The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-04
Horrible Raiload Accident In New
York.

A terrible accident on the Rome, Water.
Carlyon station, n. ", a. $50 o'clock on
the 27th inst, by which nineteen were killed
and thirty wounded. The train, a double
header, was an excursion train No. SO and
bound tor Clayton with Thousand island
tourists, mostly from Michigan. Itwas 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 freight car oil side track
psrtly on to the main track. When the ex.
cursion train came laundering along, a
collision anne. 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 IL was one vast
heap OF ruins. At the time heavy thun-
der shower was passing over, and the night
was dark rne cries aud shrieks of the dy-
ing aud wounded were terrible. The crash
WAS heard three miles away. The count "
is but thinly settled, and 1t was some time
before assistance could be obtained. The
cerouer, Dr. Cochrane OF Albion, was sent
tor, and the work of recovering the hodie ;
commenced.
Following are the names Of the persons
killed who have been idenGiied
Thomas Hayne, Chicago, Lo uis Trout,
fireman; A Taylor, Wateroown y. Y; Jane
Car, Lansing, Mich.; Prof. c. W. )ne
Battle Creek, Mich; Lutte j. F RANGES. Oswe
90. y. Y Willie Lsievre, Bay City Mich
Ashley ryler. n. Y, Tbotu a. Stalls Water.
town, y. V; y. Is. Troop aud gran idaughter
Mary Troop, Schoharie, y. \ -. &. SchenK
Cleveland, ohio; Thomas Dixon; 2i9 Pearl
Street, Cleveland ohio A lady with a ring
marked "Cornelis To Louis, and thought
To BE- Mrs Booth, OF Bay City, Mich; MIS-
Louis j. Bous, hilaielphia; i.J. Worleh ,
Saline. Mich; Henry Mccormick, Benton,
Mich An unknown body thought TO be
Mr. Booth, of Bay City
The fireman WAS in-tantly killed, and
Engineer James Mccarthy, OF the second
engine was terribly scalded.
The following are injured: Minerva NJ Mun-
! day, BAY City, terribly bruised, thought she
will never recover. Mrs. w. r. Hall and
daughter. Leslie, Mi'h. Mrs. Hall, injured
about the head, daughter, spinal injury
Both will recover. Mrs. h. Salisbury, Bat
| tie Creek, Mich. hip dislocated, douhl,
| fracture OF the right side, neck and head
badly bruisei. Thought she will recover
Rev. f. 5 Gould, Carthage, Mo-, seye-'
| cash in back of head;wiI recover. Mis-.
I r Ireland Granite Fslis MINI, nr"iser
abou; the head.
Mrs. Moses Swseter, Parkersburg. Va.
| spine bruised and head cut, will recove
| Mrs. T. q. Field, ParkerSourg, Va, eye
| confused, ankle sprained and injured abou
the hip; will recover; Mrs. A. l.. Briggs
Saline, Mich, cut about the head. will re
| cover, She is ut LyLdDnville. Mrs. Nc
| Masters, OF Ireland, wrist fractured and ca
cut of: Mrs. Alice jennisOn, Philadelphia
|
tie Creek. Mich, fracture Of arm and 9th
erwise bruised; Alex. Tower, Lansing
Mich, injured in head; will recover. H
is a brother of Trs Elizabeth Jane Carl.
| Total killed, tweoty two. The list of tn
| wounded will reach thirty-tive persons
Reports from twenty. three of the wounde
do not indicate that over three will die
The dead were placed in caskets and boxe
and shipped to their homes Conflicting
testimony OF witnesses is SO great that tn
Jury have been unable to agree upon yer
| 3ict yet and adiou rned until WeinesdA v.