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

FIFTEEN TO TWENTY PERSONS KILLED AND
LARGE NUMBER INJURED.
u.RTFopD. Conn, January ia seri-
ons railroad accident occur red on the Con
uectjeut Western, Just Beyond IarIhvlile,
about ten miles from Hartford, at zen
O'Clock tonight. An excursion returning
from a Moody and Sankey meeting Tell
through the trestle into Pennington river.
: Two engines, one baggage aud three pas
senper cars went down. lhe nnmoef
killed is not vet known. Fifteen to twenty
five we're wouuded. Word was telegraph
ed to Hartford, City Hospital notihed, ana
"A special train with surgeons sent out,
From five to twenty persous 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-
dies-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 numb fifteen to tweaty. No
names received up to this hour q A. NJ
LATER AND FULLER PARTICULARS.
HARTFoRD. Jan. 16, 1878. The railroad
accident at Tariifville occurred ut the Tres
tie Bridge crossing, Farmington River,
Just west of the village. The train was
bound for WilIerton, 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
briige, the engines touching the .shore,
three cars breaking through the ice, IN
three feet of water, and one car resting on
end on the pier. Seven dead bodies were
recovered at A. NJ, and others were be-
lieyod 20 be jn the wreck.
The more seriously wounded were Rev.
Thomas, Methodist pastor of Winsted,
both legs broken aud side injured. Engin-
GERS Fraueri and Patch, Of Hart ford, were
badly scalded, the latter probably fatally.
w. a. Pinny, of Winstesl, head and Ght
side Fred Hotchkiss. of Canton, ribs bro.
ken; Dwight Gaze, Buckle lstead, head and
ribs j. &. Criggs, Norfolk, leg broken
There are 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 80 A. NJ.
Fac ory aud church bells were rung and
the citizens rallied, doing all that was pos
sible. The bodies were taken on plaullS or
rude sleds across The ice to the IaTIitville
side. The wounded and dead were mostly
put on a Hartford special and we're left at
Tariffville aud Hartford and the train took
the rest rOnnd by Plainville on the FisbkIll
& Canal roads to New Hartford on the
western roads.
Work at the wreck OF the Connecticut
western train, at Tariflville, still continues.
The relief train has just returned to this
city. So far the dead bodies recovered are
as folaws: William and f. L. Gilman,
brothers BENZ GiltZ, George Pinny and
/ Henry Murray, all Of New Hartford, being
a party of young men Howard q. Warner,
/ a ticket agent MIS-, b. Carman, Miss
/ Allen, daughter Of z. Allen, and two sis
! ters, Misses McCargen, all of Winsted,
I and F. Hotchkiss, of Kenton Valley. Ten
! or more wounded are in houses
! There are still several bodies supposed to
I 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 or Elmen and three
| others broke into 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 ih the cars.
The Railroad Commissioners examined
The bridge two months ago, and pronoune-
ed it safe. They will hold ali investigation
at once.