New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
RAILROAD WRECKS.
THE PROSPECT sLAUGHTER-rwo MORE VICTIMS
IpENrIFIED-rHE DEATH RoLL-cONDUcroR
FLANDERs'S STATEMENT.

THE PROSPECT sLAUGHTER--rwo MORE VICTIMS
IpENTIFIRD-rHE DEATH RoLL-CONDUCrOR
FLANDERs'S STATEMENT.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRI5uNgl
MAYyILLE, n. Y, Dec. 27.-The snow blockade
was raised this morning, train arriving from Corry
after consuming nearly "a hours IN making the run OF ~
miles It brought, expected, several people look
ing for missing relatives friends. and in very Few
moments the identity OF two was established one was
lane Gardner q mulatto. OF Port Robinson, Ont but
lately living in Titusville Pa. Her body was almost
fully clad and the identification was compiete' ine
other body was that Mrs. f. Charlotte Green OF spng
Creek Pa It was only after the most careful examha
ton that the Identity Of Mrs. Green was established
Some melted wire from her corsets was picked out OF the
roasted esh proving that 1t the corpse OF woman'
and after close search piece OF her dress was
found Embedded between the shoulder-blades There
NOW remain but two bodies, aud ono Is unooupt'
edly that OF Orville Swift of Cory. There Is
a difference OF opinion TO the sex OF the other pody
The physicians say is that Of woman but there Is no
woman inquired for and the Coroner THINKS ~ Is inc
body of Frank Green. The icofn containing the oouy
is Endorsed unknown supposed to DC a man ohouia
Il prove TO DO woman, abe probably the mother OF
babe spposed TO have been burned from the fact that
babe's stocking was found In that event, Mr. Green
WA entirely consumed There no further inquiries
for missing people, and is believed the remaining ones
called for by the conductors tickets escaped ana im
ediatey left for home The total number known 10 De
dead ia therefore 49, II the body in dispute as TO sex
proved be that of Mr. Green III be that OF woman
then there was undoubtedly babe burned which would
make the total q.
The wounded are doing well with three exceptions
Massrs. Ticknor and Cook and Conductor Flanders
Notification has begun in the burned feet Of the as'
named and one ana perhaps both viii be arnputa,eu
tomorrow. lie may possibly survive Gne p g. me
in all probability Will not recover lho EosUAS i ~
other two cases Is still In great DOUBT. ..-. u.
Coroner Mnton took the antem9rem tbst .:
not his duty make 1t public unth aiIer Ie ihque'
begins. A.. A., ,.,,n
was running six miles an hour as the rules re-
quire when on tese bridges ta u WIS Snu t vas
Of track until they were on the treetie. anu nHJ
that he thinks no one is to blame iof tne @ re
lectures the Of the breaking OF te ae
useless The road officials OF course claim that ~ was
something that could not have been oresee anu ppHe
10 have the irv so declare in that event suits FOR
damages cannot be maintained
A BROKEN RAIL, A CAR IN FLAMES, AND sS' EhAL
PERSONS INJURED.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 27.-The passenger tram
which lett here on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
about midnight last night, struck broken rall near
Glasgow Junction rs miles from the city, about O'CLOCK
this morning The engine passed over safely bat the
rest OF the train consisting Of baggage car sleeping
car and TWO passenger cars after running short DIS
lance on the ties plunged down an embanknent ID rect
All the cars turned over, and were considerably
damaged.
The baggage mail and express matter took hra ano,t
Immediately but the flames were prevented from spreia
ing by the e1erons OF the train hands and passengers
The express messenger. Mr. King Tas puuea TON
under the bnrnng baggage All the passengers got out oi
the cars except Peter Fox OF this city, who was anneo
in the wreck and had to be cut out His leg was so
badly that 1t had To be amputated, ana &c 10 re
ported he will die None OF the rest OF the psssengers
numbering about thirty, dangerously Injured
tAOug "a most VI them received severe bruises.