The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
Horrible Raiload Accident in New
York.

1OVAs
A terrible accident on the Rome, Water.
town & Ogdensburg railroad occurred al
Carlyon station, N. Y, at $50 o'clock on
the 9th inst, by which nineteen were killed
and thirty wounded. The train, a double
header, was an excursion train No. So and
bound for Clayton with Thousand island"
tourists, mostly from Michigan. 1t was be-
hind time, and at the time of the collision
was running at the rate of forty miles an
hour. The wind was blowing a gale, and
had blown a freight car off a side track
partly on to the main track. When the ex-
cursion train came %thundering along, q
collision came. throwing one Of the en-
gines on its end and the other into the ditch.
The baggage car aud two sleepers were
completely demolished. Cars were piled
upon one another until it was one vast
heap of ruins. At the time a heavy thun-
der shower was passing over, and the night
was dark. The cries and shrieks of TIE dy-
ing and wounded were terrible. The crash
was heard three miles away. The county
is but tbinly settled, and it was some time
before assistance could be obtained. The
coroner, DR.. Cochrane of Albion, wa sent
tor, and the work of recovering the bodies
commenced.
Following are the anne of the persons
killed, who have been identified:
Thomas Hayne, Chicago; Louis Trout,
fireman; A. Taylor, Watertown N. Y; Jane
Battle Creek, Mich; Lutte J. F RANGES, Oswe.
go, N. Y; Willie Lafevre, Bay City Mich;
Ashley Tyler, N. Y; Thomas Stalls, Water.
town, N. Y; o. B. Troopan granddaughter
Mary Troop, Schoharie, N. Y.;J.C Schenk,
Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Dixon; 249 Pearl
Street, Cleveland, Ohio. A lady with a ring
marked "Cornelia to Louis" and thought
to be Mrs. Booth, OF Bay City, Mich; Mrs.
Louis ]. Boos, Philadelphia; IL. Worlch
Saline, Mich; Henry Mccormick, Benton,
Mich; An unknown body thought to be
Mr.. Booth, of Bay City.
The fireman was instantly killed, and
Engineer James Mccarthy, of the second
engine was terribly scalded.
The following are injured: Minerva Mum
day, Bay City, terribly bruised, thought she
will never recover. Mrs. w. F. Hall and
daughter, Leslie, Mich. Mrs. Hall, injured
about the head, daughter, spinal injury.
tie Creek, Mich.,. hip dislocated, double
fracture Of the right side, neck and head
badly bruisei. Thought che will recover.
| Rev. Els. Gould, Carthage, Mo-, severe
cash in back of head; will recover. Mrs. J.
f. ireland, Granite Falls, Mimi, bruised
about the head.
Mrs. Moses sweeter, Parkersburg, Va,
spine bruised and head cut will recoye /;
Mrs. T.. G. Field, Parkersburg, Va, eye
confused, ankle sprained and injured about
the hip; will recover; Mrs. A. L. Briggs,
Saline, Mich, cut about the head; will re-
cover, She is at LyLdonville. Mrs. Nc.
Masters, of Ireland, wrist fractured and ear
cut off; Mrs. Alice jennison, Philadelphia,
broken ankle; Mrs. Prof. C. w. Stone, Bat
tie Creek. Mich, fracture of arm and 9TH
erwise bruised; Alex. Tower, Lansing,
Mich, injured in head; will recover HI
is a brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Carl.
Total killed, twenty-five. The list of th,
wounded will reach thirty-ive persons
Reports from twenty three Of the wounded
do not indicate that over three will die
The dead were placed in caskets and boxes
and shipped to their homes. Conflicting
testimony Of witnesses is SO great that the
Jury have been unable to agree upon a yer.
dict yet, and adjourned until Wednesday.