Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-26
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associates Press Rep0rfs.
RAILROAD HORRORS.
Passengers Crushed and Burned to
Death.
The Terrible Disaster near Cory. Pa.
Twenty six MangIed Dead Bodies
List of the Killed and Wounded
Two Other Disasters.
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Two Other Disasters.
More Lists of Victims.
RAILROAD HORRORS.

CORY, Pa, Dec. 25.-The following are
known 70 have been killed by the accident on
the Buffalo, Cory and Pittsburg railroad last
night:-Frank Eaight, of Bracton, a banker
one leg shattered, and the other burned OF a.
the thigh, also badly bruised about the head,
smashed in and one leg burned of below the
knee; Mr.. Ryan, internal injuries; Z. II. Bells.
telegraph operator at Sherman, bruised on the
body and head; Frank Taylor, baggage master
OF the train; Corneius Mallory, track master,
of Bracion.
wounded:-A. R. H. Lee, of Cory, slightly;
Jacob Burtland, of Irving, Y. Y; Levi Briggs,
of Angola, n. "; John Hilton, of Rochester;
Mrs. j. M. Carleton, of Mil Village, whose
child was saved, but whose husband is still miss
Miller, Of FTedonia, n. Y; Henry Miller, of
Titpsville; j. j. Burtis, do; W. II. Ticknor
do; Eliza Zally Ripley; John Cowry, of CORY,
two large wounds on the lett eye and bruised
about the body; Barney Cook, injured inter-
nally and suffering great pain; John Dundas, OF
Hamilton, Ont, very severely; Fay Andres,
conductorvwill probably recover if his internal
ported dead, is only slightly injured, having Sc
cured the registered letters in his possession and
rescued himself by jump.
TwENY-ONE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED.
OF the killed, twenty-one have been recov-
cred, and sixteen are so charred as to be un-
known. Four are in the Chautagua house
awaiting relatives, and one is at Prospect.
FIVE BODIES BURIED TO AsHRs.
There are yet three or Ave bodies under the
ruins reduced 70 ashes, and distinguish able onIy
by pieces OF their skulls and bones. The tram
was going on down grade OF eghty-two 10
eighty-fve feet TO the mile, and was about sixty
rods from the Prospect depot aud had the steam
shut off: 1t was about three feet from the end
of the trestle when the broken wheel was dis
covered, and when, under the impetus OF the
DOWN grace, a stoppage could not be made. The
conductors pocket showed thirty seven through
tickets taken mp and one to Prospect. There
were, it is supposed, about fifty persons on the
train, which consisted OF one passenger car, on
luggage car, and an engine and tender.
FoRTY-FIVE PASSENGERS IN THE WRECK.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga special saws when
the cars struck, the trucks crushed through the
bottoms of them; and as the stoves of the mas
senger cars were directly under the trucks they
were crushed to pieces, and Immediately tn.
wood work of the cars took fire. Tie wood work
OF the passenger car, thickiy coated as il wa
with varnish, burned fercelS. and before any.
thing could be done by the force at hand %
prevent IL, tie flames enveloped both ends of
the passenger car, and proceeded rapidly TO-
wards the center. Penned within it at the time,
with no possible chance to eXtricate themselyss,
were torty-thTee adult passengers, the conduc-
tor and one child. OF those seated in the ends
OF the car none escaped: but, help arriving,
about twenty-five dead and living were taken
out OF the center OF il, and the flames were ex-
unguShed, or, more correctly speaking, weni
out for lack OF anything further to feed upon.
BODIES BUREBD TO A CRIsP.
Tie remains OF the other passengers were
then recovered. The dead, with four exceI-
tons, were burned so as TO be unrecOgnizab!e
from their features, and there are Tut three
ona' SVUiu NC pOseihly Iuenliueu lEum Tue snrGds
OF clothing adhering to their roasted bodies.
Five WERE HRADLRSS
and without limbs, and the remaining ones had
the flesh all burned of their extremites Four
others are known to have been on the train
namely: Catherine Kelly, Kitty RYAN and Hr
ard Mrs. Wilbur F. Rice, all of TItusvile, Pa
1t is thought they will be identified to-morrow
as friends are here for the purpose.
FATAL TERMINATION OF A HONEYMOON.
The case of the two last named is a peculiarly
sad one. Mr.. Rice was the only son of James
Rice, a leading citizen of TituSviIle, and his
wife the only aUghter Of Austin Jackson, OF
Rochester, y. Y. They we're married on the 5.h
OF this month, and were GU their way 70 ROches
ter 10 spend Christmas. judging from the
clothing, baggage and the appearance of those
coming 10 identify them, a number of the dead
belonged to the lower classes. The bodies ara
laid out in the iTeight-house here, and will be
kept several days for Identification.