The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-16

dent was immediately teleSraphed 10 me ooons -, ~
nave e' tra,m made Up 70, convey SURGEONS 10
the scene OF disaster. and 70 ake Tue n asns
Nearly ali the through mail matter Vas as,
| s,rOyed; the way malls were saved Inc uacs
Amopc O,Se,s on me tram were Mrs. Black, wife
| OF Professor Black and SISTER oi MIS- aaron NJ
King o. Paterson c,s S o. od ana General sur
iniendent Rucker went up TO visit tue scene az The
| Buffalo express yesterday morning rive OF the in.
| mred persons were removed TO Port !erViS where
| every attention war given them.
| The Latest Account Of ihs Disasfer-Name :
of the Killed and Wounded and O,se.
| Particulars.
the latest particulars CLEANED on The scene 81 the
disaster midnight last evening, give the ensii-
ing version and cover the names ana addresses Of
most OF those who were killed and wounded.
Extra freight tram No 80 mad been telegraphed to
wait at Mast Hope for the passing OF trains No.
and No. 3 doth passenger. The engineer, Grif-
FIN, backed INTO the side track and went
TO sleep, and in the meantime train
| No passed. The engineer got up, apparently
| asleep and turned the throttle. The fireman
| asked him what he about, but before he had
time to answer the engine OF train No 5 collided
with that OF No. 80, hitting 1t just forward
Of the tender. The passenger locomotive
overturned completely, scattering the fire
igned and blazed up into brilliant cOnflagration
| The engineers and nremen on 10th trains escaped
with slight injuries, though now they escaped they
train consisted besides engines tender OF one mail
| car, TWO baggage cars, one smoking car one
day passenger coach and four sleeping. coaches.
| When the collision occurred the rear baggage car
teescOped with the smoking car smashing into and
| about half way through ii. The passengers In this
car were principally German emgranls bound to
the West. Nearly all the passengers IN the smoking
car were either killed outright or were
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their escape impossible, and they met death In its
most horrible and agonlzing form by the demon OF
have escaped from this car and the probability is
that twelve or fifteen persons were burned.
The remains OF seven bodies were taken from the
ashes. but nothing remains OF them save few
charred bones and portions Of the trunks Of two
three are not entirely consumed.
A German who lives near the scene OF the disas-
ter, was aroused by the engineer Of the tram. and
saw the flames when they first burst forth. As he
screams issuing from the burning car. but only Of
short duration.
Rev. d. B. Halloek. Universalst preacher OF this
city, IN company with his brother-in-law, gentle
man residing in Syracuse, whittier they were gong
was unInlured by the collision, but his feet were
fastened IN such manner as to render his extrica-
hon impossible, and he met death calling upon
his friends 'for Gods sake, to help him, as
the efforts made TO release him the flames reached
MIN. and nothing now remains Of him the
mead and trunk. shriveed and shrunken ms legs
and arms having been completely burned or
Among the burned was German woman and her
two children. Alderman emgrant, named David
Baer, was also burned.
The remains OF the seven bodies that were taken
from the ashes were found IN space OF ten feet
There is nothing by which they may be recognized
They were placed on platform along the track and
covered up with blankets, awaiting the arrival Of
The Coroner for an inquest. They were then Ior-
warded to Port Jervis.
Among three or four who were rescued from the
wreck was Mr. John Flowers of TINS city, who states
that there were, as he thinks, some twelve fifteen
passengers ahead OF MIN ID the smoking car, ana he
THINKS not one escaped.
LIST or TIE DEAD.
Rev. ID. B. Halock, Of New York city.
David Baer German emigrant.
German woman ana two children. names un.
Several other charred bodies were not Identified
Inc overturned locomotive OF the passenger train
SCI 1re also TO the depot building at Mast Hope,
which was entirely destroyed None Of the passen.
gers were hurt except those in the smoking car.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED.
Chares Baer, German emigrant, travelling Wes.
only slightly injured, His father, David Baer, was
killed outright and burned in the smoking car.
Gotfried Grams, German emigrant, small bone in
| leg broken: no other serious injuries.
! d. Wentworth, bruised in back and internally
hurt, ~, believed not seriously; he resides al
| Randolph, Y. Y. --n9v;s-Tsz~rkc1s- -s.c:Tyy-rEs-
John floweE OF New York CITY, bound Tor La
crosse, WIS.,; bruised and injured in back, not dan
56iin Hunt, leg broken below the knee; he was
TANNED IN between the seats and held fast until the
flames had almost reached him, and was dug out
and rescued from the wreck at the last moment by
the bystanders. He resides al Waterford, N. Y
The above were sent down TO Port Jervls and were
| provided with accommodations at the Delaware
House, where they are receiving every necessary
! care and attention.
In addition TO the above the following train men
were lniured:-David Smith, fagman on freight
train slightly hurts Z. ID. schuyler express messen.
| ger cut on forehead and slightly bruised.
All the cars Of the passenger train were burned,
| except the last three sleeping coaches The mails
stroyed. The express car was burned, with
all except what were contained In the
sales. Among the contents burned were three
boxes Of United States internal revenue stamps
and other valuable miscellaneous express matter.
The passengers the Inflated train, with the rail-
road employees present, did everything to extingush
the flames. and made every effort possible to rescue
| the rnior innate victims OF the collision from the
burning wreck. They succeeded IN rescuIng some as
above stated, and they also succeeded in saving
three Of the sleeping coaches and about one-half or
the mails. The engineer Of the freight train, James
Gsifn, acknowledges, ii is understood, that he had
been asleep but lie says he thought he heard sig
ma from the nagman 10 move Oh.
| As soon as the news OF the accident reached
! Port Jeryls tue Wrexklng tram sent to the
| scene OF the disaster, and afterwards special
! train, WIN physicians and others, to attend
| to the wants OF the injured Passenger trains
| Eastward bound detained some hours until the
| rack was cleared. Nothing remains OF TIE wreck
except the wheels, axles and iron nsed In the con.
sruction Of the cars. the fire having completely de-
| stf0yed the WOODWORK aud furniture.
| Jury was empaBeed yesterday afternoon by
| the Justice OF The Peace Al Mast Hope The iury
| went through wlth the Tormalty OF viewing the
| t0-daJ, &c Lackawaxan. Thomas Coffee was engi.
hfer OF the passenger train, and Henry Smith con
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