Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-09

to their best eXerons to prevent the passage of
any law by congress which viii interfere with the
present occupation of the Indian territory by the
Indian Inhabitants thereof
Resolved, further that the efforts of the present
national administration TO introduce justice, honesty
and Cancellation in dealing with the Indians meets
bly,.
The RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR SPRING
FIELD.-The Springfield Republican gives the
following particulars of the accident to the
night train from Boston to New York, yester-
day morning:
can accident which narrowly escaped most
disastrous and frightful consequences occurred
at about a quarter pasr one O'Clock this morn
ing to the owl passenger train from this city for
New York. The train was late in arriving from
Boston, and left for New York at ten minutes
past one-fortv minutes behind time. While
running at the rate of only about fifteen miles
an hour, in passing around the curve below
Warmers pistol factory, some two miles from
the depot, the engineer perceived that there was
trouble behind him and Immediately applied
the Westinghouse air-break to the whole train,
and this preeaution probably prevented very
serious disaster 1t is peculiarly of this brake
that it continues TO act on train although the
engine may be broken away from it.
In this instance the engine and Adams express
car had passed the obstruction, which proved TO
be a broken rail, when they were suddenly de-
tached from the rest Of the train, The four cars
next behind them suffered the worst of the ac-
cident These were the postal car, the baggage
car, the smoking car, and an ordinary passen-
ger car. All these went down the embankment
upon the ice of the river, which happily did not
break through, and were completely wrecke ed.
The mail car instantly caught fire from the stove,
and the whole OF large and probable valuable
mail, save two registered letters, was destroyed
with the car.
Most OF the passengers were comfortably set
tied for sleep, and there was, of course, great
excitement at such sudden and frightlul stop;
but there was no panic, such as often happens in
moments OF great peril, and few OF the alright
ed screams which are usually reported on such
occasions. The passengers who were not in-
jured Immediately sprang to the assistance of
those who were, and, as the danger from fire be-
came quickly evident, every possible means were
taken to see that no wounded persons remained
in the wreck. There were rumOrS at one time
that man was killed who was not discovered
and got out, but those who had the best oppor-
tunity for judging say that no lives were lost.
Behind the four cars which rolled down the en-
bankment were four sleeping cars, all of which,
thanks to the air-brake, remained on the track,
although some of them stopped almost on the
verge of a sharp declivity some thirty feet high,
The passengers were saved from any suffering
or Inconvenience from cold by the heat from the
burning car, the light of which attracted many
persons in that vicinity to their relief. FOrtu-
the passenger train from New York arriving OPP
portunely in about three-quarters of an hour,
the passengers, both injured and uniniured,
were taken aboard aud brought to this city.
dispatch from Springfield says:
Altogether there were not more than ten or
twelve persons injured, and it is believed none
fatally. Among those hurt, mostly by bruises
and wounds, are Admiral De Rohn of England,
back and side; VIM. Kennedy of Hartford, very
badly cut in the head; Matthew NJ. Coughlin OF
Hartford, arm and head; Z. L. Forbes of Troy,
N. Y, head; L. E. Thompson, 0ruise; James
McGann of New Haven, generally bruised; Har-
low Tinkham of this city, conductor, badly in
jured internally.
1t is wonderful that none were killed, and the
Westerhouse air brake probably saved an awful
slaughter. Immediately after going off the mail
car caught fire and was destroyed, with a large
amount of mail matter.
BY the burning of the mail car attached to the
train, it is estimated that from twelve 10 fifteen
thousand letters were destroyed, there being four
or five thousand for New York city alone. All
matter mailed for localities south of Springfield
was destroyed, with the exception of two regis
tered letters which were lying on the clerks
desk at the time OF the accident, and which he
instnctively grasped as he made his escape from
| the car.