The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-11-02
Details of the Terrible Calamity.

thirty miles north of Stroudsburg, Monday night
last.
The following account of tho disaster copy from
the Scranton Morning Republican.
The regular train he schedule time of which is four
o'clock in this city, did not pass Scranton until half
past six o'clock and unusually heavy consisting
of eighteen drawn by three engines, and having
at least thousand persons board. The passengers
principally from the upper portion of New York
State and were bound for the Centennial. They
seemed happy enough the train steamed out proud
y from Scranton little dreaming that death lurked so
near and that their joy would be couded in sor
row.
Everything passed pleasantly until the Summit of
tho wild romantic Pocono reached. The journey
up the steep grade necessarily slow, and it was
eight o'clock when the train stopped that point for
the purpose of taking water The road at the Summit
is level and clear of cuts for considerable
distance and here of the three engines was de-
tached with view Of taking il back to Scranton. The
train then started forward but jim doing so broke
coupling of one Pennsy lvania railroad compa
nys and stopped to attach it. No sooner had
started forward again than another coupling broke
before it could be adjusted heavy coal train from
Scranton rounded the Summit, laundering down
level and before could be brought to stand still
THE FATAL CRASH
occurred. The coal train struck with tremendous
against the of the faed train and the
instant glass timbcrs, and stout irons torn into
shreds and from that vast multitude cry of despair
forth upon the mountain solitude The most ter
ribe part OF the shock struck the fifth and sixth cars
from the end of the train which elescoped
the former dashing like thundcrbolt through the lat
ter spreading death and CONSERVATION among the
bruised and bewildered passengers Five other cars
were shattered considerably, and the shock felt
with fearful orce from end to end of the train The
barr Ont he
ed sides ofthe broken cars meg women and children
thrust heads hands, andlegs indiscriminatcly'
struggling free themselves from the viccike grasp
of death. Scores ammed between the seats in the
most acute agony, sensible but helpless to eXtricate
themselves while those of the passengers in the front
car who fortunate enough to escape ran to the
relief of their unhappy companions The work of tear
ing the spntered sides from the teescoped cars formed
thrilling ordeal to the wounded and those who
struggled 10 release them. Strong actually wept
over the sickening sight, and tainted they
contemplated the bruised and bleeding who drag
gcd from the wreck.
The most horrible situation of any oFthe victims
that of Miss Brown of Morrisville Madison Co. N Y,
who precpated through hole in the floor of one
of the broken and lay between the and of
the trucks, amid tangled mass Of twisted iron and
timber. How extricate her, she struggled and
wrhed in the agony death begging the bystanders
length stout iron bars procured and pieces
of rails obtained from the station and with these
dozens of strong pred open the barriers that shut
in the unhappy woman and released her in dying
condition. She was carried to a neighboring house
where she lay at last accounts in helpless condition
| THE KILLED.
What is most remarkable in connection with the sad
affair is the slight number killed outright. To one
looking the telescoped cars broken and tangled
that any of the occupants should escape with their
lives and yet there only killed the spot.
| They were
/ Deacon R. Pierce of Hamilton \. y. and Jas. Bragg,
of Utica Cornelius Cay of Prebe y. Y, died shortly
! afterwards.
Bragg, had friends the train, and lay Ion g
time in the telegraph office before any knew who
| he His head almost severed from his body
and he mangled be unrecognizable.
The occupants of the teescoped principal
ly from Madison county, New York.
| TIE FATALLY WOUNDED
were
! Truman Seymour Rome y Y.
Lena Dowall, Hamilton county, \. Y.
Mrs Duffy, Hamilton county, n. y.
Mrs. b. K. Pierce, Hamilton county, n. y.
! INJURED,
which includes many serious cuts bruises, and frac-
tures Of which may prove fatal, follows:
Joseph Parker Hamilton county y Y, severely cut.
: Mrs Abbott, also of Hamilton Co. badly injured.
Mrs \. J.. Tuttle Columbus, y. Y, jaw broke and
serious internal injury
Mrs W s. Parker, North Brookfcld, Madison Co
Ny.
Frank Duffy, MorrisonvIe, Madison county, n.
Edward Brainard, Richfed Springs, y. Y.
: Albert Thomas, Shoeburn, y. Y.
Hugh Reilly, Columbus, Chenango county y. Y.
Enos Parker, Morrisonville, y. Y.
Mrs. D. L. Norton, Columbus, Chenango Co, y. Y.
Mrs. Maggie Perry Watertown, y. Y.
Mrs. Armor, Morrisonvillc n. Y.
Mr.. Armor, Morrisonville n. Y, badly hurt.
]. Il. Smith, Green county, N Y.
L. Jackson Richfeld Springs y. y.
= Mrs. Latmer, Soddy, n. V, severely injured.
The wounded promptly conveyed to the Smons
house. hotel at Gouldsboro, and disposed of com
- fortably as possible under the circumstances.
WRECK.
The picture presented at the wreck was distressng
One of the passenger that had caught fire from tn
e headlight of the coal train lay blazing the track
fl and the passengers huddled together, takn;
their escape In that looked sadly on
of joint, with doors torn up, windows broken an'
> seats smashed
) To elaborate the picture at this late hour is al
/, impossibty Suffice it say that it aharrovin
scene that will long be remembered. The telegraph
Office beseigcd by persons teegraphing to thei
friends in distant parts of New York, and all was con
fussn. Superintendent Halstead speedily set himsel
to work transferring the passengers from the broke
to the train which he brought to the fror
i Scranton.
J In a short time the work accomplished, and b
midnight the passengers more moved forward 70
u the Centennial with sorrowing hearts. Two of tn
n ladies' Mrs. Loddy and Mrs Pierce, were conveyed
Scranton the late train and left ut the Valley Hous
n and Tuesday taken to their homes accompanied
| a physician.
Mr. l. T. Puterbaugh, dispatcherat at Fast Stroudshur
y James Young, F. Lyons and Robert Reynolds employo
of the road deserve the greatest praise for the promI
manner in which they procured the services of th
w physicians of Stroudsburg and East Sroudsburg
> conveyed them TO the of the disaster We al
especially indebted to them for favors extended
representatives of this paper.
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