Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-03
And a Train Precipitated
to the Creek Be-
low,
Seven Coaches and all the Elk
pr. 30 Cars Burned.
The List Of Killed Unknown
but Estimated at Sew
enty-Five.
Physicians, Nurses, and citizens
Doing all Possible to Relieve
the Sufferers.
Reports to Three O'Clock this Morn
tng-Another Railroad
Accident.

Ill. An dCCiucuC HAS Just occurred NJ
Ashtabula Ohio, on the Lake Shore
Railroad. 1t is reported that seven
coaches and all the baggage and ex-
press cars burned, with about one out
of every three persons killed. The
scene Of the accident is few yards
east of the depot. An iron bridge
spans Ashtabula creek IS feet above
the water. On both sides are high
banks. Snow has been falling almost
constantly for the past 4S hours, and
now driving snow storm is raging,
making it very difficult to get news
from the wrecked and burning train.
No. 5, Conductor Hem, left Eric for
Cleveland one hour late and neared
the bridge at Ashtabula about eight
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. The following is partial
list of the wounded:
Geo. w. Waite, wife and son, Ash
tabula, badly hurt J. M. Martin, wife
and mother, thought to be from East
Avore, Devington county, N. Y, IA
tally injured; ]. M. Murray, Hart
ford, Conn. injured; w. III. Vosburg,
Buffalo, N. Y, injured; III. w. Shop
herd, Brooklyn, leg broken; Bernard
Sawyer, Whitehall, N. Y, slightly
bruised; Thos. G. Wright, Nashville,
Tenn, slightly hurt II. L. Brewster,
Rochester, N. Y, slightly injured /;
Mrs. Lew, Delaware, O., slightly in
jured Robert Monroe, Rutland, Mass,
badly hurt Edward Unworthy, Oak
land, CAL, badly hurt. 1t is feared
Mr.. Truworthy's wife and daughter
were both killed. II. Austin, of Chi
cago, bruised slightly; r. Karrold,
Chicago, slightly hurt; q child of Mrs.
Mary c. Bradley, of San Francisco,
was killed; Mr.. Barlow, supposed
to be connected with Woods theatre,
Chicago, badly hurt; Minerva Bing-
ham, of Chicago, dangerously wound
ed; A. Burnham, of Milwaukee,
slightly burned. The storm has
somewhat abated, but the weather is
fast growing colder. 1t seems that
the train and bridge smashed the ice
in the creek, and those not killed by
the fall or burned up with the burn
ing cars were held down by the
wreck and drowned before they
could be extricated. Many too, will
be or have been frozen. All the citi-
zens of Ashtabula are at the wreck,
and as many as can are working to
rescue those not already dead, while
hundreds of strong arms and steady
brains stand ready to relieve those
who become exhausted. The work
goes on very slowly. At this time
we are unable to learn the the name
of single one killed, except little
babe of Mrs. Bradley. 1t is known
that many Eastern people were on
the ill-fated train. Ii is said the
coaches were oil well filed. The ex-
press messenger for the American
Express Co. is missing. It is feared
at Ashtabula that he is among the
killed.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. GA special
train with physicians, nurses, and
everything for the comfort of those al
the wreck, left the Union Depot al
10: 30 O'Clock. Only four bodies, so
fur, have been taken from the debris.
The night there is quite clear, and
now that the snow has almost stopped,
makes it almost like day. 1t is esti.
mated there were one hundred and
seventy passengers on the i'll -fated
train. At least one-third of these
4 were burned to death or frozen. The
train was drawn by two engines, one
of which remained on the bridge
Everything else went down. The en-.
gineer ard fireman on the engine that
: went down were badly but not seri
J ously injured. The work of remov.
ing the dead still goes on SLOWLY
The weather at Ashtabula is becom.
ing extremely cold.
The wreck is still burning, but no
fmore bodies have been recovered than
have already been reported. The
list of wounded will be swelled con-
siderably. Public and private houses
are thrown open to the wounded and
destitute. AS near as can be ascer.
tanned, tifty-two persons were wound
ed. How many escaped unhurt il is
impossible to find out. At this hour
it is reported that the fire is still
burning, but Is going down fast. The
express car was smashed to splinters,
and is now burning. The train il
known as the Pacific Express. There
were six coaches, and one or two
drawing room cars.
The following is an additional list
Of the wounded: Walter S. HAYES.
J Lexington; ID. III. Clark, Westfield,
Mass; Mr.. Lyons, New York; ali
: slightly wounded, and Henry Cham.
pion, Cleveland, badly hurt.
l2jm.-The wreck has not burned
down but it will be daylight before
much can be done toward getting out
the dead. A special train with sur
geons, stretchers, blankets, etc., which
left lere at 10 80, was drawn by two
: engines, but owing to the deep snow
on the track was 2 hours getting to
Painesville from here, exactly half
way between Cleveland and Ashta-
: bula.
m.-There are known to be
J twenty-five persons in the wreck
now. We cannot learn yet if any are
alive. The Cleveland special relief
train has arrived and the surgeons
goneo work.
u 2:N a. m.-Nothing more that is
anyway definite can be learned. A
railroad man at the wreck gives it as
his opinion that not less than one
hundred persisted. No names of the
killed can be learned. Some Of the
wounded are reluctant to give their
names. and reporters from this city
who hive just viewed the wreck, say
the scene battles description.
2:3Oi. m.-The very latest gives
sixty q. the number wounded and one
j. hundred killed.
| Mrs. Frame, of Rochester, N. Y,
who wis injured seriously, is not ex-
pected 10 live.
1856. MFRS. Knowles, of Clcve-
land, hes been found at one of the
hotels il q dying condition.
A hundred strong men are now
standing around the wreck waiting
for the fames to subside.
i 3 q. m.-Nothing more from the
Ashtabula disaster. Those at the
wreck say they will have to wait un-
til daylight before anything can be
done toward recovering the bodies.
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