New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-21
NETWORK, MONDAY, APRn 81, 1873.

car and ran in search Of a red light, to signal
the mail train which only ten minutes behind US.
The night was dark and nothing but mass Of broken
timber could be Suddenly the cars which hlled
the chasm caught Gre and then In the light Of the burn
ing mass saw dozens of struggling 10 clear them
selves from the wreck. while shrek upon shrek filed
the air. saw two crushed between two seats, and
succeeded in reaching them, but driven away by
the flames.
Thomas Nolan Of Boston sitting IN the FIRST pas
senger car NJ the time OF the disaster He the only
person in the car just falling into doze when
the shock occurred. The in which he was sitting
was precpitated the stream. and he stunned
and received fracture OF the thigh. Upon recovering
CONSCIOUSNESS he succeeded In crawling through the
window; and then helped out Of the wreck
Thomas Haleck. the conductor Of drawing-room car
on the New-York and Boston Road, furnished the fol-
loving information concerning the accident: The
stream into which the train hurled very mar
row. and the bridge accordingly short line 20 feet in
length would probably span the chasm At a short dis
lance above this bridge IL mill dam, by means Of
which the water in the shallow stream s utilized, and
furnishes motive power Cor quite an extensive mill IN
the immediate vicinity. This dam is not more than 100
feet distant from the railroad bridge. During the morn
ing OF Saturday, probably between and o'clock, the
stream, slightly swollen by recent rains, proved too
strong for the dam and 1t carried away IL swept
fOrcby through the 100 feet intervening between its
former location and the bridge and striking with oil ts
force the abutment the bridge carried IL away Had
the bridge toO gone with the abument the accident
might been averted but the bridge was there as
usual, and there nothing TO indicate that Its
support had been swept away, and that only
an iron rail bound 1t 70 the shore The
train, plungng along at the rate OF nearly
40 miles hour, dashed upon the bridge with no warn
ing OF danger and the first touch OF the immense
weight upon the umbers the bridge went down with
crash The speed at which the train was running was
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found on the opposite bank. The tender WAS broken
from the engine and went down into the bed Of the
stream followed by the foremost cars OF the train or
these baggage generally occupy the mt place.
on the steamboat trains the baggage cars arc generally
the ordinary fat cars, upon which small -FOUR wheeled
carriages or crates they called, are drawn d.
recty from the steamer at stonngtOn. To the fact that
these ears were in the front Of the train DOUBTLESS
many of the passengers owe their lives, as
these cars, going directly to the bottom, hned
ND the space which otherwise would have swallowed
the passenger themselves IL is stated Dy ono
present at the disaster, that in 10 minutes from
the tine the bridge fell the entire train IN
the river was wrapped in flames. As the
bridge went down beneath the Iocol9ouye e .n
of rails projecting from the farther SIDE over te
stream was with terrible force directly INTO we
boiler, driving the steam out anu lnLoM.hg V 3 w
re-doOr. To drive train 40 miles an hOur an immense
quantity Of steam Is required, ana the Whole volume OF
flame from the fre-box was probably thrown instan-
taneOusiy the VINO Stood AZ thelI pustS Inc
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while some were doubtless mangIed ana kHleu oy TIC
shock. - -
bridge builder who viewed the scene OF the wreck
on Saturday announces that the foun'ations or me
bridge were very improperly and uusafeiy aid Dehs
placed directly the bed Of the stream whereas they
sboud nave laid much deeper surcr ana fneI
foundation should have been prepared pS TIE l'nh Vi
piles
OFFICIAL TELEGRAMs.
The following kilograms are from the con-
ductor OF the wrecked train and The YicePredent OF
the Stonington Line;
KINGSTON. April 10. 1873.
A. A. FOLSOM Superintendent OF ne Boston ana Irori,
denoe Ratroad: Ben. smith, the ticket agent, Is ~
rr-ssf ~ the grs-'.g
other car bout Is or persons burned TO death
Quite a number are wounded.
sToyrvGToY, Conn, April a. have lust returned
from the scene OF The disaster. SO FAR only I'VE paisen
gers and two employees have been,fouDd Killed The cause
OF The accident pam. The dam, $50 yards ABOVE
the bridge, gave way, and precipitted pile OF unDet
against fhe abutments Of the bridge, Whlen formed
anos her dam and the overflow undermined the abut-
nents The bridge was only feet span. The wounded,
mostly emf grants have been sent u the hospital III
PROVIDENCE The engineer died N his post with his hnnd
on the throttle valve There viii be no further nleI-
ruptlOu ~ travel. ~ .. oAbSOSA-