The New York herald., 1876-12-31

special train were made up and such Of the
wounded a. could be moved were transferred 10 the
car.
THE BRIDGE AND IT'S STRUCTURE
From Mr. Charles Collins chief engineer OF the road
It 10 asccrtained that the bridge Howe truss.
built entirely OF iron and about eleven years old. II
90 feet above the water and had arch $50 feet
long the clear the whole length Of the bridge being
l57 feet II has tested with six locomotives, and
the time Of the disaster IL considered in perfect
condition. Mr.. Collins gives no opinion as to the
OF the accident, expressing himself as being ut
terly unable to do He estimates tho loss on the
bridge alone at nearly s75 ooo but he has opinion
as TO she total loss cars. sc
NEW BRIDGE
Az soon a. tho debris Is cleared away and the bodies
all taken out, which will occupy couple OF days,
. temporary bridge, which was built for the Wilson
crossing ard is at Colhngwood will be put up.
He expects to have q running connection made within
ten days
HEAPS or HUMAN cIxDERs.
havc just returned from tho ruins, and have seen
the smouldering remains Of At least dozen bodies,
only one OF which has any resemblance whatever TO
human body By tho side OF another heap of embers
was found pair Of SCISSORS, also tait OF grayish
hair. No other means OF Identification could bo
found, although the hunt may be more successful
when the removal OF the upper rubbish begins The
iron OF tho bridge Is twisted endless confusion with
that OF the cars, while the locomotive is wrecked in
every part BY this time nearly all the woodwork is
burned away.
BROOKLYN MAN.
Charles s. Carter, OF Brooklyn, n. y, says he was
sitting in palace car with three other persons,
gagged In q friendly game OF cards. when suddenly lie
heard the window glass breaking in the forward part
OF The and almost instantly the began 10 TALL
He seated with his back toward the front OF the
car and as be went down be quietly ne could
and held on
CARD PARTY.
When tho car struck tho bottom OF the ravne ne
found himself almost unhurt although one Of the men
who was playing cards with him. whose name be did
not know, killed, while another. Mr. Sheppard,
Of Now York, had his leg broken. Mr. Carter says tho
OF the much lower than the aud that
the flames in front began to eat their way upward and
spread with great rapidity
REScUIyG.
Hc turned to assist Mr. Sheppard, and with great
difficulty, succeeded IN getting him out When Mr..
Sheppard fairly Carter returned TO the assis
tance OF woman, who was calling for help at the
front end OF the He got her out and, sho
quite th.nly clad, gave her his overcoat Alter reach
ing hotel he found himself severely bruised several
places. In the great peril Of the hours man rushed
down TO tho Of the disaster ready TO help in
rcscung He saw woman struggling Tor life and
went TO her assistance.
''HELP ME, MOTHER"
Hc carried her by main force TO solid ice. and then,
by the cries OF the mother. went back to
her daughter, sweet child OF three or four years
The trcachcrous wood in splintering had caught
the child in Is grasp and the are completed
the horrible work. The man compelled TO see the
child enveloped IN flame, and TO hear her "help me
mother" ringing out in an agony OF death. In mo-
mcns she lost, swept up by tho sharp tongue OF
nre whiie the mother. helpless agony, fell the
earth in = deadly swoon.
A CHILD
There was on board family named Bennett, on
their way from New York State Je Gerson Ashtabua
county The father and mother got out OF the wreck
and children only saved by being tossed from
tho of ono to another over the pe OF burn
ing wood One OF the four children seriously in
jured and all were slightly scratched This morning
the mother who was enceintc pavc birth child the
event being hastencd by the excitement she had
dergone
FRAME or RocHEsTER,
who was badly burned about tho lower part OF the
body, is in critical condition, apd has but slight
chance for life.
SHEPPARD LOSES HIS LEG.
Mr.. Sheppard, whose rescue previously do
scrbed had one leg fearaly crushed nccesstatng its
amputaton, and he Ia dong we'll
AWFUL LEAP.
1t seems that the had just about covered the
bridge when Il tell fragments lilo tho ravine
touching the base OF tho abutments elthor side.
When stands the foot Of the ravne and looks up
IL seems an impossibty that any could take
a. leap from 30 great height and live; yet number
escaped comparatively unharmed, and had It not been
for tho FIRE probably not third would have been
lost The water in the creek only about three feet
Deep and IL 10 thought by that when II Is dragged
q number OF bodies may be found.
STOCK pRovER's STORY.
stock drover is another witness to the rapidi,y
with which the fire did its work. He says he
oil the first out Of the wreck and that five minutes had
not elapsed before tho whole thing was silame
DOING ThIxG
The railroad officials did all their power for all the
sunerers They also seemed anxious that tho facts
should be all published, and desired 10 suppress
nothing Every facility given to representatives
Of tho press the bottom facts every instance
HOSPITAL TRAIN
special train, loaded with of tho injured LETT
Ashtabua AZ quarter past eight O'Clock this morn
Ing consisting of an express. passenger and palace
car In the latter the beds had all been made and In
them placed the worst OF the victims. those able
to sit up being accommodated in the front Tho
names and destination OF them follows
Peter Livoborough, No. 20 Ross street, Cleveland.
William Oman, Charles Rccker, A. Gibson, w. B.
Sanders, John J. Ladcr, X. Monroe. a. Burnhan, X.
Austin. Walter Hasc Charles Patterson, all 60 10 the
hospital at Cleveland.
r. Harold, Cincinnati
Mrs. w. H. Lew, No 81 Walnut street, Cleveland
- Folsom, No 346 Lake street, Cleveland.
- Tildep, No. So Hamilton street, Cleveland
Dr. Griswo!d, No sos Case avenue, Cleveland.
II. d. Champlin, No. So Water street, Cleveland
Mrs. j. A. DAVIS goes through TO Cincinnati
the above arrived a, Cleveland in safety.
KILLED.
Bradley, Mrs, the child and nurse, OF Chicago
Coggswell, II. r., Chicago
Gage Clarence, Chari ieston, III.
Lanisan, Lawrence. express messenger.
Meyer, Mr., and his little daughter.
Nusbaum. Victor.
Waite, Toledo, Ohio