The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-16

Misses Maggie and Emma Hoyt, were badly
hurt, and their father and mother killed. d.
.. t,tcvcns, Of Csyuso, N. Y; Mrs. II. Bailey,
Of bongville, ohioi J. T. A.Jewett o. Nsw
rssk city, J. Decker,of HnirasE N. ~ &C
Donshae, Bufaio, N. Y; Aussih wssdrtf,
Randolph, N. Y; J. Dubois, . boyj On In
known woman, who has asssys check nun
sered 30, @. W. Douglass, division superin-
tendent, badly hurt.
The ofnoers Of the company 10 III the wounded
to the Port Jeryls hotels, nd everything pos
sibls has sssu done lfss thar fslisf. ss,ls1s-a-
- yulrsEa FART ovE ARs. -
rsw roaR, April is.--rhs following partieu-
lArs Of the -tsrribis railroad aeeidsnt on the
Erie road hAvs been received from pssssnssrs
on tie tfStrNho havsarfi In this city. The
trAla V whisA the accident occurred LEFT Buff
fslo yesterday afternoon In change OF con
duetor Judd sod Charles Douglass, supssin-
| tsndsnt or the division. The train consisted
Of the engine, tsnder, three sleeping cars, two
nfst-class and one seeond-class, two baggage
and one postsi ear The train psoessdsd on
time, ,makiag the usual stoppaEss until sven-
ing, when the passengers In the sleeping cars
retired for ths night. 80.
About O'Clock this morning Ames and
Hortoa. ocths Gsasrh post once In this city,
who wsfsia charge Of the postal car, saw the
bell rope straighten but and break In two,
th.t \. ~ III NJ. ,e., csr,. Thsy ran 10
~. 80, =. ,so,r, a. IN. "a, whs. four ears
| v.,s 49, ,oiiin, sovn a prscipice from rev.
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sn,,..h ~ i..,.A ,,cL. and In ~ dssesn, ths
| c.,, v.,s s,oLe, N nIeee,. Al the bottom Il
. cu,yert throusb which novs . stream emp
tyins into the Delaware river.
| The disaster vas caused by a broken rail,
which threw the rear car Immediately In
f,ont and ths vhols were preeipitated down
| the embankment.
| Ths cara. In soins over the embsn nh n emit,
tuyned several times before reaching the bot.
| tom, and ware nearly demolished, A sleeping
ear ras entirely destroved bv Are. The pas
,enrers iuusdists,y began to rescue the
woanded and remove tse bodIes of the killed.
Mapy or the latter could not DO recognized.
seyes per,ons were burned TO death. and six
oth.r, vere ki,,ed bv coming in contact with
m. j.yred focks. &c. The wounded person,
were ni.ced in A train and brought TO Port
Jervia. vhioh plaoe was reached at 0 O'Clock
ihis mor.ins. several surgeons were imme.
| al.t.,v .ummoped. ana evervthior WAS done
/ IN nlleviate the sufYeripes of the injured The
bodies of the killed were left on the ground.
| Mr.. Horton appeared at the post ONCE to-day
covered with blood, caused by assisting In
rescuinr the wounded.
The foilovins il the statement of q. b. Hal
,snh.ct. of Morri.. Iuinoi.: He left CIeyelan nd
Yesterday morninp. and. while I'm the ar,t OF
~. .,..,tn. c.,. va. .w.kenes bstveeu
,h,.. ma So1, o,oiock thi. mornip9 bv a vio.
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hvnd,ss S.st trom no road FssrfuI ,hrleks
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