The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
DISASTER ON THE RAIL.
The Unhappy Ending Of an Excursion
Pnrty-Other Accidents.

ALBION, N. Y, July 2S.-A terrible acci
dent occurred on rhe Rome, Watertown 1
ogdensburg Railroad at Carlyon Station a
GS0 O'Clock last evening, by which nine
teen were killed and thirty wounded. Tn,
train, double.header, was an excursion
train No. So, and bound for Clayton with
Thousand Island tourists, mostly from
Michigan. 1t was behind time, and at th,
time Of the collision was running at tn,
rate OF forty miles an hour. The winG
was blowing a gale, and had blown {
freight car off a side track partly on to tht
main track.
When the excursion train came thun
dering along collision came, throwing
one OF the engines on its end and the ot6el
into ditch.
The baggage car and two sleepers were
completely demolished. The cars were
piled upon one another until II was one
vast heap OF ruins. At the time a heavy
thunder shower was passing, and the night
was dark. The cries and shrieks OF the
dying and wounded were terrible. The
crash was heard three miles away. The
country is but thinly settled, and It was
some time before assistance could be OBJ.
tanned. The coroner, Dr.. Cochrane, oil
Albion, was sent for, and the work OF re.
covering bodies was commenced. They
are still at work.
THE DEAD.
The following are names OF persons iden.
tilted: Thos. Hayne, Chicago Jane Carl,
Lansing, Mich. Prof. G. w. Stone, Battle
Creek, Mich. Lutte J. Frances, 0swego, N.
y; Willie Lefever, Bay City, Mich. Ash.
ley Tyler, Camden, n. Y; Thomas Stalls,
Watertown, N. Y; o. b. Troop and grand
daughter, Mary Troop, Schoharie, N. Y;
J. O. Schenck, Cleveland, O.; Thomas
Dixon, 249 Pearl street, Cleveland, Ohio
two ladies, with rings marked Cornelia to
Louis, and L. J. B. to @. NJ. b, thought to
be- Mrs; Booth, Bay City. Mich and Mrs.
J.C. Wortley, Saline, Mich; Henry Nc
Cormick, Benton, Mich, and an unknown
body, thought 10 be Mr. Booth, OF Bay
City.
The fireman was instantly killed, and
Engineer James Mccarthy, OF the second
engine, terribly scalded. He died after
being put aboard the train for Oswego.
The engineer, fireman and train dispatcher
on the first eggine escaped, although all
were injured. Those .ol the injured who
could travel were placed in sleeper and
taken to the Falls, while the rest were Ia.
ken to neighhoring houses and cared for.
One man, who lives but short distance
from the wreck. had driven bis son to
Lyndonville, distace OF three miles, to
take the train, and got home Just in time
to find him corpse. The work Of remov-
ing the bodies is being pushed forward
rapidly, and the track will be cleared in q
few hours.
The unknown lady with the. ring is Mrs.
Boos, wife Of Louis J. Boos, No. 1l0S Pine
street, Philadelphia, also since found dead.
The Coroner commenced an inquest and
adjourned it until tomorrow.
BROWNSVILLE, N. T., July 20.-The
wreck OF Friday night at Carlydon Is fully
as terrible as first reported. There have
been no more dead bodies found. One
lady who was injured died to-day. Her
name is Mrs. Itefev,e, OF Bay City, Michi
gan. She was badly bruised, with her left
leg broken abeve the knee. Her husband
arrived just in time to be recognized by
her.