The banner-enterprise. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1883-18??, 1884-01-26
BURNED IN BLAZING CARS.

TTUsvILLE. Pa, January IRA
railroad accident occurred this morning
three miles from Bradford, I'd tue nAr-
row; gauge railroad. Several torpedoes
exploded in an oil well, near the track,
as the cars were passing, the gas sfom
the well filing the cars and setting them
on fire. The engineer and fireman, nee
ing their danger, jumped from tbs tran.
which ran down grade for two miles, when
it was ditched and burned UP.
BRADFORD, Pa, January I5.-It is
now stated that the number Of parsons
burned or injured by the burningsof the
train on the narrow guage road to-day
will reach q total of 30, some of whom
are so badly injured that they will Ia all
probability die. Ssveralo Of the persons
extricated from the wreck have their
limbs charred so badly that tbsy will
have to be amputated. The cars Of the
train are all almost totally wrecked. The
accident is now attributed to the bursting
of a tank of oil containing $50 barrels
which flowed down the bed of the road
and ignited from the sparks falling from
the train. This set fire to the road bed
and the rails spreading from the intense
heat caused the train to leave the track.
The name Of the wounded cannot be learn.
ed as yet. o,r
The list of injured is as follows: Pat.
rick Sexton, engineer, terribly burned
about the face and hands; Michael Walsh.
fireman, badly burned on the face and
arms; W: Fl. Belknap. Of Aiken, injured
internally by jumping from, the train;
Jerry Donegan, brakeman, hands badly
cut; Chas H. Eidicke, express messenger,
burned about the hands; George McCsrt-
ney, news boy, burned about the head,
face and hands. He will lose his hands
and is not expected to live. A. ~ Car
penter. Of Little Genessee. f. Y. head,
face and left hand burned; Jerry Hag-
gerty. Gers, N. Y, badly burned; about
the face and head. Mrs Black, her
daughter and son, all of Aiken, were
all burned about the face and hands.
The mother is suffering severely. q. W.
Van, wife and son, OF Indianapolis, were
burned. The boy is suffering severely
about the head and hands. John Kefeer,
Of Aiken, was terribly burned about the
face; Il. P. Fletcher, Of Bolivar, NJ Y.
was badly burned about the face and head;
B. G. Early. of Andover, N. W was
burned about the face and hands, George
Koch, of Allentown, N. Y, was wedged
in window for time, but was thrown
out by the motion Of the cars aud fell into
the snow. which saved him from serious
injury. Mrs. Thos. Parker Of Rotdell,
Pa, threw her four-year-od child out
of the car window and followed herself.
Both were bruised and burned. Joseph
McSwegan was badly cut by, breaking
glass. Capt. Hoe, Of Boston. was badly
burned about the scalp and face; g. H.
Peabody. Of Rochester, was burned about
the head and shoulders. The tensyear
old daughter of w. Il. Proctor, Of Tar
port, jumped directly through windov
and escaped, with slight. bruises and cuts.
X. B. Grant was injured about the head
and hands; Mr.. Wright, of Rev City,
Pa, was burned about the face and head;
A. p. Fitz, of Bolivar, N. ", was slight.
" injured; Judged Hamlin, ofSouthport,
leaped through window-his hair was
sineed and he was cut; w. N. Sinclair.
of Rev City, Pa. escaped slightly iljur-
ed.
THE DEAD. 4
The following are the dead: Mrs. i.
G. Fair. of Kinzura junction, whose body
was burned beyond recognition, except
from remnants Of clothing, 6o. Z Mrs.
Katie Moran, Allen, Pa, body burned to
crisp-her body was found hanging
fast to window on the outside gofa car,
10 which had been Mrs. Lebias Jones, Of
Rev CITY. Pa, burned to crisp.