The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-16
THE ERIE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

Five KILLED and Large Number
Wounded - CulpRbIe and Criminal
Negligence.
The telegraph gave q brief account of a terri
bic and fatal accident that occurred near Erie
on Tuesday afternoon, 10 the express train from
Buffalo to Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Clarke Warren
of Cleveland, who was on the train, has commu-
nicated to the Herald of that city the following
particulars:-
''The accident occurred near Wesleyyille
about o'clock in the afternoon The train con
sisted of five coaches filed with passengers and
ave baggage and express cars, and was little
behind time, to make up which it was running
at the rate. of forty miles an hour, on a down
grade. At the point OF the accident workmen
were engaged in repairing the track and had
taken out two rails. They must have known, or
II they did not, they should have known. that
the train was due at that time, but no signal was
sent to warn the approaching train of the danger
until 1t was heard coming laundering around a
curve, only few rods from where the rails hal
been removed, when q man rushed M the track
swinging his hat The engineer reversed his
engine, the brakes we're put hard on, and eyery-
thing done to check the headlong speed of the
tram: but 1t was too late. The train reached
the fatal spot, and plunged into the tran laid
Tor ~ oy the gross and criminal neglect of the
Worsmen. The train was thrown do Yn an en-
bankment some ten or fifteen feet, breaking
some of the cars into fragments and pilinS
them up into a confused mass.
The first and second passenger cars were the
most injured, but the whole train was more or
less damaged. Mr.. Warren describes the scene
at this time as terrible. The passengers were
lammed in the debris of the broken cars and
the cries oil the wounded who wer2 fastened in
by the crushed and broken cars were awful TO
hear. In the second car, in winch Mr.. Warren
was seated, there were four killed outright, and
nearly al in the car more or less injured.
Besides MIR, warren there were two others from
this city injnred-Mrs. Mahala Porter. conside
rably bruised, and Mr.. Lewis, injured In the
shoulder. Mr.. WaTren's injuries are in the right
knee and lett shoulder, but are not serious.
The indignation OF the passengers against the
negligent workmen who had caused the fearful
accident was intense, and If they had been
caught, the consequences would have been seri-
Gus. A number of the wounded came nm Last
night, and more arrived by the trains to-day.
Everything was done by the officers OF the train
and the uninjured passengers TO extricate and
relieve the wounded.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The following additional particulars are given
in the Erie Dispatch of Wednesday morning.
As soon as word reached this CITY, two cars
were sent down Tor the wounded a portion of
whom, together with the dead, were brought
mere and placed in the depot. The cars were
again despatched, and brought up the remainder
Oh the wounded and passengers reaching here
ABOUT O'Clock in the evening.
Inc bodies were placed in the SuperIntendent,s
room at the western end of the DEPOT and were
visited by hundreds of excited and curious
spectators. The scene was a sad one The fonr
bodies were laid side by side-the little child
nesting by the side of its grandfather az if ssIeen
all having marks of the terrible calamity whic5
ushered them from lite into death but two short
hours before. Their faces were crushed and
bloody, their limbs mangled, their eyes set and
stony. Not one of all the crowd who thrOngeI
to gaze upon them could claim the title of friend
relative, or even acquaintance. The saddest o}
all tates was theirs-dead, and among stranpers
Their names, as far as we were able to learn.
were as follows;-Dr. Wheeler, of milwaukee
and little grandchild; man named Hunt vino
was dressed in the garb OF a soldier, from Dan
vile, New York; and an elderly man named
Harian, place OF residence unknown. The
mother of the child was also dangerously hurt
and died at 10 O'Clock. Several Others were in
Lernally injured, but it was impossible to obtain
an accurate list on account of the confusion and |
5Sc!lement attendant on the occasion. We hear |
NAT one little girl had her arm crushed 50
BADLY as to require amputation. We saw seye- ,
al little children-among them two babes |
With bloody handkerchiefs and bandages tiei .
,Dout ,DCIn their heads and limbs. One man, whose
lame we were unable TO learn, was injured so
'adly In the region OF the stomach that he pro
'ah'y cannot survive. Six of the wounded
our men, woman, and child, were left at Wes.
eYyllle. They will be brought up this morning.
The causes which led to the accident were
hese OF the grossest and most criminal careless.
loss on the part of the workmen, every one of
Vhom, and chiefly the boss of the gang should
,e indicted for murder. There is no excuse for
hem. They knew the train was to be due. and
lid not take the precaution to send back n dag
o stop 1t, or resort to any means to prevent the
errble accident which must have been evident
you'd happen.
No blame is charged to the engineer or con.
uc or in charge of the train.
Below will be found list of some of the most
eyerely wounded:--
Mr.. NJ. Brown, of Rochester, bruised about
ne head and breast His son, twelve or thir-
cen, had his right foot badly sprained.
Francis Moran, from Austin, head cut.
Patrick Rounce from New York, vety badly
urt about the head. Supposed separation of the
routal bone.
W. B. Grafton, from Worthington, Ohio, scaln
ut and right foot severely sprained
John Oakson, Muncy, Indiana, collar-bone
rOle and side injured.
John Donahoe, New York face cut and body
liured.
Robert Lynch, New York, scalp cut and face
ady mutilated.
Margaret Gerrynote, Rochester. injured in
and Her little son had his scalp cut.
One gentleman, name unknown, had bis right
rm injured.
Charles Bocherah, Plymouth, ,Rlchland county,
hlo, had his leg hurt, slight
Mont Cenis-The Italian Minister of Public
'orks has received a report to the effect that
De-halt of the work of piercing Mont Gents is
)mDleted. The tunnal which Will be twelve