Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-28
Railway Accident.
The BUFFALO AND PITTsBURa HoRnoR-
LATER PARTfCULARs-THE KILLED AND
...-I-a-...I BuRNEn

CORRY, Pa., Dec. 26.-ln the accident which
occurred to the Buffalo, Cory and Pitsburo
mall and passenger train Tuesday evening.
On tho Etestle near Pfospect Station, the train
was gong ona down grade or eighty-two to
eghty-hye feet to the mile. and was about
sixty rods from the Prospect Depot and had
steam shut off.
h The cause OF the accident was a broken
nanee on w9eelof the tender. About sixty
rods west OF the station Il q trestie work some
twenty feet high. over which the l0cO~ q
and tender OF the eastern bound 3
PASSED Ia safely. but the baggage and passeI,-
ger cars, 0nly two coaches being Oh the train,
were Thrown from the trestle, and struck top
1 ~ the ears, closing up tbe windows, and to
| make the situation even more terrible. one
passenger coach was partially tilted upon Its
sac. 50 that for tho 0ccupants of that side
most Immediately the cars took fire, the
passenger coach burning at both ends
some half dozen persons waiting at the
s9ltlon were soon at the scene Of the accident
put they worked ut an immense disadvantage
NO water could he had and the snow that
was scraped up had but little effect in allaying
the flames. Only two axes were available,
anu the woodwork OF the cars was bOltel
together 50 firmly and intricately that but
iitLie headway could be made With them.
The flames were steadily gaining and the
shriekS Of the imprisoned victims were appal.
ing. NOW and then rope was put through
a crevice, fastened to form and pulled O ut
~ main strength. Sometimes 1t would he q
liieless body, and the charred arms. legs OF
heal would drop or in the struggle. Inthree
rfour instances the head was thus separa.
tel from the trunk, and in many more cases
the body was bereft of its limbs. The body
Of lady was thus secured. the head and one
arm Swapping OF. The other arm was un-
touched. y kid glove covering the hand and
, on one hand and on her finger were jeWellei
ornaments. The bodies of three other ladie.
were taken out, none OF which tits believed
can be recognized,
m"ted trnm tls burning car ten ars unreco :
= nizibIe Ii is supposed that in addition to the
. bodies recovered a number Of Others were con
: snmed u fhe lurningt car, and nothing but th
t b' '.cxetIeJ bodies will he discovered. ddinp
t there to the number injured that will die, III
!. total number OF lives lost will not fall short O
u thirty. The whole Number of persons in tn
ears was forty.
4 After the accident Frank Taylor one Of III
Il rescued passengers. was leaning against son,
y object, and seeing an acquaintance passing calle
& him by name. The friend turned and. 'ss
4 Taylor, sppsyStly uninjurej, but suddenly b
II said. TELL my wife," and fell over deal
9 Bat the inmates Of the burning cars wei
:, shrieking for aid, and Mr. Tsylor's friend III
~ ~ not see him again until ia corpse was brougl
% IN and placed beside the others
n With no msans Of ext,ng,,ishing the fla me
N and the heat being too intense to admit Of a
e the bodies being exiricated, nothing could
J, done by the spectators but to stand quietly
y anil see The reuaains slowly consumed.