The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-08
Terrible Railroad Accident.
EIGHTEEN PERSONS KILLED
Three Sleeping Cars Burned.
HEARTRENDING SCENE.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.

Ion River road last night at New Ham
burg, which was caused by the oil train
bound north catching fire and setting
The bridge at New Hamburg also on
ire. The Pacific Express came up and
ran into the oil train and caught fire
also. The bridge gave way under the
weight, when the train went down in
a iumbled mass. The locomotive, ex-
press car, baggage car, Pullman car and
coach, and sleeping car OF the Express
went down with crash. The engineer
of the Express train was killed, also the
conductor of the Pullman car and the
brakeman. Several passengers in the
Pullman and sleeping cars, unable to
set out when the crash occurred, were
burned to death or drowned.
The scene at the wreck is fearful. a
corps of physicians are there from
poughkeepsie to attend to the wounded
and diving, and search is now being
made for the dead bodies Further
rarticuars aud the number Of dead and
wounded cannot be ascertained at this
hour. David Simmons, engineer, Peter
Va--burgh, conductor Of Pullman 5 car,
and the brakeman, are known to be
Killed.
New YORK, February T.-The follow
my additional particulars are furnished
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany The train leaving New York at
: oclock last evening met an oil train
on the New Hamburg draw-bridge
The oil train jumped the track and
broke in two. The oil car tipped over
on to the passenger train and set 1t on
fire. and the locomotive, cars and
bridge were all burned up Three
sleeping cars are among the destroyed.
Eighteen were killed outright, and
many more are injured, who will not
recover.
PouGnEEErsIE y. Y, February /,
; P. M.-The dispatch sent from here
this morning incorrectly stated the
cause of the disaster on the Hudson
River Railroad. While bound south
and when passing New Hamburg, an
axle of the oil car broke and dragged
along the ground till it reached TIE
draw-bridge, when, striking the tlmber7,
il threw the car off its track and upon
the up track and in the face of the sec
ond Pacific express. An attempt was
made to stop the express, which was
then approaching, but there was not
time enough, and it struck the oil car,
and fragments OF the oil car were scat
tered in every direction and at once
limited. enveloping the entire express
train in flames The express train was
composed of locomotive, one baggage
ear. one express car and five or SIX sleep
ju0 cars. The locomotive was at once
hurled into the river and the engineer
killed, and the baggage and express
cars were piled on top OF the engine.
Al the same time the Chicago sleeping
car was one sheet Of flames, and though
Jssperate attempts we're made to rescue
the passengers, it is said that not one
rot ont alive. Two of the other sleep
;uo cars next to it were also wrapped IN
flames. but the passengers in them all
,ot ont safely. Then the bridge took
ire. and in less than ten minutes after
ward the whole structure fell, CARRYING
with il the Chicago car and burylng 1t
and its inmates out OF sight, under the
wafer and among the ruins OF the loco
motive and the express cars
This terrible result settled all dOabts
.. 10 the probability Of reScuing any
one dead or alive, and then there was
Nothing to do till daylight. The
~,,nes of the killed thus far
.rown are Simmons, engineer; Peter
Nossburgh, conductor of the Chicago
-,ecping car, and brakeman named
Rhime 1t is said that Rev. DR.. Deems
,r the Church of Strangers, New ork
city. and his wife are among the dead,
asa gentleman stated that they occupied
Il berth in the Chicago car. Charles
ra,,um, the conductor OF the train, states
that there were sixty-fve sleeping car
tickets and that fiftv-two OF them have
,.und owners, indicating that but thlr-
rrrn persons are missing. Passengers
,av. however that the Chicago car con-
tanned twenty five rthirty persons, ami
hat not one got out.
All trains are stopped ut the break
tai, morning, and the work OF recover
mo- the dead bodies mas commenced.
Coroner Andrews has been notified ana
g waiting for train to convey HIM TO
the ,po.. Upon the ice near the wreck
It body was found with its entrarIs torn
nur and the head and legs crushed. 1t
has nu, cen Identified mp to this time.
LATEST.
PorgHHgEpsIE, Feb. The fol,
lowing are the names Of persons kiIied
hv the railroad accident, as lar "a
nscertained David Simmons, engineer;
DR.. Nancrccd, New York: Nosburgh,
conductor of sleeping car; James Stat
lord. New York, haggage-master; Nos-
hurgh, porter Of sleeping car; Rev.
Morrill, Fowler. wife and two children,
batavia. \. Y: Mr. Benedict, editor
Cleveland Herald, and wife In the
pockets of Vosburgh, conductor, was
tnnnd q memorandum Of the berths
taken, containing the names OF Lawell,
FnyIrr Pease Of Buffalo; Curry,
$ornis Gcrmanuel, OF Rochester; DR.;
Nancreed, New York; Rosenthat and
Forbush Nineteen bodies have pee',
recovered, out none have been foun1
since ~ o'clock. The report that II
bodies have been found is untrue.
New YoKK, February THE follow,
my are additional names OF killed :
". C. Curry, Erie, Pa. l.. A: Port, a.
A Gillett. Miss Lowell, R0senthal'