Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-03
cOLLIDINg Cars.
A fFighlfui Aeeident On ihs hems, Wa
tsIto~n A OsdensbuFg Railroad -siatssa
People KILLED.


ALmoK, n A., July "a
Eleven mangled hodies lay around ihs
floor this afternoon Of the little depot
Of Carlyon Station, upon the Rome, Water
town q ogdensbarg Railway, located eight
miles northwest VI Albion, in orlean.
County. Last evening fearful wind, rain
and thunderstorm ragged IN that section oi
the State, doing considerable damage. AZ
carlyon Station a freight ear WAS standing
upon side.track, and was blown hy the
Wind ahaut lO feet tn d switch on the main
track Here u remained AZ $50 n'rlnck
last evening the express running hotwren
Niagara fRlls and Thousand Islands,
dashed into this freight ear,
causing one ~ the most fright
lul wrecks that has happened In this
portion OF the State for many years. The
train was making about twenty milos an
hour, and as Il passed the station the head
| engineer saw the abstraction, blew for
hrakes, and with his fireman Jumped a.
the train struck the car. The forward en-
! gine ploMcd OF The track on the south,
the second ON the north, turning over on
I their sides, where they were ground and
broken into pietps. The destruction which
followed heggars description. Besides tho
engine, tho two baggage ears, day coach
and four sleeping ears were ditched aud
/ terribly wrecked -Four cars remained
upon the track; all OF tham aro said % have
been well filled, aud II isa wonder how So
many as did escaped with their lives. The
passengers were thrown into a heap OF
crushed timbers and mass of bleeding
corpses From the wreck, enYrloped IN
darkness and drenched IN rain, means and
groans went up, mingled with pitiml APP
peals for help. Men, women aud children
were plunged beneath the overturned cars
in an indescrihahlo mass Of mangled hui
manity, and FROM the wreck the white
hands OF ladies and the limbs Of chill.
dren protmdod in such manner
as 10 make a most sickenimg sight
The following are the names OF those who
persisted in the wreck; birnie Bostwick,
OF Carlyon; Thos Hayne, Chicago, H.;
Jane L. Carl, Lansing. Mich; Prof, G. W.
Stone, Battle Greek, Mich; Lutte j. Fran
ces, fireman, Oswcgo; James Mccarthy,
engineer, Oswego; VIM. Lafeure, Bay
City, Mich; Ashley Tyler, Camden, n Y;
Thos. Stells, Watertown, N. Y; O. b.
Troop, Schoharie, N. V; J. G. Schenck,
Cleveland, o.; Mrs. j. C.. Wortlcy, Sa.
lima, Mich; Henry Mccormick, Benton,
Eaton County, Mich; Louis j. Boos and
wife, Philadelphia; Thos. Dixon, Cleve-
land, @.
II IS impossible to give complete list of
the injured, The following are the names
Of those persons now lodged with farmers;
Alice Jennison, Philadelphia; dislOca'
tion Of the hip aud ankle.
Mrs. Prof. c. NJ. Stone, Battle Creek,
Mich. fracture Of the forearm, and other
wise bruised.
Mrs Josephine Lefevre, Bay City, Mich;
left leg broken in two places, four ribs
broken and breast crushed in.
Mrs. II. G. Munda, OF Bay City, Mich;
bndly injured internally.
Mrs. W. T. Hall and daughter, OF Lesley,
Mich. mother injured about the head and
daughter sustained severe spinal injuries.
Mary ~ Throop, Schoharie Court House,
N. y; legs bruised.
Alexander Lowar, Mendon, Mich; in.
jured about the head.
Mrs. A. NJ McKaster, Ireland, arm
broken.
Mrs. Dudley Salisbury, Battle Creek,
Mich; arm dislocated, throat bruised,
lungs crushed, cash in head.
Rev. l.. d. Gould, Carthage, Mo-; deep
cutjn head and generally bruised
Miss Briggs, Of Battle Creek, Mich. gen. |
orally bruised: removed to Lyndonville.