The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-10
TELEGRAPaIC.

IoeSaA fsih, new DIRK, Feb. IA
frightful accident occurred on the Hud-
son r. R. R., last night ct New Ham
burg, caused by an oil train bound
north catching fire and setting the
bridge at New Hamburg also on fire.
The Pacific express came up and ran in
to the oil train, and also caught fire.
The bridge gave way under the weight
when the train went down in a jumbIed
mass. The locomotive, Express car,
baggage car, Pullman car and coach, and
sleeping coach of express, went down
with terrible crash. Doc. Simmins,
the Engineer of the express train, was
killed; also Peter Vossburg, Conductor
of the Pullman car, and a brakemen
A number of passengers on the Pull
man and sleeping coach were unable to
get out when the crash occurred, and
were burned to death or drowned.
The scene at the track was fearful. A
corps ofphysician are there from Pough-
keepsie to attend to the wounded and
dying, and search is now being made
for dead bodies. Further particulars
not be ascertained at this hour.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE following
additional particulars are furnished by
the Western Union Telegraph Co. The
train leaving New York at O'Clock
last evening met an oil train on the
New Hamburg draw bridge. The oil
train jumped the track and broke i'll
two. An oil car tipped over upon the
passenger train and set il on fire and
locomotive, cars and bridge. were all
burned up. Three sleeping coaches are
among the destroyed. Eighteen per-
sons were killed outright, and many
more injured who will not recover.
The names have not yet been obtained.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. IA dispatch
sent from here this a. m, incorrectly
stated the cause of the disaster on the
Hudson river railroad. An oil train
was bound South, and when passing
New Hamburger, an axle of an oil car
broke, and dragged along the ground
till it reached the draw bridge, when
striking the timbers, it threw the car off
its trucks and upon the up-track, and in
the face of the second Pacific Express,
which was approaching at full speed.
An attempt was made to stop the ex-
press train, but there was not time
enough, and il struck the oil car. The
fragments of the oil Ca scattered in
every direction, and at once ignited, and
the entire express train v IS i'll flames.
The express train was composed of a
locomotive, one baggage car, one ex-
press car, and D or sleeping cars. The
locomotive was at once hurled into the
river, and the engineer was killed.
The baggage and express cars were
piled on top of the engine. At the same
time, the Chicago sleeping car was one
sheet of flames. Though desperate at
tempts were made to rescue the passen-
gers, it is said that not one got out
alive. Two of the other sleeping cars
next to it were also wrapped in flames,
but the passengers in them all got out
safely. Then the bridge took fire. In
less than ten minutes afterwards the
whole structure fell, carrying with it
inmates out of sight under the water,
and among the ruins of the locomotive
and express car. 1t is thought that
Rev. DR.. Dennis, of the church of
Strangers, in New York city, and his
wife, are among the dead, as gentle
man states that they occupied birth in
the Chicago cars. Chas. Cossum, the
conductor of the train, states that there
were 65 sleeping car tickets, and that
50 of them have found owners, indicat
ing that but ID persons are missing.
Passengers say, however, that the Chi
cago car contained % Or 30persons, and
that not one got out. All the trains are
stopped at the break this a. m, and the
work of recovering the dead bodies has
commenced. Coroner Andrus though
keepsie, has been notified, and is wait
ing for train to convey him to the
spot. Upon the ice near the break
body was found with the entrails torn
out, and the head and legs crushed. 1t
has not been identified up to this time.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. THE follow
ing are the names of persons killed by
the railroad accident as far as ascertain
ed: David Simmons, engineer; DIR.
Nancheld, n. Y; Vosburgh, conductor
of sleeping car; Jas. Stafford, n. Y;
Baggage master; Vosburgh, porter of
sleeping car; Bev. Morrill, Fowler, wife
and two children, Batavia; Mr.. Bene-
dict, editor of the Cleveland Herald, and
wife. In the pockets of Vosburgh, the
sleeping car cond.~ or, was found a
memoranda of berths taken, containing
the names of Lowell, Fowler, and Pease
Of Buffalo; Curry, Sorhis, and Ger
manuel, of Rochester; DR.. Naureed, of
n. Y: Rosenthat and Forbust. 10
bodies have been recovered, but none
have been found since u o'clock. The
report that a bodies have been found
is untrue.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE death list
by the Hudson river tt lroad accident
now foots up fifteen passengers and five
railroad employees. TIL" inquest will
probably commence tomorrow morn
ing.
Three bodies yet remain unrecogniz-
ed. The body of engineer Simmons is
not yet found. The friends of the vic
TINS are arriving from all quarters.
No more bodies have been found up to
this hour, 8 p. N.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Feb. Sup to mid
night no more bodies had been recover |
ed, and nothing new in relation to the |
disaster had TRANSFERRED.
BORDEAUX, Feb. members of the |
Government who have arrived here |
from Paris, telegraphed to projects in |
all of the departments last night the |
decree annulling the Bordeaux decree |
of the 31st of January, relative to cleo |
toral disqualification, as incompatible |
with the principle of universal suffrage. |
The Paris decree of the 29th of January |
is maintained.
Tuesday, Mr.. Hoar reported to the |
House, at Washington, a bill to estab- /
lish national educational system at an
annual expense of S50,OOO,O0O.
The House committee which has