New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
NINETEEN PERSONS KILLED.
RAILROAD COLLISION AT CARLYON, N. Y.
A FREIGHT CAR ON THE MAIN TRAcK-cARs DE-
MOLSHED.

A FREIGHT CAR ON THE MAIN TRACK-cARs DE-
MOLsHED.
ALBION, n. Y. July 2S.-A terrible accident oc-
CURED on the Rome, WatertOwn and Ogdensburg
Railroad at Caryon station about $50 o'clock last
evening, by which nineteen persons were killed and
tnIrty wounded. The train, q double header,
was excursion train No. SO and bound for Clay
ton with Thousand Island tourists mostly from
Michigan. 1t was behind time and at the time of
the collision running at the rate Of forty miles
an hour. The wind was blowing o gale and had
either blown fregh5 off the side partly on to
the main track, or some malicious persons had run
1t there. when the excursion train came along
those on board little knowing of the impending
accident ahead.
The collision which took place threw one of the
engines on its end and the other one into the ditch
The baggage car and one of tho sleeping
cara were completely demolished Cars were
piled upon one another until 1t was one
vast heap of ruins. AT the time heavy
thunder shower was passing over and the night was
dark. The shrieks of tho dying and wounded were
terrible. The crash was heard three miles away.
The country Is thny settled and II was some time
before assistance could be obtained The coroner
Dr. Cochrane OF Albion, was sent for and the work
OF recovering the bodies began They are still at
the work.
The fireman was instantly killed and the engineer
James Carl by, of the second engine was terribly
scalded. He died after they put him aboard the
tram for Oswcgo. The engineer, fireman and train
dispatcher OF the first cEgIns escaped, although all
were injured. Those of the injured who coud
travel were placed in a sleeping-car and taken to
the Fails tho rest taken to tho neighbor-
ing houses and cared for. One man, who lives only
a few rods from III, wreck, had driven his son to
Lyndonvile. distance of three miles, to take the
train, and returned home just in tmo to find him
corpse.
The work of removing the debris is being pushed
forward rapidly and the track will be cleared in a
few hours The coroner be ,an the inquest and
adjourned until tomorrow.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
The following is a list of those persons who have
been identltcd
Boos. LOUIS j.. of No. l,1OS Pine-st., Phlladel-
pnIa
Boos. Mrs. LOUIS j.. of Philadelphia.
CARL JANE. OF Lansing. Mich.
DIXON. THOMAS. OF No. 294 Pearl-st., Cleveland.
FRANCIS, LOUIS of Oswego, n. T., fireman of the
second engine.
HAYNES, THOMAS. of Chicago.
LAfEvOR WILLIAM. OF bay CITY. Mich.
MCCARTHY JAMES: engineer OF the second engine
-. died from the effects OF a severe scalding.
MCCORMICK HENRY. II Benton, Mich.
SCHENCK. j. e., oi Cleveland.
STALLS. THOMAS of Warertown. n. Y.
STONE. Professor Z. w. of Battle Creek. Mich.
lROOP. q g. OF Schoharie, ~ Y.
TROOP, MARY, granddaughter Of o. b. Troop,
Oi SchpharIe. y. Y.
TYLER, ASHLEY, Of Camden, y. Y.
W. l.. Rockfelow had HIS leg broken. A passen-
ger named Mccormick aud two ladies named Hall
were badly injured number of uniniured passen-
Acw-fork Central and passed through Rochester
tnis morning.