A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44612 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: December 6 1851 Article Description: Collision on Hudson River Railroad, Number of Passengers Injured, Several Cars Demolished List of Injured Passengers Article Text: Dec 4, 1851, about 7 p.m. a collision happened on the Hudson River Railroad several passengers injured and several cars dashed to atoms. Passengers Injured were: James H. Gilbert, residing at Haverstraw, New York, (proprietor of a brick-yard), was dreadfully injured about the head, arms and breast and is not expected to live David Munn, of Haverstraw, New York, was pitched upon his face and fractured his nose. Mrs Knight, of Haverstraw, New York, seriously injured and taken to the ferry then to her house. Mr Dean, a resident of Delaware County has his left arm crushed, which was subsequently amputated. John Davenport, a merchant residing at the city of Troy, New York, was severely injured and is now lying at Peekskill, beyond hope of recovery. Robert Case, residing at Newburg, Orange county, New York, had his thigh fractured. Henry Meeham, residing at Cold Spring, was thrown from a car, a distance of some 30 feet, and received a serious francture of the skull. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com