Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-08-01
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Particulars of the Horror at Carlton, Ne,
vnrlx

Particulars of the Horror at Carlton New
York.
New York, July 2S-A Herald special
from Albion, N. Y, says: a distressing
and terribly disastrous accident hap
pened at 925 O'Clock last night on the
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg rail.
road, near small station called Carlton,
in Orleans county, ten miles northwest
from Albion, on the Central road, and
thirty.six miles west of Charlotte. Nine.
teen persons were killed outright and as
many more were Injured, some 20 seri.
ously that death is certain.
The accident was caused by collision
between the tourist train, running from
Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Quebec and other eastern
points, and f:eight car which the wind
Lad blown from switch upon the main
track.
The passenger train consisted of eight
eleepers, two baggage cars and one coach,
drawn by two locomotives. Carlton is
very out Of the way station and the pas.
senger train did not stop there. but ran
through at high rate of speed. The
freight car was struck at point thirty
rods east OF the station, which is q small
and unpretentious structure, and is pre-.
sided over by VIM. Barry, young fellow
apparently not over twenty.one years
old.
The locomotive struck the freight car
with terrible force, and the crash was so
sudden and powerful that death and de-
struction were scattered broadcast with
out word Of warning. The passengers
were thrown into heap of crushed tim.
bers and mass Of bleeding corpses that
beggars description. As soon rs the
engineer OF the first locomotive saw the
freight car on the track he whistled
"iown brakes" and he and his fireman
jumped, thus saving themselves from
serious injury. Their engine jumped
the track and remained in the ditch. The
second engine turned complete somer.
sanlt; the engineer was SO badly scalded
that the hair fell from his head and his
finger nails dropped off. He died at
eleven o'clock this forenoon. The fire.
man, Louis France, was instantly killed
and Archie Taylor, the baggage man, was
also instantly killed. w. II. Chauncy,
the train dispatcher, was badly bruised,
and that includes all the railroad men
that we're killed or injured. The list Of
passengers is much greater. At the time
OF the accident rain was falling in tor.
rents. There was utter darkness al
around and the wind was shriekine
through the tree tops Of the forest neal
by.
The work Of removing the dead bodies
was commenced as soon as wreckine
trains from Lewiston and Oswego mr.
rived with physicians, and the last bod,
was not taken ont until seven o'clocl
this morning. The search during til,
night was fairly hideous. The workmel
would come to hand or foot and con
time to excavate for hours before reach
! ing the trunk. The bodies were takel
to tho station, and were laid in ware
house on the floor in double rows. TIL,
. sleeping car blankets were used to cove
their distigured forms.
This evening eleven OF the dead bodie
. arc still lying on the spot where the,
we're filst placed, and the undertaken
have procured caskets from Rocheste
in which the corpses are to be placed
!. This dead honse, made o
trough boards, and in whie