The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03
LATER AND MORE HoRRJeT.F.

LATER AND MORE HORRIBLE
e:lo Z. Mn the accident at Ashtabula,
Ohio, on the Lake Shore road, il is reported
seven coaches and all the baggage and ex-
press cars were burned. About one out OF
every five persons was killed.
DETAILS or TIE DISASTER.
CLEVELAND, o Dec. 29.-The scene OF the
railroad accident AT Ashtabula, Ohio, is few
rods east of the depot The iron bridge
spans the Ashtabuia creek 10 feet above the
water. On both sides are high banks. Snow
has been falling almost constantly for the
past as hours. and now a driving storm is
raging. making il very difficult TO
get news from the wrecked and burn
ing train. Train No. S, Conductor Hem.
left Erie for Cleveland one hour late and
neared the bridge at Ashtabula about 8
O'Clock. Very few particulars can be
learned at this hour, but assurances are
given that the citizens of Ashtabula, with
competent corps OF physicians. are doing
everything possible for the sufferers.
LIST or The SUFFERERS.
The following is partial list of the
wounded
George w. Waite, wife and son. of Ashta-
bula, badly hurt; J. W. Martin, wife
and mother, thought to- be from
East Avon, Livingston county,
New York. fatally injured J. NJ Murray,
Hartford, Connecticut injured; W. II. Vos-
burg, Buffalo, New York, injured II. W.
Sheppard, Brooklyn, New York, leg broken;
Bernard Sawyer, White Hall, New York,
slightly bruised; Thomas C. Wright, Nash
vile, Tennessee, slightly; III. i. Brewster,
Rochester, n. Y, slightly; Mrs Lew, Roohes-
ter, New York. slightly; Robert Monroe, Rut-
land, Vermont, badly hurt; Ed
ward Truewortly, Oakland, California,
badly hurt. II IL feared NJ.
Y Il.
killed. r. Austin, Chicago, bruised slightly;
x. Karroll. Of Chicago, slightly hurt A
child of Mrs Mary Bradley Of San Fran
cisco we killed. A Mr. Barlow, supposed
TO be connected with Woods's museum,
Chicago. is badly hurt Minerva Brigham,
of Chicago. dangerously wounded; A Burn
ham, of Milwaukee, slightly burned. The
Mrs. Lew. mentioned as from Rochester,
New York, is now thought TO be from Della
ware.
BURNED, DROWNED AND FROZEN.
1925 p M-The storm at Ashtabula has
some What abated- The weather is fast grow
ing 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. were held down by
the wreck and drowned before they could
be extricated. Many. too. will be or have
been frozen. All the large-hearted citi-
zens of Ashtabula are at the wreck and as
many as can are working to rescue those not
already claimed by death, while hundreds
of strong arms and steady brains stand
ready 10 relieve those who be-
come exhausted with the toll.
The work goes on very slowly.
Many liken the scene and the difficulties in
resclling the bruised and rnangled ones TO
the Angola horror Of few years ago. At
this time we are unable to learn the name
Of q single one of the killed except the little
babe of Mrs. Bradley. Ii is known that there
were large number of eastern people on the
i'll fated train. IL is said the seven coaches
were all filled. The express messenger for
the American expr, IS company is missing.
The local agent at Ashtabula fears be is
among the killed.
FoUR BODIES RECOVERED.
II T. MA special train with physicians.
nurses and everything for the comfort of
the wounded at the wreck, let the union
depot at 10 o'clock. The weather is still
growing colder at Ashtabula, and only four
bodies so far have been taken from the
debris. The night there is quite clear, and
now the snow has almost stopped, which
makes IL nearly like day.
Mary Frame. of Rochester, n. ", Is fatally
injured. IL is estimated that there were lis
passengers on the i'll fated train. At least
one third of these were killed. burned
to death or frozen. The train
engine remained on the bridge; everything
else went down. The engineer and fireman
on the engine that went through were hG<ly
but not seriously injured. The work of re-
moving the dead still goes on very slowly.
fl 80 y. M.-The weather at Ashtabula is
becoming extremely cold.
TUE WRECK STILL BURNING.
1920 a. m.-AThe weather at Ashtubula is
growing still colder. The wreck is still
burning. No more bodies have bsen recov
cred tlInn those already reported.
II Is impossible 10 get the names of the
| killed The list of the wounded will be
considerably swelled. Public and private
houses are thrown open 10 the wounded and
destitute. iruai =
FIF1Y-rwo PERSONS wouNoEd
1910 a m. ASH as can he asset r:alned 50
persons we're wounder. How many escaped
| unhurt il is impossible TO find out at this
| burning, but going down fast. The express
car was mashed 10 splinters and is now
| burning The train is known as the Pac.tc
Express. There were six coaches and one or
| two drawingrpom cars.
Walter s Hays. Lexington, Kentcky; III.
| CT irk Westtield, Massachusetts; Mr. Lyons,
! New York, all slightly.
| TERRIBLE WRECK.
The wreck has now burned down, but 1t
will be daylight before much
crn be done towards getting out the
dead. The special train With
| surgeon, streishers and blankets which
4 left here ut 1880 was drawn by two engines,
but owing to deep snow on the track it was
two hours getting TO gainesville, thirty
| miles from here, and exactly half way be-
| tween Cleveland and AshtabuIa.
| Henry Chsmplin. book keeper for the
non-expIosive lamp company, Cleveland,
was badly hurt. 40
AN IxDIANAlAN In IOWA. ~
| he Writes Back to His Old Home HIS
Views on the Political situation -,