Rail.ROad Collision.
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At half past 5 o'clock on "Wednesday
afternoon, serious collision took place
on the Boston and Albany Rail- Road, q
short distance from Chester village, 2l
miles this side Of Springfield.


The passenger train was coming in, and
the freight train going out (for Boston.
They encountered each other, the latter
under full speed.


The collision was frightful. both loco
motives ran into each other, smashing them
into a thousand pieces. Four cars two
on each train, (the post-office expires, and
baggage cars Of the passenger train, and
two freight cars, were also entirely de-
molished. The greatest alarm and confu-
sion prevailed; the wreck was scattered in
every direction; the mail bags and their
contents and the express packages were
thrown along the track, torn open and
otherwise damaged; and the -four aud 9th.
er commodities Of the freight train thrown
down the bank, broken in pieces, and the
flour scattered around.


It was soon discovered that four per.
sons were seriously injured, though it j:
hoped that but one was fatally hurt.


That, was Patrick, fireman on the pass
enger train, whose leg was broken, his
shoulder dislocated, and he was otherwise
injured. He has been on the road eve,
since its opening, was industrious, reliable
and much respected. Little hopes Of hi.
recovery was entertained.


James Russell, mail agent, leaped from
his car and was badly bruised.
Samuel Dennis, G. Springfield, baggag,
master, was taken from under the wreck
Of the locomotives and cars, badly, but i
is believed not fatally hurt. His escape
as well-as that Of Russell, was almost mir.
aculous.


The loss to the Rail- Road Com pany i.
large, and to Thompson's express cousid.
cradle.


1t is remarkable that not single pass.
enger was injured; the intervening bag.
gage and express cars (Which were des.
troyed) serving no doubt as protection
Mr.. Witt, who returned from the scene
of the accident in the train to-day, about ]
o'clock P. NJ, informed US that the mel
injured, as detailed above, are all doin,
we'll, and it is not expected that any deatf
will result from the collision.
The two locomotives, which were near.
ly new, are, it is estimated, damaged {,
to the amount of $4,000,