, 1876-12-31

| feet above the water, and had an arch $50 feet
long in the clear the whole length OF the bridge
| being 157 feet It has been tested With six loco
motives, and at the time OF the disaster was con
sidered as being in perfect condition 1t was
built in the Cumberland shops Mr. Collins
gives no opinion Is to the cause Of the accident,
expressing himself as being utterly unable SO to
do. He estimates the loss in the bridge also as
being near $75, 900, but has no opinion as to the
total loss by the cars. As soon as the debris Is
| cleared away, and the bodies al taken out,
which will occupy couple OF days, temporary
bridge, which WAS built for the Wilson avenue
crossing, and Is at Collingwood, will be put up-
He expects to have running connection made
within ten days.
At TIE RUNS
Ihave Just returned from the ruins, snd have
seen tho smo1dering remains Of at least q
dozen bodies, only one Of which has any sen-
b1ance whatever Of 4 human body. By tbs side
Of another heap Of embers was found a pair Of
scissors; also tuft of grayish hairs. No other
means 1T Identification could be found, although
the hunt may be more successful when the 1e-
moval Of the upper rubbish begins
The iron OF the bridge is twisted in endless
confusion with that Of the cars. while the loco
motive is a wreck in every part. By this time
nearly all the woodwork is burned away.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
CLEVELAND, Dec 3o-1 p. m.--The following
special to the Leader Is the very latest received
up to this hour:
Charles s. Carter, Of Brooklyn, N. T., says
he was sitting In the palace car, with three
others, engaged in friendly game Of cards.
Suddenly he heard the window-g1ass In the for
ward part Of the car breaking, and almost IN
stantly the car began to tall. he was seated
with his back toward the front, and as he went
down he sat as quiet us he could and held On.
When the car struck at the bottom Of the
rayinc, he found himself almost unhprt, al
though one Of the gentlemen playing with
him, whose name he did not know, was killed
instantly, while the other, Mr. Shepard, OF
New York, had j leg broken. Garter says that
the front Of the car Was much lower than the
rear, and that the flames in the front begun to
cut their way upward, and spread with great
rapidity.
&c turned to the assistance Of Mr.. Shepard,
and with great difficulty succeeded In getting
him out, tho broken leg impeding their ad-
vance. When Shepard was fairly out, Carter
returned to the assistance Of woman who was
calling for help at the front OF the car. He got
her ont, and as she was quite thfn]y clad. be
gave her his orercoat. After reaching = hotel,
he found himself severely bruised In several
places. In this great peril Of the hour, man
rushed down to the scene Of the disaster ready
to help. He saw woman struggling for life
and went to her assistance. He carried her By
main force to the solid ice, and theu> urged by
the cries Of the mother, went back to the rescue
Of the daughter, sweet child Of or yea8
Of age. The treaeberous wood, in splintermtG5,
had
CAUGHT THE Guild IN ITS GRASP.
aud the fire completed the, horrible work. The
man was compelled to see the child enye1oped
in flame, to hear her 'sHelp me, ,mother!'' ring
ing out In the agony Of death, and On the ears
of the cruel night. In q moment she Was lost,
swept up by the sharp tongue Of the fire, while
her mother in helpless agony fell to earth in
deadly swoon.
There Was On board family named Bennett,
on their way from New York State to Jefferson,
Ashtabula County, o. The father and mother
got out Of the wreck, and the children we're only
saved by being tossed from the arms Of one
man to another ,,
OVER 4 FILE OF BURSTING WOOD.
One Of the four was setiouslyaiujured, and Ill
we're scratched slightly. On Saturday morning,
the mother, who was ence!ata, gave birth to
child, the event being hastened by the excite
ment she had undergone.
Mrs. Frame, Of Rochester, who Was SO badly
burned about the lower part Of the body, Is In
precarious condition, and it is the opinion OF
DR.. Schneider that she has bnt slight chance
for her life .-~~~-.
~. Shepard, whoac rescue WIS previously de-
seribed had ono Of his legs fcarfully crushed, SO
much SO that it had to be amputated. The
operation was performed at 3 o'clock in the
morning. He is doing we'll. (,
It seems that the train must haYo
JUST ABOUT COVERED TEE BRIDGE
when 1t FELL IS the fragments lie clear across the
ravine, touching the base of the abutments on
either end. When one stands at the foot Of
the rayine and looks up, 1t seems an utter i'm
possibility that any man could take leap from
SO great height and yet lire. a number |
comparatively unharmed, and, had it not |
been for the fire, probably not one-third would |
have been lost. The water In the creek b only |
about three feet deep, and it IS thoug ght by some
that when It Ia dragged 4 number OF bodies may !
be found
4 stock-d -droFer is another witness as to the |
rapidity with which the fire did Its work. He |
says he was one OF the first out OF the wreck, |
and that five minutes had not elapsed before !
the whole thing was adame.
The railroad officers did all in their power for !
The alienation Of the suffering. They also |
seemed anxious that the facts should all be pub
|ished, and desired to suppress nothing Every
tacility posshls YVES given to the representatives
Of the press to get to the bottom facts in every
instance.
THE VICTIMS.
At THE WRECK.
Specfag Dispasch to Tia 1s10une
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 9o.-The latest reports
from the wreck show TINT the work OF recover
ng bodies has been more successful than WAS