New-York tribune., 1872-07-05
RAILROAD DISASTERS.

FRIGHTFUL COLLISION or TIE SOUTH SIDE
RoAD-A CONDUCTORS BLUkDER-TEN PER-
SONS INJURED.
A serious casualty occurred on the South
Side Railroad near Hibbards Station, yesterday after
noon At o'clock the accommodation train
which left South Eighth-st., Brooklyn, E. d" at
l:45. ran into passenger train from
Rockaway, wrecking both engines, crushing several
cars and InjuTing six eight passengers The east
ward bound train under the charge OF Conductor
Rabone and Engineer Scott, and should not have left
Bushwick until the arrival Of tho other ran the rules
Of the company requiring that westward
bound trains, on reaching Hibbard's Station, and
not having passed eastward-bOund trains on double
track las called for by time table,, shall proceed after
having waited four minutes (his time being allowed for
variation Of watches, and such eastwardbound trains
must not leave Bushwick until such westwardbound
trains have arrived. are q minutes late"
Conductor, RathbOne, however, hoping TO reach tho
switch in time, although having but eight minutes
in which to make the run-abOut four miles
started his train and hurried forward, to meet
the westward bound train just leaving the switch,
at point where n long hides the view of the road
for considerable distance. nagman stationed at the
switch discovered the eastward-bOund train, and sig
nailed TO the train from ROckaway, which had begun TO
back when it was struck by Rathbones engine The loco
motives together with great force and both were
nearly demolished.
On learning that there prospect Of an accident
many OF the passengers attempted to umpf0m the cars
and all accidents which occurred are believed TO nave
happened in this way. The following persons were in
jured:
Herbert A. Putnam age %, residing at No. 80 East
Thirty-second-st., New-York leg crushed ~,
Darius williamson, age ~, OF No a south fhstS'''
Brooklyn, l.. D.. Lee fractured badly.
Cementina williamson age IL; leg broken ,
Bridget Cox, 49, living at EyeTgieen-ave' ana
Humboldt-st. Brooklyn, foot crushed.
An unknown woman and her were badly crushed.
Mrs. Nelson Row OF No, 202 Grandst BrOOkyn,i- d.,
ad hnth lprl
DIS LOretz and Brady Of Brooklyn ana DrtecuVe
Frost TOOK sPTI @ sdn @a Tgn mpeI ed S To b
and received bad cut oyer the eye but was hot one
superintendent Douglass cleared the road in about fvo
hours that there will be no interruption OF aye To-
day According to MIR. Douglass, Conductor RathboDc
was blame violating the rule above gwen, his at
tempt 10 reach the switch having been noticed ana COM
lnented upon in the yard AT Bushwick.
Zacharldh H. Wayor OF Detroit Mich, who is visiting
at No. lOi Hallst, Brooklyn called at Police Head
quarters and made tine following statement:
! was a passenger Oh the Rockaway train; we lett
Rocaway at iO5 p ran down to last station before
Bushwick ran side track part Of the train was
on the main track we then stopped and sent out red
flag after this started again Just as we were under
motion looked from window and saw another uSin
coming; got out of the car as quickly
as possible and ran back 90 feet dnGd lTGnl
aud noticed the other train 400 yards OFF, it was tram
from Wilamsburgh, and was gong AT tne rate ot 40
miles hour and kept up that speed until IL ran me
the ROckaway train: soon as the collision occurred
walked BACK % The trains and found an old LADY ias
caught between the platforms could place the blame
S Gsh9T a RefGn o4 STOPPING thTa % the
agand then starting ahead upon the main track instead
OF backing upon the track could not see now the
other train blame for II was on time and we were
behind time; afterward said to our conductor; You
don't call this an accident hope T. he shook his hand
al me- made reply, and ran of into the fields there
was young who died from his injuries
AN ENGINEER sCALDED.
HUDSON, July 4-The 2:3O train from Albany
this morning. the Boston and Albany Railroad ran
off the track in consequence Of misplaced SWITCH at
I .iiaaNp afnf
William Cettis the engineer. seriously injured Dy
the escaping steam. The train delayed six hours.