Rhode Island American And Gazette

A singular and unfortunate accident happened yesterday on the New Castle and Frenchtown road. In the line proceeding to Baltimore from the locomotive fell upon the baggage-car, and set fire to a lady's bandbox, and in short time, from the rapidity of the motion and force of the current of wind, the whole car was in combustion. Much baggage was destroyed, some valuable jewelry damaged and injury done to a large amount of bank notes going to Baltimore from one of our banks. We are sorry to learn, in addition, that Mr. Binney and Mr. Sergeant, our eminent townsmen, who were among the passengers, suffered the loss of the clothing in their trunks and have been obliged to return. Their papers were rescued. No steamboat was found at Frenchtown, owing, no doubt, to the ice in the rivers. If coal should be employed in the American locomotives, no danger of accidents of this nature would remain. It is used universally on the British rail roads.—National Gazette.