Passengers and crew of a New York Central passenger train had a fortunate escape when a broken rail on a curve derailed three passenger cars and sent them down a twelve foot embankment about a mile and a half from Auburn, New York. The cars suffered heavy damage but remarkably no-one was killed or fatally injured, although some passengers suffered severe bruising and broken bones. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Railroad Accident at Auburn," Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, October 28, 1865, p. 92.
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Crime/Disasters