsbsay. Theirs were svo
tffes resded ~ Bristol and II tbsrs he'd been
saais sliovspcs % shcyss npcn The wsss al ~euld
hsvs hess we'll
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