The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-12-26

lief Thess alive were taken from the sresk
ard carried, . portisn Of them, to the Fesi/
dense Of Mr. Arnold, sad Others 10 the house
Of Mr.. Barnes. both living nssr the scene Of
/ the accident. The bodies were oil brought
to Mayville and laid out 10 the depo, to
await recognition BY frieads. Some oftbem
we're merely truaks OF hodies. the head and
limbs burned sn,irsIy of, and In two isstan.
ess the bodies are 20 badly burned tAat II 10
In pss.ible 10 discover whether q male or
female. The people ars erswdinR In on th"
trains from oil directions. looking for friends
supposs to have been on tho ill.fated train
bnt In nearly every casa II ia impossible 10
recsgsizs from The features; biz psshsps .
email piece Of their clothing may eth cling
to them. Or rise on their finger. or . pin
on the bssom fsmillisr 70 the eye Of those
who have bsen intimate with them.
THE MISSING OF TITUSvILLE.
There 10 no doubt that Wilbur F. Rice, OF
Ti,usvIlle. ssd his wife. were both burned,
and are among those who cannot b rsess-
nized.
Charles Metz Of Titusville, 10 also killed.
Ticknor, Metz, and . Sretnsr OF Henry Nil
Ter, all Of Titusviiie, were sittinG together
10 . seat next tAe stove. Nets WAS buPned
to death.
Tickno, bad bis feet badly burned. lie
is also severely injured, and the elbow Of
bis right arm 10 crus,ed. 1t 10 thought he
Cannot recover. He 10 III the farm house Of
Mr.. Andrews, and cannot bs moved.
Maggie Curtin, Of Titusviile, 10 not "a
tall , injured, but hss q bad cut 10 ths besd
Her brother, John Curtin. who was wiih
her, 10 missing, and is probably among the
killed.
These are oil The Tl,upvills people -,
discovered.
H'ary Miller. ofTitnsvilie, says Nr. Rice
and wife, sat opposite him. and knows both
we're killed. The eorspers jury summonsd
this noroiog viewed the bodies In the de-
pot, and then went BY speeisl train TO- tho
scene Ct tAs wreck to examine tho ds,si,s.
They aflerwsrds retursed 10 Msyviile. and
sfter the statement Of Miller and Make o
Titusville adjourned until to-uorruw norm
Ing ct nins o'clock. AlIAhe injured have
hesn taken 10 iteir bomss that we're 10 the
farm house svsr the wreck. except Mf. Tick
nor, conductor Flanders. Maggie Cuesi6 end
another lady from . distance.
STATEMENT OF JOSEPH HARE.
I lave bsen 10 the employ Of the Bsn.ls.
CORY and Pittsburgh Railroad, running
from Gerry tu Brpekton. Ia the capacity Of
engineer. since the road wAs bmil,, i've
years. vss engineer Of trsIa number six,
which meswsib the aecidsn, nrar Prospect
yesterday. The train, consisting oaths en- g.,
sue and tender, number one baggage, and
QUE passenger car, LETT Gerry s:ms isa minx
usss late, aud had made up none Of the lest
time. There 10 heavy down grade, goir z
into Prospect, probably sbsui eighty fec. 10
the nile, aud itW aseesssrI to shut oR
ssssm three quarters IT mile Ihis eide. 1
did % % this occasion, but ao,icsd, 90 ae-
count Of the scssnulatsd snow on the track,
| sbes soo Ptokteso ~ Wv uou VS. oO I0toIO-
Cd that II wssId not reach the station With
out using steam. When sbsut midway .S
the trss.le, which 10 .wo hundred isst ieug.
l took hold q the lever 10 let In s:san, and
then for the 6rst time noticed that The isar
trnek Of the tender vas of ths track. !
blew 81 once for brakes, and then innsd-
lately reversed the suRius, Az I did 90. I. Q
bell rope snapped. AZ soon % bad a.
tended 10 these duties looked around and
saw the two ears falling bottom side p
down by the ifestls. Saw them strike the
ground, and the truck sunk iato them.
attended 10 the engine, and then wen,
down to 'bs wreck, and assisted 10 sx,ri/
eating The dead and injured.
fHI VERY LATEST.
TIrusvILLn, December ALL A. N.
l The ssdy Of Mn ". RIus, Of this city hs.