The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-16
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Forty to Fifty Persons Killed, and
from Fifty 10 Sixty wounded.

from EIIly 10 6LNty nOuuuGus
NEW YORK, April 15.-The train on
the Erie Railroad, which left Buffa-
10 at 20 minutes past yesterday p. M.
in charge of conductor Judd and ChAs.
Douglas, Superintendent OF the diviS-
ion, an engine, tender and three sleep
ing cass, two first class and one second
class, and two baggage and one postal
car, proceeded on time, making the
usual stoppages, until evening, when
the passengers in the sleeping csrs re-
tired for the might. About o'clock
this morning, Mr.. Ames and Mr.. Hor-
ton, OF the general post office. in charge
of the postal car, saw the bell-rope
straighten out and break in two, when
Mr.. Judd Immediately remarked TO
one of the officers TINT he had lost his
rear cars. They ran to the platform of
the car, when the four rear cars were
seen running down a precipice from 80
to 100 feet high.
The scene ofthe accident is Is miles
beyond Port Jervis, on the Delaware
precipice are formed OF Jagged rocks.
In the decent the cars were broke to
pieces. at the bottom is a culYert,
through which flows stream of water
emptying into the Delaware. The inn
preston prevails that the accident was
caused by a broken rail which threw
the rear car from the track, this dis
placed the baggage cars running in
front, and the connection breaking, the
whole were precipitated down an em-
bankment. Conductor Judd and Di-
vision superintendent Douglas were
both slightly injured. The oars in GO
ing over the embandment turned sew
eraI times before the battom was reach
ed, and were nearly demolished. The
sleeping car was entirely consumed
by fire. and the passengers Of the cars
left standing on the track Immediately
began to rescue the wounded, and re-
move the bodies of the killed. Many
of the latter could not be recognized.
Seven persons were burned 10 death,
and six others were killed by coming
in contract with jagged rocks, &c.
The following are the names of the
killed: EphrRm Hoyt, Chenango
Fork; Mrs. E. Hoyt, Chenango Fork;
unknown man; Mary E. Cobb, Homes
vile; Eras Blossom, saloon-keeper
Susquehanna Depot; child OF Mrs.
Tisdell, Ithaep; IA. B. Corren, supposed
of Verbena, n. Y; woman unknown,
commonly dressed; boy unknown J.
o. Durham, Binghampton; Mrs. @. IA.
Loomis, Buffalo; Eliza J. Knapp,
Jameston; Thos. r. Bruckton New
York City. Fifty-two are known to be
wounded, and have been cared for
Several slightly wounded have arrived
| in this city. Among the wounded are
G. W; Harris. Cochran, Ind, badly; j.
] henueESOuf ISOIueI OulOt TDEehSl DdulSS
A. Il. Gillett, Mercer, Pa; Mrs. n. L.
Gillett; Mary Stewart, Mercer. Pa,
back and face badly; j. I. Kenny, St.
Johns, head and back; three childred
of s. 2. Sno.T, hurt seriously; Mrs. II.
Bailey, LondOnville, o., slightly; John
Dubois, u boy unknown woman, insen-
sible, aged about 80, baggage check 500,
/ New York; Addie Snow (child) slight.
The wounded persons were placed on
u train and brought to Port Jarvis,
| which place was reached at 9 O'Clock
j this morning. Several surgeons were
Immediately summoned and every
thing done that could be to alleviate the
sufferings of the injured. The bodies
of the persons killed were left on the
ground, owing to the wounded. There
were two young ladies, named Maggie
and Emma Hoyt, both received serious
injuries in the breast, The father and
mother were Instantly killed. they lived
at Chenango: ID. p. Snow, Iowa, also
injured, and his wife and one of his
children killed; three other children
escaped with only slight injuries. Mr..
Snow and family were on their way TO
California. Mr.. Horton, postal agent
} appeared at the Post Office to-day COW
J cred with blood eRused by assistance
} rendered in rescuing the wounded.
PORT JARVIS, April l5-Afternoon.-
} The scene at the disaster on the Erie
road battles description The immense
hight of the embankment and the char
terribly fatal. The wounds are horri-
BILE; mutilatiOns, broken limbs and
gashes form fearful sight; several
will die of their wounds. The loss OF
J life will not, in the end, be less than
40 or so,