New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-10
WRECKED BY A WASHOUT
A WEST SHORE EXPRESS TRAIN DITCHED.
IRE WIFE OF AssEMBLYMAN PRATT KILLED
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT.

TIE WIFE OF AssEMBLYMAN PRATT KILLED
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT.
| LITTLE FALLS, n. Y, Nov. 9.-On the West
Shore Railroad just after - o'clock this morning the
| limited express going west wrecked half mile
| above this station. A rivuet, known as 1.-The Big
| Branch" swollen by the heavy rains, had washed
the track for ten feet until the south
| rail had sunk foot or more the north
rail not much. The engine passed safely over the
spot, but the tender went down twelve feet into ditch
The Daggage-car remained on the track The smoking
| thrown off but remained upright. The hrst
sleeper upon its side and crashed upon the ten
der breaking through and spnterng Onethird or It's
length. The next car thrown from the track, but
overturned. The OF the train remained upon
| the track.
In the sleeper were Charles r. Pratt. just elected to
the Assembly and his wife, who returning to their
home in Rochester FROM kugstOn Mr. Pratt says that
when the accident occurred they were asleep He awoke
hud himself fast between seat and the sill. His
spoke In a feeble saying she could not move;
that she suffering and soon acrSard she bade him
good-by. It nearly hours before they re-
moved ana then Mrs Pratt was dead. There were only
slight bruises on her head ana arm. Mrs Pratt was
thirty eight years old and leaves four children
MI Pratt, Mr. UpsOn OF Buffalo, and an aged man
whose name not learned. escaped with slight
bruises Mr. Pratt being injured the most severely Inc
remainder OF the passengers and trainmen escaped
unhurt. The blame Of the accident cannot be laid to
il is now said that it was serious mistake not to
gang OF men clearing np the wreck iy hard WORK TINS
VIII perhaps hecompetr tonight Trains were DELAYED
! trains bound east and west.
| ROCHESTER, Nov 9.-Tho OF the death of Irs
Pratt was received in tins city with deep regret and
expressions OF sympathy for the husband and four
children arc heard ou every hand Mrs Pratt highly
estccmcd Ii is expected hat her funeral VIZ take pace
| IN this city.
Tho following facts learned yesterday from the
officers Of West shore road this city regarding the
accident: Train No. 81 IS the Chicago and ST. Louis linz
tied express and leaves Ncw-Nork at O'Clock every
,veuIuy There half dozen passenger coaches in
the o1o that started from Jersey City on
sunday night. and two OF these, together
wtn ic tender were oil the track by the cGvng
| of bank through u wasAout, about mile west 0I
portion OF The bank washed away, that the engine
passed safely bat the tender broke loose and went
| Oh the track with u porhJn or the tram
| The only passenger killed WIS Mrs. G. r. Pratt,
wife ui s,cubl yMau Pratt OF Rochester Mr. Pratt
was bruised somewhat. The other Passengers injured
were: Judge Green, OF springfield H., s2huy bruised;
injured about the head J. SIcts. OF the dry goods nrn
OF Heller Sachs, NO. 90 Broadway. and j. W. Weston,
of 40. lU~ Beeck r-,t. New York MI Sdc"s sustained
| a fcw bruises about the body, and MI NestOns ught
le- was strained one OF the Pullman pOrcrs wa, Sc
riou-y hur- and another considerably shaken up The
blgcl.,-cdr, smoliugcuv and one coach were broken
to The OF the accident Inc broken tracks were
qui, ky repaired and cleared so that tram
! we're moving again by o'clock. All OF
| Tie wrecked cars hat were got back on
The tack Uy The passengers were transferred
Rochester, where they arrived !oar hours
| late.
maps tuat uuANo.ddu4c. Inc WahhouI was caHnru
entirely by surface water and was 50 slight that the
i.c passed oyevlt. That portion OF the track. like
OF road. j. closely patroled by our walker
that that haLE must have Ceen taken away III very
short space OF time