Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-10
nEAIh ON The RAIL.
A Serious Accident on the Wease shOr'
Railroad,

UREA, n. Y, November 9.-It is re
ported that q serious accident has occur
red on the West Shore road, about ont
mile west of Little Falls. Six passenger
coaches ran into a ditch. One lady ID saic
TO be killed and q number of persons
seriously injured, among them. Assem-
blyman Pratt, OF Rochester. O"iugto the
reticence Of the railway officials it Is haIc
to ascertain any particulars.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
New York, November 9.-The follow
ing facts regarding the accident on the
West Shore road this morning have been
furnished by the company: Train No. 81
west bound, left here at ak o'clock last
night passed Little Falls on time, but ran
off the track about one mile west of that
place about 1890 o'clock this morning.
The accident is said to have been caused
BY a wsshout Of portion Of the bank. The
engine passed over safely, but the tender
broke loose and ran off the track with the
entire train. The tender was wedged into
tie side of the first sleeper.
LIST OF TIE VICTIMS.
The following are the rsmes Of tho Q IN
jured, 50 far as can be learned this morn
ing.
Mas. C R. PRATT, of Rochester, q pass
epger in the sleeper was killed.
c. R PRATr, husband OF the lady killed,
was slightly injured.
JUDGE GREEN, Of Springfield, Ill, was
slightly bruised.
J. W. WESTON, of New York, had his
right leg sprained.
Mise EsrELLE CLARK VAUGHAN, OF Wor.
cester, Mass, is slightly bruised on the
head aud hands.
E. SAccs, of New York, was slightly
bruised.
One of the porters Of the Pullman car
was badly injured and another one slightly
bruised
The baggage car, smoking car and one
passenger car were slightly broken: AT
nine o'clock this morning the track was
completely cleared and trains were moving
as usual. The unirjured passengers on
train 81 were transferred to another train,
which passed Frankfort four hours later
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
New York, November "a dispatch
from Little Falls, n. 7, gives another &C
count of the railroad accident as follows;
A serious accident occurred on the west
Shore railroad near this place, just after
II o'clock this morning to the Limited ex'
press going west, which passed here with
out Stopping. Half mile above the sta
ton a rivulet swollen By the heavy rains,
had washed the track for ten feet until the
south rail had sunk Q foot or more; the
north rail not 60 much. The eng ne Of the
express train passed safely over this spot,
but the tender went down twelve feet into
8 ditch. The baggage car remained oa the
track. The smoking car was derailed but
remained upright. .,
The first sleeper turned upon its side
and crashed upon the tender, breaking
,hrou b and splntering oue,third ct Its
length. TIE next car was thrown from
the tract, but wss lett upright. ine bal
snce of the train remained on the track
MRS. PRATT's LAST GOOD BYE.
In the sleeper were Hon Chas. R. Pratt
lust elected 10 the Assembly, and his wife,
who were returning to their home IN Roches-'
ter from Kingston. Mr.. krstt says that
when the accident occurred they were
asleep. he awoke to find himself fast be-
tween a seat and car sill. His wife spoke
in feeble voice, saying she could not
move; that she was suffering, and scOu
afterwards she bad him goodbye. 1t was
nearly two hours before they were re-
moved, and then Mrs Pratt was dead
There wege only slight bruises upon her
head AID arms Mrs Pratt was - years
old and leaves four children. Mr. Pratt is
only slightly bruised A number Of 9th
er persons were injured, but it is not
thought seriously. The cars did not take
FIRE. Coroner Ellis il holding en- inquest,