Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
A BROKEN BRIDGE.
Ashtabu|a's Horrors Repeated
In Connecticut.
A Score OF People Killed and Two
Score Wounded.
Terrible Accident on the Connecticut
Western Railroad.
ACCIDENTS.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


Hartford, CT, Jan. 1G-The railroad &C.
cldent at Tarrifville occurred at the trestle
bridge crossing, Pennington river, just west
Of the village. The train was bound for
stations between this ci,y and that place,
who came In tn attend the Moody and
Sankey meetings. Two engines, the bag
gage and three passenger coaches. went
down on the western end of the bridge, the
engines touching the shore, three cars
breaking through the ice in eight feet Of
water, and one car resting on end on the
pier. Seven bodies were recovered at 9
o'clock this morning, and others were be-
lieved to be in the wreck Among the dead
are Mrs. Beni Carman, Miss Minnie Allen,
daughter of Henry Allen; the two Misses
McCargcrs, all Of Winstcd one woman
and two men, not identified; Miss Janet
Warner. Of Canaan, and Mr. Wrikeriah, of
Winsted, are missing. 1t is almost certain
that they have not been recovered. The
most seriously wounded we're Rev Mr..
Thomas, the Methodist minister Of Win
sted-both legs broken and side injured
Engineers Francy and Hatch of Hartford,
badly scalded-thc latter probably fatally
w. A Pinney, of Winsted. head and right
side; Fred'k Hotchkiss, Of Canton, ribs
broken: Dwight Bnrkholtz, head and ribs
J G. Riggs, Of Norfolk, leg broken. There
are large number Of seriously injured
The wounded may be numbered nj forty.
Special trains from Winsted and Hartford
bearing surgeons, are reaching the scene
At and 1880 o'clock a. M. the factory and
church pells were ruug, and the citizens raj
lied, doing al! that was possible. Bodie,
were taken on planks or rude sleds, acros.
! the ice, to the Tarrifyille side. The wound
ed and dead we're mostly put on Hartford
special. Few were left at Tarrifville ant
, Hartford, and the train took the rest aroun.
by Plainville. on the Fishkill and Cana
roada, to New Hartford, on the wester,
roads.
Hartford, January 16-The work at III
!. wreck Of the Connecticut Western train a
J Tarrifville, continues A relief train hs
+ just returned to this city. So far, 10 dea
bodies have been recovered, all eastern PEI
pie. Fred Hotchkiss is fatally injured. TIE
: or more wounded ore in houscs in Tarri
:. Vile. doing we'll. Twenty wounded hay
gone home Many missing persons fro,
places west Of Break ore no. vet in cor
munication. 1t is though, most Of the,
. will bc heard from. One car lies In II
In the river still; several bNlies are gu
posed to be in it. Two other cars lie, hen
down, in the river, resting OH the bride
:. The passengers climbed mp out Of thcs
The baggage car, with Conductor Elmer =,
three others. broke in two in the fall, .,
= all escaped. Geo p. Hatch. one Of the g
70 sineers, died this morning. Several Of i
0; dead show cuts and bruises, but mcA Of the
Ia were drowned or were .uaoca,e,i BY q
steam caused by the heaters in the ca
The railroad commissioner. examined d
,e t<iiec tua months ago. and prosonuccd
. safe. They sill bold an investigation
Of ose~.