The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-15
THE ACCIDENT AT JORNSTOWl
A Bridge Containing a ThOusan(
People Gives Way.
Men, Women, and Children Precipitated
Distance of Thirty Feet.
Thirteen Killed, and Many Seriously
Injured.
Part OF the Presidential Party Remain tC
Aid in Rescuing the Sufferers.

JOHNsTowN, September IA most distressing
catastrophe occurred at JohnstOwn this morning,
by which thirteen persons were killed. ninety odd
badly injured, and a larger number bruised and
slightly hurt. In expectation OF tue special tram
containing the Presidential party, large number of
people, probably three thousand in ALL had gathered
in and about the depot at this place. to tender the
usual salutations. Near the depot IS an old canal,
over which was double crossing with q sor5 of
cover, fifty feet square between.
Upon this structure or bridge some eight or nine
hundred people had coDgregated, large number of
whom were women and children The centre part
was dc nseiy packed, and must have contained at
least tour hundred people. The train had hardly
stopped when the centre part gave way with a tre-
mendous crash, precipitatlng the entire party IN
headlong mass, some thirty feet Hardly had the
noise OF the falling tlmbers and the shreks of the
terrified peop above ceased, when the groans OF
the dying and the screams OF women and children
came from the awful wreck below.
Ali who had escaped injury proceeded at once to
extricate the sufferers, VINO we're piled one upon the
rods Several of the Presidential part assisted IN
removing the dead aud injured, among whom were
Marshal OBeirne Mr. Murphy, Mr. Gadwalader,
and myself. The President and General Grant were
exceedingly distressed and were very anxious that
the SPECIAL train should stop over an hour to afford
as much and as possible. but the Conductor stated
that arrangements made for meeting trains the
road precluded the possibility OF carrying into effect
the Presidents humane wish, and after few
minutes the train started of. The party above
alluded to, however remained, and rendered good
deal OF assistance tor nearly two hours.
The poor Vicums-men, women, and children
were dragged ont from the ruins, several of whom
had been crushed to death by falling tImbers but
killed and wounded were of the laboring class. Mr..
Metzger, one of the killed was proprietor of the
hotel, and was quite wealthy; and M IS Letitia Can
non was the belle of the town and graduated at the
head of her class on Tuesday last. Ihe scene was
one OF indescribable horror Che groans of the
wounded, and the screams and tears OF mothers,
wlVes sisters, ana daughters was the saddest sight
/ ever saw 1 believe l succeeded IN getting the
names OF all the killed and seriously Injured, which
/ transmit as follows: The following are the names
OF those killed. and OF those pronounced past re-
coVery:-
LIST OF KILLED OR FATALLY WOUNDED.
John Parvet, killed outright; Mrs Welch, crushed
to death; Margaret DAVIS killed lnstantl Erauk
Debert dying; Henry Metzgar, killed instantly;
KeTk, dying; Nathaniel Duncan, killed; Lizzie
StObert crushed 10 death; samuel Mansell, dying;
Lette Cannon, killed; Mrs. Martha DiOntire, can
not recover; John Marsh and httle girl unknown,
crushed to death.
THE BADLY WOUNDED.
| John Weeklands; John Jelly, spine injured
John Cairnes face crushed; John johnson, badly
hurt; Mary Trowbert badly hurt; Mary Richards,
| BADLY hurt; Robert Richards both legs broken;
John White, badly injured Michael McNamy, thigh
roken; Miss Blenshaw, leg broken; Henry Waters,
skull tTacI ured Reverend Mr.. Agnew, badly hurt;
crushed; Mrs Carson lleg broken and spme injured
| Dennis Watson, leg brokeni Mrs. Myers badly
bruised about face and body; Elizabeth Graham
hurt; John Fisher, spine injured John Fredericks,
| lady hurt; DIR. Sheridan, badly hurt Samuel
ionng leg broken; William Baker, lace crushed
lanes lanes Bayley, badly hurt; Lewis Banner, mp mp
Drokeni Lizzie Harris both legs broken; Mrs. Frnm,
injured internally; Mrs Lewis, injured internally
NILS mis-; fsrsy injured internalyj Cyrus Little, badly
huIti Mrs Fend, badly injured; Mary Quin, leg
pI9kenj Mr Ormer, hurt IN shoulder; Mr. Hunt,
Pmaaly pIplsedi Barbara Greis, severely hurt; Mr..
DobL nDs fractured; Tim Hunt badly bruised (;
Daniel Cartwright, contusions; Christian Trobert,
hurt IN mead and sdej j. Is. McWright nose cut Off
Danlel SiLis, hnrt In head and leg; Thomas Lemer,
injured; William Mitchell injured In back; William
Young, both legs broken and hurt internally; MTe,