Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
A FIERY RIDE TO DEATH.
Passenger Train Envelopeh in Burning
Oil-The Cars Consumed, Three Women
burned to Death and Many Seriously In.
iured.
BRADFORD, PA, Jan.

DhADfOhD, IA, jan. 10.
A stream of waste oil flowing from q
tank across the Bradford, Gordell & Kin.
qua Railroad caught fire this morning, A
passenger train from Wellsville for Brad.
ford ran into it, and the train was imme-
lately enveloped in flames. The track for
distance of one hundred yards was COW
cred with oil. 1t is believed that gas COM
ng in contact with the fire box of the en-
CINE exploded, firing the oil, which spread
on the wind, and enveloped the doomed
ram IN An instant in mass of flames. So
intense was the heat that the windows
tracked and fell in. In less time than it
axes to write it, passenger coach and
oaggage-car were converted into seeth-
ng, kissing cauldron of fire. 1t was a ter
1ble moment. The coach was filed.
There was a rush for the doors, but the
1eat was so intense that the panic-stricken
passengers were driven back, and forced to
Jump through the windows, landing in tie
mow.
A relief train with surgeons and cots
was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival
a terrible sight presented itself. The pas
ienger coach and baggage car were smok-
ug ruins. The engine lay on its back, hav-
THE DEAD.
Mrs. l.. C. Pair, of Kinzua Junction, was
burned beyond recognition. She was young
EOman and had only been married two years
Her husband escaped by jumping through a
window.
Mrs Katie Moran, Aliens, N Y, a small
station near Akin, vas burned almost to n
.risp. Miss Moran was found hanging out
Hde OF the coach graSping the window SILL
The third woman burned 10 death, has not
been identified.
INJURED.
Prof Taught is not expected TO live.
Patrick sexton, engineer, is terribly burned
IbOut the face and hands.
Mike Walsh. fireman, was horribly burned
about the face and arms.
w. II. Belman, injured internally
Jerry Denagan, brakeman. han Is badly cut
charles Heidi che. express messenger, was
burned about in hands.
George Mccartney, n newsboy. was terribly
burned about the head and hands; not eX-
)ected to live.
A. N. Carpenter. of Little Genesce. face and
eft hand burned
Jerry Haggerty. Ceres. Y. Y, badly burned
bDut the lac and head.
Mrs. Black, daughter and son. of Akin, n.
I burr ei about the head and hancs.
Mr.. Black was most severely burned.
q. W. Van, wife and son. of indianapolis
md, burned. The boy was badly burned
about tn face and h lndS.
John kafOCr. Akin. Y. Y, terribly burned
about the face and hands.
An eyewitness of the disaster said: at
vas the grandeSt and yet the most awful
scene that human eyes ever witnessed. For
distance of nearly half mile the road
0ed was covered with oil. At points it was
over the rails. The moment the gas came
contact with the fire-box it exploded,
firing the oil. In less than one minute the
'ngine and cars were enveloped in flares.
treat black pillars of smoke ascen,led
leavenward. The driving wheels of the
engine, which was dashing along at the
ate of fifteen miles an hour, scattered the
)il over everything with a rush and roar
Ehich might have been heard for mile.
Che flames leaped fully 80 feet ahead of
he locomotive, which was thus compelled
% n through veritable sea of fire, such
IS is seldom the fortune of man TO WITNESS"