, 1872-12-29

grasped and held him was too great. Snow was
Piled about him and showed under him, but sill
TO no AVAIL and for more than an hour-an asc
q 'hc most lndcsc:lha!le torment-l,e was held
! ~ with his lia1bs buried in furnace fire.
lior.i'le were lila 6cre2:na aud cntreatics. but
human aid coull not reach him Ii time, Whca
the vico-like grip of the bonds which held him
vas at laat released, and he was dragged out
II :re been burned OF almost to tho hip, and tha
other TO the knee. Being still alive, ho was con-
veycu to MayVille, and so great w.s hs vitality
tnat he survived some time after beiu5 taken to
the Chautauqua HouEe.
THE CONDUCTOR
tay Flanders has been in the employ OF the
Cross~Cut for some years, and is ono OF the
most popular conductors on the road. Ho be-
longs at Cory. When the car went down he
WAS caught in nearly the same manner ns was
Halght- Tho fire began to burn his feet, and it
Eoon became evident that unless he was in some
manner speedily released he would be burned to
death. The wreck could not be renewed from
him. at length, by his own direction 3 chain
was passed around his body, and, by the united
strength of half dozen men, he vas dragged
cut. This was rough handling, but the chanscas
had to bo taken or he be e3a2doned to hiH fate.
Els feet we're badly burned, and SO great Eras tine
shock he received tina. his condition is consid-
cred very critical. A. tie time of our reporters
visit he WAS 4. the house Of 1Ir. L. Barnes.
Conductor flanders gives very little account
of the dsastor. II occurred without auy warn-
ing to speak Of, and whom he recovered from the
momentary shock, he found himself wedged in
by the wreck, SIS before described.
THE BRAKEMEy.
Frank Taylor and Claude Hanson were the
brakemen. The last mentioned is the only per-
son who WAS on the who escaped injury, ex-
cept two little children, whose escape would seem
to have been through Divine Intervention. The
instant he felt the jolt, Hanson told his COM
panion, who was with him on the platform. to
jump. Taylor said he would not, and remaining
at his POST, went down with tho car. aud re-
ceived Injuries from which he soon died. Han
and was saved. He says that after the cara struck
at the bottom, there was Tor full two minutes
dead slence. Then cries aad shrieks arose,
and he eaw that the car lad t@3cn fire.
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Information OF tile disaster w+s speedily tele-
graphed to the Superintendent of the road, b.
H. Potter, at Cory, and to points from whence
medical assistance could be obtained. NUM-
ber Of physicians soon arrived, aud did all that
could be done for the wounded.
A Gpecial train was run down from Mayville,
and returned with the dead bodies of Edwin
Bell, Heman Ryan, and n. Il. Osborn, and with
tito badly wounded men Haight, Douglas, Cook,
and Co"dry. These, we're al! taken to the
estimnblo proprietor, Mr.. Horace Fox, the kind
est care was given both the living aud the dead
The train made . second trip, returning with
fourteen more corpses which we're laid out upon
Tie u0of UI tNe Uh355aSc-IC01i1 dL I1ly Flle.
The wounded, apart from those just mentioned,
we're taken to tho farm houses Of Mr. a. Barnes
and A1r. ". II. Arnold. where they received the
tenderest treatment al the hands Of the families
and neighbors. Several were not badly hurt,
and we're soon lble to proceed to their various
destinations Others are badly injured, and still
remain where they we're first taken.
At the house Of Mr. Barnes erc tho two little
children who experienced the disaster unharmed.
The ono is little year old girl, whose name, as
rfoi,, md fvnf Eaf fj1n1 ahn,f 11nr
neck, is Lavinia McCartin. Her mother, who is
at ilr. Arnold'B house badly injured internally
md about the head, knows where her child is,
but does not know that her husband, Jas. McCar-
dead. The other child is little boy, about q
year and half DID, whom nobody claims.
His father or mother are probably among the
nameleBs dead-perhaps both. He ia neatly
attire1 with c red dress, and cloak OF the came
material.
great many sad episodes might be noted if
VIC had the ppace at our command. One melan-
cho1y incident was the death Of young Edwin
Bell, OF Sherman. Edwin and his brother Ed
ward were twins, 40 nearly alike that thelr own
mother could scarcely distinguish one from the
other. One was killed outright, and the suryiv-
ing brother, himself somewhat injured, took
the body home.
Heman Ryan, of Farnham, who vas probably
killed at oncc was on tho road. III company '?1.a
his brother, to visit sick sister. The bro-ho-
VAS slightly hurt.
At nlAYy1ILE.
After inspecting the place Of the accident and
for Mayyillc. THE train composed onu pas=e:.-
ger coach and small caboose. In the la:12r lay
the dead body Of tho brakeman Taylor. At
Mayvlle tho g1ealoat excitement prevailed, ouch
IS the town had never before known. Ni:.i;l
that part OF the depot used es a baggage room,
an indescrbably terrible spectacle was pre-
scented, namely, that Of fourteen dead bodies
arranged in two rows across the floor. Among
these were the remains OF the trackmaster, Cou.
Maloney 3 man vino WAS known !. to have done
wood-choppng near Mayville; and another,
identified by papers found about his person as
| that OF John White, OF Lancaster. Subsequent
| to the visit of our reporter, another body was
recognized as that Of Charles Metz, Of Ttusvile
| another a5 that OF a. Cardot, of Arkwrighs,
| N. i.
Nearly all the bodies in the baggage room
wero burned to cha1red masses, and somo o1
! them can never ba identified. Tno sight beg
CARED description. It WAS lndescrlbably hlcken'
ing.
| Ono body of young woman, with the Lower
| limbs buried off ut the knees, was attlred viii
black dress and black snck trimmed with fur
| 4 towel, marked with the scarcely leSible nam.
| "R. j, Gardner" WAS found upon her.
| One body Of man had tue legs and ono aru
| completely burned off; another had both legi
! burned of the body Of woman was Tithou
| arms or lmbs, and another wns m unrecoGniza
bio thing burned to q crisp, the head, arms. ant
ing from tho breast. All this was sullciert tt
daunt the tirmest, and strong men turned awa.
unable to look upon the poor remains; yet I
| throng of the curious, men, and oven won2ez
and children, hung about the charnol house.
| THE VICTIMS.
| The following ia q list OF the 1illed Thost
| bodies have been identified
Mark Haight Of Broc.on, n. 7.
He1nau Ryan, of Farnllana, \. Y.
". Fl. Osborne, Of Wcstliold, n. 7.
Frauk Taylor Of Cory, Pa
Edwin Beu, Of Sherman, N. Y.
Con. MAoney, Of Brocton, n. 7.
john White, Of Lancaster, n. 7.
Charles Metz, Of Titusvillo, Ia.
4. Cardot, OF Arkwright, n. y.
Ten bodies remain namcless. Among these ar
doubtless james MoCartin, William 4. Rice an
wife, and others who arc reported missing an
supposed to have boon on the train. Rumo
speaks Of severnl children being in the wreck
and their bodies completely consumed, bu
probably such WAS not the case.
The following is record Of the wounded:
Mrs. james McCartin, Miller's Station, sevore
II injured informally, and about the head.
Alias Maggie Curtin, Dunkirk; slightly abou
the head.
Henry Miller, Titusyille, Pa; slightly in3u1
ed.
Il. II. Mark, Titusyille, Pa; slightly nbou
head aud shoulder.