The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-01
.THRER ADDITIONAL BODIES RECOVERED
9lhe Testimony Taken Before the
Coroner's Jury.
kToRY OF THE CONDUCTOR AND BRAKEMAN
One Hundred and Thirty-eight Passen-
gers on the Train.
A HISTORY OF THE FATAL BRIDGE.
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AsHrABuLA. Ohio, Dec 81, 1876
Al an early hour this morning the wreckIng party
consisting of some 200 men, resumed its abors. The
scene OF wreck presents appearance the most
utter desoation the piers of masonry looming upon
either side OF the chasm like giant scntries, alike
watchiul and Indifferent to the utter ruin their
Tho cold blasts whistle rough the valley, making
a. requiem 20 the souls hurled TO
eternity, and the falling necessarily every.
thing like pail. Tho picture is dismal in the extreme;
even the workers seem imbued with the dread soem.
nifty and but little noise and less confusion attend the
hbors.
CONDITION OF rHH
The wreck is mass Of tangled broken iron, many
OF tho heavy Orders of the bridge tho
most grotesque forms SO heavy was the fall that the
mass hes aattencd on the surface but partially SUBJ
merged in tho shallow creek. Scarcely a remnant of
the wood york remained, the flames having done their
work Of destruction completely 1t is currently re-
ported here that although the Fire Department consist
Ing OF one eamer and two hand engines, promptly
hand ind ready to play on the burning wreck,
the rairod officials issued orders lorbdding them to
DO So Tht is absolutely denied by the officials, but
the fact ha waller thrown and that numerous
respectable citizens assert that they saw people
In the burning coaches who might have been
saved had Ne fire been put out need fur
thor explntnion. The work Of clearing away the
debris Is ofpcessy slow, owing to its tangled nature
and OF the Alge number OF bodies yet be recov-
cred Buxitw II any can be reached until this all
cleared awayA About nine O'Clock the body George
A. Parringtok the United States Express messenger
was rccovere vand readily identified, he had evil
IDENTIFY met hlvdeath by the tall and but slightly
bruised Tho4rcght house, which has been converted
into a morrue mas been visited by many who have en-
deayored to dsEover the hideous masses of black
ened matter soho mark whereby to identity friend or
acquaintance.
pprrs(Ds OF THE VICTIMS ARRIVING.
Intense excitement prevails and scores Of persons
have arrived here from East and West of
Information regarding missing friends but little salts
action can be gwen them. kilograms also being
constantly received asking for news Of absent
The boxes in the freight house containing the bodies
were numbered to-day and white paper labels placed
on those that have been identified. Thee are thirty
six bodies masses Of charrcd ana blacKcned flesh,
IN the building or these the following are supposed
to be Identified
BODIES IDENTIFIED
Mrs. E, Cook, Wellington.
\ Maggie |. Lewis, st. Louis Mo-
\ Lucy q. Thomas Buffalo. N. Y.
Mrs. Il. T. Palmer, Bn2hamton, NY
a Isaac Meyer, Cleveland, ONO.
birdie Meyer, Cleveland, Ohio.
Il ID. Waite, Buffalo, N. Y.
CArcnce Gage, Charleston, ILL.,
N.Y. Coggswell Chicago.
l.. \. Hart, Akron
Dr.A. II. washburn, Clevesne
l.. j. rarnard. rector of Grace Episcopal church
Buffalo. MY
Mss Minns Mixer, Buffalo
Mrs. George,uatron OF Huron Street Hospital, Ceve.
land.
Matte George, Cleveland
George A. Parrinaon expresssme senger Buffalo,
John Pickering, Chicago.
William Clemens, Bellevue, ola
THE coRosER's IN nsr.
At late hour last nighl H. W. Ghards a Justice OF
che peace, acting coroner. suutened Jury as ol-
lows:-H l.. Waterson, G. W. Die Don, II. H. Perry,
Dwight Faulkner, L. q. Psrce AMIR. A. Pettibonc
The jury were duly swors in and, her granting per
mits for the removal Of two or thr3bodies that nj
been identified ADJOURNED TO mine o,coct mi.
morning. The jury express dcer, marion IN ipves
tgatc tho matter thoroughly ana to i,,,,ro into -
feature Of tho disaster with view toacsr,ornu, ~.
whole truth ThisSmornng was occ4ed bv them in
viewing the scene OF the wreck.
THE STORY or BRAKExA
At two O'Clock the jury convened nd nr....s.,
Immediately to the examination of yins... !,
Stone was the FIRST witness called. He .,tas 4, d.
ley, N. T., and a brakeman on tho ..,r :, 49,,
time OF the accident lie testified in subarco =. 81,
,"ss car" , ao was naa0 Up o. Tour bag cS:l
Ind three slecpers, IN the order riyent -. - w.
wcrc attached to tho train; the cmpIovas ~ $3.50
.,,,,o. r, 1870 ."""o' "Cleveland.
~, , ~ ' e"k'"Sr; Philip
ro,d,c,or w,n,.,. ""'. ne""i Buffalo,
-. s' " D""''' tst brake
- " - ' 'S"' ''"No"'""' ana mans Kane
porter OF the palace car; the train left Erie L.. -,
At, $3.50 r. ~ NV pa's'"ss on the
ACCIDENT
Az the timc OF the accident witness was in IN
md Tho 49,. 49,, wv 'A..'s' one sent oman
was one OF the ladies'; did not know the otbcrs ~
hrst fclt jar and knew at once that tho train a. ~
the Track, and was conscious that the car was ~
aown through Ashtabula Bridge; he got out throuc,
WINDOW: me wreck was a mass of broken tlmbcA
pand IN 'css than two minutes after no escaped H.
names broke out on all sides; tho witness immeA,
A'eH ran to The telegraph office and tclcgraphcd boL
ways tearing that tram which following than
might suhcr the same as the Inflated train; he nall
returned 10 the wreck and gave all the assistance h
could; all who IN the car no was in ,.o
except 'nc porter, who was killed )rhc train at
The time was running at about the rate ortweIvc mos
pm hour which probably somcwha, faser thar
'"ey usually cross tho BRIDGE he could state tho num-
per OF passengers on tho train from hav az seen thu
conductors report; all OF the cars Wa heated win
Dahers patent heaters, using hard coal except tho
'mok'pg car, IN which there two God stoves. bs
lad no idea OF the number of chdre on tho train
mere were but nine passengers In = drawing room
ar. 1t required four engines to thu tra,r on, :,
Irie on account OF the snow AR witness =.
Pok hrc IN tho rear end IN the vicinity q,
20 heater; witness could ct testify os -
@c relative position OF the vreckcd cars -