Railroad Accidents

... president John Quincy Adams and Cornelius Vanderbilt, who later made a fortune in railroads, were aboard. May 6, Norwalk, Conn.: New Haven Railroad train ran through an open drawbridge and plunged into the Norwalk River. 46 passengers were crushed ...



via Norwalk Newswire http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001450.html