The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-02
The Gr0ans Of the Dying and
Screams of the Wounded.
The Dead at the Mauch Chunk
Mansion House.
THE RESCUE OF TEE WOUNDED
Three Die After Medical Attend
ance is Secured.

late severe weather. But while many already re-
ported have been confined to broken bones, the de-
structOn Of rolling stock, OF tracks and parapher.
MALTA In general-wth now and again an exploded
locomotive ana the burning OF trains Of cars-the
occurrence calling for the present article Is attended
with considerable loss of life, and injuries to many
persons, from which, doubtless, several Will never
recover
AT a quarter to eight yesterday morning train,
known as the Buffalo express left Pittston, Pa,
the destination OF most Of the passengers being
Philadelphia. Tho train was composed OF an
engine baggage van, smoking Car, Central
Railroad and Philadelphia car Nothing unusual
occurred during
THE EARLY PART OF THE JOURNEY.
The morning was exceedingly bright and clear,
and the country had splendid appearance, the
land along the route for the most part being clothed
in winter mantle OF sparkling, crisply frozen
snow. Just previous TO the start from Pittston
the driver Of the engine remarked that they would
have to keep an eve out for the cracked rails
arising from the c0ntractions caused by tho
severe frOsts OF the past week. The road
over which the tram to pass is known as
THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
and connects with most Of the Pennsylvania roads
indirectly with Harrisburg. After making several
stOppages the tram was due at ROckp0rt at about
nineteen minutes to ten O'Clock, but as matters
gers were destined never to reach that place alive.
When about midway between Mud Run ana Rock
port, and sixty-four miles from Easton, at forty
minutes past nine O'Clock,
THE ENGINE MADE SUDDEN LEAP,
the forewhees new round, causing horrible wblrl,
anu the driver and fireman were so severely shaken
that they could scarcely mold on to enable them to
stop the locomotive. The levers were reversed and
the steam shut OF as speedily possible, and the
terror-slricken men were at once convinced that a
fearful accident had occurred, that the terrific leap
Of their great foaming iron horse had saved them
from the horrible fate allotted to many being drawn
by II. Leaning over the side Of the engine
A FEARFUL CHAsM FORTY FEET DEF
met the drivers eye, the only support between the
road and Lehigh River being hard flint embank.
ment, almost perpendicular IN construction. The
steep decvity and the running waters were
nothing to him, however, as he mad ridden trlum.
phantly both many scores OF times. and would
scarcely have engendered thrill OF terror In his
breast this time but for the fact that he saw the
half OF the train leap from the track, and In an
instant plunge as IL were hcadlong
DOWN THE FLINrLY WALL TOWARD THE RIVER
below. He saw the central car, which contained
most Of the passengers, with the end Of the broken
coupling swinging front Of 1t, like runaway
horse with the end OF q bride about Its neck; he
saw the earth ny up in thousand directions be-
meath its ponderous weight, o low, rumbng sound
caught his ear and the carriage with its live freight
went tumbllng and crashing over the 'mountain,"
as the decvity Is called. The next instant he heard
the
MOST APPALLING sHRIEKs FROM THE inside
OF the car, and heads and arms thrust out at
the windows and every tongue seemed to be send
ing forth accents Of anguish and dismay. Women
and men and seats, cushions and debris were soon
horrible heap; but 20 add to the horrors of the
situation, before any assistance could be rendered
smoke and flame were emerging from part
OF the smashed.up vehicle, and it was feared that
those VINO were not killed or injured Dy the fall and
the crushing Of the tlmbers would be burned to
death, as the
STOVE HAD SET FIRE TO THE CAR.
The Philadelphia car followed the central car. but
1t dd not fall far over as to rest on the frozen
river the passengers, however, being fearfully
bruised and wounded, and exposed to the same
fearful catastrophe OF being consumed by the fire,
which had taken hold OF the car from the stove
the Games issuing forth as in the other
car, and creating q perfect panic among
those who were not injured, for the moment
The first thing to De done was to rush TO the as
sistance OF those IN the central car The engineer,
fireman. a conductor and two or three from the
smoking car clambered down the embankment,
and amid the screams Of the women
| THE ORGANS OF THE DYING
and wells OF those VINO were lying beneath the
debris in great agony, barely out OF the jaws OF
death-tnese men SET to work, and, In ABOUT fifteen
minutes, were able to sum up the result of this
appalling accident
THE DEAD BEING TAKEN OUT.
The first body drawn out from the fore part or
the car was a colored gentleman, whose features
were almost destroyed, the face and forehead being
crushed up and who was dressed in black
coat and striped pants Though warm he was
quite dead. The feet of colored woman were
next seen extending from beneath part OF the
car that was stn burning. In few seconds the
broken charred timber was removed and the
dead body OF q full grown person was ex-
posed. Near this body was that OF another colored
female, daughter OF the 1rst mentloneu. slightly
built and about thirteen years or age. II was OBJ
served that, In addition to the young girl, the
colored woman had also
AN INFANT CARRYING IN HER ARMS
when she entered the train, and a search
was at once instituted for 1t. Round on
the opposite side Of the car from where
they were standing, and about eight feet
OF the little creature was found with It's body
CURED up and crying Justify for its dead mother
with the exception OF TWO or three bruises, occa-
stoned by It's fall and subsequent struggling on the
ice the child nad received no injuries OF any mo-.
ment. wniie several OF the crowd were engaged
with the child
THE DEAD BODIES OF TWO LADIES
were drawn out, both well dressed, and OF appar-
emily respectable birth. but greatly disngured about
| the head and neck by the severity OF the WOUNDS
| that had caused their death.
All were now IN state Of great excitement anu
as the nve dead bodies were taken up ana sre'cneu
side by side on the snow, each being soon SOAKING
In the blood that n0wiDg rom the open k"snes