The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01

Delaware and Lackawana Railroad, near Paterson.
September 2o-rllree cars on Boston and Mon
treal Railroad thrown over embankment near Ian
November 15-Eneineer and several persons
killed by collision on Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad, near Duvans Blun Ark.
November i9.IThomas Northrop fell on train OF
pennsylvania Railroad. ut Monmouth Junction,
and was killed.
DeccHoer 0.-COlnSOn pennsylvania Rail-
road, near Mi1llin, Pa. Seven persons killnd,
December 22.-v.IPassenger train between Brock.
commenced TO burn. twenty persons Killed.. '"''
December "a. Collision on Achison and Santa Fe
Rail .,, near Newton, Kan. Conductor and
December M.--A train precpitated through A
tres oyer Goose Sc, Grssk near Twenty
December GA stock train In rear car OF
Orange county express run over H. M. nemmngs.
December Exclusion OF two freight trains on
Erie Railroad. near Bergen tunnel. Cars and con.
tents destroyed. o' 10 20 eflA l'-e
Fires in Canada In Is7s.
January s-Engne nous0and eleven locomotives
destroyed at Halifax, N. 3. -,,,
partially destroyed. The Ere for time ragged with
great fury, driving the nremen to shelter. The
patients $50 in number had to be removed rom
FsprgaTy 1-warerooms Of Boucher 4 Co..
February M.-New iron block, Toronto, occdpieG
by the heaviest merchants in the city, destroyed.
July ii.~Enott's warehouses, Ontario. Loss
100000 nl7I,-7T1 ~ 80, liz
.-..rp16sI6HS In the United states In ls7a,
January 2aExplosion Of kerosene At Carr Co.'s
February IA barrel Of powder exploded in
Philadelphia and set IRE 20 several. stores
| ROedell Jumped from third story window and wal
! fatally injured. tt
February H-At susquehanna depot Pa. IAN
engine exploded Patrick MCCOY brakeman and
| several others killed. Several were missing.
February lea woollen mill at Peterbor0 N: H.,
Ellen TrtoS an Spsratcr burned to eatS
March o6.-Nitr0glycerine explosion on P0ugh-
keepsie and Eastern Railroad. Several persons
April ia Kerosene lamp exploded in the oil
refinery, Delavan street, Brooklyn, caused by i'm
May 0.-Boiier OF steamer Rotary, or Old Point
Comfort. Chief Engineer William Walker, wife and
child and Sister-in-law killed.
During month OF August three persons lost their
lives in Brooklyn by explosion Of kerosene oil
lamps,
September l9.-Boler explosion at McCu llogh's
iron foundry Northeast Maryland.
o October s s-Boier explosion Ct , Suffolk Works.
November 16.-BOiler explosion, at BOWlsbur0,
Ohio Two men killed.
December 22.-Hot water apparatus In house OF
colonel Mouton. CINCINNATI, exploded. servant
girl fatally injured. nre
COAL MINE ACCIDENTS.
February 6-Damp mine casualty In Mitchell's
colliery, near Wllkesbarre, Pa. Three men killed.
July G, Goal mine on fire on line of Cleveland
smothered to DEATH
GeOrge-smOthercd In NewcOmbe's coal mine by
choke damp, near Evansville, Ind
December 29-Ilenry Williams fell GOO feet down
In the slope of ThomastOn colliery, near POttsvle
and was instantly Killed.
Fatal mining accidents are now u rare occur
renee 10 California.
Railroad Accidents in Great Britain.
Accidents on English railroads are perhaps more
frequent than In the United States 'Raway
Accidents meets the eye IN nearly every paper
that is taken mp but IN all cases the circumstances
are afterwards fully investigated by government
officer, and any delinquency proved against officers
or employees Is certain to be severely punished.
The most serious disaster during 1872 occurred on
the CALIFORNIAN Railroad, October 2, when eleven
lives were lost and large amount Of damage
done. It would be Impossible to give full list, but
few or the more i'm! Ortant collisions, &C., are
appended - con E.l Zee ~
January 4.--LocOmOtlve on Highland Railroad
exploded One man instantly killed and many
others wounded -H-
January i.-Benjamin Graves run over and killed
by train ON the London and Southern Counties
January i7.-Night mail train from London to
Manchester entirely destroyed by fire.
February 6.-ChaIles Ready and four wagons
forced over steep declivity by train on Midland
road.
February e.--Tnspector Williams, on same road,
February lO--ColIision on Great Western road
between two trains; several passengers wounded.
FEBRUARY Exclusion, owing to gross careless
ness, on North StarOrdshire rOad trans smashed
up
between two trains on London ROAD, near Bromley
March l2-Drivcr killed by being run over on
Northeastern line.
April 16.-JOhn jenkins killed by train at South
BermOndsey station.
May IA woman and child killed near Preston,
on the Manchester and Liverpool line.
May ll-COlIisiOn the midnight Scottish mail
at Darlington.
May l4.-serOus collision on the North British
line near Preston; cars wrecked.
September 2.-William Bulmer crushed to death
by two cars on Hockton and Darlington road.
september 7.-CollisOn at the RainbrO Hill juno
t0n, near worcester, ana several passengers seri-
Ously injured.
passing over him at the Blackboard station, London.
October l.-Train on Northwestern road run or
track and narrowly escaped collision with Colwith
October 2.-Collision on the Caledonia Railroad
at kirklesbridge. Engine driver and ten passen-
October 5.-Charles Fryer killed by a train on
Great Eastern road passing over him at Kittle
October 9.--Henry James Palmer killed on Metro
politan road.
October "a man killed at Brighton station by a
passenger train
November l2.-Thc Southeastern express train
to London running al full speed, when three miles
cars same day, q train going north from New
castle ran into an engine and destroyed number
November pa special train was thrown down
an embankmeht thirty feet deep at NantyglO, a
mining station. One man killed and all on board
injured. The train was mass OF ruins.
November 30.-Francis Freeman was instantly
killed on the Midland road.
November 30.-A melancholy accident occurred
at Mapeth to young woman named Jane Wilson.
She was on her way from Acton to be married, and
on the arrival or the train one OF the bridal party
jumped of the car. She followed, was thrown
down and crushed to death.
November 30.--TwO trains came in collision at
VQr nat q ifa and fvu..
passengers were injured.
December 1.James Judge was run and
Killed at Bolton by train on the Northeastern road
December 4.-COl!sion the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road at HelmabOre. Five cars broke TO
pieces and both engines damaged. Same night
Matthew Haw0rth, a signal man, was run over and
Killed by train from Manchester.