New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-21
THE ANGOLA SLAUGHTER.
,rrr1 PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT-SCENES
AND INCIDENTS-TIIE INQUEST.


d; miles west Of Buffalo. the Lake Shore Railroad Inc
tain 10 which the accident occurred was the NewHork
express tan consisting Of two frscass and one second
GLASS coaches coming East Tie catastrophe occurred al
e crossing Of what known Big Sister Creek about
quarter OF a mile east OF Angola Station Inc creek is
shallow stream, at the ordinary level Dordered on inc
eastern side by low fiat 80 or 40 rods wide whie us
western bank rises with considerable abruptness to the
svel OF the surrounding country. The track OF the ran
road is carried over most Of the fat upon an emDanAme
Of earth from the termination Of which truss pIuh
about 100 feet in length spans the creek Inc hsns
The bridge above the ordinary level Of the Green " ~
80 feet. ,...o.r
as can he ascertaned next to the last car
of the tram was thrown from track on striking os
at the switch just this side OF Angola s'a'o"' o. "
dragged over the ties nearly TO the Duuse D0'0' 20
,,bind IL became uuseated from the ralls' Inc time
during which this pungng along the 'es oohtnuou was
sufficient enable some, but not many VI 'n pS'
~ string at the forward end Of this to make their
escape from II into the car ahead
Inst "a the train reached the bridge the was
erked from the track and nearly the bridge
An instant more and il would have reached the bank
out Just at the edge Opped the left side, and
emit with fearful Icrash, end foremost down the ice
vered slope, 40 feet at least TO the fat below.
His easy to imagine the frghtful wreck TO which the
ar was reduced by the terrible descent All, OF nearly
OF its passengers, of precpitaed into
auged struggling at the lower lend of the car,
uied under a heap OF ruins and the slightly in,
red II any there were, unable to eXtcae themselves
horror Of the situation sufficient without ;hat
hch instantly became added by the igmtlng OF the
9pntered wreck from the overturned stoves moment
Of the three sole survivors describes ana the whole
was wrapped IN flames The dry of the burned
like a heap of kindling. and 1t was little more.
told with certainty 1t well filed with passengers
probably Of the survivors not less than hity
and only three are known TO have escaped .
1t was some moments before any one could reach me
10 attempt assistance. The second car, IN the
ineantme-the car first thrown from the taGk-n9 1i
plunged over the opposite side Of the embankment la
ing less hight but suffering almost complete awreck,
aud its few unured passengers had enough 10 occupy
ther attention The train which had run some distance
possible, and those board set 10 work with prompt
tude and energy But the steep and ice covered slope TO
the car horribly situated not easily descended
and when helping hands reached IT, they were without
,greck
As soon, Of course, as they could be summoned, the
people of Angola and nearer inhabitants ran to the spot
and not long before many buckets were employed
IN pouring water upon the burning wreck ont ragns
tely abOring az the work had 10 suffer the uspeaha0e
anguish Of seeing ther efforts made utterly IN VAIN Inc
adeOus remOrseles flames cracked on the shreks died
to mOans and means into silence more terrible as the
nent OF the side of the car, nothing but heap OF
smoking cnders was left for those gathered round 10
search into with slckened hearts.
AS have already stated the car next the rear one
was that win ThGa t1e Gss.5 81 h o TUI &c me
headOng plunge Of the latter threw over but not uh
Inc o oTSgJ a or h SIDE Of the embannent where the
hight was not more than twenty-five feet The crash
only less awful than that already described II was
not followed, however, by the more fIghul eaamy OF
the Twice the kndIed Dy tht cOds llQu
the broken stoves but the passengers were IN help
less situation, and the flames were extng'iss5d.
One of the three persons who Escaped from the rear
was Mr. l. Mayer TIC travelling agent Of Kstor, who
as now at the RSGalo General Hospital under ueatmen
Tor sevee out probably serious injuries IN the back
@ad and ankles Mr. Mayors statement TO our reporter
was as follows: ..,.., ,.,.-- 49,
bnS IN ~ roof of tb ear .9prorpe mseC This saved me
hen The car vent over the bank om Being pitched
ne cr. s ne ruins Fracily how crawl out DO not know
was Oe only three who escaped Old gentleman aud biz wife
~ ~, FL voc ss than IN persons should hi within T. Those
- -, n si ostr m xsrs burned 10 death The wreck was s
IN ssss ID moment f6O not tie tsO have
AZ o'clock when the train from Buffalo containing |
che physicians &C. arrived at the scene Of the disaster
anything but distinct The burned car was mass OF
ruins but the Odor Of burning human flesh pemeateQ
catastrophe was heartrending and awful The sec
Ond ear which met with disaster was WING perIeet
thing that medical skill and kindness could suggest was
Justice southwicks house presented the appearance Of
army hospital Every room in the house was hled
In one Corner could be seen woman 2sensble her face
bruised and iscOlored with blood and in another man
he full enjoyment of health, but was lowering be-
tween NE and death livery could Dc seen those
angels Of merey-klnd ana ue,hearted wonen-admln-
STEERING TO those thrown upon their hands, and we are
sure from what that that the injured ones were
kindly and tenderly cared for.
Of the disaster Immediately telegraphed
20 this city and at four o'clock wreckng train OF three
left for Angola At ten minutes past five Angola
reached and all that the physician art could DO was
done the horrible suerings Of the wounded
The midnight train last night bore additional aid
number of physicians have volunteered 20 leave the city
his morning and aid IN caring for the SICK
Meanwhile, reports which needed no eXaggerat0D, in
fact were susceptible OF none which would exceed the
Gerrble reality began 10 spread throughout the city and
III households whose members or friends were supposed
20 be on the train the widest alarm prevailed te tele
and the wires loaded throughout the evening with
she messages Of suffering and death.
As the evening on. the Offices OF the company
thronged and the depot became crowded that it
vas found necessary station squad Of policemen,
under the charge OF Capt Nicholson, readiness pre-
orxH IN he
wreck.
BUFFALO Dec. 2O-A jury has been impanneled by the
the terrible railroad disaster has been commenced here
his afternoon. T. A. Fske OF Minnesota died last night
1t Angola. The child Of Mary Chaydyn will die The
bysicians say that W Patterson Of OIL Greek cannot
ecover 1t has been discovered that Mr. and Mrs g. D.
b.ent OF Tonawanda, who were on their wedding tour,
were among those burned in the The body Of Jas
per Fuller Of spartansb9rg, Pa, has been identified
tbs expected will die walch of Brooklyn has
SCALP wound inches long and is lying at the National
il Il caiaed that the accident certainly caused by
"a broken wheel and the superintendent OF Ponce has
been all along the bne OF the road 70 a
the fragments ZachaTiah Hubbard, OF Port Dah0use,
C. W. had his body burned from the waist DOWNWARD
the feet being burned completely on ana hyed l0uI
hours. One Of the unknown killed has been recognized as
Mr. Frceman residence not known The bodies nave an
sen properly laid out and prepared fOr lnteTne ana
sOIne have been removed by their hlehls twenty OI
hose burned 70 death are yet unTecognized r,,o,
r. y, remains unclaimed
BUFFALO, Dec. 20.-Mr. A. s. Fisher of Min
sofa, Of the injured by the Lake Shore Railroad
scident died at Angola at u o'clock last night Mrs
sher is expected 10 live. Miss Chedyne OF Titus
willie is not dead, reported although she is very low
Nj C. s. Kent and his wife, Of Tonewanda. " Y, left
Jamestown tho train to which the accident occurred.
md their bodies supposed 70 be among the eharred
remains Their baggage is at the depot.
LATEST FROM THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOUND
AMONG TIE RUINS or THE BURNT CAR
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