The daily gazette., 1876-12-30
A TERRIBLE DEATH.
RAILROAD BRIDGE GIVES WAY.

FIFTY PERSONS KILLED OR INJURED-A
LAKE SHORE TRAIN PLUNGEs
THRoUGHA BRIDGE SEVENTY
FIVE FEET HIGH NEAR
AsHTABULA, OHIO.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec GA terrible
accident has occurred at Ashtabula, Ohio.
A Lake Shore train, bound West went
through an iron bridge seventy-five feet
to the river below. 1t is reported, seven
coaches and all the baggage and express
cars burned, About one out of every
| five persons was killed. A heavy snow
strom prevails there.
The scene of the accident is few rods
east of the depot. The bridge spans the
Ashtabula creek, and on both sides are
high banks Snow has been falling al
most constantly for the last forty-eight
hours, and now n driving storm is rag
ing, making it very difficult to get news
from the wrecked and burning train.
Very few particulars can be learned at
this hour. The citizens of Ashtabula,
with competent corps of physicians,
are doing everything possible for the sut-
ferers.
The following is a partial list of the in
.jured: George w. Waite, wife and son,
of Ashtabula, badly hurt; j. w. Martin,
wife and mother, thought to be from
| East Avon, Livingston county, n. Y,
fatally injured; IL. w. Sheppard, Brook
lyn, n. V, leg broken; Robert Monroe,
Itutland, Mass, badly hurt; Edward
Truworthy, Oakland, Cal, badly hurt; it
is feared Mr.. Truworthy's wife and
daughter We're both killed. A child of
Mrs. Mary Bradley, of San Francisco, was
killed. Mr.. Barlow, Of Chicago was
badly hurt, and Minerva Bingham, of
Chicago, dangerously wounded.
LATER-10. % Z. M.-The storm at
Ashtabula has somewhat abated 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 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.
The citizens of Ashtabula are at the
| wreck, and rs many rs can are working
to rescue those not already claimed by
death.
At this time We are unable to learn
the name OF single one of the killed,
except the little babe of Mrs. Bradley.
1t is known that there were a large num-
Der of Eastern people on board the ILL
| fated train. 1t is said that seven coach
es were all well filled. The express mes
senger for the American Express Co.
is missing.
IL P. MA special train with ply
sicians, nurses and everything for the
wounded at the wreck left the Union
depot in this city, at ten o'clock. The
weather is still growing colder Mt Ashta-
bula, and only four bodies has so far
been taken from the debris. The night
here is quite clear, and now the snow
has almos stopped. Mary Frame, Of
N. Y. was fatally injured.
1t is estimated there were 175 passen-
gers on the train. At least one-third of
these We're killed, burned to death or
frozen. The train was drawn by two
engines. One engine remained on the
bridge everything else went down.
| The engineer and fireman ON the engine
that went down were badly, but not
seriously Injured. The work of removing
the dead bodies still goes on very slow
ly.
11.30 p. M.-The weather at Ashtabu-
la is becoming extremely cold,
CLEVELAND, o. Dec. 80, 12 80 A. NJ
The wreck at Ashtabula is still burning.
| No more bodies have been recovered
than already reported. 1t 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. As
near as can ascertained, 50 persons were
injured. How many escaped unhurt. it
is impossible to find out at this hour.