The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-18
d0Ofher Railroad Horror.
vIFTEEN TO TWENTY PERSONS KILLED AND
LARGE NUMBER INJURED.

HAnTFoRp, Conn, January ia seri-
ous railroad accident occurred on the Con
nectieut. Western, Just Beyond Tarihville,
about ten miles from Hartford, at ten
o'clock tonight. An excursion returning
from a Moody and Sankey meeting fell
through the trestle into Pennington river.
Two engines one baggage and three pas
senger cars went down. The NUMBER
killed is not yet known. Fifteen to twenty
five we're wouuded. Word was telegraph
ed to Hartford, City Hospital notified, and
a special train with surgeons sent OUT
From five to twenty persons are killed ;
names not learned. The train contained
ten crowded cars. One Of the wounded is
Rev. Thomas, Of Winsted. Geo. L. Hatch
and Thomas Praney, engineers, are also
wounded Four cars Of the excursion train
went through the bridge. Five dead bo-
hies-two men and three wOmen-have
been recovered. A large number are yet
in the wreck. Twelve physicians have
gone out with the relief train from this
CITY. 1t is impossible yet to get the names
of The dead or injured. Latest reports say
the killed number fifteen to twehty. No
names received up to this hour g A. NJ.
LATER AND FULLER PARTICULARS.
HARTFORD. Jan. Is, 1878. The railroad
accident at Tariffville occurred at the Tres.
tie Bridge crossing. Harrington River,
lust west of the village. The train was
bound for Willerton, and carried passen-
gers for all stations between this city and
that place, who came in to attend the
Moody and Sanky meeting. Two engines,
a baggage and three passenger coaches
went down on the western end OF the
bridge, the engines touching the shore,
three cars breaking through the ice, III
three feet of water, and one car resting on
end on the pier. Seven dead bodies were
recovered at A. NJ aud others were be-
lievod 10 be jn the wreck.
The more seriously wounded we're Rev.
Thomas, Me hodist pastor of Winsted,
both legs broken and side injured. Engn-
GERS Franeri and Patch, Of Hartford, were
badly scalded, the latter probably fatally.
w. A. Pinny, of Winsted, head and right
side Fred Hotchkiss, of Canton, ribs bro
ken Dwight Gaze, Buckle lstead, head and
ribs j. &. Criggs, Norfolk, leg broken.
There are a large number of less seriously
injured. The wounded may be numbered
at forty.
Special trains from Winsted and Hart
ford, bearing surgeons, reached the scene
at l 80 A. NJ.
Factory and church bells were rung and
the citizens rallied, doing all that was pos
sible. The bodies were taken on planks or
rude sleds across the ice to the Taritfville
side. TheNcunded and dead were mostly
put on Hartford special and we're left at
Tariffville and Hartford, and the train took
the rest ronnd by Plainviile on the FiShkill
& Canal roads to New Hartford on the
western roads.
Work At the wreck OF the Connecticut
western train, at TariffviIe, still continues.
The relief train has just returned to this
city. So far the dead bodies recovered are
as folisws William aud E. E. Gilman,
brothers ; Benz. Giltz. George Pinny and
Henry Murray, all of New Hartford, being
a party OF. young men Howard E. Warner,
a ticket agent Mrs, b. Carnan, Miss
Allen, daughter of +. Allen, and two sis
ters, Misses McCargen, all Of Winsted,
and f. Hotchkiss, of KentOn Valley. Ten
or more wounded are in houses.
There are still severa! bodies supposed TO
be in the river. Two other cars lie head
down in the river, resting on the bridge.
The passengers climbed up out of the bag
gage car which Conductor Elmeu and three
others broke in to, and all escaped.
George II. Palch. one of the engineers,
died this morning Several Of the dead
we're cut and bruised, but most of them
were drowned Or were suffoca.ed by the
steam, caused by the heaters in the cars.
The Railroad Commissioners examined
| the bridge two months ago, and pTououne-
ed it safe. They will hold an investigation
| at once,