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The following is a statement of the date of each accident, the place where it occurred, the train, the cause and the extent of the injuries inflicted upon each person, and the name of such person, as far as the same can be given from the information in possession of the company:

1869.

NEW YORK CENTRAL DIVISION.

October 1. Philip Carr, a boy, standing on the track in Buffalo yard, was run over by engine No. 146 and had a leg and arm cut off.

October 6. Casper Ziller and Edward Gabbel, two children, were playing on the track in West Utica; were struck by engine No. 146; Ziller was instantly killed and Gabbel severely injured.

October 8. John Finlen, an employe, laborer, was walking on the track, two miles west of Savannah; was run over and killed.

October 8. Joseph Fixier, a boy, trying to get on a train to ride in the yard at Buffalo, fell and was run over by engine No. 147 and killed.

October 8. James Cornell, was walking on the track intoxi

cated, in Rochester; was run against and injured by train No. 25.

November 1. Alexander McCrahon, an employe, was run over and killed in Rochester by engine No. 31.

November 1. Mrs. Manahan, a deaf old lady, attempted to cross the track at Amsterdam; was struck by engine No. 260, with train No. 13, and injured.

November 3. John Bradt, an employe, brakeman, was injured at Syracuse while coupling cars.

November 3. Smith Taylor, an old man, was walking on the track near Auburn; saw a train approaching; stepped over on to the branch and was struck by a train going in an opposite direction and instantly killed.

November 3. Carl Foster attempted to cross the track ahead of the train at Manlius; being intoxicated, he fell and was run over and killed by train No. 24, engine 39.

November 11. William Halsall, an employe, switching cars at Rochester, fell from the top of a car in motion and was instantly killed.

November 13. Thomas J. Halligan, attempting to cross the track at Ilion, was struck and killed by engine No. 285 with New York express east.

November 17. Andrew Sinck, a boy, was standing on the track at Rochester; was struck by engine No. 163; had one arm cut off, and was otherwise badly bruised.

November 19. Hannah M. Boice was walking on the track one and a half miles west of East Creek; was struck and killed by engine No. 134.

November 22. George Rear jumped off the train at Tribes Hill; had an arm broken and internally injured; he was told that the train did not stop there.

November 26. Julius Adams, employe, track hand, working near Fort Plain, was struck and killed by engine No. 285.

December 7. William Roach was walking on the track near the tunnel, at Syracuse; was struck by engine No. 30, with train No. 19 west, breaking his arm and cutting his head.

December 8. George Adams, employe, brakeman, fell between the engine and cars at Utica, and was killed.

December 10. John Landoner, a deaf old man, was standing on the track at Rochester, and was run over and killed by some cars detached from a train.

December 14. Jane Kelly was walking on the track two miles east of Jordan; she was struck by an engine and killed.

December 18. Louis Droller, employe, was walking on the track at Rochester; was run over and killed by engine No. 154.

December 18. William Hackford, attempting to cross the track with a team at Geddes, was struck by engine No. 13 and killed.

December 20. Henry Haskins, an employe, switching cars at Rochester, was run over by a car and killed.

December 20. Elizabeth Kelly was walking on the track near Skaneateles, and was struck and killed by engine No. 61. December 20. Morgan Diamond was walking on the track near Schuyler crossing; was struck by engine No. 23, with train No. 20, breaking his leg and cutting his head.

December 21. John Stanton, an employe, while coupling cars at Rochester, was caught by the pilot of engine No. 35, and had his leg broken in two places.

December 21. George Plank, a brakeman, while coupling cars at Palatine Bridge, fell into a drain or slipped on the track; was run over and killed by the cars.

December 25. James McGraw, while attempting to get on a train, in motion, at Seneca Falls, fell and was run over by a car and killed.

1870.

January 7. Henry Rider, an employe, brakeman, while coupling cars at Canandaigua, got his arm caught and broken. January 26. Charles Cobb, a boy, walked off a car on night express, while in motion, near Fonda; got his foot so badly injured as to render amputation necessary.

January 28. James Powers was walking on the track near Oriskany, stepped off the south track to avoid a train coming east, and was struck and killed by engine No. 39 going west with express.

February 28. John S. Kenworthy, attempting to get on a train, in motion, in Schenectady, fell under the train and was killed.

March 7. Peter Lawrence, a drover, climbed to the top of a car and was struck and killed by a bridge west of Syracuse tunnel.

March 30. Philip Hand was intoxicated and walking on the track one mile east of the Syracuse tunnel; was struck and killed by engine No. 39.

April 1. Timothy Cahill was intoxicated and walking on the track near Verona; was struck and killed by engine No. 238.

April 6. William Cogonan, an employe, brakeman, was killed while coupling cars at West Albany.

April 11. John Souerborn, an employe, fireman, was instantly killed at St. Johnsville, by a collision.

April 11. Jacob Lisdell, an employe, brakeman, was killed at St. Johnsville, by a collision.

April 11. Isaac L. De Clerque, a locomotive engineer, had a leg broken and was otherwise injured by a collision at St. Johnsville.

April 13. Frank Ingersoll, a boy, was found on top of a car at Syracuse, severely injured; supposed he was struck when passing the tunnel.

April 18. Michael Brown was crossing the track near the rolling mill in Rome, and was struck and injured by train No. 6.

April 22. Jacob Seybolt was crossing the track with a team, at Geneva, and was struck by train No. 22, about the head.

April 22. William Leach was in a wagon that was crossing

the track at Geneva, which was struck by a train; he had an arm broken.

April 29. Albert O. Barnes was insane and had escaped from the insane asylum at Utica, and while walking on the track east of Oriskany, was struck by engine No. 254 and killed.

May 6. Luke Fox, attempting to jump on the cars at Rome, fell and was severely injured.

May 6. An unknown man was lying on the track near Verona; was struck and killed by engine No. 279.

May 14. Nicholas Strauss was lying on the track intoxicated, near Green's Corners; was struck and killed by engine No. 208.

May 18. William H. Myers, a child, attempted to get on a freight train at Utica; fell and the cars ran over one arm, which was amputated.

May 18. Charles Stowell, an employe, a brakeman, while attempting to swing himself up on to a freight car in motion fell, and the car passed over him and killed him.

May 18. Mrs. Madden attempted to cross the track in Montgomery street, Albany; was struck and killed by a freight car.

May 21. Michael Ennally jumped off the train, No. 34, at Pittsford, and fell under the wheels and had both feet crushed.

May 23. Jacob Dennis jumped off the train between Geneva and Oaks Corners, and had his shoulder broken and otherwise injured; he was intoxicated.

June 4. James Johnson, an employe, brakeman, was struck by Sauquoit bridge and severely injured.

June 20. Mr. Palmer was walking on the track near Ilion and was struck by train No. 1, west; had one leg broken and several contusions.

June 20. James Bottomley while attempting to get on to a freight train at Schenectady, was so severely injured as to require the amputation of one leg and one arm.

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