New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13


over 4O The accident is generally attrib-
uted 10 defective brake
THROWN DOWN AN EN1BANKMENT.
SPRING VALLEY, n Y. Aug. ia serious accident
occurred about half mile south of this place, on the
NsvJorsey and New-York Railroad at 3 O'Clock
this morning Train No. 10, consisting OF 4" COM
biued" freight and smoking car and passenger
car. was thrown from the track. An axle of the
tender truck broke aAd threw the cars down
twenty foot em5ankment. About forty passengers
were on board. bound for New-Yor&. The COM
bined car capszed and the remaining car
fell on the wreck. The scene that ensued
was one of great confusion. The passengers
who were uninjured were so frightened lthat it
was many minutes before they could 90 to the as
sstance of the wounded. OF the women on board
several who were uninjured swOoned from fright
The train men and the men on board finally went to
work with n will. and by the time aid arrived from
the village the wounded were all extucated from
the wreck Litters hastily constructed, and
those unable TO walk were conveyed 20 the house
OF David Ackerman. a hundred yards away
where they were made as comfortable as
possible under the circumstances. DIS. Dingman
and Wigtou were summoned, and they quickly be-
gan dressing the injuries. Fifteen persons are
known TO have been wounded, and there are several
who although considerably bruised. took the next
train Jersey City, hour later, unheeded ii the
existing confusion
NAMFs OF THE INJURED.
The following Is a list OF the persons injured
GRINDIE Mrs age forty-hve, of Glen Farm House,
Spring Valley. She is seriously bruised and cut
about the head and face.
HOLMAN Mrs age twenty-eight. of Grove-st., Jer-
sey City Injured internally.
POLHAMU-, Miss EMMA. of PrOspect-place. New
York. She rs cut about the head and face, ana Is
suffering IRON nervous prostratIon.
hrrfr- y 4 = lrAnr
ST., New-YOrk. Mrs. Schulthes Is seriously cut
about the head and lace. and has two commissions
SCnULTHIEs -, a little child of Mrs Schulthes.
one year. 1t Is cut on head and injured on
the shoulder.
sCorr. a brakeman age twenty-five His home is
NewYoTk City. He Is hurt the head aud his
ankle is sprained
SSTpEN, LAWRENCE A.. age thIrty-seven Of Spring
Valley. Mr.. Sneden Is bruised on the hips
VAN WAGNER, Mrs GEORGE, of No. 147i East Sew
enty-elghtb-st. ew-York, has several serious
contusOns about the face.
VAN WAGNER. an infant child Of Mrs. Van
Wagner Ii has a fracture or the ann.
WEsTERvELT. WILLIAM NJ. brakeman and conductor,
age thirty years. He is injured IN the hips and
spine. lie caught underneath the wreck |
and had fortunate escape his condition is
WuIrT. JOHN. brakeman age twenty-five, of
stony Point. He is suffering with contusiOns in
the face.
fireman. of Stony Point, has her collar bone frac-
tured
from stony POlnt. lh1S man is Rs0 |
suffering from a confusion on the forehead.
-. woman, of jersey City, and returned |
TO that place on the next tram. Her Injuries
slight.
-- daughter of the above. The child |
suffered only slight injuries also.
All the injured were thrown forward which ac- |
counts for the great number Of bruises about tne |
head. Westervel Mrs. Grndle and Mrs Schulthies
the principal sufferers
SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The scene of the accident is sharp curve where
the track leaves the hills. Had the train been
nIng at than moderate rate of speed the |
consequences would have been frightful As i was,
Spring Valley station had just been passed, and the
train was not fairly under way. The axle Of
the tender truck which broke had not been
IN use two weeks The breaking OF the axle un-
coupled the tender from the coach following, winch
was thrown from the track There were only Two
passengers In the combined car except the train men
and both were Injured The fall of the car follow
Ing was much broHen by the preceding car. The
engine and tender did not leave the track.
William Westervelr. the wounded brakeman, was
visited ton ght bv IHE IRlBUNTs representative,
and although suffering intense paiA frJm his lnlu-
Ties. he the following account OF the accident:
I've had just left Spring Valley and was round
ing ibe curve when the accident hapDened We We're
running al a moderate rate Of speed for llght
tram. / was standing IN that part OF the combined
car allotted TO local freight and baggage c0nvers-
IDg with three tour of the tram hands when the
engineer slgnalied down brakes. / ran out TO my
post and had gwen the brake waee one turn when
tue gave a great lurch and left the track. /
was hurled violently forward and fell beneath inc
ear amid heap Of stone and debris. he car crushed
me down. and tnen, on beng struck by the other
coach, rolled away from me TO one slde. was
stunned but did not realize that was Injured until
attempting to rlse lhe accident was an unavold-
able one
Mrs ,chulthies states that the first intmaton she
had Of danger a shock which threw her over
Two seats Tbs was followed by succession Of
shocks unit the car came 20 a stop.
Edward Wanmaker had charge OF the train, ana
Lew Conkln was the engineer. Inteuigehce OF @ tne
accident was mne 1lateiy Jeegraphed 10 cuperb- |
tendent Hasbrouck at Jersey CITY, and wreckinQ
uan was dispatched TO the scene. 1he train
was not seriously damaged, and IN two
nours all oOstructions were removed ana |
trains were running usual time. Supel1n- {
leIdent hasbrouck followed the wTecklDg tram I
Ahu ousisd himself caring for the injured passen-
gers. Every possible attention was shown 10 them,
sud they Will remain the guests OF the railroad
tonpsny until so lar recovered as TO 90 10 their
aoues. . Superintendent Has6rOuck says the acci- J
sI u1AI "s unavoidable and that the tram men are
paiheiess The axle of the tender was new. having
was flaw the iron not perceptibie to the eye.
Iue curve was rounded la such manner that the
wG@A axe was put 70 severe strain and being un-
soe 10 stand the test broke. Three Ike break
u2"hs nave occurred within the past few monthsone
mneh the engine and tender ere standing on a sid
u A Hopkins late general ma nager of the road, {
sstees with Superintendent Hasbrouck IN regard to
"ns ma ture OF the accident
s, mes 10 length. extending from jersey Clty 10
y'oIy y"'y Iolnt ~ \. 1t 10 controlled by the New
n noIs Lake Erie and Western Railroad. It's bnsi-
ness mainly passenger traic It's patrons liying
Tong the line and doing busIness in New-lork.
eunsteiy the disaster happened TO the early q
,h n, when carried only few passengers This Is
road. - q
INQUIRIES IN JERSEY CITY.
'hH STATEMENTS OF BRAKEMAN - NOTHING \
LEARNED AT TIE RAILROAD oFFicF. {
a mBUNE reporter called at the Office OF the I
NeH jersey and NeW-YOrh Railroad Company, IN