The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-03
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WONDERFUL ESCAPE FROM DEATH.--PougE.
keepae, N. T., June 8.-0ne OF the mos.
wonderful escapes from death ever recorded
In the history of railroads occurred near the
i,Lfated New Hamburg drawbridge, on the
Hudson River railroad, at twenty minutes
past 10 o'clock last night. just before that
hour James Carter, who works for Mt.
Faulkner in the brick yards near New liam
burg, was walking up the track towards
tbat station aud about a mile south OF II.
Upon his back he Carried an empty. trunk.
Looking ahead he suddenly discovered a tram
| coming south on the same track on when ne
| was walking north. 1t was close upon hlm,
and he had TO hurry to get out OF tue
war. In doing so, and not thinking oil
any other danger, he jumped aside to the
east track, just as the second Paclhc
express came along bound north. The
latter train was five or ten minutes
behind time and was running like lightning.
| The locomotive was the same one which ran
| into the draw on the memorable Gth OF fep,
| ruarv. The engineer saw the man, ana
whistled for brakes and shut of steam at tue
| same time, but without success. engine
| struck Carter with full force and hurled MN
| and bis trunk at least twenty feet into thea1r
and lust a trile ahead Of the locomotive, so nal
| when he alightcd he fell upon the pilot ana
| the trunk fell upon the platform and under
the headlight, knocking oil the brass slgna!.
LIGHT. The fireman of the engine crawled
| out of the window of the cab, and hurrylng
| along the railing to the front of the locon'o-
five, found the trunk as stated, and looking
over it and down upon the pilot discovered
the man jolting along on the iron bars, head
| doyuUards. near the track, but not touching
it, and with feet hanging over the heavy
| beam to which the pilot is attached. His coat
| had caught in the draw bar, and he was held
n securely a. if in Il wise. To make things
| doutfyssurc the fireman seized him and held
on wisaya death grip till the train stopped at
| New Hamburg station, when Dan CarrolI,
the night watclman at the station, and the
| fireman and engineer removed him. He was
| entirely unconscious, and when the express
| lett. the engineer and fireman supposed he
was diving. The station folks, as soon as the
train dclnrted, hurried to DR.. DoWningS re-
sidcncc. a long distance of, who did not ar
| rive till = A. VI. Upon examining the body
not 4 bone was found broken, nor were any
cuts visible. Upon the moustachc were
spots of blood, but they must have come
from the nose, as no abrislons OF the SKIN
were found anywhere. AS the examination
was proceeding, Carter suddenly returned 10
consciousness, and, with IL halt-idlotic stare,
wanted to know how far be was from Hugh
s~onrille, his destination.
He could not remember anything about
being struck by the train, and complained Of
bruises and pains in his left leg, but no hurts
were found there. He was conveyed to the
| place he wished to go to, DR.. Downing deem
ing him entirely out of danger. This morn
ing his condition was much improved, but
Inc is very sore. 1t was certainly Il rennarka-
| bic affair, and the details cannot be cXagge-
rated. All the surroundings were of il fear
full character. His clothes were torn in many
places, and his hat and one shoe were ound
bv the side of the signallight south OF the
draWbridSc.