The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26
THE ANGOLA sLAusRl-' ER.


Of George b ". Clinton. & Ycrnx Wills. d Doss
las, H. b. white. & b Seward and q r. DaTkse
me arss witness sworn was Peter Emslis chief eiyi
engineer tho Lake shore Railroad who testified
diagram Of the track from Angola 70 The point whsrS
ss nS.s
eccidsnt occurred y ak hundred ami six feet east Of
10 bridge Twelve hundred al, sna i hy iss me length
81 ~ masonry work b shiSysx fesi and tho bridge
.slf one bundled and sixty fest che cut each AIDE
mason WORK On The east and Is fthsr feet shs bridge
l. Howard truss; shs distance nom the
road bridge the east sDut@ NJ o. the
highway bridge b two hundred ana panety six feet
q s ss ss ne
the distance rsth frog to the place where The engine
stopped two thousand ave hundred and four oes the
bridge Is ccyersd with tin ana boarded up on the
sides; consider the bridge structure aud
ssfs it 10 made track Is located in the
she bridge on tho norhsrly siao 81 the track the seq
ond lay the south side Of the track about
one railroad bridge on The embsnkmen about thirty
feet below the level Of the track and forty feet
south from .hs track; the earthwork where the lay
y continuous inclined plane; at point ono
bridge the mark o. the wheels In the earth.
Of me track ;tns second oar left The track thirty
feet east 81 the easery end q the bridge the angle or
the s On ss bridge arg s 2 sSSys sSs
surface q ne lee the gssss q The road 70 tour feet
the gnuge " laying frog the gauge Is the
pcss: the distance iro the end Of the flog 10
the msia raii LILO; me space between tho point
uches the poin. o. The og salf an inch the space
from the poin! Of the frog to the wing rail inchss
since the accdent and found in proper order; tho
wing rail q The frog had been replaced; other;
ihs accident twice. and ~ far a could see il was in
perfect order; examined the track Friday following
ns re ss sss's as ~ ron ss h
nsxt mark outside o. the rail Ia twenty cs from
the frog; eighsy-nins feet east found mark
track ct 204 feet the Is feet outside
continues to tho west, aud Of the masonry q the
were in the inside Of the track; both trucks on
the track, think; there two trucks car:
MOI 81 On b o %
rail until reached forysix feet Of the east end OF tho
bridge and there passed 70 the outsds the marks Of
tina wheels disappear after striking the east nbusmcn
whore II must have broken the coupling; there
the masonery about twelve feet from
the roof Of To budse 4 about eighteen inches below
the masonry work. from the fortysix foot point tho
By the trucks; The coping stones show marks OF the
wheels trucks: tho stone IL Clipped . little on the
north edge eas Of the aSatment on the north side there
second car being on found thirty feet east Of
the woodwork Of the bridge, whore there in len
ton IN the rail apparently made BY Inc wheel in
ing Che rail 4 Left she rail- entirely seventyoght feet
from the bridge tho second wheel marks are OBJ
served In the earth At eleven feet east OF tho rail 1T
ana i 0 ns se . or na
no guard rails on the bridge: the descending
grade from the frog 70 the bridge Is 2sso per
feet south Of the bridge; u then descends
q the rate Of 70 feet per for hundred and
the place the engine stopped distance six hum
dred and nifty feet 70 point one thoussnd Ave hun
osnSng a. the rate Of sweny vo feel per milo thenco
ascending SIX hundred feet az the ratio Of nnetc
feet psr MILE tnence west two hundred feet ascending
feet % tho hnge Of tho switch tho grade Is level; u
shop about II. NJ; II was running unusually fast;
heard the whistle sound down brakes, ran down the
q axs ana the Of .So
when got 70 the frog Mr. TIN said:"Hese Ia where
the car ieft the could see where tho car eis
reached III saw three ges cat know OF Ave
who got out s.ive eleven boacs taken out; tho
MA y. ne. srs.:
from ss &C. ss @ e IS q ss bc;s s. sss
on ihs norih sds q rsck 90 zoe sascry side Of
the BRIDGE when vent 70 the second tho passcn-
gers wore all out excepting ono boy tho car resting
log; helped 70 remove twelve bodies tho station
house; thsn went leisurely back and examined the
tance all The other rails perfect have often seen
trains passing fast this when making up lost
~ uee sc0a'
Josiah 5outhwick. Of AngoIa-Am = fsrmer tho
bridge s shout twenty cgh. rods from my house; was
my house whcn The accident occurrsd rst saw the
tram WHOM tire second car went over the bank The car
was then half way between tho raIgoed bridge and
wen, over; before the car went over beard The whistle
for sd0wn brIKes;n Mr.. Wilcox and the RAFT
.sd s car NJ e ~ SIDE n % s.a 81
the stove and raised u on him tho oar scattered
with Goals Of nre picked up tbs body aud carried
70 the bank, and then got the out continued tskiug
over tho bank and tho othor AFRO wsni n tho
,sno sabsrs: suocesdsd, with John Martin, in getting
him OUT no was then alive, bat 40 not know who no
wal then vent % my house. - the wounded wore Boz
Bsojsuin Blowusr Of ElIsry Chausasqaa COUNTY.
Am farmer; was passenger on the train IN tho third
srs very ven On ths sin; did mot hssr The whistle
nsss wisassssd she accident attention was called 70 The
speed VI the train watched TIE train and the
whsle dows Sst:s 6ss sa~ sss cars 90 "a he osdss
went 70 The cas q The sast en1; saw NJ D. Carr trying
p Sc up me esa ne CT ~ = q sags q ierynss
on her; found her husband near with some boards on
his foot; NJ. Russell was tangled 10 some timber:
are; Sai,sd for Wv water. aa 60; noss, nan came
from South wfck's with pail; got IN sxs: re-
not b put oss; sos ous man; think / vas Frank
walker; also Mr. Patssson: could 80 no Others but
could hear them; saw Inc chr when u left the track;
saw several lo0ksng a. tke platform dii not
hear ne before u reached tho station think the
train IVES going forty miles m hour; saw ono Of the
wheels Of the hinder Wa crippled for space of
about inches the tire alter u vas taken back
90 the station the rear car broak ~ connscsion
roll the bridge end disappear.
samuel 0ilssfivs - Angola about four o'clock won't
- the bridge; started back examined The frog found
the Wing rail hoslsd; about one and half Inch widsr
than usual; saw apInters cut on the guard rail also
marks The siss the frog half inch deep found
largo mark the tics ZEN feet from frog right side;
visible for long distance 10 the bridge;
tbs rasI here on exhibition: Il r. tho same. ~ N
Leroy 0atman--Am merchant; live - Apa la; saw
the TRAIN pnn; did not hear the whistle: nothing
unumsi about The train; hoard some one remark Iis
Fpinf unusuay fnst; think was going about thirty
miss hour; heard the cars wsro on the track; wien
down whore che wheel had made dent In RE-
the carr on On either side bsvsnd tho bridge;
locked down tho left aldo and then passed the
other and saw tbs conductor being heiped the
bank stayed around thsre ti dark and then won't to
ny store lotsesd me appearances q tho track and the