New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-24

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for assistance. saw him for moment put ne leit
down almost immediately, and that was the has 81
that was seen of him. The track has thlrd ran at
that point and it saved the day coaches from going
down the embaDkment. Ii. &c - INV
1.-THE accident was due to the oresking vi
ing-whee axle on the right side OF the engine. IL
p p"pDSnsa Just swteS in the Tosa Yard T
mo a car loaded with coal The collision took the
forward trucks of the engine from under II, anu
they went under the train and tore up lns .raon n
This was the immediate cause OF the other cars
leaving the track. The disaster was purely acci
dental examined the engine and track ana iOu o
everything TO be IN excellent order. Inc r"i'S "oi0
ne and were in splendid CONDITION.
TALK WITH THE BAGGAGg-MAsTER.
This baggage masters story was III substance as
follows: MY name is Peter Perry nave oecn "
booca0e.master on the Erie Road for twenty-elght
years aud have been OH this traiii-No. . west anu
No. 70 east-for twenty-three years i've ao D IL,
kirk and run between New-York ard that city, "0
left Dunkirk at five minutes after O'CLOCK Oh "''-
urdov afternoon and had thirty-tlree pieces on
hoard. 1t was about five minutes oeloro L
o,cIoot NJ night. and we were running along al
n,odarate rats I and Ernest Devalev, baggage
man who was deadheadinQ' it to get his Tram ~
SusQuehanna, had just lit our pipes when tue uI'sI
came think it was the axle OF the drlVinp nJ IT,
which broke We had all the baggage anu l i
company's letters ready for Owego, ana the tiuno
were piled up IN front of the door as hsu aS yum
head. n,,. ,.o,, o,v,b;ng
NV car was the fifth from the engine. me eH T
went off tue track and ran INTO some f ,c went
express postal and baggage-cars aneau OF INC Wo'
down the embankment aud piled up III Wltch;
NV car ran into the engine. turned end for end anu
wreck below into the side of the other baggage-car
but part of the top and side was torn on we The
nOoa eight took feet fss m first the knocked
down by truck. | picked myself
up and called for help to get the baggage out before
worked with my left. We threw all the trunks out
of the slde of the car into the snow ana gatneiou
up all the letters which were scattered on Tue ooi
The fire got hold OF my car before got Done L
knew what was the matter with my arm, because
this is the second time have been in smash-up.
In 1854 won't down with the train OH prIuU Re
Tom Clark was killed-and hurt my lett sde;
When we got the baggage out got ont and called
for doctor. TIE agent said his family doctor was
there. and went to him. He wanted me TO take
chlOrofOrm, but told him knew what 1t was TO
have an arm set. and wouldn't take IT.. IL tooK
three peG TO pull the bones in place. and II hurt
but saved all the baggage, and guess all the
letters, though the roof fell III within five minutes
alter got out. The whole pile was blazing when
E ES' I%S there eO'I and begged to g. taken
out, but they couldn't get 10 MN. Inc
fellows said they saw the hair onrn OH MS hehu'
The agent telegraphed to OwegO, SIX miles away,
for au engine and it came III about an hour on nat
car. but don't think anything could nave been
saved if 1t had come sooner"
ACCOUNTS OF SOME OF THE PASSENGERS.
E. Bigonney, of Meadville, Penn, said :. 90 was
in the next to the last car of which the first truck
only was off the track. The car was afterward
pushed on by crowd of men, My first knowledge
of the accident was when the conductor awakened
me and said must get out If did not want to be
burned l went out Immediately. BY that time
one car which was lying some nifty feet
from the track and two others were on fire.
The cars were still fastened together, as the coup
lings were not broken. resolute attempt was
made to uncoupe the first day-coach back OF those
which were ON fire, as to break the connection
with the sleepers. You see there were two day
coaches two bagQage-cars two postal-carS, and one
mal-car burned and it was feared that the sleeping
coaches would CO. Ii the wind had not been blow
ing away from them they would have been burned.
The fire melted SO much snow that water enough
was collected to quench the flames. The baggage
master had his shoulder hurt. but he threw out
all the checked matter The, mail was all burned
but one package. some OF the passengers Thought
from the way the bodies lay aftes ihe car burned
Three of them were lying close together. The ex-
press messenger got the door open lar enough TO
cali for help The engineer knew the neighboghOod
and ran to o woodshed and got an axe An attempt
was made to chop the express agent out. They sue
essdd in getting fsen blew ' the ncaa danes S aroand
HIS H appeals to those around hun were terrible to
listen to- He cried several times rof COS SaE9
over and SO damned in that 1t was impossible TO
do so. The passengers with whom was were
taken back to SmltlbOrO. We were about two
hnnrs in going six miles the freight engine which
drew us was in bad order. We were made very
nervous by IT," -.
city was a passenger on the fourth sleepng~car.
He said to a reporter who met INN al Jersey Cliy;
al was awakened by the shock and immediately
after heard the conductor 90 through the telling
the occupants that they must dress and prepare TO
leave the car possible as the forward part
of the tram was on hre. There was great cOiluS-
sion in all instant, and l dld not wait to go
out by the door but jumped through the window.
saw the burning cars ana nj once went forward.
When | reached the express car heard Brewer.
the expressman, begging those outside - save his
life. 1t was the most dreadful sight ever saw
He seemed to have been wedged up III the
corner of the car by heap of express packages,
and he could only get his head near the window
and cry for help The inside of the car seemed TO be
IN one sheet OF flame, as the red-hot Goals iron the
stove were scattered all over the Several men
were endeavoring TO pry open the door, and at last
incted to greater efforts by his peous groans' they
succeeded III opening 1t llltle way. This, Instead
of helping matters, only FASTENED the death OF the
unfortunate man. AS Che flames rushed out around
him. they drove away those VINO were cndeavoring
TO render him assistance. he must have died al
most instantly Tor no sound was beard afterward.
The mail car, which was the only one lying
quickly consumed setting fire also TO large tree
under which 1t was lying. crowd OF curious peo-
pie from the adjoining village had COLLECTED near me
sire seemed TO be to get good view OF the cOhasra
ton. he remains of the postal clerks. wnen ex-
posed TO view by the falling of the roof OF the car
presented sickening spectacle l heard no sound
from the car at any time and II was' the prevailing
opinion that they were killed instantly when the
car was thrown from the track"
Moritz Bernstein, a portly German, came linping
into the Jersey City Depot last night with one foot
and hand swathed in bandaRes. He was with a
friend, who was somewhat injured.
:. vas IN dc smoking car" lie said, /" unit ven dot
happened-ach, GOtt cannot expression i'll vas
pitched about like ot bag, INT vas half killed..
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the tram. II got the toughest handling ever had,
in the smoking-car," he said. yet l came through
all right But the scenes OF confusion ana
the sight of the flames burning up these poor TEL
ai,l shayyinn Inc lalt= nenun