The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-01
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
70 THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER

70 THE DAILY INTELLIGENCE.
Particulars Of the Accident OF
the Delaware, LackaWanna I
Western X. X.
SCRANTON, Pa, October Sl.-The feal
iul accident on the Delaware, LackaEaE
ma & Western Railroad, last night, occul
red at small station known as Lehig
Summit, on the Pacono mountain, 2
miles from Scranton. The regular after
noon train to New York and Philadel
phia, consisting Of seventeen passenge
coaches, drawn by three engines, ha
about twelve hundred passengers Of
board, principally bound for the Centen
NAL exhibition. The train was, it aI
pears, two hours behind time, and reach
ing the Summit shortly after s O'Clock
stopped 10 take water from the tanks
while there heavy coal train, drawn b.
three engines, ran into the rear Of the pas
senger train, telescoping two cars througl
and through and breaking i've others,
The scenes that ensued were heartrend
ing, although by a most miraculous cir
cumstance the number Of Killed was bu
few.
The Scranton Republican this morning
gives the following list Of the dead anC
wounded, all Of whom belong to this
State:
Killed-Dayid R. Pierce, OF Hamilton
James Bragg, Of Utica. Wounded-Tru
man Seymour, Of Rome; Cornelius Gray
of Prebie; Lena Donald, OF Hamilton
Mrs. Duffy, Mrs. DR.. Pierce, John Par
ker and Mrs. Abbott, Of Hamilton; Mrs.
A. L. Tutlle, of Columbus Mrs. W. s.
Parker, Of North Brookfeld; Frank Duf
fy, Of Morrisonville; Edward Brainard, o.
Richards Springs; Albert Thomas, Of
Shelburne; Hugh Reilly, Of Columbus
Miss Perry, Watertown; Mrs. Armour and
Mr.. Armour, Morrisonville; J. R. Smith
Green county; E. Jackson, Rftchfeld
Springs; Mr.. Latimer, Soders; making il
all two. killed outright and twenty-five
severely injured. The wounded 2 wert
conveyed to the Goldsboro Hotel, where
corps Of surgeons attended. W. R
Seymour, Mrs, Gay, Mrs. Dowall and
Mrs, Pierce are not expected TO recover
A passenger car caught FIRE in the. wreck
and wa. consumed upon the track. The
dead were conveyed TO Scranton this
morning at two O'Clock. The scenes and
incidents connected with the collision are
described as heartrending in the extreme
NEw YORK, October Sl.-A special
dispatch from Scranton gives the follow
ing particulars Of the disaster last nigh
to 4 Centennial train at Lehigh summit
The passenger train stopped to take
watsr.i On starting oneepgine beanie de-
tached. After being coupled to the sec
ond engine another start was made which
resulted in breaking of the lat two cars
and the two engines and fifteen cars went
back for the stray cars, but in coming uE
they missed the coupling. In backing uE
for the purpose OF again attempting tc
couple, and when within about forty yard
Of the detached cars, the long. heavily
laden coal train, consisting OF ninety
three cars drawn by three engines, the
third one being in the centre Of the train,
came driving up at speed Of about tit-
teen miles an hour, ran into the two de-
tached cars, and shot those forward into
the rear Of the fifteen ears-the balance
Of the train. The two detached cars
standing between the two trains were,
strange TO say, but little damaged, and
the rear cars OF the fifteen into which
they we're Immediately plunged also sui
fered but little; but the 9Th and sixth
cars from the rear were literally knocked
into kindling wood. The remainder Of
the passenger train in front was not
much injured. and even the engine OF the
coal train which had caused the damage
was very little broken up. The passen.
gers were wedged in the wreck In such a
way that the backs Of the seats had 10
be broken in order TO rescue many OF the
sufferers. Some Of the passengers had
stepped of the train 10 wait for the
watering OF the engine, and so fortunately
escaped. These and the uninjured on the
train Immediately set TO the work OF
rescue. Nine dead and % gashed and
bruised bodies were taken from the
wreck. The rear car Of the passenger
train had the usual set OF light signals,
but the train was crowded and the crowd
on the platform hid the sigaas from the
engidner Of the front engine Of the coal
train, so the latter claims. The curve
hid the passenger train until the coal
train was Immediately upon it, and the
steep grade required ali the steam which
could be carried. Frr .. ...s.
SCRANTON, October 3l.-Cosnelius Gay,
Of Treble, n. J., one Of tho victims Of
the Lehigh Summit disaster on the Della.
ware, Lackawanna ( Western Railroad,
died OF his injuries, at Goldsboro, this
forenoon. His remains were conveyed to
this city where the bodies Of Dixon,
Bogg, Dr.. Pierce and other victims lay.
The bodies were confined in caakets and
consigned to their late homes this after
noon. Eight OF the wounded parties
passed through this city from Goldsboro
to-day, en- routefor their homes in Madi-
son county, n. T., and the others, about
twenty-five, are still cared for at the
Simon House by corps Of Scranton sur.
geons. The death OF Mrs. Brown, who
remained in an unconcious state all to.
day, is expected momentarily, as Is also
that OF Mrs. J. L. Tuttle. The majority
Of the iniured are in n hopeful condition.