New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-20
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT
ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJUBED-THB
CORoNER's INQUEST.

ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL 1NJUHED-IHD
COR0NER'S INQUEST.
FIsHKIIL, March ia very serious acci-
dent occurred on the Duchess and Columbia Railroad
early this morning which resulted in the killing Of one
man outright probably MORALLY wounding two others.
and severely nuring five others The particulars are as
follows: Between and o'clock this morning the loco
motive TOronda, No. 2, attached TO gravel ear
started from WccOpee for Fshkn Village four niles
and half distant On the engine was Mt. REGARD ana
his fireman. and the empty gravel car were IL labor
ers together with the conductor Of the train, Mr. John
Cummings After proceeding about two miles and half
at a rate of speed estimated at from six TO eighb
miles the hour the train entered hard pan cut oppo-
site the Glenham Wooden Mills when the gravel car
suddenly bounded from the track, and after running
about 80 feet over ties turned upon its SIDE and run
five ten feet up embankment The engine, at the
time was backing up toward Fishkl. aud consequently
showed the fatal into the bank The twelve iaDoera
were thrown IN every direction One on them, nameI
VIM. Mcknight was found dead under the forward
wheel OF the gravel with the blood sprng from bis
body Pieces his es and tufts Of his hair we're scat
tered about His body was nearly cut IN two. john
Kinlln was found under the hind wheel or the
with both thighs and ankle broken The injured
men were placed on car and conveyed 10 boarding.
Wlccopee where room was instantly elearedfor
their reception Physicians were summoned. aud soon
after DR. j. p. schenck r.. Of Glrnham. Dr. Doughty
Of Matteawan and Dr. H. g WILSON, ALSO on tne ELL
place, arrived and commenced an examination on ING
sufferers The following Is the list OF killed ana "oed
Kidwm MeKuish. IS Of unmarried body terribly
Soasls I-JoIn Kun native ireland both thighs AID
len lee broken near the ankle; critical condition. Michael De
scalp wound aud burt OiheAise b0d
John Kennedy left avn broken. .... .
iHy Tlurcd-ohu Murphy 81 SewYork badly injured 30 tho
shouer and lsr no broken Michael injured bodily.
Hugh McArov Benjamin Ar neck snd biz hnr
The cauSe OF the accident is not positively aSceFaine
One OF tho who on the car states that NJ the
time OF the train running ten or twelve
miles an hour The place where the accident occurred
located nearly In the center OF deep cut on ard pan
ties there not filed IN and when walked over
this morning found be very shaby In some places
they did touch the ground or stones placed
under 10 steady them There slight curve ~ the spOe
byf Ia Ike Y.
plainly dceTmble upon the rails ana deep gases
the ties show that the must have J0cd along Tor
distance Of nearly fifty feet before IT ran npon its SIDE
The car itself small, four-wheeied affair, quito
light In construction aud some think the latter laet was
the cause OF the sad affair. -.-
The body Of Mcknight taken to Fishkil Village on
an engine where inquest was held Nv HalSey i. Wal
cott Justice of the Peace, the jury returning verdict ia
accordance with the facts.
The Dutchess and Columbia Is new ROAD, ana - not
yet fully ballasted.