The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-09
FEARFUL DISASTER.
Wreck Of 1 Passenger Train Filled with
ExcurslOnists at Carlyen, n. Y.
Twenty-Five People Killed and Aany
Seriously Injured.
fAllion IN. " Tclesram.l

Aiifon IN. " Telegram1
Ex-Mnyor Thomas Hoync, OF Chicago, and
nineteen other persons were killed In rail-
way wreck near Carlyon station A freight
car had been blown upon the main track Of
tho Rome, wnteltown and Ogdensburg rail
way by the fierce wind At $40 o'clock the
steamboat express running tothe Thousand
Isles, dashed ut full speed into the freight
car Tho train was going twenty miles al
hour the hsad engineer saw tho OBJ
struction as II passed the station,
whislled for brakes, and jumped from the
train The forward engine Jumped the
track to the south, and the second TO tue
NORTH 10th turned over on thor sides, and
were broken To ticaes The two baggage
cars day coaches and four sleapers Y,.re
ditched and demolished Conductor i.
Garrison jumped and saved himself The
passengers were thrown headlong into o
heap Of crushed timberS From the wreck
moans and groaiis went up, mingled with
procured, work was begun removing the
debris and rescuing tho dead and
wounded. From the ruins Of the cars
white hands OF ladies and limbs Of children
pfotruded In such manner As TO make
the bravest turn pale: Fortunately,
Frances OF the second engine, was found
crushed beneath The heavy iron. His engt-
nccf, Mccarthy, was horribly scaldcd but
lived until noon yesterday: As last a. the
bodies OF the dead and the wounded were
recovered from the debris, they were taken
TO the station, from whence al but eleven
dead bodies were taken to their homes 1t
II impossible to determine the number OF
the wounded, for several who were slightly
hurt left for their homes or to continue
their journey. Those Of the dead who have
been identified are: Hon. Thomas Hoyne. of
Chicago; Mrs Jane Carl, Of lansing, Mich ;
]. Frances, Oswegc, n. u; Willie L.fcvre,
Bay City, Mich, Ashley Tyler, Camden, N.
"; Thomas Stalls, Wa.ertown. N. Y: Mrs
Lcfcvre, Bay City, Mich; J. Il schenck,
Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Dixon, Cleveland,
Ohio, two ladies' one OF them thought to be
Mra Booth, OF Bay City, Mich; J. J.
Worthey, Saline, Mich; Henry Mccormick,
Benton, Mich. l. ]. Booth, LAY City, Mich.
Elizabeth J. Gore, Mcriden, Mich; Mrs
Louis j. Boos, Philadelphia; Louis J. Boos
Philadelphia. MIRA Brooks, Philadelphia
the colored porter. name unknown; Archi
bald Taylor, baggageman, Watertown, n Y
Miss Troop said that she was on her way
to Montreal with her grandfather, who wa
killed. They were in q sleeper. She wal
thrown into the aisle. and escaped from ths
wreck comparatively uninjnred
Alexander Tower said that he was sitting
/ in coach facing his sister, MIRA Elizabeth
J. Corl who was crushed under sent. A
/ soon as he recovered from the shock Of tn,
accident he undertook TO extricate her, bu
found her lifcless
/ The wife OF the Rev. 4. s. Gould, o
I Carthage, Mo-, thus describes her impres
stons Of the casualty. The first knew fcl
\ q sudden shock that shivcred the globes o
I the lamps The lights went out, lcavin.
tho car In total darkness, l praspcd tn
seat with both hands and lowereI
1 my head to avoid flying missiles, SOM
Of which had already hit me. di.
i not lose consciousness. and when the crnsl
ended found myself In the middle OF heal
Of rubbish As soon as could get out
\ found that nv husband had been throw
half through q broken window. He was un
conscious Ipulled him out and had hin
carried to neighboring house. -Four ladic
/ opposite me escaped comparatively nnhur,
\ Or tho others In the coach Know nothing.