The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-19
CLEARING THE WRECK.

NO MORE VICTIMS FOUND AT THE CoNNEcrI-
CUT BRIDGE nuIN-FURrHER PROOFS THAT
THE STRUCTURE WAS UNFIT FOR USE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TARIFFvILLE, Jan. Is, 1878
Much progress was made to-day, in presence OF
great multitude OF signtseers, In clearing away the
debris of the railroad disaster The second engine
was righted and found 70 have been much less dam.
aged than was generally supposed. A strong rope
and chain were attached to the baggage car, which
was slowly moved from the bank by The
energetic tuggings oil hity sturdy men. But
several times either the great rope
tho chain would snap and cause the sur.
rounding crowd 10 scatter like char before the wind
To csar the wreck far possible uxes were vigor.
ousy piled upon the car lying Vt the bottom OF tho
river. Tho chase Tor 'recs" even moro eager
than on the day BEFORE ana nearly ovsry counrymau
lot The scene carrying piece OF oxidized IRON,
Jagged window pane, frozen stick rotten t,nder
fragment OF the broken engine bell q rusty part OF
ono OF the cracked tic rods u soaked panel from
the side OF the car One man proudly exhibited n
rotten stick oil wood anu deligh,edly exclaimed,
'This is piece OF tho which so many people
were killed." Then diving into another pock Q, he
gleefulIy drew forth bit OF Jagged glass AMI SAID
"This Is piece OF The headlight OF the tenders
LOST SISTER.
No new bodies being discovered tho sensational ro-
port OF 1--WE corpsss being stu the runs which
noticed at the conclusion Of my sto ~ Yesterday
was generally dismissed as untrue. But thero was
great hutter OF excitement when some good hearted
countrywomen noticed mysterious stranxe r lying
Oh his lace upon tho trestlew0i on the west bank
SIMS man won't STIR irolu his pOsition," We sym.
pathcticaily declared; me says nes waiting for his
sister, and he won't leave until she's found. -
Agroup OF ladies' that encircled tho speaker burst
into EXPLANATIONS OF deep pity, aud ono Of the most
sensitive mournfully remarkod:''rhs Is the saddest
sight OF all"
crowd OF men hurried up to the trestioworE aud
carried the man down. He was wholly unconscious,
smelling distinctly OF srun.n He was entirely com.
atose and The doctor who called at first Thought
he must die. eli this man has lost his sister ne's
Iriy declared HIS name Vas frank Delaney. Of Union
vile, Conn.,, ana u friend who identified him on red
the excuse III his behalf that sister Of mis- war in
reality missing. The Jay being again b .autiluily
cleur AMI bright the scene the ice as
o. yesterday. Cigar xenlers kept hawking about the
fragrant weed, and stereopticon Views 0l the wreck
werc already oeng offered at thirty cents piece.
WHO WE'RE BLAMADLEY
In reference to the cuipubllty OF tho railroad com.
pany II should BIZ stated that although Mr. Briggs
the Railroad Commissioner Of Massach uselts bu,It
the bridge, be did 81 from the
by the company. While The theory that the engine
jumped The ra upon the bridge is still pcug put ior
ward the worthless condition OF that structure be-
comes more and more apparent To-day tho broken
tie rods which iruss III position were examined
aud found 10 have been cracked near the nuts ana
IN other places the marks being manifeslly OLD
ExCy Engineer LOOMS, OF Hartford, anu others de.
clared that the iron was Of very poor quality amt u
nearly oil "piped." The iron castings were
found 10 be rusty anu cracked In many places from
the elect OF the freezing OF Tho when mud been
allowed to get into them during these seven Years
that the bridge was uncovered The aDglc blocks,
which are such important features OF structure
as they hold the vertical Tic rods, were partially
oxdized, and tue old breaks caused ny tho
from the effects OF tho and snow were plainly
distinguishable from those occasioncd by the acct.
dent
POOR TIMBER.
IN nj INN u
the same engineer declared, abiding the process
by which the iurpeniine extracted from the wood
leaving IL Tar more sensitive to all rotng ELECTS OF
wet 81 have thoroughly examined II. Ii was South.
pine ana oil second growth second quality into
tho bargain However, there Is III making an
outcry over this special BRIDGE tor there are hun.
dreds ike them ali over thls country. VI course iy
Y do Tor the railroad officials 70 say SO or their
business would stop, wouldn't itY"
The Coroners Investigation Of the cause OF the
calamity will begin morning at ten o o'clock