The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-21
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.


NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
from tho Buffalo Exarcss. or rhursdayI
We are called upon this morning to record What IN
4robably the most ightui accident In the history or
1a!roads. catastrophe b. which sixty persons wero
On eternity Is in Itself an occur
renee terrible enough 10 appa ths soulest heart but
when 70 the fact This woles slaughter added the
consideration shat 40 nos cases death found his victims
IN the midst Of the most agoaz'ng tortures his coming
Deems almost tax thu form Of q bessng.
Those Who, standing ~ the roadside Angola yesser.
day afternoon locke doc upon mass Of human be-
tngs sruggng IN te ne flames listened 70 their
Gearcndlng screams. VIII probably to think
or the sosn1 a. The most fearful The Imagination could
20 which the accident occurred the one known q
She Now York express, which duo In this cisy at
naiipast ono O'Clock afternoon. Some delay
ON the Cleveland and sD.edo Railroad caused similar
detention on the Buffalo and Erie, and the train was
over hours Il left Erie oyy three min.
Ctes past twelve CLOCK yesterday afternoon 1t consist
o. roas oassase sar .as emSraat. and three frat
Heretofore the tam las STOPPED at Angola, but under
sne nov arrangement II goes by % fun speed, and
Shs occasion u was ~ at high when Angola
WAS reached, ~ ten mEuies PAST three Two three
minutes Later perfect wreck, and the
I'M moment sef,s ws.c chatting plsasansy were
o.Ining ruins were silsng asoniss which ended only
/ nm SCENE or rIz CATASTROPHE
The catassropS occurred n the eros ing Of what n
known Is Big Sister Greet, ABOUT quarter Of milo
past OF Angola station. tins creek Is swallow stream
sow nat thirty or tf.y rods VIDE, while its western
ank rises With consderb abruptnsss the level
purr0undng country. The OF the railroad ID car.
eed over most OF the nat npon ebank OF EARTH
From the termination Of winch truss bridge about
eundred feet ~ len spans The creek Tie h.gh. OF
ne bridge above anary icvsl Of The creek IL some
ehirty fsse Il Is Constructed without parapets and
pooled a. tho levoi Of 80 rack Immediately UNDER
heath the bridge mlidaih obstructs the creek and
Forms small pond.
1ns MANNER o. THE ACCIDENT.
As ceaTly ~ can bc acersaaed the next 10 the las
H1r OF the train a d
frog ct the ssca just side Of Angola station ana
sas dnsgsa over .ne 'es nearly % me bridge before
zine durng which ms punscg along he tics continued
pepgers sitting At the onward end Of this make
Rber escape 1om !. into the Car ahead ss X 80 800
Juse The reseneA no bridgs che cas
An instant and would have reached the bank,
but just 81 tie edge topped over on the left aide and
covered slope forty fest ,eAsr 10 the Gas below
THE III SIG WRECK
10 easy to imagine tho rsht u wreck 70 which the
Gar wes reduced oy te 'errlo1s descent All Or nssr'y
nd IT, passengers Of co re, we're prscpl:atd into
kaangled struggling Abe lo~er and Of tho car
injured II any there were ausbo 70 extricats o. bsp
hhcmselves Inc horror ei the situation sufficient
without that which beca ue added BY the fgni-
a momen OK thu trs0 soi0 survivors describes
a., end the wrapped In nams& Tns dry wood
n the car oornsd nEs nsap o. knllinE, and u WAS
who can attempt to depict the uuimagnable horror OF
She scsas tha. snsaea. aiIy nty hunsn beings b.
FRO horrible wouads, toe full vkof Of e buried
nn inexlrcubie and committed 70 the flames
lmprsoatoases VII, Lizard shsn iorsst this side
~ stssnliy II they can. M N*e
Dold Win csrsaDty. Il vas well nnsd with pssssnvsrs
probably s&ys Of sho survivors, lcss than dry,
knd only three are known y have escaped.
THE yAls AITDNfr RRscun.
n wss some mements before any one could rssch Che
npsas ~ sstsnps sss.saasa In sscond car. IN he
s,. ~ 20 ss iss
Tag : les bsgh., bat snnsriss almost - complete
wrck ana IL few uairjarsd passengers had enough 70
occupy Their sltssssn. he train, winch bod some
distance before ssoppsd was hecksd me
y spsedny - pnlps AID those on board set " wsrk
soss!c ssps 70 Inc car nss ioSy sussd sss not
Aariy dscsnded. and when helping hands reachsd ~
ehsy wss. without ~sapessis Asntas sas aanss for
a 80. q eourss. !. sAy sss.4 y Summoned he
people d Anssls asd sesr iaha6lsass nm spos
s pssrsk wsssr spos Che burning vrsok; but rssins
Ore ID not to Be eycrcoure vn buckes4 and those des
srs.slg seoring :. y: OK bed e ssnes ne unsrsses
hs hidsous rsnogssIsss nsmes scksd on zoe shEleks
Ssd me- means into sioncs more terrible
t,ls sgrnsps sps uias o. Ne nothing but heap
~ smoking cnde vas sn ~ thoeo gathersd around "
Hsw naay Il The boaiss ~sss sussly burned up 70
Aandfa q ae ciadsTt y mpoble 10 tell
4 Be known 10 al cases. prsbably masy days
mssinx nos likely 70 bess upon The ifAisd tsaa
Gan ths tsrrlDis li.l al NOR ally Be made up.
Asws hsvs already ssssi shs CIR psxs the rssr one
~ That win witch me disaster originated but IL fate
vas les tsrb- ihaa tate u shs foiowing The
AsadioaE plunge VI ,hs latter threw over, but not
The braps had heen rass q and n made descent
tho opposite right soc ~ the embark ncns, where
ehc height ~ss mo- hnas ilnn twenty-five fool. The
srash on less awfa than th~t already described.
4. was followed. howver BY tns more irighfui
aamisy Of Gro lw.cs the Gas kndisd b. tho Goals
1r,pr n tls(f acre n 4
fess hs pis SITUATION AID the snes vrss sxngushsa
0ns man opiy IN tiis csf-fr Hayward. agent Of tho
ycad II state L us-mst death outright ~ the car
middle tho break 10 tn roof opening an stsnt,
and q that instant Mr.. Hayward hug upward Into
shs nsrrs, which clio 80 am bsffs he - and crushed.
his BODY TO lazy. Others In TIE received
mortal Injuries, among them our iamenied tornsnn,
Mr.. Fub bush, who il dying conditon vbea taken
ssa y -. sooa al, se "a. ss ls~ p ~ Inc
bury spd between twenty snd forty are 10 mo is 81
81 m n,rEn's srnErxs1.
0ns Of the three persous VINO escaped from the
car was Mr.. Mayer, the unyeliw agent W keiori,
who u now ~ tho bwso General Hospital under treat
back, head and ankles. ME Asysrs statement 10 oar
reportsr 80 ivlis~s:-- ~.
Jerking Of toe car asit Vas tnvowa from the rnck
sprang up instantly aad caught hold or something In
tbs roof Of the car esdibg myself. This saved me
forward With tho OF tho pssssncesm into Tue ncap
where every enc was heplcssIy buried tho crash Of
snc rufus Exactly how crAwlsd out 90 uot know.
vas one OF only three oycaped. saw IN Old gcn-
uernsn and his wifo get ont Of the wreck am suSe
that NOT another person escaped Tho css wss tn-not
les sssn n.y. asa ND. n,nsa =
me wreck was all 20 flames 10 . moment. I do aoe
tnow how and me sws have msnaiansd csuid hare
escaped"
ne psvs 81 the dsxetsy was immediately teleg1phe6
V th CITY, and = four osocs ssin q snsss