St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-08
Fearful Railroad Accident.

A freight train bound south on the
Hudson River Railroad. in attempting
to cross to the third track between
Tarrytown and Irvington, at about ten
o'clock Friday morning, mounted
rail aud ran off the track. Just then
the northward bound Saratoga train,
which left New York at 9 a. M, came
along, when the engine of the freight
train struck the baggage car and dis
abled or wrecked every car in the train.
1t came near being terrible slaughter.
The first car of the freight train came
in contact with baggage car OF the
express train, which was passing at
that moment at the rate of forty miles
an hour. 1t crashed through the side
of the baggage car, tearing off all the
upper part and driving some OF the
timbers through the front windows OF
the front drawing room car, in the first
compartment of which were seven per-
sons. The freight car was thrown back
by the collision and returned only suf-
ficiently to Craze the remaining cars of
the train, which consisted of four draw
ing-room cars and one ordinary pas
senger car. The side of the first car
was scraped very closely. all prOjec-
lions in the wood work being torn off
and windows broken entirely out.
The heavy plate-glass was broken into
fragments, many of which were hurled
into the car with great violence, injur-
ing several of the passengers. The re-
manning cars suffered little, and of the
two hundred and fifty passengers on
the train none were hurt except those
in the first car. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
were with party of friends en- route
to Saratoga. A piece of wood from the
baggage ear was hurled through the
window, felled them to the floor, strik-
ing Mrs. Warren over the right eye and
temple. breaking the bone. At late
hour Friday night she was in very
critical condition. Mr.. Warren receiv
ed scalp wound. He was knocked
senseless and knew nothing of the af-
fair until restored to consciousness.
Congressman Smith Ely was on the
train but escaped injury. John Nos-
burg. a baggage-man from New York
to Buffalo. was going up III the express
Il deadhead to Albany, and was sitting
i'll the baggage van. He received ter
rihle injuries about the head, and was
removed on a stretcher to TarrytOwn
and cared for at the hotel. His death
is momentarily expected. The brake
man of the freight train, name I'M
known. was also fatally injured. The
engineer and fireman of the freight
train jumped from their engine and
saved their lives almost miraculously.
About thirty passengers of the Sarato-
ga express train, all prominent New
Workers. were injured, good many Sc
riously, but not too badly to he remov-
ed by special ears to Saratoga. The
scene was simply indescribahle. Main
ed men and women made the best of
their way along the track to larry
town, from whence dispatches an
nOuncing their safety We're sent i'll ev-
cry direction. Two ladies were
brought out of drawing-room car.
bleeding from wounds in the head and
in fainting condition. 1t was thought
at first that these ladies had been kill
ed, and the first rumors were very
much exaggerated. The accident oc-
CURED i'll exactly the same way as the
New Hamburg disaster, i'll which the
brother of NOshurg, one of the victims
of Friday, was killed by jumping off a
baggage car.