The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
rEHR1pIE tAlthoAD DISASTER.


ROCHESTER,, n. ", July 2s.-News was re-
celNed here early this morning of q terrible
disaster on the Rome, Waterfowl and OgdenS-
burg railroad near Carlton last night. As the
Thousand Island train, which was running at
a hlgh rate OF speed on the main line, neared
Carlton. the engineer noticed single car
standing on the track ahead of him. He at
once put on air breaks and reversed the lever
OF his engine, but before the speed could be
Stacked, the engine dashed into the obstrur-
ton, and i'll an instant all was scene of
wreck and confusion, and the air was filed
with groans of the dying and injured. The
engineer, who heroicaily remained at his post,
6e TeaH Stood Sy 6@ iT the
was in stantly killed. Word for assistance was
at once telegraphed to Charlotte, a
arrival of aid work Of rescuingathe wounded
and taking out the dead from the wreck
began. So far as can be learned, at
blown on the main line from branch track
by high wind, which prevailed at the time Of
the accident. 1t is supposed that Rev. DIR.
Atwood, of canton, and Rev. DIR; FiSke, of
train. Fourteen dead bodies had
been taken out of the wre at
are: Henry Mccormick, Of Benton, Mich,
dead; Louis Francis, fireman, killed; Archie
Taylor, OF Watertowl, baggageman, killed;
a. colored. porter killed, name unknown;
adelphia, hip broken; Mrs. Brooks, Philadel-
phia, a friend of Mrs. Jennison, still in the
wreck and not yet recovered; two ladies named
Hall, fatally hurt; Train Master Chauncey, of
0swego, fatally hurt; Engineer James Nc
earthly, fatally scalded; Vim. RockafelleX.
foreman in the shops. Qswego, leg broken,
description. Fireman Louis Francis was
mangled beyond recogniti, n. From fifteen to
eighteen passengers are reported injured,
in dying condition. The sufferings of the
FOUNDED are terrible. A whole family named
Brooks are believed TO be buried in the wreck.
GAnOther Account
ALBION, N. Y, July PA terrible acct
Ogdensburg railroad at Carlton station. at 5:3J
O'Clock last evening, by which nineteen were
killed and thirty wounded. The train, "A
double-header, was an excursion train bound
for Carlton, with 1000 island tourists, mostly
from Michigan. 1t was behind time and run
ming at a rate offorty miles an hour. The wind
WAS blowing gale, and had blown a fr light
ear of side-track and partly on to the main-
track and when the excursion train came
along a collision occurred, throwing one engine
on its end and the other into the ditch. A
baggage ear and two sleepers were completely
demolished, and cars were piled upon one an
other. 1t was one vast heap of ruin.
Shower !e was nG passing 6 oSer and nd Sse
night was dark. The cries and shrleks of The
dying and wounded were terrible. The crash
was heard three miles away. The country is
but thinly settled and it was sometime before
assistance could be obtained. DIR. Ijochrane
of Albion, was sent for, and the work of re-
covering ble DOulcS cOInInenceu. lney are
still at work. No SOutherners were OH board
Those of the injured who could travel were
placed in sleeper and taken 10 the Falls,
while the rest were taken TO neighborhoOd
houses and cared for One man, who lives but
a few rods from the wreck, had driven his son
to Lindenville, a distance of three miles, to
take the ears. and got home just in time to find
him Il corpse The work of removing the
debris is being pushed forward rapidly, and
the track will be cleared in few hours.
ELoPEMENT-DEATH IN CONSEQUENCE.
CHICAGO, July %. The Daily News, Omaha
Neb., says Henry Rayner elODed few days
ago with the daughter of A. Pickett, at Sid
ney. The father of the gel and Rayner met
last night and pistols were drawn. Pickett is
dead and Rayner wounded.