, 1872-12-27
Additional Details Of the Tragedy
On the Buffalo & Cory r. r.
Vivid Description Of! the Hor-
rors in the Burning Car.
Thirty Lives Now Known to be Lost---
Some OF the Wounded Will Die.
Minor Railway Accidents.

OF the station Ii tre6tlo Work SOME 30 foot high,
over which the locomotive and tender Of the
Eastorn-bound express passed in eafoty, but the
baggage and passenger cars ION =. Coaches be-
ing in the train) were thrown from tie trestle.
fell so feet, and struck top downward. The
weight Of the trucks crushed in tho cars, closing
up the windows, and, to render the situation
even more terrible, the passenger coach Was
partially tilted upon its side 60 that
for the occupants OF tLat side, there
were absolutely no means Of escape. Almost
Immediately the cars took fire, tho passenger
coach burning at both ends. Some half dozen
persons waiting at the station wore soon ut the
scene Of the accident, but thoJ worked at an
immense disadvantage. No wator could be had,
md tho snow that WAS ssraped up had little
effect in staying tho flames.
Only two axes we're available, e1d the wood
work Of the cars WAS boltcd together so firmly
and intricately, that but little hcadway could be
made with them. All the time theeo efforts were
being put forth, the flames were steadily gaining
and the Ehr1cks Of tho imprisoned ''ictims as tho
scorching heat enveloped them, wns appalling to
the stoutcst heart. Now and theit rope WIS
put through q crevice fastened to form, and
the sufferer pulled out by main strength. Some
times it would be q 1ifoessbody, and the charred
arms, legs or head would drop OF in the strug-
gle. In three or four instances tbs head w0s thus
separated from the trunk, and in Is many mora
cases, the body WEB bereft OF its limbs. The
body Of lady WAS thus rescued from the flames,
the head and ONO arm swapping of like pioco
OF charcoal, while the other arm WAS untouched,
dainty kid glove covering tho hand, and the
fingers wearing. their jewel1ed ornaments. The
of the rings. But for these, it would have been
impossible to identify it.
Tho bodies OF three other ladies were taken
out. mother Of which, it is believed, can be rec
oguized By friends. In all, it is estimated that
fully ten Of tho nineteon forms nloTod from tho
burning car unacceptable. II is supposed
that in addition to the bodies recovered number
OF others we're consumed in the burning cars,
and that nothing but their blackened bones will
be diseovored when the fire is tztingaiahod
those to the number Of injured that will die, it
is estimated tha tho total number Of lives lost
will not fall short Of so, the whole number Of
persons in the two cars at the time Of the acci-
Was leaning against some object, and seeing an
acquaintance passing, called him BY nnu.e. Tho
friend turned round, and ssw Taylor, apparently
uninj9Eee, but suddenly hosalo, .1ett ny wl1o,s'
some internal injury. But the inmates OF tho
burning cars were shrieking for aid, and Mr.
Taylor's friend did not see him again until his
corpse was brought in and placed with tho
others.
After the groans Of the dying wore stillod in
death, the stencil arising from the burning bod
les is said to have boen eickening. With no
means Of extinguishing the flames, and the heat
being too intense to admit Of all the bodies being
extricated, nothing could be done by the specta-
tors but to stand quietly by and see the remains
slowly consumed.
The following is later special from the sceno
of tho disaster to the Erie Dispatch:
MAYy11LE N. Y, Dec. 26.-The bodies thus
far identified arc:
Marx Haight, Brocton, ET.
n. H. osbornc, westneld, NY
Edwin Il. Bell, Sherman, NY.
Con. Maloney, Drocton, n. 7.
Frank Taylor, Cory, Pa:
August Carlat, Arkwright, N. T.
Gnas :1 etE EdSn M1 ne15 APso N.Y.
Joseph Curtin, Titusyile.
Kate Riley, Dunkirk, n. Y.
Nn1. Rankin, 1abo1cr, rom Canada.
Jas. II. McCartcr Miller Station, Pa.
Four bodies only yet remain unrecognized.
All the wounded but Maggie Curtin, " H. Tick
nor, Mrs. Corneia Met Cartin and Fayette Flanders
left nt Prospect Station for their homes.
At Chattaugua House, Maryyillo, N. Y. arc:
John Douglass, camdian, left shoulder aud breast
broken may recover.
John Cowtlrcy Corey, head and internal injuries.
Barney Cook, Lancaster, badly internal injuries,
recovery very doubtful.
All the others are doing we'll. There we're 50
paying passengers on tho train. and five en-
At the inquest, Henry Miller and J. J. Marks
testified that the train ran very fast ". 4. Lee,
and Others contradicted it. Tho fireman says
five miles per hour.
Orrillo Swift, OF Cory, was on the train. His
body has not yet been recognized.
Two Of tho four bodies unclaimed, are shape
less masses.
Mr. Douglass Was in tho car Is minutes. He
says several were killed outri5h: and others
writhing about until killed by sufrocation.
Some wero conscious till burned to death. The
inquest was adjourned till Saturday, to take the
testimony Of Conductor Flanders.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Dec, 26.-During the last two
days thore have been three or four trains off the
track, and moro or less damage On the aoction
Of the old Kenosha Railrond between Harvard
and Caledonia. No one has been seriously in
jured. Yesterday afternoon, the passenger
train coming this way, parted and went on dif-
ferent tracks, and between the two, by the
breaking Of switch bar at Caledonia junction.
An cypress messenger, namod Camp, was
bruised somewhat. Tho train reached here this
forenoon wont up to Baraboo and returned.
New YonK. Dec. 26-A serious accident oo-
cured on the Eric Railway. this morning, near
SuEerns. A freight train ran into the rear of
the Orange County express, which WAS standing
still to enable another freight train to get ont OF
its way. Tho rear cars OF the express train wore
completely smashed, and Louis s. Hermann,
wealthy resident Of Kingston, WAS mortally in
jured. His logs were broken in four places, and
q bar Of iron, portion OF the platform rail was
driven into his thigh. OF eome thirty passen-
gers no others wero hurt.