River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-02
Horrible RaiIoad Accident in New
York.

A terrible accident on the Rome, Water
town & Ogdensburg railroad occurred a
Carlyon station, N Y, at $50 o'clock on
the 9th inst. by which nineteen were killed
and thirty wounded. The train, a double
header, was an excursion train No. So anG
bound for Clayton with Thousand island y
tourists, mostly from Michigan. 1t was 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, anC
had blown a freight car off side track
partly on to the main track. When the ex
scursion train came laundering along, q
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 it was one vast
heap OF ruins. At the time heavy thun-
der shower was passing over, and the night
was dark. The cries and shrieks of TIE dy-
ing and wounded were terrible. The crash
was heard three miles away. The count "
is but tbinly settled, and it was some time
before assistance could be obtained The
coroner, DIR. Cochrane of Albion, was sent
tor, and the work of recovering the bodi S
CONNIE need
Following are the names of the persons
killed, who have been Identified:
Thomas Hayne, Chicago; Louis Trout,
fireman; A. Taylor, WATERFOWL N Y. Jane
Carl, Lansing, Mich; Prof. G. w. Stone
Battle Creek, Mich; Lutte J. f RANGES, Oswe-
go, N. Y Willie Lsfevre, Bay City Mich
Ashley Tyler, N. Y; Thomas Stalls, Water
town, n. Y; o. B. Troop and gran jdaughter
Mary Troop, Schoharie, N. Y; j. G.. Sehenk
Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Dixon; 249 Pearl
Street, Cleveland, Ohio. A lady with ring
marked eCornelia to Louis, and thought
to be Mrs Booth, OF Bay City, Mich; Mrs.
Louis J. Boos, Philadelphia; 1. J. Woreh ;,
Saline, Mich; Henry Mccormick, Benton,
Mich; An unknown body thought to be
Mr.. Booth, of Bay City.
The fireman was in family killed, and
Engineer James Mccarthy, OF the second
engine was terribly scalded.
The following are injured: Minerva Mum
day, Bay City, terribly bruised, thought she
will never recover. Mrs. w. F. Hall and
daughter, Leslie, Mich. Mrs. Hall, injured
about the head, daughter, spinal injury
Both will recover. Mrs. b. Salisbury, Bat
tie Creek, Mich, hip dislocated, double
fracture of the right side, neck and head
badly bruise 1 Thought she will recover
Rev. Z. s Gould, Carthage, Mo-. severe
cash in back of head; will recover. MIS-. J.
F. Ireland, Granite Falls. Mimi, bruised
about the head.
Mrs. Moses Sweeter, Parkersburg, Va,
spine bruised and head cut, will recoye
Mrs. I. G. Field, Parkersburg Va, eye
confused, ankle sprained and Injured about
the hip; will recover; Mrs. A. l.. Briggs,
Saline Mich, cut about the head; will re-
cover, She is at LyLdonville. Mrs Nc
Masters, OF Ireland, wrist fractured and ear
cut of; Mrs. Alice jennison, Philadelphia,
broken aukie; Mrs Prof. c. w. Stone, Bat
tie Creek Mich fracture of arm and 9th
erwise bruised Alex Tower, Lansing,
Mich, injured in head: will recover. BE
is brother of P1ls. Eliz tbeth Jane Carl.
Total killed, tweats two. The list of the
wounded will reaca thirty-hve persons.
Reports from twenty-three of the wounded
do lot indicate that over three will die
The dead were placed in caskets and boxes
and shipped to their homes. Cent citing
testimony OF witnesses is so great that the
jury have been unable TO agree up N YER
dict yet, and adjourned until Wednesday.