The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04
THE ISHTA BULA DISASTER.
Another OF the Dead Identified Two Rondout
Ladies Among the Victims.

AsHTABuLA, Jan. 8-Mrs. Frame OF
Rochester died Yesterday. The remains Of u.
L.. Russell OF Auburn have been identified. As
the wreck Is being removed tho Ice that was
forced to the bottom OF the river by the cars
rises to tho surface, on which are found In
places the fragments OF a pocketknife, sus-
pender buckles, the steels and clasps OF a cor
set. the frame OF a satchel. or something to In
dicate that the owner WIS entirely consumed.
small piece OF green silk dress was taken
out also the bottom of a skirt OF black and
white dress that was hounced, a eentleman's
cur marked B Is. L.. piece OF "a plum colored
dress, the top OF a skirt with narrow tucks (tak-
en- from sleeping carr, gold and a silver watch
with the cases melted but the works in good
order, and the hand OF lady that appeared to
have been cut OF "a II by collision. A shawl
strap aud two shirts bearing the name ~ Geo.
f. Hubbard were also found. lie was formerly
OF New HampsnirS. but for several years pest
has been a practising physician at Polk CITY,
Iowa. He was On his return home from Boston,
TODAY at the scene OF the accident gangs OF
woikmen are engaged In removing the wreck
and putting up new bridge, while a special
corps of men are raking among the cakes of leo
and debris for the remains uf victims OF relies.
are brought up, but IN such small pieces as to
defy Identity.
The SICK are doing very we'll this morning ex-
cept perhaps Mr. Il. w. levitt OF BridgeDort,
Conn, and MIR. +. Oslor OF Tecumseh. Mich,
both OF whom are in acr lca condition.
yond doubt that two young ladies' Of this
place. sisters. named Charlotte and Martha
Smith, who left here on Thursday OF last week
Intending to visit their uncle at Bloomington,
ILL.,. were among the victims Of the Ashtabula
Ralro,d disaster. They have been traced to
the palace car, from which but one person Is
known to h we escaped. They were the daugh-
tiers OF widow recently reduced from afilIen
To poverty. and the blow falls upon her with
crushing weight
WORCESTER. Jan. at has just been asccr-
tained that George II. Syooner OF Millbury.
Mass. persisted In the car City Of Ruralo In the
Ashtabula disaster, He was on his way to Calf
foruia.
By the finding CT papers and scraps Of clothing
PERSONS are known to have been on the trains
Misses Charlotte n. and Martha Ann Smith OF
Rondout, n. Y. and j. W. smith OF Toronto,
Ont. Among the hodes at the freight house
that of Mrs. Elizabeth Hopper OF Chippewa,
Ont, was identified to-day. The only relics
found to-day besides those mentioned were
some pocket knives.
1t Is probable that the work OF clearing away
the wreck and tue search for the missing will DO
finished tomorrow.
The list now stands as follows:
Number OF passengers the train
Num0er VI employees on the tran................ ~
Total number Of persons
~ rerCueu OJ
tuplVyces rescued ......,....................
Total rescued ~
OhaccouLtei
or the rescued three passengers and one en-
plOyee have died siuce the disaster,
VIM. IL. kink"td of Bate Reid and Cooley,
i5l Broad way, New York. has been publis ned as
one OF tho lost 10y the Ashtabula disaster. lie
F..fyt q a