The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-18
TIE TiRTrrtrLLE DISASTER.


HARTFORD Jan. l7-Thc Railroad Com
mssioners are examining the wreck at Tariff
VILE to-day. Commissioner Bacon. an OK
pcrienccd railroad man. long engaged in rail
road construction. Is Of opinion that the truss
was not overloaded. An examination of tho
engines is being made. with view to ascertain
ing whether n breakagc in one OF them may
have cnu-cd the departure from the track on
tho bridge. Pieces Of wreck nre being slowly
raised but the work OF searching for bodies
makes hu, little progress. there seeming to be
lack of thorough system. No more bodies nave
Tho funeral Of Miss Allen and the two Misses
M"Carger took place IN Winsted to-day; Inc
stores were closed. and business generally sus-
nrn9cd The Misses NcCargrr were teachers
in tho pullir srhuol at W ins'cd, and were much
beloved. Thc bodies Will b. taken To their mono
Marvin hoskins OF Simshury, reported miss
ing. arrived home to-day AL right. u Is not be-;
lieved now that any moro bodies Will be found
II is reported that \. S. Adams ono Of the So
riousy injured al Tarirvllle. died Mt his homo
IN tannnn to-day. This makes fourteen dead.
TIE Rev W. \. Thomas Of winsted viii. re-
cover from the effects Of his injuries. He Is
comfortable to-day. and Il II Thought thm his
legs are no, broken as at frat reported. though
Mrs. Bcniimin Carnlan Of Wns,od who has
been reported among the killed at Tarnyiile
from the first. II alive and uniniured. Ihc
b" that ~ Mrs Cgrmnn. hence the mistake,
The number OF dead is thirteen. The wounded
who have been reported nre iorty-eiN Some OF
them are severely bruised. hut most Of them
only slightly Many who rrccNcd snght bruises
are not reported NJ al. Tho funeral Of live
younc men troW New Hartford VIII be- attended
at / j. II. on Friday. Several prominent rail
road and bridge men visited the wre'k to-day.
a.. dd the State liailrond Commissioners.
Woodruff and Bacon. the latter a civil engineer
and railroad man of thlry years experience.
/ The Commissioners thoroughly inspected the
bridge siru .fure. aud pronounced the timers
/ sound, but were not 40 confident about the iron
| the opinion that tn" forward engine left the
! track. and. striking against the south truss oi
| t.r bridge. carried II away.
] Sup.rlptendsnt Reed ol the New York. New
/ Haven and Hartford Railroad seemed to H. MI
! that the hreAsing Of IN" iron suspension rods IN
/ they ought To- hc after seven wears service. was
/ the primary cause Oi tho accident. II was IN,
/ impression given hy a conversation OF railroad
men that the iron rods had become weakened
! beyond all precedent
a new Coroner's Jury was empanelled to-day
| the flr-i one having b""n illegally organized
! Tho opinion oi experts VIII Dee brought out NOR,
| fully IN this Investigation.
ANOTHER TkNS WRECKED.
HYDE pArK. VI. Jan. l7.-No. i freight trail
! on III" Portland AMI Oyd 'nshurgh Railroad
| westward bound. ran N tho tre~tle nj fishe
/ Crossing. two miles East 81 WIlrntt village. thi
/ aitern non. Seven freight and one rasscngc
| car were completely wrecked.
The engine and four passenger cars passe'
feet high. Albert Currier. Conductor spauld
ins. j. +. Patterson and \. j. rcrk were NOR
or less injured. The rails and ties are torn ul
tho whole length OF the trr-tc.