The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-30
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
10 TIE DAInY lN1RLLlGENoER
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Train thrown ron a Bridge.
Conflagratlon of the Cars.
Ascsne that Bsggars Description
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CLEVELAND, December ga terrible
accident has occurred at Ashtabula, Ohio.
Train No. 5, comprising eleven coaches,
west ound; b went through aniron bridge,
down 75feet 10 ahs river. PsrsicnlaFsi
soon.
LATER.
In the accident at Ashtabula, on the
Lake Shore road, it is reported that seven
passenger cars, and all the baggage and
express cars burned; and abohtohe OUT
Of every five persons were killed.
The scene Of the railroad accident ut
Ashtabula, O., is few rods from the de.
| pot Tasiroabridge sptns the tshtsbu;
Ia Creek seyenty .ieet labove tho waters
with high hanks oniboth, sides. ShoWi
has been falling almost constantly for the
past forty.eight hours, and now driving
snow storm is raging, making it very dif-
fcult to get news from the wrecked train.
Train No. 8, Conductor Hennleft Erie
for Cleveland one hour late and neared
the bridge at Ashtabula about 8 o'clock.
Very few particulars can be learned at
this hour, but assurances are given that
citizens Of Ashtabula; with aEcompetent
corps Of physicians are doing their fnts
most possible for the sufferers. The fol.
lowing is partial list OF the wounded:
Geo. ". White, wife and mother, thought
to be from East Avon, Livingston
county, New Gork, fatally; J.MSMurFay,
Hartford, injured; ". II. VaSbGrg,
Buffalo, New York, injured; H. Sheppard, ,
Brooklyn, New York, leg broken; Bernard
Sawyer, White Hall, slightly bruised; 7
c.Wright, Nashville, Tenn, slightly hurt;
T. T. Brewster, Rochester, n. Y, slight
| ly; Mrs. Lees, Rochester, n. Y, slightly;
Robert Monroe, Rutland, Mass, badly
hurt; Edward Trueworthy, Oakland, Cal,
badly hurt. 1t is feared that Mr.. True
worthy's wife and daughter are both kill
cd. Il. Austin, Chicago, bruised slightly;
r. K. Carroll, Chicago, slightly; child
of Mrs. Mary Bradley, Of San Francisco,
was killed; a Mr.. Barlow, aspposed to be
connected with Woods museum, Chicago,
badly hurt; NJ. Bingham, Chicago, dan.
perously wounded; A. Burnham, Milwau-
kee, slightly hurt. VI s-~.--i
The Mrs. Lee mentioned ~ from
Rochester, N. Y, is now thought to be
from Delaware. -
1925 I. M.-The storm at Ashtabula
has somewhat abated; the weather Is fast
growing colder; it seems that the fall.
| ing train and bridge mashed the ice on the
creek, and those not killed by the fall, or
burned up by the burning cars were held
down by the wreck and drowned before
they could be extricated. Many too will
be or have been frozen.
All.the large hearted citizens OF Ash.
tibula are at the wreck and as many as
can are working to rescue those not al
ready claimed by death, while hundreds
withstsong arms and steady hands stand
ready to relieve those Eho become ex.
hausted with the toll. The work goes on
very slowly. "..aa
Al this time we are unable to learn
the name Of single one of}the killed,
except the little babe OF Mrs. Bradley.
It Is known there were a,large number
Of Eastern people on the i'll fated train.
It Is said the seven coaches we're all well
filled. The Express messenger Of the
American Express Company. Ia missing.
The local agent al Ashtabula fears he Is
among theikilled. - 81 "a =
l1P. MA special train with physi-
clans, nurses and eyerythipg'for the COM
fort ofthewounded at the wrecklleit the
Union depot at 10 o'clock. The weather
is still growing colder at Ashtabula, and
only four bodies SO far have been taken
from the debris. The night there is
quite clear, and now the snow has almost
stopped, making it almostlike day. Mary
Frame, Of Rochester, was fatally injured.
It is estimated that there were l75 pas
sengers on the ill.fated train, and at least
one third Of those were killed, burned to
death or frozen. The train wa, drawn
by two engines, one engine remained on
the bridge bet everything else went down.
The engineer and fireman, on the engine
that went down, were badly, but not seri-
ously injured. The work of removing
the dead still goes on very slowly. [
l1:3oP. M.-The weather at Ashtabula
ia becoming extremely cold. a...ig
CLEVELAND, December 80, 1920 A. NJ.
The weather at Ashtabula grows colder.
The wreck is still burning. No more
bodies have been recovered than already
reported. II is impossible to get the
names Of the killed. The list OF wounded
will be swelled considerably. Public and
private houses are thrown open to the
wounded and destitute, .,
1910 A. M.--As near as can be ascer-
tanned o. persons were Wounueu. HOW
many escaped unhurt it Is impossible to
say. AT this hour It Is reported that the
FIRE is still burning but going down fast.
The Express car was mashed to splinters
and is now burning. The train is known
a. the Pacific Express. There were ak
coaches and one ot Two drawing room
cars. 'Hs~.... '4 '.a sh.h .''
Walter S. Hayes, Lexington, KY, D.
H. Clarke, Westfeld, MaSs., Mr.. Lyons,
n. u, all slightly hurt; Henry Champ
lin, book-keeper for the Non.eIplosive
Lamp Co, Cleveland, badly hurt.
l:2O A. M.-The wreck has now burned
down but Il will be daylight before much
can be done toward getting the dead.
The special train with surgeons,
strechers, blankets, etc, which left here
at 1910 p. NJ, was drawn by two engines
but owing to the deep snow on the track
was two hours getting to PaineSville, thir-
10 ,niIaa from here. and exactly half WRy