New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-25
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD sLA LIGHTER.
A TRAIN THROWN FROM rREsTLE MAR NAY
VILE. N. Y.-EIGHTEEN PERSONS CRUSHED
OR BURNED TO DEATH--PARTiAL LIST OF
THE vTCrIue

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VILE, N. Y.-EIGHTEEN PERSONS CRUSHED
OR BURNED TO DEATH--PARTiAL LIST OF
THE VICTIMS.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRrsuTsI
MAYyIILE. N. Y, Dec A--Tho afternoon mall
train consisting of an engine, baggage-car, and one
coach on the Buffalo. CORY and Pittsburgh
road which passed here at 252 to-day, met just this
side of Prospect station three miles north with an
accident by which IS people were crushed OF burned
to death.
The approach to Prospect Station 10 over trestle
bridge, about 90 feet high, and when within eDoutD
rods of this bridge. o tender wheel broke, but the
train kept the the trestle wheh
the two cars we're thrown of and down into the
below, a distance OF 30 feet They took hrs almost
Immediately from the overturned stoves, and before
help could reach the passengers Is were dead ei'nes
crushed or burned, while o largo number were
vounded The following are known to have been
killed:
c. Maoney, road master.
Frank Taylor, baggage master.
Mark Haight, Brocton, N. Y.
W. II. Mabrone Westfeld, n. Y.
Mr. Newton, Tor Mr.. Ryon, not known which, irving
Ny.
The following is partial list Of the injured:
Maggie Curtin Wilbur +. Rice and wife, T1tusVile,
Penn; Henry Miller, J. j. Marsh, Ttusyille, Penn; W.
Tfcknor Titusyille Penn; Levi Briggs, Angola N Z [;
Jno A. Hilton, Rochester. N. Y; John Cowdy. Cory
very badly injured Mrs. James NJ Curtin, Eliza Qnealy
Ripley N. Y; Fay Flanders conductor, badly burned
and will probably die Mr.. Durham. Brocton COL
Bacon mail agent. dangerously injured
The train was filed with passengers, there having
been over 40 in the passenger COACH thus accounting
for the terrible slaughter Tie trestle-work OF the
bridge caught fire, and added fuel for the destruc-
ton of the cars Everything possible is being done
for TIE wounded sufferers, but it is thought num-
Der more will die
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
GENERAL PagSs DISPATCnl
CORY. Pa, Dec 24-Midnight.- afternoon at
3:l5 o'clock as the mail train the Buffalo, Cory
and Pittsburgh Railroad, leaving Cory at leo p. n
neared Prospect. and when within about 50 rods OF
the station the train was thrown off the track at o
trestle work, the passenger and baggage cars and
tender falling distance of 20 fee while the engine
passed over unhurt.
To the present time the dead bodies of 12 persons
have been recovered, some of which are feaTtuuy
burned; and IS persons are known to have been
wounded some OF them seriously. Among the dead
are:
Frank Taylor, baggage-man, OF Cory.
E. Bacon of Brocton, mail agent
Con. Maloney Of Brocton. track-master
Mr. Bell Of Sherman.
Mr. Hattie OF Brocton.
The Others are at present unacceptable owing to
tho charred and blaekened state of the corpses.
Among the injured arc:
Fay Flanders Of Cory, conductor; W. II. Tcknor OF
rtusvile seriously j. Cowdry, employe OF the Phia-
delphia and Erie Road at Cory.
Orvlle Swift Of the firm of HOLSTER Swift q Co,
insurance agent Of Cory, Is missing The accident
was caused by broken rail Flanders will prob
ably lose the toes Of one foot and the other foot
tire from burns He is also slightly wounded inter
nally and will probably recover.