New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-14
DISASTER ON THE ERIE.
TWO TRAINS WRECKED NEAR sHoHoLA
"A LANDSLIDE CAUSES LOSS OF LIFE AND MANY
SERIOUS INJURIEs-AN EMPRESS TRAIN
PITCHED INTO THE DELAWARE
RIyER-MR. GEBHARD'S
HORSES DE-
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Port Jervls N ", Aug. 13-An accident DISASTROUS
TO man and beast occurred early this morning on the
Erie Railroad about half mile west of Shohola, on
the Delaware division. The road at that poht IS o't
tho side Of steep emhankmcn about one-thlrd OF
the way up Above the track mountain rises TO tho
height OF over 200 feet It's base Is washed by tho
Delaware River and from the railway line 10 the river
the descent is almost precipous. 1t was about 4o,
at the blacklist hour Of a wild night, when the fast
freight train. No. g. rounded the side Of the hill and
rolled along the eastbound track at the ratio of over
twenty miles an hour The rain was pouring from an
inky sky, and 1t not possible TO see moro than
few feet ahead Too late 10 the train the flash
Of the headlight showed Of earth and rock right
on the track The engine huge eight wheeled Mo-
doc crashed into the mass, and was thrown TO the
westbound track The rest Of the train by the impc,
tus, driven together I'm heap, and the shock
npped off the connections of the tender 1t forced
out of the rest Of the train and hurled sheer down the
bank The engineer, ~ Fritz, and the fireman. Owen
Hagen, escaped with their lives but the former was
wounded in the scalp and lad the left side Of his face
bruised. Tho latter suffered severe scalp-wound
and both his arms were broken. Frederick Lang the
conductor, was badly shaken and had his back hurt
WAITING HELPLESSLY FOR THE CRASH
Before these aud the few others employed on the
train had summoned their bcwildered senses and be-
gun to realize what had happened ono Of them sud
denly remembered that the Chicago express almost
quo. But Wndt cOulu DC uODc All inc HSntS Hdu
zone out and the poor creatures could only wiring their
hands and await the inevitable Ono of them found
pilot lamp the track and selling it waved 1t
about hopin- against hope that would be seem But
1t too late The noise Of Train No as 1t
Numbered along terrific speed could be heard above
the bowling of the wind In the mountain pines and the
dash Of rain the Delaware. The man with the
light stepped back for his life, and sick with horror
the bright lights of the shine out for
instant and then ext!nglish themselves on the wreck
Of the freight and heard the din of SCATTERING timber
and iron and the shrieks of in distress Then the
engine of the express swcrvcd and fell the ank
ment, dragging five after it, 1t plunged into the
water, and in few minutes the cries Of despair had
ceased day coach and all the palace coaches stayed
the track The shock Of the collision brought them
to standstlll.
Tho tranmen and malc passengers In these cars inn
ediaely hurried to the assistance OF the less fortunate.
They scrambled down the embanknlent and made
bravo fight in circumstances unfavorable that they
have seldom been oarallecd I'm the history of railway
accidents. They dragged out the men, women and
children, scarcely of whom had escaped without
injury. In the midst of the work rudy. pickering
lht she'd itself the of the labors The wreck
fire. The rain stu fallnc like food and
this somewhat stayed the progress of the flames.
Only man was not saved-Alexander Newman.
the fireman. He was imprisoned in the fragments of
his engine. A passenger went to his assistance, but
he said despa.rngly: Tell my wife that / am held
fast: cannot get out.D Shortly aftcrwari a
port like that OF revolver rang out. and 1t is supposed
that poor Newman shot himself to escape dreadful
death by fire. John Klnsella the engineer was badly
scalded about the face. The full list Of dead and in
.ured is follows:
NEWMAN. ALExANDER-Fircman caught under the
passenger engine and shot himself with revolver
through the head. -
ABRAM, c. Warm broken.
ABLE C. w.-Colored; arm broken.
AMBROSE CHARLES-Knees Injured
B04NION, A. G-,Mail clerk q 2hily cut
CASE, GEoRGE-Express messenger; ann and face
CASEY. JoHN-Teegraph repairer slightly injured.
ccoBMAc6in WIh1lIAMsseslP wound wound
SSoZzikT; Mr$ssr q d. R1ifm and leg injured
BSKEH s6ilPs.% g,n injured
FRITZ, M.-Engncer freight train; scalp wound and
GARRISON, JoHN-Baggagemaster passenger train bad.
GIBLIN, TIMoTHY-Brakcmaa: slightly injured.
HAGEN. owEN-FireIaan; scalp wound and both legs
MESDEEsoN. MRS. EMILY-sealp wound.
JACKSON, JoHN0Biofeinan slightly Injured
KILGAEk cHARLEs-scap wound
KINsHELLA, JoiIN-Engireer Of passenger tran scald
LANE JR W R-Face hurt
LONG, FREDERlCK-cOnaueOr Of freight train; back
MectAoUGH, THoMAs-Teegraph repairer; slightly
Mep5NoUGH; TIIoMAs-of Brooklyn; slightly injured
MoNoHAN, JonN-Telegraph repsirer; slightly cut
PAKsR sep4 snd n sGs Injured
shfTER r9a 1;' head ia aHd face hurt
sT9kkNs. Ne bgf l@!e's cut.
f FENfpW eRhh EsFontus poa ct chest
THORN, ADVANTAGEOUS; slightly cut about head
Some of the wounded will hardly survive
relief train With physicians sent out from
Port Jervis. The services of shohola surgeons
also obtained. When daylight came most Of the
sufferers brought to Port Iervs and sent the
Delaware House and the other hotels Charles
Teudall is boz Of twelve wears. who travelling
alone from England to Homesvllle. He landed in
NcwYork yesterday. His condition IS very low.
Dunn, Decker and "Mats Storm will also have
struggle for life.
Mr.. GEBHARD's RUINED STABLE
"Mat' was travelling with his three-year-old colt
scandinavian In the same with him
Frederick Gebhards superintendent and stablemon
With thirteen valuable horses their way Cali
fornia OF the total Of fourteen horses only two
saved. Cebhard's stable has been almost en-
tirely wiped out. He has lost 100000. C. W.
Ably was in charge Of the horses Mr. Ably was until
May in charge Of Mr.. Baldwn's breeding stables In
California. When Mr.. GcbhaId resolved 10 settle in
California with Mrs. Lsngtry, he engaged Mr. Ably to
superntend his ranch Mr.. Ably came on TO New
York in June TO see the Suburban and 10 take
Mr. Ccbhard's horses home TO California lie left
New-York last might in company with Mr. Storm, and
no had with him four assistants Charles Drew. the
stud groom; Charles Ambrose, Eoles attendant;
Tom Pershohouse, 81. savIour's groom and Albert
Bye, who did general work. These were all hurt
more or less I'm the accident MIR Ably Jared worst,
having his left badly broken and his scalp
wounded He is man of great intelligence and
much experience with horses. A he lay in bed in
the Delaware House nc gave most graphic account
Of his experiences. He said
The horses were restless and sitting a
camp chair regulating the temperature Of the by
OIcning the sliding door when the struck and
deraied had taken hold Of the handle of the door.
which swung 10 and closed when the rolled over
The hrst time Again Tho car rolled over ana the
door opened violently The third and last time that
the turned ] shot through space with lot
Of buckets and things after and fell into the river
The shock Of the cold water. which reached to my
middle, kept me from fautng, though found that
my was broken ard bleeding / went 10 where
storms was and managed to get him out Then the