, 1873-04-21
RAILROAD HORROR.

srourNoron, Ct, April lo.--Tho atcntnor Btoning-
tou arrived hers at about o'clock this morning.
Tl1ro wero about Ito passengers, who took tho 2ao
train from tta place for rovidonccu md boston. At
Richmond switch, dam across Email mfll.atrcntn
had leen carried awny, 1cting tho water from Enisn
Pond, which nuprllos tho power for gr1st-m, down
upon tho railroad bridge, located about 800 feet dis
tant, completely wnshng IL away. No ono nvci ncar
the pond, 10 that tho breaking away Of Tho dam WIS
not known until tho train thrown into tho oh1anl,
Ono Ok tho iron rails tho opposite track
was driven completely through tho engine. william
Guile, engineer, and George Edrdgo fireman. died At
teir poas and their cnrrcd romainB have boon akon
from tho wrcoked engine. Tho former leaves n
family,
Tho killed nro worry much dts0gnrod. Boyen bodies
hnyo been recovered. Conductor Orrin 0arlncr CO.
carel. T1lonnaa Nolan, Tho through brakeman, was
seriously injured In Tho thigh All tho ohor brakcmon
escaped with a.ght Injuries. The Killed. ns far ns rec
oguized In addition to those mcntionod arc: Albert
Alien, Providence Jerry Camoror, Boston ; John
Caihan, Now York.
There arc about thirty.Ave wounded, gomo Of whom
seriously. It Ia thought several boliea have been
washed down by tho atream, M the flood was probably
at tia height.
Tho engine made fearful lcep, passing oyer tio
ment.
rhreo passenger cars only wcro burned, two arst-
burned woro wlat rasoad mou Gull !" baRRago luta,"
Tho thrcc carp That contained tho baggage and e1prcss
Conductor Gardiner wss 1amned u petween @ the
aeata by tho shock but ayoldol double disaster by
hu signal angar for e @ mail ran 1 wBch W. wss s
bcllud and approaching ut rapld spool.
Jonas Holstrom apassongor, gives tho following ac-
liz was on tho icfi-hand aao Of tho roar end Of tho
chr, and in front Of him tho opposite side, near thn
ne was 20
ey hsPn .sns g. .aoe1 IF h'''S Ses,d s g %ns
them, # f. hex yess weuaasa, and S''''saSS hsla
resens & paessfnE ss ss:
was injured mud Hostrona and several others st
about to eftrsa9 hin md tho I've y9nne sud
instantly tho mass Of spuers fire, the harnea
fnshing through tho car a aehy ~ though thc wood
obliged ,!., to aes , for w theiF liyss, ana ~
fato and wero bufnod e death ii yery tcw mnutes
of Ills chr woro Known 10 have persisted, thousS qae
Just boforo the lire burat Into the car Hostrom and
o.hers were engaged IN prying up the stove which In
Tho bridge whero ths disaster happened Is between
30 aud ~ ieot wldo, and the depth Of tho chasm about
Tho storm swept away tho dam, audtho water in the
Ing away lilo rai1road bridge .nnd abutinents
which found nbout fifty rods below. The rails Mt
na s ''ss ass wsss ons ns R
tender leapcd tho chasn md landed on the opposite
slc. immediately behind were two crate cars, which
plunged Into thu opening, followed by aoeond-clasn
passenger car containing nu1nber Of cmigrnns, an.l
party Of sailors, belonging Ia Boston, who wero re-
esrs Il vas sncrcd Into e .n
the persona iusde wero tunhled into tho river and,
to ono ose'pi1n S;s wsro snsed nnurea
anl Thomns Nolan, Tho braaomau Tho nuxt car wns
tho ono IN Which Mr. Holstron waa seated. Behind
thta was another passenger cur md smoking car,
no a of sc w rS @ saea " c@ppg @ and
among tho passengers seoed to DO that the ro caught
from tho stove in tho car though It's work
vas dono 70 quietly thst the origin will probably never
No ono las yot arrived In Doaon who can give list
Of tho number killed, but the general easiato is from
t hs Mssss % %sess Gssss4 but
oiua,est T. aesnea nesesssTy Sy tho Coroner
Ssw Yonii, April I'D. 3: DaSeoek, 1ice.prcsldon'
Of tho stoningson Lfnc makes tho following state.
very very nlain. t'' Tho N' dam. iSo yaris,: above
's way ySga,nst AID gssepa,fa sfaon,s
overflow undermined the abutnionts. Thu bridge waE
| only 20 fcot span.
The wounded, mostly emigrnnts. hnvo been sont te
| hospital In Providence.
rho engineer died at his post, with his hand on the
! lhrottle-yalye.
Thero Will be no further interruption to travel
CLEVELAND, O., April l9.-Thc second section Of m
oil train on the Franklin branch OF tho Iako Shore
Railway into tho Of tho 1rat section, nea1
Huiley station, lust night. Ono locomotive was
wrecked, and thirteen loadcd oil cara md caboosez
| burned. Charles Smith, conductor, was slightly
burned about tho face and hands. The burning oil
1oated down in stream, and burned wagon-road
| bridge ha.f milo distant from tho trnck.