The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-04-23
ANOTHER RAILROAD SLAUGHTER

APPALLING DISASTER on THE NEW YORK
AND ERIE R.R. = SEVENTY PERSONS
KILLED AND WOUNDED = SLEEPING
CAR BURNED TO ASHES = SEVEN PER-
SONS PERISH IN THE FLAMES = DE
TAILS OF THE TERRIBLE CALAMITY =
A SCENE OF HORROR THE NAMES OF
THE UNFoRTUNATEs.
New YORK, April 15.-Onc of the
most terrible disasters on record occurred
early to day, sixteen miles west of Port
Jervis, on the Erie Railroad. The cars
were thrown, by the breaking Of rail,
down an embankmen some twenty feet
Thirteen dead bodies are at the Port Jer-
Wis depot, and fiity-two wounded person.
are in the hotel in that place, while two
others, wounded, are yet to arrive. Mr..
Lynch, the sleeping car conductor, esti
which cannot be verified until the wreck
is removed The following is list of
the casualties -
Killed-Ephraim Hoyt and wife, of
Chenango Forks, \. Y; an unknown
man Mary +. Cobb, Hornellsville, n
Y; Enos Blossom, Susquehanna Depot /;
a child of Mrs. Fisdell, of Ithica, n Y. ;
Fl. w. Corwiu, supposed of Urbanpa,
Ohio; and unknown n woman and boy
j. S. Dunham, Binshamtou G. X
Loomis, Buffalo Eli j Knapp, James
town, n. Y. Thomas Pierington, No IO2
Broadway, New York
Wounded-Henry Hention, Danville
n. Y, leg broken S. b. Fairmsn, FL
mira, n. Y; G. w. Harris, Cookery
Ind, badly II. Lewis Barker, Bates, n,
Y, in head s. w Horton, Salem, Ind.
in side and head S. p. Snow, Bleaks
burg, Iowa, head and breast; Tobias AL
bridge, on head G. W. Baker, Hhica,
n. Y, shoulder badly broken G G Lap
ham, Syracuse, n. Y, on back and head;
Mrs c. X. Beardsley, No. 453 Hudson
street, n Y. &. Hartman, Hudson city.
n. j in head c. V Tiffany, Dansvillc
n. Y, badly A. j.. Oliver, No I w.
Thirteenth street, n Y, leg broken A
l.. Smith, Hornellsvile, n Y, badly ;
Mrs. G.. G. Reynolds, Hornellsville, n
Y, badly Daniel L. Rogers and W
HaGge, Corning, n. Y, in head w. Z.
Deakcr, Waverly, n. Y, in hesd 4; A
Palmer, Ripley, n. Y, internally i. 4.
Fitzgerald, Cortlandt street, n Y. in
head A. T. Kingsley Scotland, n. y. {;
NJ. Goodman, Buffalo; S Sweet. Middle
town, n j., in breast j. r. Heenan.
Louisville, Ky. badly NJ. r. Hey, Mid
dletown, New York, slightly ;J. Hcuder-
son, Ronal, Ohio, badly j. Ralsein, boy,
CINCINNATI, Ohio f. r. Newtown, CORY.
Pa, badly; n. w Gokey, Addison, \
Y, slightly; A. S Gillett, Mercer, Pa.
badly Mary Stewart, Mercer, Pa, badly;
j. S. Ranney, St. Johns, Michigan, head
and back A. Classen, n. Y. city; three
children of s. u. Snow all severely hurt
c. Il. Moncreif, No. 453 Hudson street.
y. Y. badly; b. Lyons, Biughamton; n
Y, internally j. b. Floyd, Chemuug,
n. Y, badly burned 4. l.. Bfflow (boy9.
Attica, n. Y. f. Gunther, train porter.
badly, George Furnace, of Metropolitan
Hotel, New York, badly ; Misses Maggie
and Emma Hoyt, badly, hurt, aud their
father and mother both killed d. b. Ste
vens, Cayuga n. Y. Mrs. III II Bailey.
Louderville, Ohio j. I. y. Jewctt, No
rs Leonard street, New York j Deck
er, Elmira, New York c. c. Donahue.
Buffalo Austin Woodruff, Randolph. New
York John Dubois (boy), unknown
woman, insensible (unknown), has bag
gage check SOC, New York Addie Snow
(child), slightly; G. w. Douglas, Division
Superintendent of the Delaware Division. ;.
badly hurt.
The officers of the company took the
wounded to the Port Jervis Hotel, and
everything possible has been done for
their relief lse
The disaster was caused by broken rail,
which threw of the rear car Immediately
in front, and the whole were precipitated
down the embankment Conductor Judd
and Division superintendent Douglass
were slightly injured. The cars, in go
ing over the embankment, turned severa
times before the bottom was reached, and
were nearly demolished. aud the sleeping
car was entirely consumed by fire.
The passengers immediately began to
rescue the wounded and remove the bo, |
dies of the killed. Many of the latter
could not be recognized. Seven persons
were burned to death aud six others were
killed by coming in contract with the
Jagged rocks. The wounded persons
were placed in the train and brought to
Port Jervis, which place was reached at
nine o'clock this morning, when several
surgeons were Immediately summond.
and everything was done to alleviate the
sufferlngs of the injured The bodies OF
the killed were left on the ground.
Daniel 7. Snow was injured, and his
wife and one of his children killed. -
Three children escaped with only slight
injuries. Mr.. Horton, postal agent, ap
pcared at the post Office to-day covered
With blood, caused by assistance renderd
n rescuing the wounded. m
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