The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-24
RAILROAD sLAUGHTER.

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| Fell ParsicuIars d the Disaster On the Roads
In Ohte-Fosr 5Isters Crushed. Scaided and
BarneA % neash-Nsbie bat Fatal Acs 81 He
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From the Cisclasat Commercial New. a2]
terrible accident occurred yesterday oruug on the
and Dayton but which 4 used In commoa By several
road. abort distance above Lockand. Ohio q quar-
made impsastrabls b dense fog An extra freight
tnn O. thir,y-six cars, drawn By The engine
south or the bridge above toe Loetisod Station owing
TO the breaking Of the engines pilot The engineer im
nsdatey seat back man % nag the express iran that
Atlantic ana Great wss:s Railroad through from New
tro connected q Daytou This train len Hamilton Al
twenyseven minutes after i've O'Clock and took about
irhts FOR anis ran vsrs dsovsrsd * god Tina and
| was promptly halted.
Hse then, behind tho freight train Of thirsyslx cars
and within couple of rods OF the saboose stood the
two baarase. two Atlantic and Great Western sleeping
coaches, one Dayton and Michigan sleeping coach and
one Dayton and Michigan passenger coach The Dayton
ana Aicmsan sleeping car was the last OF THIS second
passenger coach. All the cara, save the Last,
we'll nled In the Last car SAT for those who had cccu
and two gentlemen. one Of these gentlemen was Mr.
Allison, the car builder The other was unknown
asshsr II. fourth lay appeared to have made their
acquaintance Is shs occasionally spoke to them She
them This csr Va shs dean tran and 81 these isdes
| were soon roasted to death.
As soon as this train halted its conductor William g.
Sitter, gave orders to biz agman Theodore Cress, 10
as far - he could and stop shs Hamilton aocommOds-
would soon be up with them Crsss seen 70 start
back - rapid pace, bearing red light and white
walked down along the freight train IL snT. length
Of nearly twelve hundred feet to soc what
re ,a Sss Ss had sustained n1 ~ - e ss
distance in return when he realized that sSmshlng
wrong Three quarters Of mile away. IN the darkness
cars-two passenger and the balance reight-whxzng
along with the speed Of much steam and steep down
grade. He heard the whistle Of brakes once, and
knew that the nagmans signal had been noticed. He
heard the whistle again. and wondered that 1t should
diu, glitter q swiftly approaching head light. and
knew although b. could not comprehend why, thai
death and Destruction we're q hand
reversed motion. doing all that It could 70 avoid it,
fate, the Franklin, unwilling agent Of doath slid
train and plunged half ia length into that rear sleeper
The crash terrible Instantly nearly all the pas
driven into the caboose the freight train
IN two Of the cars people we're wrhing under the tor
lures Of torn limbs and bodies but in that last death
women and = man Imprisoned between tmberS and
panels bleeding, gasping and dying, one with her On
trails torn out and another with her head cut on
II this was terrible that which snsusd was horrible.
While the bswdsrsd and frightened passengers IN the
was psrbonr these msnsied victims the smoke WAS
choking them, and soon there was whirl OF fire
through their car from tie engine: head Ugh. Or Nc
extinguishsd ~ soon as possible after the accident The
flames crep oil over this last fatal wreck, wrsashsd
ing, skin fssh and bones, while the victims
shrieked and screamed for mercy. for pity, for
head out Of window and an enort was made TO rescue
her, but il was made IN vain. Only her hsAd and neck
locked between mbsrs and could not BE- drawn o..
ssmpsd 70 Gus into the ca; bus failed 10 shi. Rapidly
every passenger coach Of the train Irs progress
unimpedsd and It's triumph complete, that could
As soon as possible two physicians, Drs Bunker ana
Miller camc over from Lockiand and attended faithfully
happy victims Of The re DespascSss were sent to the
city, and special car, bearing Drs Wood, Murphy and
Miller and containing sretchers and other nscssses,
was sent to the scene OF the wreck.
When The fire had exhausted itself. the wreck was
cleared away from tho track and search for the dead
vsrs found, less nutiistsd while the dressing
q ss q r. Al
blackened and still smoking with heat, and carefully
together There were remnants Of two bodies. how
ever that amounted TO nothing than several
recognizable masses Of broed flesh and broken bones
WOUNDED
The wounded wsrs brought into che city a halpsss
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perfect and prsesnt - follows
Richard Carr Toledo, right arm broken.
John Weller Wapakcneta, right side ribs broksn
Charles shrss, same place, right knee and elbow IN
David Brows, Boston, Mass. consssions Of arms hip
Christopher Herman. severe consusioue Of face and
Il. Goscroft, Dayton, c. w. Cowdsn, Van vert, snd
Mra, G. H. Culbertson Of Troy, all slightly bruised.
C.. Haynes No as George street. bruises Of Inc
Nm Jones, .colersd) New York. slightly bruised
Peter Golfer. New Jersey, slightly bruised.
Miss Wonder CINCINNATI severely cut In hip.
Miss wundsr was returning from party Al Hamilton
al The time Of tho accident.
Msssra Rell Brown Hoffman and Carr were taksa 10
s. Luks's Hospital for treatment
ADDITIONAL NAMES or WOUNDED.
The following list Of persons injured completes he
record 70 far 40 We can ascertain
Miss Lizzie Ewing. Cincinnati ankles badly cut.
Min Belle Wander Cincinnati, arm and ankle badly
Mis- rilns Wander Oncianas, slight esssusssn OF
hmi&.
Rngsas Zimmerman, Cincinnati foot crushed.
Del Martin Cincinnati. loot badly crushed.
Charles Heintx, Cincinnati, confusion Of head.
The Yong ladies above mentioned were all rstarnlng,
in company With others. from the party At Hamilton.
Mr. Brewer. the engineer Of the tram, was badly
harmed n attempting % rescue The sissrs Morgan Mr..
me majority OF those reported as wounded are only
slshily injured Many viii ssl shs effects q the acct
rpssrncArIoT ov the Dssp--rocs SISTERS KILLED
0KrrKR.
Since the above was written ne have como into
possesson Of important nets; the ldonuGcacp finally,
Of the vscSms Of crush steam and IRE ZEN pieces OF
baggage, mostly trunks were found bsonging the
four ladies. Eight Or these werc opened. They
found 70 contan splsndid wardrobss Of four ladies'
all ncskiy packed away for journey. Among The
letters they contained some that folly established
the identity Of the owners, proving tbsm 70 be four
sisters Of wealthy family Of New Orleans, Of
the Of Morgan, their given names being Harriet
Rsbs<cA, Sarah and Elizabeth. enc or the letters
from General BsGnreGard, ~ President Of tho New
Orleans. Jackson aud Great Norhsrn Railroad,
nsndng them 70 ths kind attention Of railroad
generally II appears that they left their home IN New
0rsans In Jons lest and spent the and fail ~
81 CashAnnss Wells and fsroxio, sanada West when
klied thev their way homss intending 70 stop
a. louisville and spsad couple a days with some OF
their acqusinfanoee there
Another lstter wS froBs Chars@ Hsrrod corner OF
Magazine aud hatcher streets. Raw Orleans signed ~
Their anectsonas brother, scd Hscatng that he was
scling ~ agent ~ their prousrty, There was also
letter from hs wife, GarA ~ HAxrod signing herself
thar ani.anala askr lrorn which ii L. thai