The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-23

Three Of the ladies were sisters named Nor
gan, and had tickets from Detroit to Louisville,
but the place at which they lived is, as yet, an
uncertainty. Some say they were from the
south and had Just returned from Europe,
while others claim that they lived in Toronto,
and yet others that they we're from Detroit.
Their bodies were completely charred. The
name OF the man was Jackson, and he hailed
from Boston. but where he was going we DO not
know He was from twenty-five to thirtyyears
OF age.
The other lady was O very large woman
weighing perhaps 200 pounds; she lived in
Detroit but no one knew anything about her,
whether she was married or SINGLE or what was
her name. She appeared TO be from thirty to
thlrty-hve years of age, but as her features
were badly oharred, this was matter Of unoer-
tainy.
Several other parties were quite badly,
though not dangerously injured by the shock
which resulted from the collision.
The scene at the place of the accident was
most heaytrending. We learn that the screams
of the unfortunate parties in the sleeping car,
previous to their death, was beyond all de-
the lames spTsaS en- eyary SUTlS asa Saye 20 men,
was as certain death as to remain In the berths
but q few moments only sufliced to end the
save with respect to the unknown female from
Detroit little else is left than the ashes Of the
The trunks Of the three Morgan sisters, as
well as Of the other victims, are now in the
tHil htallroad Company, and will be handed over TO
AS soon as the fact Of the accident became
known, superintendent McLaren, with his
usual promptness and energy, departed on an
extra train, with a corps of the best physicians
In the city; ana all that was possible was done
to alleviate the condition of those who were in
jured by the shock but, as we have said, these
were not numerous, and their injuries were
trititng, with one exception; the name OF the
man constituting that exception not being
known to u.s.
We learn that one of the sisters Morgan
reached the door of the car and broke the win
dow, but was unable to obtain an egress. Her
situation was observed by other parties, and an
axe was procured from the train and an effort
made to relieve her, but while the party was
sudden burst of the flames struck her, and she
fell dead. Her screams before her death were
terrific.
From a passenger who witnessed the disaster
we learn that the burning of the hindmost car
was occasioned by the breaking of the lamp on
the locomotive which ran into the train, the oil
sptlling and the fire spreading rapidly
The three sisters were seated near each other,
and water was thrown upon the one nearest
window, while the others shielded their faces
as much as possible from the flames, until
death came to their relief
He informs us that it was one OF the most
distressing spectacles he ever Witnessed The
young woman pleading for life even after the
flames had burned away the hair from her
head, and yet oil efforts to release her from the
rubbish with which she was eneumbered Of no
avail, was most appalling,
a large ana Powerful man climbed TO the slde
OF the car, and placing his arms around, en-
deavOred, by an immense effort, to rescue her,
but it was without avail and he was forced TO
relinquish the task. At 1890 an anxious crowd
was at the depot awaiting the arrival of the
train. Those who had come in from the wreck
by the eastern train were surrounded by groups
TO whom they recounted the details OF the
disaster.