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=44602 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: November 29 1851 Article Description: Five at Boston Railroad Accidents and Loss of Life Matters in Utica Article Text: On November 4, 1851, on the outward passage of the steamer, Captain Crockett, of Portland, Maine, was lost overboard. **************************** Matters in Utica, Wednesday Nov 26, 1851, William Russell, a merchant and brother of the postmaster, died suddenly at Hamilton, Madison county, last evening Nov 28, 1851. ********************************** Boston, Friday November 28, 1851. On the Rutland and Vermont railroad yesterday, when near Rutland the freight train was thrown down an embankment because of a misplaced switch. The fireman was killed and Mr Taylor, the conductor had his leg broken. Last evening the engine and forward car of the train from Newton was thrown off the track of the Worcester Railroad, by a heavy iron rail being maliciously placed on the line. One hundred passengers narrowly escaped death. The five o'clock train from Milford last evening, ran over an Irishman, killing him instantly. Yesterday before noon a train on the Branch railroad, between Salem and Lawrence, ran over a sleigh containing a gentlemen and several children. The gentlemen and one child were instantly killed. We cannot learn their names. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com