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

past I've Angela ~as raached, and AL that the phvs
sunerinss OF lhs uosa1al Inc midnight trsin lssI
night bore additional Ala and number IL physciAns
have Y ssss Ne CITY ias mernilg and a
Meanwhile repors which needed no sxaggsgason. IN
terrible reality began % spread throughout TIE city ana
In households whose mnbcfs or frlnnd3 supposei
TO % o. The train sSa lls .idsss slss@ prevailed
with terror. ani tue w,fss we're luad-d throughous ths
evening win the messages Of surviving and dcatn
No picture tbs terrible suspense that prevailed
when became knosn that many had besn burned be-
yond recognition. Many would have thanked Col for
me worst thai could b brought to end The syonz
10 Know that father husband Or brother was On the
tram aud Be unable 70 obtain tdugs OF his safety Of
his being MANNED Jeff mo chance for mere against tue
convection that his ebaps!sss form was s0kng IN The
ardistnzushaole ma- = Dsneath tbs burning ruinA
AS tho evening wore 0u The oiIlces OF the company
were thrneed the depot became 20 crowdsd taat
iound necessary 10 station squad Of pol censn,
under the charge OF captain Nicholson, In rsadness 70
prevent any disorder on the ARRIVAL Of the trains from
The wreck ssNs@ss in ~ "a $780,. r
About nina o'clork tho regular Cincinnati express
reach ed the DEPOT Lrp Ing few Of these who hal been
sishy injured Tho crowd pressed 10 ths very wheels
Of The they rocd bv and despite efforts Of
the ps &C. ,ncre than one casually seemed immlnent
Wren tie tran was al In motion old toiIcred
up nua seizna tue rail eudeavosed " lit his aged form
TO tho Platform Of . car. Superintendent Reynolds
ing, yonil be Killed" With tears Ia his eyes and MY
suppressed emotion in bis voice, the man exclaimed
"For Cots saks, ar. REYNOLDS =. ms 60; my son xas
on the TAIN; want to aud him. 4" N. ~ II. S1g
One BY one the wounded men wcrs helped from the
train and tendery entraced by their freudA The nrst
who Frank Sherman the conductor Of the
wrecked train He escaped with some ere but NOT
dangerous bruises and, despite Of hts njures returned
10 he scene o. the accident By the next train M
A large proportion or the wounded who couId b
movsd without danger were brought 10 this city Inst
evening, some arriving on The twenty minutes 80 eeyen
to convey them 10 their destinations Medical aid IVES
procured tor zach person. NJ ~ Nrs .
4, -. ro,.a I om.scIs s o. LIZ p. go. -. :.
O'Clock yesterday morning. we're thres young men
Ia tho eriploy o. Mr. Emslie. the well known
SILVER ce. xors PC W.rsa
son OF julius Walker: Joseph Losis Of f. a. Lewis
q batavia and Robert Dickson son q the late Captain
That they would he unable to got through thor work be-
fore the passage Of the day sxpress their nscn.
met with The accident was as has already been stated
two hours late q liver Creek and the threc, therefore
stepped upon che car before me lat their wsy home
Among tnn first dispatches from tho scene Of the dis
seriously n uci fatally injured which vas Immediately
shro Rond. and In terrible suspense awaited furlher
tel!gence. About hnnpast seven che word came,
., e M upon ne s
graph Office and al shrank from the task Of announcing
Al length Nr rlisrhass, supsrintendent Of the Nsw
York Central, IN few low SPOKEN and broken words
conveycd 70 the father the sad intelI
renee Among the many rsnisl scenes which those
the evening, there more sadden ng this
Robert Dickson was somewhat marked about The face
and bcad and had received some bruises but other
wise uninjured. He returned TO tho city last night
Nothing was known up TO late hour Of the fate Of
when tho second car, ia which Dickson and walker
wero lsft the track they both standing near ho
door, Feeling the Jar and OWNING the accident Dick
door anc out h. Is p
BY tue side Of the track and sustained no injury
serious than the scrAchlns o. hall the skin from his
face. An he sprnng out OF the car he Walker RIM
back and brace bmselr BY cutching hold Of the seats
They had boon separated from Lewss sitter gettiE
board q ths train and he knows nothing Of what b.
The awful uncertainties Of iise rscs,vs Singular Illus.
tration In ths apparently slight circumstances whch
caused these young to change their plans and take
passage the doomed train. ~. /.
Young Walker only nineteen years Of ase: afrank
Rsat promise for the future His loss wiA be tcrr-
bic blow 10 his loving friends, will have the aym-
patty Of the entire community 10 their bereavement.
PROBABLE go
II IL the general MON that tbsre we're CIV people
in tue roar car, and only three II tnen escaped or
Of whom nothing is left but ashes Eighteen dead
bodies were 10 tho freight houss. and humber
dead and dying Ia other places Tho loss will probably
The woman called Mary Freeman was sound dead with
which she Is designated. - 1l Nsfasas a.a.f go !,
a lady was taken from bsneash the second oar and
= slight bols who're shs AZ, bui how shs there
whea The rear car was burning ono q The asssngrs
related that several persons sndskssnoT q
break IL Ia pieces, wero stared By the report OF pistol
which was discharges within the car sed one Da'',
OF passenger Some u1fortnnate man hsdths weapon
his pocket aud Of u exrlcdeoy she heat
Two brothers named kockTiciiow, frU4A ievc!ards
were 20 take the trin Ono vas too sles and taking
the ncxt train passed the scene Of tbs estcs late ~
hearing q he sosaus and na a. 81 Brother ws
on the train but no effort awaited 70 hear dns Of ths
Mr. j. W. Ksnnedy ons az tbs occupants Of The second
car ~ s,on - the thumping ccmmcnccd rushed 70 tho
door aud jumped from the platform Just - ths car
s s os ~ n. Ss
young man from 81. GATHERINGS ~ taken from the
rear car 10 dreadful ssate. HIS lns were hayed AMI
alive at last accouau but there vas little hope Of hs
a, late hour last night ths once or the Laks shore
dent Williams directed that free pSssss shoud bs issued
20 Oil pesons having relatives Injured by che dsn
has two daughters ssrfous,y wounded Tho rasiroad
telegraph placed the disposal Of iho avss,
s was sssm ss M
Angola aad toe dlcuty Of identifying the dead the
reports were not siways very sa,isfartory
Green who had ccrrpied seat IN ihs rear car. las
accidentally lef. behind n Dunkrk. He camo down on
n: as r. COCO SsS ~. a had
large number Of SPECTATOR Who listened V his story q
the depot
In the midst OF such terrible suffering II II grateful
task 70 b. able 20 acqut the officers Of the road OF any
blame Tor the disaster. Tho Lake ehors track Il az
toe msos perfect In America and the road has hitherto
snoysd a. immunisy rom accident almost unparalleled
among roads which maintain high rate o. speed ne
general preston n the a The dsaster appeared
70 - that the accident from the wheel iosping
frog; Bat sr wnliam Williams President, with scversl
other gentlemen, examinsd the track during the evcn
Ing by the light o iancrna and Of tho opinion that
. broken wheel was the immediate cause Toe point
Tho train Iofs the track Is sajd to be clearly
marked and there y no mistake q W. n some DIS
lance from the frog
ms work Of repairing vas Immediately begun AMI
tho track win b raanlnz order aad trains passng b.
noon TO day.
= AMONG Tnp DEAD
are several well known clsizens Of this city. Mr.. r.
b Forbusn, Of tho Arm OF y. b. w. n Fosbush
solicitors OF pa'sna doing business 10 Weeds block
was IN the car mem 20 the rear ana Immediately hfser
tho crssa found dying. He leaves a family 10
mourn nis loss. winch will also DO mournsd ~ oss ~
large rclo OF fricndR