New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1871

Road cxpress trains for the North and West, making
close connection and running through WItnou a and
wi11 leave Harlem Depot at and w u Va T1sDEhsT
An Northern and Western passengers will be for
wared ria the Harlem Railroad corner Twenty
and Fourth-ave until the restoration OF the New fs
burgh bridge due notice Of which wiz be gwen. ard
M he aeS ra the Hudson River Road as heretofore
&C. II. HEsDRIcK. Gen. Passenger Agent
AT PoUGHKERPsTE
Al noon yesterday, the bodies recovered up 10 tna'
bour were sent to Poughkeepse. When the Daggageca
which contained the dead bodies arrived, hundreds Oh
neope thronged the depot TO catch glimpse OF the nor
hle SIGHT The portable morgue was switched to side
track and the remains were placed IN ruuo an
put upon seighs ana coh'e!eu W '"o
decent laying out.
ABATEMENT OF MR.. HUNT OF ALBANY
Iobn q Hunt who was o passenger on boaru OF 'no
train says It appears that one OF the cars
the Oil train the second one from the engine la" 80
broken and the engineer endeayoring 10 s'oP vi P
nroaebing the bridge, but was unable 10 10 So "
consequence on arriving at the bruge' the onelu 80
frat car ran off into the creek leaving the second car
stretched ocross the track on which the Pacific express
messenger train bound north, running NO slgnai
or ANYTHING was shown warn the express WHICH, ~
few moments came along at full speed running mi
oil car the force OF the colslOh nd haoca pe
car from the bridge through the ice INTO b 1e
below The sleeping car ot USv off the bridge
ANasl
The fire from the burning oil, when was sreweu 90
on the ice in every direction, speedily coIr with
and totally consumed the baggage and
every s0uI on board spreading from thence 70 h
sleeping gear which still remained on the TRACK VIC o.
SO nfers fortunately escaping in time some losing
clothes I'm the hasty departure. Inc passeneeI "t
employees In the remainder Of the train, mmedlaely VI.
feeling the shock ran out and the scene when met
eyes was of the most terrible Description lae Ioo
was completely covered with sheet OF haIle.
and in its midst, almost entirely enVelOpeuu' loS
the baggage and sleeping cars. The blazing on Ioo,
had doated along the ice, and Wnere the ico na9
broken on the surface OF the water TO where seVera
slnons and fishing boats lay frozen In, ana SET nIS
them but the Inhabitants of the vicinity e&tgusucu
the Aames The excitement usually attendant upon
sch scenes was witnessed Oh this OCCASION LOT
ono seemed cool and collected. One body, supposed 70
he that of Vosburgh the conductor, was pulled from to
sleepino car and presented sickenlng appearances
leg being consumed, and the rest OF the BODY 80 Oe
ened and eharred to DO unrecogniZaDe Inc
OF the express train seeing the impossplnty VI
avoiding a collision jumped of, having previously
advised the engineer to do the samei put tHe
latter refused, saving he would 60 on thIVusn
with his engine He must have been burned 10 dean as
he was preciptaed the midst OF the burning OIL LUG
bridge Is draw and the distance from IL 10 the ice Do
low was scarcely six feet. AS soon as pOsslpe 1c
manning sleepfng-cars and passenger-coaches weIo
detached and taken out Of danger one instance VI
markabe GOODNESS Is related gentleman occupylik
berth in the center OF the second seepngCar, on pe
aroused waited until he had completely dressed
i'm every particular, hunting up his oyershoes anu
putng them on before leaving, by which time inc lor'
ward end Vt the was in names.