The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-10
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
Terrible Wreck on New York Rail-
road.
PIeasure-Seekers Meeting Sudden and
Violent Deaths.
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Ex-Mayor Thomas Hoyne of Chicago. and
nineteen other person, were killed In rail-
way wreck near Carlyon station. freight
car had been blown upon the main track OF
the Rome, watertown and Ogdensburg rail
way by the fierce wind At $40 o'clock the
steamboat express, running to the Thousand
Isles, dashed at full speed into the freight
car The train was going twenty miles an
hour The head engineer saw the OBJ
struotion as it passed the station,
whistled for brakes, and jumped from the
train. The forward engine jumped the
track to the south, and the second to the
north Both turned over on Their sidos, and
were broken TO pieces The two baggage
cars day-coaches and four sleepers ~ero
ditched and demolished Conductor T.
Garrison jumped and saved himself The
passengers were thrown headlong into q
heap of crushed tlmberS From the wreck
means and groans went up, mingled with
cries for help AS seen rs lights could be
procured, work was begun removing the
debris and rescuing the dead and
wounded. From the ruins or the cars
white hands OF ladies and limbs OF children
protruded In such a manner as TO make
the bravest turn pale. Fortunately,
none Of the cars caught fire. Fireman
Frances, OF the second engine, was found
crushed beneath the heavy iron His engt-
neer, Mccarthy, was horribly scalded but
lived until noon yesterday. AS fast as the
bodies of the dead and the wounded were
recovered from the debris, they were taken
TO the station, from whence Az but eleven
dead bodies were taken to their homes 1t
IL 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 desd who have
been Identified are: Hon. Thomas Hoyne. of
Chicago; Mrs. Jane Carl, of Lansing. Moh |;
Prof G w. Stone, Battle Creek, Mich Lute
J. Frances, Oswego, N. Y; Willie Lsfevre,
Bay City, Mich. Ashley Tyler, Camden, N.
Lefevre. Bay City, Mioh. j. T. Schenck,
Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Dixon, Cleveland,
Ohio; two ladies, one of them thought to be
Mrs Booth, of Bay City, Mich; j. j..
Worthey. Saline. Mich; Henry Mccormick,
Benton, Mich l. ]. Booth, Bay City Mich ;
Elizabeth J. Csre, Meriden, Mich Mrs.
Louis J. Boos, Philadelphia; Louis J. Boos,
Philadelphia; Mira Brooks, Philadelphia;
the colored porter, name unknown; Archi-
bald Taylor, baggagemaii, Watertown, N. T..
to Montreal with her grandfather, who was
killed They were In sleeper. She was
thrown into the aisle, aud escaped from the
wreck comparatively uninjured
Alexander Tower said that he was sitting
in a coach facing his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
]. Corl who was crushed under q seat AS
soon as he recovered from the shock of the
accident he undertook to extricate her, but
found her lifeless.
The wife of the Rev. f. S. Gould, OF
Carthage, Mo, thus describes her impress
sions of the casualty: The first knew felt
q sudden shock that shivered the globes OF
the lamps The lights went out, leaving
the car In total darkness. l grasped the
seat with both hands and lowered
my head to avoid flying missiles, some
of which had already hit me. I did
not lose consciousness. and when the crash
ended found myself IN the middle or heap
of rubbish As soon as ! could get out
found that my husband had been thrown
half through broken window. He was un
conscious Ipulled HIM out and had him
carried to q neighborlng house. Four ladies
opposite me escaped comparatively unhurt
OF the others in the coach know nothing.