The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
A Centennial Train 1eles-
COPIED.
The Killed and Wounded.

SCRANTON, Pa, October 3l.-The fear
iul accident on the Delaware, Lsckswsn-
na snd Western Railroad last night,
occurred at q small station known ss
Lehigh Summit on the Pacons mountain,
twenty miles from Scranton. The regu-
lar afternoon train TO New York aud
Philadelphia, consisting of seventeen
passenger coaches drawn by three
engines, had about twelve hundred pas.
sengers on board, principally bound
for the Centennial exhibition. The
train wss, it appears, two hours
behind time and on reaching
stopped to take water from the tank.
While there, n heavy coal train, drawn
by three engines, ran into the rear OF the
passenger train, teleScoping' two of the
cars through and through, and breaking
five Others. The scenes that ensued were
heartrending, although, by a most mirscu-
lous circumstance, the number Of killed
was but lew.
The Scranton Republicans of this morn
ING, gives the following list of dead and
wounded, most of whom belong 10 thi
State: Killed-Dsvid K. Pierce, of Ham.
ilton; Jas. Bragg. OF Utica. Wounded
Truman Seymour Of Rome; &. Gay, OF
Preble; L. Donald, of Hamilton; Mrs
Duly, Hamilton; Mrs. DIR. Pierce,
Hamilton; John Parker, Hamilton; Airs.
Abbott, Hamilton; Mrs. 4. l.. Tuttle,
Columbus; Mrs. w. 5. Parker, North
Brookfeld; Frank Duffy, MorrisonvIllc;
Edward Brsinard, Richards SPRING;
Albert Thomas, Shelburne; Hugh
Reilly, Columbus; Miss Maggie Perry,
Waterton; Mrs. Armour, Morrlsonvillei
Mr.. Armour, Morrisonville; }. Il Smith,
Green coonty; T.. Jackson, Rlchheld
Springs; Mrs. Latimer, Soders. Making
in all two killed outright and twenty-five
severely injured. The wounded were
con yeyed TO the Gouldboro Hotel, whero
a corps of surgeons attended on them
w. X. Seymour, Mrs. Jay, Mrs. Dowal.
and Mrs. Pierce are not expected Ia RI.
cover. A passenger car caught hro III
the wreck and was consumed. The dead
were conveyed TO Scranton, this morning
AT 2 o'clock. The scenes and incidents
connected with the collision are ho-
scribed rs heartrcnding in tho extreme.
Further Particulars.
A special dispatch from Scranton gives
tho following particulars of the disaster
last night, To Centennial excursion train
at Lehigh summit. The passenger tram
stopysd to taks watsr, and on starting
one OF the engines became detached.
After being sgsin coupled 10 the second
engine another start was mads which re-.
suited in breaking oil the last two car.
The two engines and fifteen cars went
back for the stray cars, but in coming
up missed the coupling. In backing up
tor the purpose Of again attempting
TO couple. ana when at about forty yards
from the two detached cars, u long,
heavily laden coal train Of ninety-,hrr"
cars, drawn by three engines. the third
one being in the centre Of the trala, came
driving up nj speed OF about litsen
miles MI hour, and ran into the two de.
tached cars aud shot those forward into
the rear of the fifteen cars, the balance oi
the train. The two detached cars stand.
ing between the two trains were, strange
10 say, but little damaged. The rear cars
of the fifteen, into which they wero
hiro u"N its"t wv wv
llth and sixth cars from the rear were
literally knocked into kiBdling wood.
The remainder of the passenger train IN
front was not much injured, and even
the engine OF the coal train which bad
caused the damage was very little broken
up. The passenger cars were wedged IN
the wreck in such way that the bsck-
of the seats bal ~ be broken IN order tu
rescue many Of the sufferers. Some oi
the passengers had stepped on
the train ~ wait for the watering
Of the engine, and 50 fortunstsly
escaped. These and the uninjured on Ia"
tram itself Immediately set 10 the work
of rescue. Nine dead and twenty -thre.
gashed and bru sed bodies were taken
from the wreck The rear car 81 The
passenger train had the usual red light
signal, but the train was crowded, and
the crowd on the platform hid The signal
from the engineer OF the front engine Of
the coal trim. The latter claims that
the curve bid the passenger train until
the coal train was Immediately upon H.
and the steep grade required NIL the steam
which could be carried.
SCRANTON, PA Oct Der rSi.-Corneliu
Gay, Of Treble, New York, one oi the
victims Of the LnhIgb summit disaster
on the Delaware. Lsckswsnna * West
con Railroad, died Of his injuries at
GoldsborO this forenoon. HIS remains
were conveyed to.this city, where the
bodies Of d Ion, Bogg and DR.. Pierce and
other victims lay. The bodies wsre er-
closed in caskets AMI consigned this afteI-
noon 10 their late homes. Eight 0f u
wounded parties passed throu. b
this city from GoIdsbOrO today, en- route
for their homes in Madi,on count,
New York, and the Others, about twenty
FIVE, are still cared for at the Sim Mons
House by corps Of Scranton surgeon.
The death Of Mrs. Brown, who remsineu
IN an unconscious state all to-day, IL er-
pected momentarily, a. is also that OF
Mrs. J. l. Tutile. The msjority OF the
injured are in q hopeful condition.