The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
LAST NIGHTS HORROR.
List Of the Killed and Wounded as
Far az Known.
full Particulars of the Terrible
New England Accident.

National Associated Press to the Star.
HARTFORD, CONN, Ja". 16.-A serious
railroad accident happened on the
Connecticut Western Railroad, last
night about 1890 O'Clock, just beyond
Tarifville, twelve miles from Hartford.
AS an excursion train was returning
from Moody and Sankey meeting at
Hartford the train Tell through q tres tie
bridge into the Farmington River. Two
engines, one baggage and three passen-
ger cara went down. Word was sent to
this city and the hospital notified, aud q
special traiu with surgeons sent out.
The train contained ten crowded cars
and two engines. Three oars went into
the river.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, OF the Methodist
Church, West WiDsteh, is among the
H0undod. George 2. Hatch and Th0s.
F:auey, engineers, are also wounded.
-Four cars OF the excursion train went
through the bridge. Five dead bodice,
Two men and three women, have been
recovered. Twelve physiciafs have gone
on from this city with relief train.
The names of the dead and wounded are
not yet ascertained.
Latest reports say the killed are from
fifteen to twenty.
HARTFORD. CONN.,, Jan. 1912 M.-The
Hospitals are notified tG be ready for
patients, and at 12:45 O'Clock relief
train lett for the scene OF the accident.
The citizens Of Tariffyille had been
aroused b. the ringing OF the alarm bells,
and promptly hurried to the spot and
rendered good SERVICE
1t was necessary to approach the
wrecked cars over the treacherous reach
Of ice ~ the edge OF the water, and they
did their best to get out the struggling
wounded and dead. The bodies, as fast
as recovered, were drawn on i'm pro vised
slsds aBd placed on the HarLfor d
special train.
The following is list, so far as ascer-
bained, Of the killed aud wounded, but
it is probable there are more bodies in
the submeIged car, as it was impossible
to make thorough search at the Time
on account of the ice in the river:
hiiled-Irs. Benjamin Carmen, of
Winstead; Mas Minnie Allen; two
Misses McCargor, sohool-tsacAers, OF
Winstead; VIM. Whiting, oil Winches-
ter. Two Dodies not yeL identified were
recovered.
1t is supposed that the body Of Miss
Janet Warner. OF East Canaan, is in the
| wreck.
Wounded - Seriously, Rev. W. H.
Thomas, Methodist Clergyman, OF Win.
| stead, bo.h legs broken and side injured
engineers George L. Hatch and Thomas
Ferands, both of Hartford; A. W. Case
and wife, Of Barkhamstead; Austin Ac.
ans, of CanaD, head and face scalded
| CnurIes Dlke, OF Sharon. ribs broken;
| Warren A. PInney, OF Win
stead, wounded badly In the
side and head; Frederick Hotchkiss
ribs broken.
| Slightly Wounded-Gsorge Dudley. OF
| Wlnstead; Joseph &. Rigs, oil Norfolk,
ipjured in the knee; William Humphrey
OF CannoL; Miss Sherman Fields, Frank
| Cowley, Mr. and Mrs. Cory, Of Win
| stead; j. B. Smith, OF Sharon, left hand
injuredi William Buckley, OF Nortolk,
head bruised; l.. q. Selleok, OF Salls
| bury; Henry Halin, Of Sharon.
The bridge, whion is OF the Howell
! truss pattern, was thirty feet above the
water, which is about our feet deep aud
| was covered with Ice tive inches thick
HARTFORD, CONN, Jan. 16-S ?. NJ
Five more bodies have been recovered
viz Benz Gilts, E. E. Gilman and
William Gilman, brothers, Henry
Murray and Howard Warner. Eli
gineer Hatch, who went down
with his engine, and was terribly
scalded, from the effects of which be
died al II A. n. This makes the total
loss of lie at this writing eleven. 1t is
very probable, however, that this mum
Der will be further increased.