St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-04-24
FrighuHI Railroad 4ccideHt.
Four Cars Wrecked ard one Burned.
SENtNrI-FIIE PERSONS KILLED AMI
WOI \pID.

uc llalll winch lcll IDuHilO, ~ ;,
at 20 minutes past o'clock Wednesday |
morning. consisting of the engine, tender,
three sleeping, two first class, one second
class, two baggage and one postal car,
was thrown from the track by Il broken
raul, about 3 O'Clock Wednesday morn
inc. Is miles beyond Port .Jervis. \. Y.
on the Delaware division of the Eric
road. The sides of the prccipice at the
place are formed of JAGGED rock and at
the bottom Is Il culvcrt, through WI lch !
flows a stream OF water. emptying into
the Delaware. The impression prevails
that the disaster was caused 10y Il broken
rail, which threw the rear car from the
track This displaced three ears lmme-
,liutclv i'll front, and the connection
breaking, the whole were irecipiiatcd
down the embarrassment, and IN the de
scent were broken 10 pieces on the rocks.
The cars in going over the cmbankment
turne.l several times before the bottom
was reached. and were nearly demoli-il
ed, and the slecpln5 ear Was entirely
consumed by fire.
The pa>syngcr~ OF the cars lett stand
inc on the track immediately began to
rescue the wounlld and recover the
bodies Of the killed. Many Of the latter
could not be recognized seven persons
were burned to death. and six others
were killed 10y COMING in contact with
Jagged rocks. The wounded were placed
On the train and brought to Port .Icrvls,
which place wH~ reached ut q O'Clock.
Wednesday morning. Several surgeons
were immediately Summoned, and every
thing done that could be To alleviate thc
suti,l'ings of the injured. The bodies oil
the persons killed w,r, lett On the ground.
The Greater part of the sufferers were
residents OF central and southern New
York
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Tie whole number OF the killed 10y the
accident ON the ISr.c railroad. at Ours
Rock, Is miles wet Of Port JcryiS. y.
Y, Wednesday, i now said 10 h. twrn-
~ four. SIN bodies an. uuryc.griz.t
Several of the passengers give the New
York papers cirrlm-tantiaI accounts of
the disaster. which asc nearly ruiucid,mt
in all il porlant points. The foliowiu.
l. by Mr. Ame-:
About - O'Clock in Tia morning.
when near AIRS Rock. Charles II. Ilar-
ton. of the raj pos; oiti'r in tbs city,
and myself. VIII" were in char, of til,
postal car, saw the b,i.-ropc ~iri-h,rn
and ilr,n break ia two. The c,muu tur
SAID. Il have lost some cars We ran
- the platform. and saw four cars gom.
over au rmhankmrat. T.c corpl.ur L..-
tween the. fourth aud ii.,h c.,r- had .iyru
away. and down ia, ,Inltukr...i,.
rnIIiu.r oyer ,-u,.I rr,.L, .,uI -,,...~.
,.ra-hiar HuI I.tIiuo Ii.y went .rl.,
tine broken mas rr.,.n,I ,n.. bottom
Thr ra--r,,..,r- of ta,. ,.,.- ,.r -i4ul-
Inn, am fin. ,,,,.L ~ ..r,. I.,.,,r f.,
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-l..riu-r car. Conductor .lall N4-
h1!i, wounded IN ih. head. vet b.. wa-
,uI,ra,inr in Ia. ,.lori, to care tor t.v
wnyuIcI. The iaGir-' car. ,n. L-: .,,
of III, trt.n. wen, over the btul, first aaj
SOON after took ire ami wu- entirely de-
.tr,v,I lurriur M seven or ciyht L.,I
hudic-. The impression prevails ihat IT,,
disaster was caused hv a broken rail
whir', threw ;hc rear go, III the track
Thi, caused wrench upon the car IL
front. and tn, cou,liu. breaking. tn,
whole four cars went over the cmhauh-
mcnt The engineer wa~ badly hurnv,
in cndcavorin@ to rescue the bod!c~ from
the turning ear. II was the sentiment
of the passengers that both the cu"lnrs