The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Three Cars Thrown Down an
Embankment.
List of the killed q wounded.

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NEW YORK, April 16.-The train on the
Erie r. R., which left Buffalo at twenty
minutes past two o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon, in charge of Conductor Judd
and Charles Douglas, Superintendent OF
Division, consisting of an engine, tender,
three sleeping cars, two frst-class, two
baggage and one postal car, proceed
ed on time, making the usual stoppages,
until evening, when the passengers In
the sleeping cars retired for the night,
and about three o'clock this morning,
Mr.. Ames and Mr.. Horton, of the gen
eral post Office department, in charge of
the postal car, saw the bell rope straight
en- out and break il two, when Mr.. Judd
remarked to one of the officers that he
had lost his rear cars. They ran to the
platform, when the four rears were seen
running down precipice from IS to 100
feet high.
The scene of the accident is IL miles
beyond Port Jarvis, ON the Delaware
division of the road. The sides OF the
precipice are formed of ragged rocks.
In the descent the cars were broken to
pieces. At the bottom is q cuivert,
through which flows stream of water,
emptying into the Delaware. The i'm
preston prevails that the disaster was
caused by broken rail, which threw
the rear car from the track; this dis
placed the three cars running in front,
and connections breaking, the whole
were precipitated down the embank-
ment. Conductor Judd and Division
Snperiptcndent Douglas were both
slightly wounded. ...
The cars IN going over the embank-
ment turned several times before the
bottom was reached, and were nearly
demolished. The sleeping car was en-
tirely consumed by fire. The passen-
gers of the cars left standing on the
track Immediately began to rescue tue
wounded and remove the bodies OF the
killed: many " the latter could not be
recognized. Seven persons were burn
ed to death and six Others were killed
by coming in contact with jagged rocks,
&c. The following are the names of
the killed:
Ephraim Hoyt, Chenango Fork; Mrs
Z. Hoyt, Chenango FORK; unknown
man; Mary L. Cobb, Homesyille; Eras
Blossom, saloon keeper at Susquehanna
depot, n child of Mrs. TisdelI, Ithaca;
II. b. Corvin, supposed of Veryena, n,
Y; woman unknown, commonly dress
ed boy unknown; j. o. Durham,
Binghampton; Mr.. C. K. LOOMS, Buff
falo; Eliza j. Knapp, Jamestown; Thos.
K. princeton, New York city.
Fifty-two persons are known To be
wounded and have been cared for Sew
eral slightly wounded have arrived in
this city. Among the wounded are !:
&. w. Howis COChraue, Ind, badly; j..
Henderson, Rome, o., breast, badly.
A. l.. GilIctt, Mercer, Pa; Mrs. A. I.
Gillett, Mary Stewart, Mercer, Pa,
back and face, badly; j. I. Kenny, st.
Johns, head and back; three children
of S. p. Snow, hurt seriously; Mrs. H..
Bailey, LoudOnville, o., slightly; John
Dubois, boy; unknown woman, in
sensible, aged about thirty, baggage
check 500, n. Y; Addie Snow, child,
slightly.
The wounded persons were placed on
the train and brought to Port Jarvis,
which place was reached at o'clock
this morning. Several surgeons were
Immediately summoned and everything
done that could be to alleviate the suf-
ferings Of the injured. The bodies of
the persons killed were left on the
ground.
Among those wounded were two
young ladies, named Maggie and Emma
Hoyt. Both oceived serious injuries in
the breast. Their father and mother
were instantly killed. They lived at
Chenango. Daniel p. Snow, of Iowa,
was also injured, and his wife and
one of his children killed. Three
other children escaped with only slight
| injuries.
Mr.. Snow and his family were on their
way TO California. Mr.. Horton, postal
agent, appeared at the postoffice to-day
covered with blood, caused by assist
anco rendered III rcscuing the wounded.
PoRT JARVIS, April l5.-This after
noon the scene at the disaster on the
Erie road, battles description. The i'm
mensc height Of the embankment and
the character of the ground render the
calamity terribly fatal.
The wounds are horrible. Mutila-
tions, broken limbs and gashes form a
fearful sight. Several will die of their
wounds. The loss of life will not in
tbs end be less than forty or fifty.