Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-30
sHRIEKs ON THE RAILS.
Nineteen Persons Killed and Thirty In
iured in Central New York.

ROCHESTER, July 2S.-News was re-
ceived here early this morning of a terri
bic disaster on the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburg Railroad near Carlyon. AS
the Thousand Island train was running at
high speed on the main line near Carlyon
the engineer noticed single car standing
on the track ahead of him. He at once
put on the air-brakes and reversed the
lever of his engine, but before the speed
of the train could be Stacked the engine
dashed into the obstruction, and in an
instant all was a scene of wreck and con-
fusion. The air was filed with the groans
of the dying and injured. The engineer,
who herOically remained at his post, was
fatally injured when the crash came. The
fireman, who stood by him till the last.
was instantly killed. Word for assistance
was at once telegraphed to Charlotte, a
distance of % miles. On the arrival of
aid the work of rescuing the wounded
and taking out the dead from the wreck
was begun. So far as can be learned the
car which caused the disaster was blown
on the main line from a branch track by
high wind which prevailed at the time
of the accident. 1t is supposed that Rev.
DR.. Atwood, of Canton, and Rev. DR..
Fiske, of Syracuse, were passengers on
the Inflated train. Fourteen dead
bodies had been taken out at last adj
vices.
ALBION, N. Y, July 28.-A terrible ac-
cident occurred on the Rome, Water
town and Ogdensburg Railroad, at Carly
on station, about 80 O'Clock last even
ing, by which 10 persons were killed and
30 injured. The train, dOuble-header,
was excursion train No. 53 and
bound for Clayton with Thousand
Island tourists, mostly from MichI-
gan. 1t was behind time, and the
time of the collision was running 40 miles
an hour. The wind was blowing a gale,
and had blown freight car off side
track partly into the main track, when
the excursion train came laundering
along, those on board little knowing of
the impending accident by which so many
were to be instantly killed. The collision
came and threw one of the engines on its
end and the other one into the ditch.
A baggage car and two of the sleepers were
completely demolished, and cars were
piled up on one another until they were
one heap of ruins. At the time a heavy
thunder shower was passing over and the
night was dark. The cries and shrieks
of the dying and wounded We're terrible.
The crash was heard three miles away.
The country is but thinly settled and it
was SOlut IiillG DGlOI6 dSblSIdHc6 COulu D6
obtained. Coroner COchrane, of AL
bion, was sent for, and the work of re-
covering bodies commenced. The fireman
was instantly killed and Engineer James
Mccarthy of the second engine was
scaldeQ, and died after they put him
aboard a train for Oswego. The engineer
and fireman and tram dispatcher of the
first engine escaped, although all were in
jured. Those of the injured who could
ra1o in, ell fob
to the falls, while the rest were taken to
neighboring houses. and cared for. One
man, who lives a few rods from where
the wreck occurred, had driven his son
to LyndOnville, distance of three miles,
to take the train, and got home just in time
to find him a CORPSE.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, July 29.-An I'M
mense thrOng has visited the scene
of the disaster, it being estimated
that fully 5000 persons are present to-day.
Many of them carried away as relics
pieces OF wrecked cars. 1t is estimated
that the company's loss will be $500, 900,
and may reach yet larger sum, as litiga-
ton in various ways will probably grow
out of the accident.
The following is a complete list of those
killed:
Thomas Hayne. Chicago.
Jane Elizabeth Carl, Lansing, Mich.
Prof. c. W. Stone, Battle Creek, Mich.
Lutte j. Francis, the fireman, Oswego,
n. Y.
A. b. Bostwick, Carlyon, N Y.
Mrs. Lefevre, Bay City, Mich.
James Mccarthy, the engineer, OswegO,
y. Y.
Frank Lefevre, Bay City, Mich.
Ashley Tyler, the baggageman, Came
ron, n. Y.
Thomas Still, the colored porter, Water
town, n. Y.
o. B. Troep, Scoharie, N. Y.
j. G. Schenk, Cleveland, o.
Louis j. Boos and wife, of No. 1108
Pine street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas Dixon, of No. 249 Pearl street,
Chicago.
Mrs. j. C. Wortley, of Satina, Mich.
Henry Mccormick, of Benton, Eaton
county, Mich.
All of the wounded are from New York
State or the Northwest.