The New York herald., 1869-03-20
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

Accident ON the Dutchess and Columbia Rail-
rOad-A Gravel Car, with Twelve Lnb0rers
In Ii. Thrown from the Track-Cne Instantly
Killed-Tw0 Badly Injared and Five Slightly
Injured.
P0UGHKEEPsIE, March 10, 1863.
terrible accident happened on the Dutchess and
Columbia Railroad at ten minutes before seven
O'Clock this morning, two miles and half from
Denning's Point hal: way through the hard pan cut
opposite the Genham Woollen Mills. At about
twenty minutes to seven the engine Florida. with q
light gravel or construction car, started from Vic
capee with gang OF twelve laborers on board, to
60 to Fshk village, five miles distant, for load
of gravel. There are many conflicting reports rea-
tive to the speed Of the train. The engine
was backing up, the construction car being
ahead. Some say the train was running at
the rate OF fifteen miles the hour while
Others say eight miles. 1t passed safely through
Matteawan on to and over the large tressIe bridge
beyond, aud entered the tll-fated cut by the mill
when, suddenly and without any warning the gravel
Car bounded from the track. The engineer Of the
locomotive, John Record. vainly endeavored to stop
his engine, but did not succeed In time to do any
good. as the Car was very light one. and the heavy
weight OF the locomotive, which remained on the
track and which was still moving rapidly. forced
the along, j0ting and crashing the ties for
distance OF nearly fty feet when 1t turned over on
where 1t came standstill and the horrible result
OF the accident was reached. All OF the laborers
forward wheel Of the construction Car, the right
hand side. his body horribly manged. He was.
In all probability. killed instantly. Near where
he was picked up were found tufts of hair,
small particles OF nesh and the heel Of
his 1So blood. o soon ' as possible @ % lis body @
was extricated and conveyed into house near BY.
John K was also und under one q the
oozing from his clothing. He and six others, VINO
were injured, were Immediately placed upon the To-
ing house of Mrs. Mary Ann Davis where all were
laid upon the door OF one OF the lower rooms, and
Dr. ]. p. scnenck, Jr., of Glennam, and Drs. j. H.
Doughty and H. O. Wilson, OF Matteawan. They
went at their work as soon a. they arrived, going
from victim to victim till o thorough examination Of
all had been made when the following complete
list Of casualties were reported
William Mcknight OF Poughkeepsie. aged thirty
i've; unmarried. Had been at work only q few
John Kinlin, OF Poughkeepsie, both thighs broken
and LEFT leg the ankle right shoulder also frac
tured; aged thirty,nve years; unmarried; Is In
Michael DE Wine jaw fractured; severe scalp
partly under wheel It Is thought he is injured
internally.
John Kennedy, right arm fractured and hurt about
John Murphy; no bones broken but severe bodily
Michael Dowd, also severely injured about the
head and body.
Benjamin Arell OF Stormville; neck and hip hurt
The train master, John Cummings, was on board.
but escaped uninjured As soon as the wounded
were cared for the Locomotive went back to the
was. was placed upon Il and conveyed to T Fishk Village
Coroner vandewater, Justice Walcots held held an Il,
inquest, the jury returning verdict in accordance
dashed through the quiet villages along the line OF
the road the people nocked to Mrs. Davis boarding
house 10 large numbers: Mothers sisters brothers
mental anxiety depicted upon their countenances,
yearning yet hardly daring to listen to the reading
OF the names OF the killed and wounded.
One young Irish girl approached US, and In tremu.
lous tones asked II we would tell her who was hurt.
We commenced reading to her from our notes, And
when we had finished she bounded away with smile
OF Joy on her countenance and with the expression
.He amt hurt he amt hurt !" Dr. Doughty is OF
recover, but they will be mere wrecks till they die
The gravel car which was upset Is about twenty feet
iunay ~ eonsuced Il was not very badly broken
ON IL was large tool chest filled with tools. The
condition Of the track where the accident occurred
is say the least OF It. not good. The ties not
braced by dirt filling at all, but the end Of each tie
rests or was meant to rest upon stones OF diminu-
tive size crowded under them when we walked
over the track yesterday and stepped upon the
ties many OF them ratified and shook beneath
our feet and and in :, several instances -, they
the rails by the spikes Beyond the cut,
each way the filling In Is admirable and the track
solid. This nlng in was going on, and the cut had
Just been reached and the track there would have
been firmly ballasted In day or two. In conse-
0uence Of the absence OF the engineer we were
able TO procure bis statement relative the speed OF
the train; but It is fair TO presume that II was not
high rate, a. he must have been aware Of the dan
gerous condition OF the track. The Dutchess and
Columbia being entirely . new road, no regular
trains having run over yet It 70 OF course unjust
TO blame any person for the accident till fair and
impartial investigation is made. such an investt
CATION should be had immediately.
The Superintendent, Mr. Strong. was absent yes
terday. All the killed and injured were single men,
and all OF Irish nationality