Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-30
0as Hundred and SeVenty-Five
Passengers on the Ill
Fated Train.
AZ Least @ne-Third OF Whom
were Killed, Burned 90
DeaIh or Frozen.
LATEST PARTICULARS.

CLEVELAND, December 20 "A terrible
accident has occurred at Ashtabula
Ohio. Train No. 5. of eleven coaches,
bound west, went through an iron bridge
seventy FIVE feet to the river.
SECOND DISPATCH.
$40 pain the accident at Ashta-
bula, on the Lake Shore road, it is re-
ported that seven coaches aud all the
baggage and express cars were burned,
and about one on. of every five persons
killed.
THIRD DISPATCH.
The scene of the railroad accident It
Ashtsbula is q few rods east of the de-
pot, The iron bridge spans Ashtabula
creek seventy-6vs feet above the water,
aud on both sides are high banks, TIE
snow has been falling slmost constantly
for the past forty.eigbt hours, and nov a
driving storm is raging, making it very
difficult to get news from the wrecked
and Burning train. Train No. 8, con-
ductor Hem, left Erie for Cleveland ore
hour late, and ueared the bridge OF Ash.
tabula about eight o'clock. Very few
particulars can be learned at this hour,
but assurances are given that the citizens
Of Ashtsbula with a competent corps Of
physicians are doing everything possible
fer the sufferers.
1925 p.m.-The storm at Asitabula
has somewhat abstsd. The weather is
fast growing colder. 1t seems that the
falling train and bridge smashed the ice
in the creek, and those not killed BY the
fall or burned up by the burning cars
we're held down By the wreck and we're
drowned before they could be extricated.
Many. too, will be or have been frozen.
All the large hearted citizens Of Ash.
tsbula are at the wreck, aud as many as
can are working to rescue those not al
ready claimed by death, while hundred DIS
Of strong arms and steady brains stand
ready TO relieve those who become ex.
hausted with the toll. The work goes on
very slowlp Many likeu the scene and
the difficulties il rescuing the bruised
and maDgled ones to the Angola horror
OF a few years ago. at this time We are
unable TO learn The name of a single one
Of the killed, except a lite babe Of Mrs.
Bradley. It is known that there we're q
large number Of Eastern people on the
Inflated train. It is said the seven
coaches we're ell well flled. The ex.
press messenger for the American Ex-
press Company is missing, and the local
agent st Ashtab1la fears he is among the
killed.
II p.m.-A special train, With physi.
claus. nurses and everything for the
comfort Of the wounded at the wreck,
left the Union depot at 10 o'clock. The
weather is still growing colder &. Ashta.
blla, end only four bodies, so fsr, have
been taken from the debris. The night
there IS quite clear, and nov that the
aHoE has almost stopped makes i! al.
most Ike day.
1t is estimated that there we're l75
passengers on the ill.i2ted train. At
least one-ihird Of these we're killed.
6arned to death or frozen. The train
sss draVl By two engines. One o. the
engines remains on the bridge; every.
thing else went down. The engineer
and fireman on the engine that went
doSn we're badly but not seriously in.
jufsd. The work Of removing the dead
still goes on very slowly.
l2:20sm-Tte weather at Ashtabula
is growing siill cold. The wreck is still
burning, bat no more bodies have been
recovered than those already reported
It is impossible to get the names Of the
killed, and the list Of wounded will be
considerably sRelled The public srd
private houses are lhroRa open to the
wounded aud dest.tu'e.
A. near as can Be a%scertained Gfy-two
persons we're woun1ed. how nauy Cd
cap-d lahurt It is impossible to find oul
at this hour. !. 10 reported that tee Gre
IS still burning, b.l going down fast. Tt
eypfess esF vas broken into spliuters
and is nov burning The tFaln sas
Enovn az the Pacific express. There
we're Elk coaches, and one or txo draw.
iDgsoon cars.
Tie wreck has nov burned down, but
It will be daylight before much eau be
done toward getting OFT the dead. The
special train, with surgeons, stretehers,
blankets, ETC., which left here at half
past ten o'clock, was drawn by two en-.
gines' but owing to the deep snow on
the track was two hours getting Il
gainesville, thirty miles from here, anG
%eEaetly half way between Cleveland sut
Ashtabula.
CLEVELAND, O., December 80, GAM
The following sss complete a list Of th,
names Of the wounded and killed in tn,
accident at Ashtsbula q, can at this houl
&c obtained. There arc sixteen sIightlJ
injured who are located in a village
some distance from The wreck, the namei
OF whom will be given as soon as il Il
possible to get them together. With The
nature Of the Injuries;
2 L.vsrnore, fireman, Cleveland
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