The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-20

An awful accident occurred yesterday af
ternoon on the Lake Shore Railroad, twenty
one miles from here, near place called An-
COLA. The train from the west, due here at 1880,
to connect with The train going east, ran off
the track. One car was thrown down bank
thirty feet. The coach was burnt up and some
thirty passengers were consumed by the ire.
another coach went down a ledge about
twenty feet. and twelve or fourteen passen-
gers were killed and a number wounded.
As soon as information of the accident
reached Buffalo word was conveyed to q num-
Der of our physicians, and by o. clock mum.
ber Of them had reached the depot, and, in
company with Wm. Williams, President,
II. n. Brown, Superintendent. and 9th
err officials of the road, took train, and at
clock the scene of the accident was
reached, the bridge crossing the Big Silver
creek, about quarter OF a mile east OF the
village Of Angola.
The train to which the accident happened,
now three hours late, having been detained
by broken bridge on the Cleveland l. To-
ledo road, was composed of three first class
coaches, filled with passengers, smoking car,
and two baggage cars, and was under the
conductorship of Mr. Frank Sherman, of
this city.
Silver Creek was the last station stopped
| passed about clock, the train going At a
speed Of about twenty miles an bour. Ev-
erything was apparently all right when the
bridge was reached, and when the train had
| crossed half way over fearful jerk WAS ex-
perienced by those on board, and the next
moment the rear coach was detached and
went plnngins off the bridge.
The brakes were at once applied, but be-
fore the train could be stopped the coupling
of the second coach had become broken, and
it too got off the track and rolled down an
embankment, landing on its side at the bot
| tom. So suddenly had all this happened that
/ not one of the inmates OF either OF the two
| coaches had time 10 make their escape, and
without moments warning some forty or ff-
! ty persons were hurried into the presence of
/ their Maker. One car which went over the
precipce took FIRE instantly, and before any
/ person could net 70 il the flames made such
| rapid headway, that in few moments it was
oil ablaze. Those persons on the spot pro-
ceeded to render all tho assistance they
could, but only some four or five persons
we're saved from the burning car, the remain
der, some forty or fifty, men, wqmen and
children were consumed. How many perish
ed in the burning car, 1t is impossible as yet
to say, and i, is very probable that it will not
be known forscm time. The place where
The first car struck after being precipitated of
the bridge was very difficult of access, and
after the rescuing ofthe hall dozen or 80 per-
sons before the flames had made much head
way, no attempt was made last night to dis
turb the remains Of those who perished in the
burning car; that will be attended to this
morning.
Among the wounded were Mrs. Christi>
ana Lang, Minnesota; Mrs. Fisher, Minneso'
Ia; II. L Fisher, Minnesota: W. Fl. Morse
and wife, Iowa; Henry Jackson, Illinois: G,
. W. Lane and Rodolph Lane, Cresco, Iowa
: Madame I,isto.i vas . nssserger, and sa'
injured in the head and BACK. Every ar.
rangement for the comfort of the wounded
had been made by the officers of the road
An examination of the track shows that
the disaster could not have been occasonec
hy IT, and 1t is attributed to defective whee
pr axle.
: No Western names appear in the list o
the killed.
Great depression is felt here over the fear
4. fui Railroad accident near this city. f. Il
Forbush, OF buffalo, killed was Patent Agent
and just returning from Cincinnati, after
!. success stul suit Frank Walker, young civi
engineer, killed, was n son of Julius Walker
ieweier, BAifs,a, aua JAS. isewis luita!o, ,
recent graduate of Williams College, va
also killed.
At len thirty this forenoon a train or
rived from the scene Of the disaster, bring
ing fourteen collins, containing fifteen bodies
: aae 9 gco.her and child, also seven boxe
. containing the remain. OF 4boas tvalty-fv.
: persons. In the car that was consumed ther,
were seats for forty-eight persons, all filed
+ and number standing, probably not les
than fifty persons, in all Of which only thre
. are anoya 10 Aaye escaped. 4moas thcs
perished inthis ear were Nj. Stewart, Rresi
dent Of Oil Creek Railroad-he was seer
}. when the Ger was burning, screaming for
Gods sake for hcIp, bat it could Rot be ren
dered; S. E. Thompson, Worcester, Mas
;. sachusctts, dead A. Ii Spear, of Northeast
Pa, dead Hon, + Wohles, dead, and q Mr.
Aeft;n, pnknown. dead. There are o fe,
}. more that mas be Recognized, hut Isosi G
,hem in the consumed car were burnt +
ashes. The screams Of those inside could b
\ | hoard far arer fftpau minutes