New-York tribune., 1868-04-17
THE ERIE DISASTE,R.

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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SMASHED. :.
PoHT yERy,s. April 1e-The hotels filled with n.
them and every train brings throng OF anrious nas
searching for missing relatives. r'''
with az Matanoras Pike Co.. Penn omRas Ro.e , niceYs
the watchinan whose beat extend from Csr1ss RoeSo
ming unusual rate Of speed aud that the rails ss
perfectly sound before the accident The tran he said
would not have driven so fast Henry Green al
train No I2 testified that at the time Of the
rail afterward found but that when about q rods
Sa sa he hs %hed down. brakes s
engine; he sent the fireman with torch TO the rear a.
the assistance OF the Wounded. This is the sum and su.
stance Of the farce which passes " Pike County for
dreadful disaster Mr. Green swore that he was S6ys no
at the rate OF from 20 TO Is miles an hour ess than M,
time He received signal Of the accident by beScps
Of otherwise although many psssengers assert thsI
| six persons, nc least ~ -
The following is the testimony taken before the oocs
| ner's Jury at Matam0ras, Pennsyyania:
Maggie Hoyt sworn-I reside in Chcnango Forks MY,
was passe nger on the train that went down the en-
Station Oh the morning of April l6 could not tell what
iine u was, as was dark; Vas IN the ear nextths
something the matter with the train; the nek
to and o nearly ali ali 1e on , , raised up from s,
two lights burning at the time went 1t but
moment after the ear run of before II went down the
bank the train running very fast at the time OF
accident. and spoke to my father about t.
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was engineer train No. ~; the accident happened a
500 m running 20 or rs miles an hour did dis
cover anything ont Of order about the track over
yors before stopped four cars ran Of the enbsnkens
aud caught fire and burnt the embanknent about
sfop; the four cars that went over the sy
below utterly demolished aud one On nre helped take
ont the wounded and dead tine timetable distance be
tween Port Jervs and miles and the
time h hour 30 minutes shut or steam once. aboai
half-a-me before the accident; was then descending
grade; when left SusquehanDa minutes late Tia
cause OF he accident was broken rail- think my engine
the rail broken in two pieces; was 40 minutes lats
at NaTOHsburgh; had lost ine; did not receive any
the bell to stop the traD the bell did not ring
when the train broke.
VERDICT OF 1HE JURY
The Jury returned verdict 70 the effect that the acc
deut and loss OF hfe was due TO q broken rail-
Mr. Louis B Cous of South Byron, n. Y, is knowo u
have been ON the Inflated train but has been heard
from since his departure from home With him was misa
r here %si,ing very anxiousy to hear from her Mr.
A. w. Gardner Of Batavia is also missing
Tberc doubt that the accident was the result 0fs
broken rail The leading wheel OF the forward track Of
fourth car from the iear end OF the train ieft tho
track at the point where the rail was broken These
sistance OF tho wheel slight as 10 make 1t isa
possible for the engineer to notice IT, The train ran about
900 feet In this way, when tho wheel evidently strucks
chair" which slowed the truck toward the nucr par o.
the whereuPon and the three following earscsf
sized. and rolled down eDbankmcnt Of ftn
10 feet. The railroad employees almost
esatts 10 relieve the wounded was James FSraSr'
Depot Master at the Long Dock Carriages were fur
conveyed 10 their homes Henry Hobbs, esq, So
per1ntendent OF the Eastern Division, visited the wreck
Wsddie Of the Delaware Division. Mr.. d. H. Conkin Of
the Eastern Division Of the road have been unceasng
their efforts wives OF the engineers aud conductors
OF the acting as nurses nc the Delaware Houss
aud elsewhere. The wounded lack Tor nothing All ths
| ladies deserve great praise.
Many Of the wounded have been taken private
dces The tow has turned out N Inasse To relieve the
wants Of the sufferers An additional number of
| geons from the New-York Hospital has arrived
The rooms OF the Delaware House are filed with the
dead aud dying Two sufferers will be "
pain This town is the residence OF great number Of
conductors engineers, and railroad meD Those on duty.
wi
ing the wounded The Delaware House u opposite ths
conveyed. When death relieves them from their suaer
Jugs the bodies given to Mr. Goods the undertaken,
their ifeess FORMS 20 a room n the depot where they
await the order OF friends OF relatives day long the
house has been crowded with anxious and weeping one'
Everything quiet within its walls. the stiffness ~
OF death The force OF nurses j. equal TO the
casion. and mInsterng angels M every room. hr.
Conkn has charge OF the wounded Of the House Mr. Ior
Is on not sscesnSd Mr. %Snde dispatcher Of the East
Division, received dispatch from Chicago tonight.
s At the Mlnnsink House there upward Of hiroes
wounded anoung the badly injured is Mr. g p. snow Of
sleep IN the dead at the depot Henry Green. tbs
engineer Of tie fatal ra is IN general charge of ths
their efforts At the point Of tho disaster re wreck has
been cleared away. -Four dead bodies sent to
dives Yesterday and nine to-day. The bnsy instruments
of the telegraph have been working night and day send
lug words OF cheer @ to some TGIGs % OF selrSw to @sn
Lights move to and fro In the windows Of the roonS
sufferers will have CROSSED the da river 1t Is misty
darkened night. corresponding with the dark hoHr ADD
scene ~
Tie following testimony was given this aternoea
over the body Tobias Erich. the ony passenger
died IA this state. Further will be- found the test
mony OF witnesses examined III flke Co., Pean, wOefo
the disaster occurred:
was passenger OH the train that weut down The en-
bankmont at CarIs Rock, about mile West OF Atddaws
on the morning of April l5; could not tell what tifae H.
WAS 1t was dark; was In the coach next The,
sleeping-car at the time Of the accident I dis
covered something the matter with the train; tho
rocked to and mo- nearly all the passengers raised
up their seats five Or six pull the bell
rope there were two lights burning at the time ~ wss
bat after the cars ran OF before went down
the bank the train was moving very last ~ the Time 1
the accident, and spoke 20 my father about H.
Henry Green eDginoerl sworn: reside in Port Jeryis.
NewNork; engineer Train No. iG heacodent hap
did not discover anything ou OF order about the track
100 yards before stopped -four ears ran on the
SanF%ent Is aboa, iSo feet bigh Gacied up uSf
my fireman ordered me 10 stop the iour ears that
and ONE on hre helped 70 take out The wSSnIed ard
dead the time table distance between Port Jervis and
Susquehanna is i04 miles aud tme s four houfs and
thirty minutes shut on stea once about half mie
before the accident WAS & ten anseenanT Grade wse1 ~
accident was broken rail think my ergine
rail was broken IN two pieces; was 80 minutes late
NarrOwsburgh; had lost tDe id any alarm
from the bell stop the tram tho bill dd DOT ring hss
Jaspa b. Judd, Conductor sworn: reside IN galirs.
lam conductor on The New.York aud Erie RsilrOad;
nave been years. conductor OF train Nc n ut
tho disaster OF Cars Rock time from Port Jcrys 10
auehanna 4 hours aud as mDutes left sosquohannA Al
1856 p m: minutes late three minutes
late ct depot; Al minutes late al Narrow
burg; we are allowed 10 from Is 10 -
miles an hour the road including stops the tme
Of accident was IN the third from the Tst sleep
mgcar tile train consisted VI nine ears the -four
down the bank coach No e2l tie number 81
sletpingcars H. H. and - AID not perceive e
trans being of the track; my attention was called W
slight noise OF the pulling of the bellfopc got M sn0
pulled the berope from front aud and found ~
right, did not perceive my loss OF ibe train; was
then on tho car noxt to the smoking knew by tbt