, 1874-07-19

Fatal Collision 0rs tl.a Erfa uns

c1A9O-AA - LIES.
! go eoilision on The Eric Railroad.
| - cAsAsERAGA, Alleghany Co.. y. Y, July 13.-
lfaaaa Nos. eastward and Westward bound,
! both through express trains o., rho Er;e Rail
road, came in collision on single tracs. nile
eas: OF canaseraga, at O'clock this morning,
Whila going from Is to 20 miles an hour.
| Bosh engines Wose destroyed; asa tho HI
gage and amoking~cars Of the weatward-bou,,d
train. = number OF Passengers in the for-
| ward auloklng car were hurt. One, Mr, Van
Horn. from Philadelphia, had his leu
injured internally. 4 couple Of othe1
passengers ia the same car have their arms
broken. aud several hare been severely cut aud
bruised. The bagsage~master OF the western
train, namsi Atkins, was killed. brakeman
on the same traiu had his ankle broken The
dremen and engineers escaped With slight cuss
and nrllises. Tae aagtna Of tha eastward train
plunged through the engine. baggage aud s.uok-
ing cars OF the westward train aud smashed the
front platform snd glass in ths front end Of the
forward hrst-class cur, which was flle1 with
ladies' Hnd children, who escaped injury The
oaggage-car Of the eastward-bound train had IT'D
ena ana side burst ont. but The baggage WAS un-
injured The ~estssard baggage was destroyed
ana the mails were soaaed a:ld torn
it ~ stated that the eastward trim had the
nght~of"~ay. The westward ttain should have
waited at Bulns tbs next station out Of Csua~
serga~ Ihe weatwafd-bonnd conductor saya
that ha had q new engineer this uorpi, :. ard
that ha Instructed him at Burns to pull 10 to
the ststou aud wait for the other train ips:ead
Of which be plunged ahead The road c..rycss
sharply where the Collision took place. aud trims
are invisible to each ottor 100 yards apnrt
The crash OF tha engines was tia hrat Esrria7
to the passeoga1a,
cAsAsEaoA. n. T., July 1s,-yan Horn who
was badly injured BY the railroad accident here,
Is the Agent Of the New York & Erie Railroad.
The fireman oo the eas.ern~bound train had his
ankle broken and .as hurt internally.
AL the passenger coaches OF both trains r8-
manned on the track except the westwar1-bound
smoaing-ca1.
The bagggageman killed is Robert Atkinson, Of
jersey City.
Tue fireman. William Bergemsn, had q leg
broken: aud The brakeman. z. nogls. also had q
leg broken. +. G. Herrsy, OF Terre Haute Ind,
President Of tbs Paris i Decatur Ralroad, had
his coilar-bone broken. O. ". Barrete, OF Chi
cago, lott arm confused; ". G. Hooper, Of Hor~
nelisEiIe, head cut; j. r. g. F4tzg,bbons. aged
about u, head cut; George Griswotd. Of Hoz-
nel!syille, aud Thomes Stewart, cH Buffalo, head
cut ard severe COMMISSIONS.
The boiler heads Of the engines we're smashed
into each other. Both boilers remain on their
trucks. bnt ats swept clear OF the tenders,
and al the tops and sidea Of che hamper
OF the west~bouod haggage-car was torn to
sp!ipteEs, and fell on the eaat side Of the track
The forward h1st-clsss car Of the western train,
which WEB full Of ladies' and children, loft iia
trucks, swept eyerytaiug above the floor OF the
s3eeplng-car, and only stopped at the wreck Of
the engines, whare it remaiaed exactly on tho
floor OF the snoking-caE, nearly intact, willis tho
body, Beats, and passengers Of the smokins-c.x,
aDd a portion Of the wreck Of the baggase-cat,
we're piled on tha westward aide OF the road.
The Ksilfoad Company aent uagoa-loai az
trunks to the wreck for the pasaeuee1s who had
lost thelrs, but }azss quantity of the baggage
is Euiued.
The conductor Of the westward train is uan,ed
Demaire, and Of the eastward tain. Goss. Tbs
railroad employees say that the eastward traiE4
Tas entitled to ths track
Killed By u Failing Building.
MADISON, Wis, July 13.--An sccdant occurred
at Hammond, Wis, yesterday, resulting in tue
instant death OF man ard the serious injury
OF three others. The parties ware engaged IN
ra1slng barr, wheu a. guat Of wind blew down
portloa OF it, blrylng four uf the mep in the
debris. One OF them, German named
Weheral, was instantly killed, his head be-
iug completely crusnaa. T1a other thrae
had their arms. 1egs: and nbs broken.
Mrs. Brunsdater. ths sister Of one Of the
injured MN, was seriously injured while return
structlon. The meu having the taud-car In
train being On the ROAD until they met it. The
woAao. beng frightened. jumped and {el! upon
the track the car passing over aud crushing
her body. and no doubt her injuries will re.ult
in ber death. Had size not been frightened, she
might hare escaped unhaEmod, IS the men had
time TO get tho car OIL the track before the on
elne struck it.