The New York herald., 1876-12-30
Eleven Coaches Fall Into
the River.
THE PASSENGERS KILLED OR INJURED
Terrible Deaths by Burning or
Drowning.
A LIST OF THE WOUNDED.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 90, 1876.
A terrible accident has occurred at Ashtabula,
Ohio to a Westward bound train, No. 5, on the
Lake Shore road, which fell through an iron bridge,
Eleven coaches were burned.
The train, with Conductor Hem, left Erie for
Cleveland one hour late and neared the bridge at
Ashtabula about eight O'Clock.
SCENE OF THE DISASTER.
The scene Of the railroad accident at Ashtabula,
Ohio, is few rods east OF the depot. The
iron bridge spans the Ashtabula creek,
seventy-nve feet above the water; on both
sides are high banks; snow has been
falling almost constantly for the past forty
eight hours, and now q driving storm is raging,
making 1t very difficult to get news from the
wrecked and burning train.
THE WOUNDED.
The following is partial list OF the wounded
badly hurt.
]. w. Martin wife and mother, probably from
East Avon. Livingston county, N. ", fatally in.
jured.
J. NJ. Murray, Hartford, Conn.,, injured.
w. H. yosburg, Buffalo, N. y, injured.
II. W. Sheppard, Brooklyn N. u. leg broken.
Bernard Sawyer, Whitehall, n. Y, slightly bruised.
Thomas G. Wright, Nashville, Tenn, slightly in
jured.
II. L. Brewster, Rochester, N Y, slightly in
jured.
Mrs Lew, Rochester, N. Y, slightly injured.
Robert Monroe, Rutland, Mass, badly hurt.
Edward Truworthy Oakland Cal, badly hurt. It
is feared that Mr.. Truworthy's wife and daughter
are both killed.
r. Austin, Chicago Ill., slightly bruised.
r. Karroll, Chicago ILL.,. slightly hurt
Mr.. Barlow, supposed to be connected with Woods
Museum OF Chicago Ill., badly hurt
Minerva Bingham, of Chicago ILL.,, dangerously
wounded.
A child of Mrs. Mary Bradley, OF San Francisco
CAL, was killed.
A. Burnhan, Of Milwaukee, slightly burned.
The Mrs. Lew mentioned as from Rochester, n r,
1t is now thought is from Delaware
DROWNED AND FROZEN TO DEATH
1t seems that the falling train and bridge smashed
the ice IN the creek. and those not killed by the
fall or burned In the burning cars were held down
by the wreck and drowned before they could be
extricated. Many, too, will be have been frozen
EARNEST But SLOW RELIEF.
Citizens OF Ashtabula are at the wreck, and as
many as can are working to rescue those not al
ready claimed by death. The work, however, goes
on very slowly. Many nken the scene and tile dini-
cutIes In rescuing the bruised and manged ones to
the Angola horror Of few years ago.
no NAMES or THE KILLED.
At this time we are unable to learn the name OF
babe Of Mrs. Bradley.
EASTERN PEOPLE on BOARD THE TRAIN.
It's known that there were large number Of
Eastern people on the Inflated train 1t is said the
messenger for the American Express Company Is
missing and the local agent at Ashtabua fears he is
among the killed.
PHYSICIANS AND NURSES
special train, with physicians and nurses and
everything for the comfort OF the wounded at the
wreck, LEFT the Union depot at ten O'Clock. The
weather is still growing colder at Ashtabula, and
only four bodies have SO far eleven p. NJ been
taken from the debris. The night here is quito
clear, and now the snow has almost ceased falling
FATALLY INJURED.
Mary Frame Of Rochester, n. y, is fatally injured.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY Five PASSENGERS.
II is said there were IFS passengers on the train,
and at least one-third OF these were killed, burned
or frozen to death.
ENGINEERS AND PIREMEN SAVED.
The train was drawn by two engines. One OF the
engines remained on the bridge but everything else
went down The engineer and fireman on the en-
CINE that went down were badly, but not seriously
injured. The work OF ofremovlng the dead bodies still
goes on very slowly.
VERY COLD WEATHER.
The weather at Ashtabula is extremely cold.
no MORE BODIES DISCOVERED.
The wreck at Ashtabula Is still burning no20 A.
NJ No more bodies have been recovered than
already reported. IL Is impossible to get the
names OF the killed. The list OF wounded win be
sweIled considerably. Public and private houses
are thrown open TO the wounded and destitute.