The New York herald., 1874-07-19
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Collision of Two Express Trains
on the Erie Railroad.
Engines and Baggage Cars
Smashed.
List Of the Killed and Wounded
of the Accident.
CANAsERAGA, N. Y, Judy IS, 1874.

Trains Nos. eastward and westward on the
Erie Railroad both through express trains. came
in collision the single track mile OF Can
aseraga at nine O'Clock this morning while going
at the rate of from fifteen to twenty miles an hour.
The westward bound train carried passengers from
New York at seven O'Clock last evening.
The boiler heads OF the engines smashed into
each other. Both boilers remain on their trucks,
but are swept clear Off the tenders and all the
top and side, hamper. &C, OF the westward bag
gage car was
TORN TO SPIINTERS
and fell on the east side OF the track The forward
first class car OF the westward train, which was
full OF ladies and children left It's trucks, swept
everything above the door Of the smoking car and
only stopped at the wreck OF the engines, where
1t remained exactly on the moor of the smoking
car, which was nearly intact, the passengers es-
Gaping without injury. The body, seats and pas
sengers Of the smoking car and portion OF the
wreck OF the baggage Car were piled en- nadsse on
the westward side OF the road.
All the passenger coaches of both trains re-
NAMED on the track except the westward smoking
Car.
The following is list Of the killed and injured -
KILLED.
Robert Atkinson, baggage master on the West
ern train. This was his first trip over the road,
taking the place of man discharged for missing
his train.
INJURED.
Engineer Washburn, Of the western train
slightly.
William Bergman, fireman, leg broken.
E. Hogle, brakeman, leg broken.
Nathaniel Van Horn, OF Philadelphia, Southeast
ern agent OF the New York and Erie Railroad, had
lett arm and leg broken and is too badly injured
to be taken on. He Is being cared for at house
near the wreck.
r. X. Hervey, of Terre Haute, President Of the
Paris and Decatur Railway, collar bone broken.
O. W. Barrett OF Chicago left arm confused.
W. G. Hooper, of HOrnellsville, head cut.
J. F. G. FitzgibbOns "a youth aged about eighteen
years., head cut
George Griswold, of Hornellsville, and Thomas
Stewart OF Buffalo, head cut and severe con
tusions.
DISPOSITION OF THE WOUNDED.
The dead body of Atkinson was sent to Jersey
City to-day, and all of the wounded. except var
of the disaster on trains which were made ur
from uninjured cars on either of the wrecks.
The western bound passengers got away at half
past twelve O'Clock this afternoon. Those with
broken limbs were taken to Buffalo,
THE BAGGAGE AND MAIL.
large quantity OF baggage Is ruined and the
mails are soaked and torn. wagon load Of trunks
was taken to the wreck by spectators from thi!
place.
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISASTER.
It Is stated that the eastward train had the
right Of way. The westward train should have
waited at Burns, the next station east OF Can
aseraga.
WHAT THE CONDUCTOR SAYS.
Conductor DeMaire, OF the westward express
says he instructed his engineer, Washburn, tina
| the eastward train had the right of way, and un
| less they met on the double track between Burns
and Hornellsville he should wait at Burns for tn
other train. He then attended to his ticket col
lections and thought no more OF the delayed trail
until the collision occurred. wasnburn, although
not new engineer on the road, was new on thai
train. DeMaire Is q conductor Of ten years. stand
ing. The name OF the other conductor is Goss.