The New York herald., 1872-12-27

these ran hastily into the other, where there wero
seven ladies and little girl. The ladies behaved
with great coolness and kept their places until the
danger actually drove them forward. Mr.. b. H.
Lambert, OF 81 Fifth avenue, New York, passen.
ger on the train, was standing on the rear car
platform when he saw the freight train approach
ing. Surmising what the result would be, he
jumped and ran along to the front waving his hands
and halloing to the engineer or the Orange county
express to move on little. But this official either
did not see or hear Mr.. Lambert or his train was
s'nck fast and could not be promptly move" ="
go. :, VIC ,.u,xm. !. a., vu,cais 70 stop its prog
enoI's rnsn they did all that was possible for
IssS tnougn -nt succeed In time to avoid
.nem tn 10 40 dld ~ 'he slipperiness OF tho
sae mes collision. owing to go what they did, no
doubt doubt the record OF life lost would be ,kihdy
tlan IS now reported by Mr.. Lambert, who 1t
called at the HERALD oiice yesterday ana ma
Tested his appreciation or this Journals enterprise
IN trying TO get the first and most reliable news OF
every sort by volunteering this Information.
A PROMINENT MERCHANT INJURED pkTALLY
Fortunately, only one man was fatally Injured.
thongh several received scratches and bruises.
which which, however, did not ncapacitate them from
pursuing their journey aud attending to their bust
ness. The injured gentleman Is o Mr.. Lewis Her
nance, q wealthy citizen OF Kingston and an osncer
OF the Kingston iron works. Mr.. HermanCe IL ID
large and powerfully built man. weighing probably
two hundred pounds, and is between 6fty live ans
sixty years OF age. He was sitting in the passenN
ger car last but one and was wcdged in between
the debris OF the two cars. A large piece Of broken
iron tno pierced the eshy part Of his right thigh near
tat ne could not be extrcated until the train was
moved forward few feet. Even then II was wlItI
great dillculty that the impaled gentleman was ro
leased. Dr. Lawrence, OF Mddlctown, who was -
passenger on board, rendered medical services to-
Mr.. Hefneance, buy the latter bed very freely from
his wound. The cushions OF the seats were torn
up and placed on door and falling so get the in
Jured man into the drawing room car ne was thus
borne from the place OF the accident to Jersey City
and placed in a h0Spltai there. He is so badly in
jured that there is scarcely probability OF his
surviving Mr. Hermance was prominent man
in Kingston and his loss will be deeply felt there.
DELAYS on THE RAILROAD SNOW AND ACCIDENT.
The broken train was delayed at the place OF the
accident about an hour. The worst damaged car
was left behind, but the other brought forward
to Jersey City The snow has drfted so deep AZ
both ends OF the Bergen tunnel that outgoing and
incoming cars must wait until extra locomotives
are brought TO help them out and in. The delay
thus caused by the accident and at the tunnel
therefore brought the orange express into Jersey
City four hours behind time. IL was due there Ut
1ftyfyc minutes past nine A. nj. IL reached there
only ut fiity-hye minutes past one r. NJ. No blame
s attached TO the Erie management or to tho
officials on the injured trains for the accident and
The delay. The head light of the locomotive at
Jached to the freight train was carried away By
The collision, but otherwise IL was not materially
damaged. Thankful that the disaster aNd los5 OF
life are not greater we have to add this to the fear
ul record OF railroad accidents which have recently
aiken place In different parts OF the country. All
Along the line OF the Erie Railway the snow Is
several feet deep, and in places it has drlitca
almost as high as the trees. Travelling by ratf
Hlll therefore, probably be slow and uncertatn
While this snow storm continues.