Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-10

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smoker, three ordinary cars, a draw
ing.room car three slecpers and bag
gage car Thought l3l passengers
were on board when the calamity hap
pcned some passengers think there
were more.
A special despatch from Cleveland
dated Sunday, says;
4 Workmen at the wreck OF the train
at Ashtabula have cleared away the
remainder Of the debris. Only two
more bodies have been recovered to.
day, which, with tho "a taken out yes.
terday, are all that will probably ever
bc found. The rest are burned 10 ashes.
A few Of the charred and mangled
bodies recovered have been identified,
and were brought TO Cleveland on Sun.
day night Among them are the re-
mains OF DR.. A. II. Washburn, rector
OF Grace church Of this city, whose
death has created profound impress
sion. Young Nussbaum, Of Now York,
and the fireman of the wrecked engine
have died. There isa report in clrcu.
lation that Immediately after the acci-
dent the Superintendent Of the road
teegraphcd Instructions to forbid the
use Of water to extinguish the fire. and
thereby permit all evidence OF the num-
ber killed TO be destroyed. This IL ab.
surd and false, All rumors, of which
there are many, charging that the
bridge had been condemned and was
known to be unsafe, are malicious in.
ventions. Among the most interesting
reports obtained today is the follow
ing, procured at Eric, Pa, by reporter
of the Cleveland Ledder, from Mr.. Nc
Guire, engineer of the leading engine,
which broke loose from the train and
was saved Mr.. Mcclure was the on.
ly unburt man who saw the whole Of
the calamity under the most favorable
circumstances and reports as follows:
Daniel McGuiro, engineer OF the
Socrates, states that his engine was
ahead OF the Columbia. All the stations
between Eric and AEh,abula, with the
exception Of three, were stopped at.
The train was running slowly He
felt the bridge give way when two
car.lengths from the west end be felt
II settle down; had his had on he
throttle aud pulled it wide open. The
diaw.bar connecting the engines was
snapped by the sudden jerk. The
trucks Of his tank did not clear, and
settled down, but the opening wide Of
the throttle saved the engine and the
trucks were pulled on. He ran up the
track 100 yards and gave the alarm by
repeated Whistles and ringing OF the
bell He saw tho engine Columbia
sink with the bridge and turn bottom
upward. The express, baggage and
passenger cars followed in heap, the
passenger cars landing on the express
cars, aud all went into the river The
fire broke out In the last sleeper, which
swung over 70 one side and soon was
in blaze. In two or three minutes
the entire wreck was mass of flames.
The shricks Of the living and the dying
wore Terrible N henr. bnt ,beir voices
we're soon bnshed as The fra l,ing em.
brood ,han, Nos ora or ,ha 6rS,
at the wreck, and pulled several out Of
from the debris One woman was
pinned down by her lees on burning
car: her cries for beip were piioous.
and in despair. as the flames circIed
around her she shriekcd, Take an ak
and cut off my lcgs !" but IL was impos.
sibIe 10 reach her and she was consum.
cd. The paint on the burning cars
snapped like powder soaring many
workmen. | couldn't estjn ate the
number burned. but think 100 perish.
cd by fame and water. Some were
killed outright. A husband and wife
in the burning wreck were held down
by obstructions, and calmly awaited
tIeir fate Their Inns moved as II in
mayer. Neither men nor tongue can
describe the horrors ae .he scene. In
twenty minutes after the fire started
il was impossible TO extricatc the pas.
sengcrs The engineer of the Colum.
bin. apapr Folsom. of Cleveland saws
his engine turned bottom upward. He
was thrown violently through the win.
dow of the cab and was badly cut.
McGuire helped pick him up bruised
and bleeding and his first words were.
nAnotber Angola horror. Dam
Thn train uas run,;ny NJ tho rata