The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-12-26
BHFFALO, December

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+ nd AanJ others 8 rid sly inbred.
I h q BHFFALo, December 19s
%An awful, accident occurred yesterday
afternoon, on the Lake Shore Road, tven
ty one miles from here, near place called
=Angoiia--The- train=from the nest, due
here at 1:3O, to connect with the train
going east, ran off the track. One car
was thrown down the bank thirty ifeet.i
-Ihe4 coach huxntup. and some thirty per
sons were consumed by the fire.. Another
coach went down ledge about twelve
feet, and twelve or f5urteen passen gers
we're killed and number wounded iHf
As soon as information of the accident
reached Buffalo, word was conveyed to a
number of our physicians, and by four
clock a number Of them had reached
the depot, and in company with Vim.
Williams, President, and r. N. Brown,
Superintendent, and other oi.sciaIs Of the
road, took train. At 5 o'clock the
scene of the accident was reached-the
bridge crossing the Big Sister Greek,
about quarter of a mile east of the vii
lage of Angola 7sa'Fai ~H - i,az3't
The train to which the accident hap
pened, as before stated, was the lake
Shore Road New York express from
Cleveland and due in this city at 80
clock in the afternoon, but was. two
hours late. having beer detained by a
broken bridge on the Cev Gland and Toledo
Road. 1t was composed Ut three first
class coaches, filled with passengers, a
| smoking car and two baggage cars, and
was under the conductorship Of Mr.. Frank
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the last station stopped at prior to the
accident. and Angola was passed about 8
o clock, the train going, as it is stated
at speed Of about twenty miles All hour.
From Angola to the bridge, over the Big
Sister Greek, however. the road is down
grade, and it is possible that the train
vas going at greater speed than that
above when the casualty occurred Be
that as it may, everything was apparently
all right when the bridge was reached,
and when the train, had crossed about
halt way over, fearful jerk was exper-
fenced by those on those on board, an
the next moment the rear coach was
detached, and went plunging off the
bridge and down the abyss to the ice, a
distance OF some thirty or forty feet. The
brakes were at once applied, but before
tue train could be stopped the coupling
OF the second coach had become broken.
and it too got off the track, and rolled
down the embanknent, landing on its
side al the bottom. So suddenly. had all
this happened that none Of the Inmates
OF either of the two coaches had time to
make their escape, and wit hnut a mo
ments warning some forty or fifty persons
were hurried into the presence Of their
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to the eyes of the inmates of the other
cars, when the train was stopped, was 4
fearful one. The car which first vent
over the precipice took fire instantly, and
before any person could get to it the
flames made rapid Roadway, and in few
moments it was all ablaze. The persons
on the spot proceeded to. render all the
assistance they could, but only some four
OF i've persons were saved from the burn
ing ear. The remainder, some forty or
fifty men, women and children, were con
sulned with the car. While :. portion
Of the passengers who had escaped injury
gave their attention to the burning gar,
the balance attended to the other, wnich
had also been on FIRE. Fortunately,
flames in the latter instance were. cxtin-
guished before they had made much
Roadway, and as speedily as possible the
injured, dead and dying were taken from
the car, and. with the few rescued from
the burning coach, were conveyed to the
residences near at hand. How many per
ished in the burning car it is Impossible
as yet to say, and probably will not be
known for some time.
The place where the first car struck af-
ter being precipitated off the bridge was
difficult Of access, and after rescuing the
half dozen or SO persons before the flames
had made much Roadway, no attempts
was made last night to disturb the re-
mains, of those who persisted in the burn
ing car. That will be attended to. this
morning. .r...-,f .,[.,..+- ~
/ The greater number of the wounded who
were unable to take care Of themselves
were sent to the National Hotel, it being
the most convenient; Every arrange
| inent possible for their comfort was made
by the officers of the road, who were
conspicuous in their vigiiant attentions to
the welfare OF the wounded. -.r 1
An examination of the track showed
| that the disaster could not have been oc-
casloned from it, and must be referred to
a defective wheel or axle. The real
cause Will probably never be ascertained.
NIL .1TfrI LATER. a7s -IiT' ..f
At 1920 this forenoon a train arrived
from the scene of the disaster. bringing
| fourteen collins, containing fifteen bodies,
one mother and ciiisd, also seven boxes
containing the remains oe about twenty
| five persons. Z - -
In the car thatwas consumed were seats
for forty sht persons, all filled, and a
number were standing probably not less
| than fifty persons in all, Of which only
three are known to have escaped
! Among those who persisted in this car
were Mr. Stewart, President of the Oil
Greek Railroad He was seen when
the car was burning, screaming for God 5
sake for help, but it could not be render
ed; S. f. Thompson, of Worehester,
Mass, dead; A. H. Speer, of North
East, Penn, first reported, dead w.
Ii. Ross. dead Honora Wohles, dead.
A Mr.. Martin, residence unknown, dead.
There are few more that may be recog-
nized, but the most Of those in the con
snmed car were burned to ashes. The
screams of those inside could be heard
for upwards of fifteen minutes. lH
A list of the killed and wounded may
be found on the outside of this paper.
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