The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03
THE Mud RUN SLAUGHTER.
Great Excitement Atoms
Lehigh Road.
SCENE OF THE DISASTER VISITED.
Complete List of the Dead
and Wounded.
THE FEELING AT wILKEsBARRE.

The terrible accident on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road has caused great gloom ana CONSERVATION at
Mauch CHUNK, Wilkesbarre and several OF the other
towns connected by the road Most OF the bodies
were identified at the Mansion House before midnight
OF Thursday, two being first identified by papers
found in their possession The proprietor OF the
house, Mr.. E. I. Booth, IN addition to preparing
place for the reception OF those who were killed,
did everything In his power to assist the wounded
and threw open his best rooms and provided the
best his house could afford them.
VISITING THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
A number OF persons visited the spot where
the accident occurred yesterday. The curve
between Mud Run and Rockport near where the
rail broke, Is OF highly dangerous nature-that Is
speaking IN connection with casualties OF the kind
ana from the fact that 1t runs on the top
of high flint hill. As 1t was the rail was broken
on the Rockport side OF the curve and hence more
terrible slaughter was ayoided for mad the acct
dent occurred on the centre OF the curve the whole
train-engine, cars and passengers-must have been
precipitated over the mountain to q distance exa
ceeding considerably the height the two wrecked
cars fell.
THE WRECKED CARS.
After examining the piece OF broken rail, which
s about two feet in length, we viewed the cars and
the spot from whence they fell over. The
tered condition, with the end that broke
away extending out on the ice over the
Lehlgh River which Is about tnirty.ve feet wide at
this point, and the other end resting on the rocks
at the edge, which rise gradually up to the road.
This car, though wrecked so that 1t Is perfect skel
eton, the stOuest parts OF the frame only standing,
was not burned, as at first reported, from
the stove in II at the time OF the &C.
cident. The pieces OF cushions and leather,
iron &C., were scattered over the ice for several
yards around. The North Pennsylvania car was
burned, though not completely consumed. Born, OF
course, are utterly worthless. The latter car was
one OF the compartments cars and was considered
much stronger and more durable than the other,
but, owing TO slight difference In the cost OF trav-
cling IN this vehicle, there were FEWER passengers
in It,
and could only be climbed with difficulty. One OF
the gentlemen VINO was In the smoking car when
the accident occurred informed your CORE
dead ladies' on he had first to throw up the
wood, and then Chamber up on his hands ana
knees, q task that was by no means easy. man
who was ''clearing up on the spot stated thai the
this point and great care mas been usually taken to
"regulate the engine for the curve"
rolling socH and nd the the S at
$4,000, apart from the chances OF law suits, OF
| which there Will certainly be q good many, ana
| some damages awarded too
NAMES OF THE KILLED
J. A. Smith, OF WilkesDarre, and member OF the
| firm OF Gordon Smith. His remains were sent TO
Newark today where his vile and child reside.
Mrs. M. Miller, Of Tannery Station
Mrs. Rex and child, OF Reading. Pa.
Theodore Baxter, OF sos Arch street. Philadel-
| phia.
| Mr.. Wolf, of White Haven.
| THE WOUNDED.
| A. Kelsey of Hickory Rum slightly injured.
Charles Timmins, OF Pittston. Pa.
p. II. Gilett OF Hickory Run.
Sheriff Whitaker. OF White Haven, severely
cut on head and face, and left hip aud right arr
i. L. Dana, OF wilKesbarre, face aud head badl
cut.
John Laily, OF Pittsron. Pa.
Noah Metlins,' of Bethlehem.
Conductor Ell Seigiried.
These nine have gone home.
Miss Rose TrOxwell, OF Wilkesbarre IS at Whit
| Haven, not expected to recover.
| At the Mansion House In Mauch Chunk are:-
| ]. II. Miller, or TOwanda
Miss Mary A. Spayd, OF Wilkesbarre, badly In
| jured.
| Mrs Montayne, OF BROOKLYN N. Y.
| Luther Woodward, OF Wikesbarre.
| Jane Fitzpatrick, OF WIlkesbarre.
| George W. Brader, OF White Haven; head cut an'
| arm broken.
| John Cox, OF Bethlehem.
! Mrs. Rivell, OF YOnKers.
| Joseph Yonkers, OF Yonkers, and also the brake
man or the train.
| All of these are receiving the best Of care, bu
some of them cannot possibly recover X. Ii. GIL
bert IS very restless tonight and Will probably d
before many hours. He was thrown 100 feet from
| the wreck and Is internally injured. George w
Brader mas a cut IN his neck, through which he L
forced 10 breathe.