Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-29
NAMES OF THE UNFoRTUNATes.
The Cause of the AccIdent-scenes Related
by Survivors.

killed i'm the wreck Mt Paiatine bridge are:
Rev. Prentice Deveune, Dayton, o., evident
IL a resident official. as he had pOcketiul
Of passes, aged about sixty years; SADIE
Bovd, of WestpOrt, n. Y, maid OF W.. II.
Manning and wife, aged about twcnty-tour
wears: Charles Franklin. porter OF Mlchl-
gan Central railroad, formerly with the
Pullman Company, aged about twenty
eight.
The injured are: William II. Manning,
real estate dealer, Of Marquette, Mich;
hurt internally, head badly cut, and Will
probably die: Mrs. w. II. Manning. nee
Miss Julia Davis. Of Westport, injured
about the head but not seriously; Miss
Tate. Of Fred0nia back hurt and face cut
she was returning TO hcr home from BrQok-
lvn: Engineer Horth. Of Albany, both legs
broken and otherwise injured; X. A.
Fowler. lumber dealer at East river, near
Flfty-third street, New York, concus-
sion of the spine and otherwise seriously
injured: William II. McElvoy and H. }.
Lewis. OF same location. were also injured;
W. II. England, of the Union Press TX
change. New York, injured slightly: Sew
eral others were injured slightly and there
were startling hair-breadth escapes.
The special car of President NJ. +. In
gals. Of the Big Four railroad, and also
that of President Ledger, of the Michigan
'
ed. but none of their party were injured.
Trains are passing the wreck.
Four killed and dozen or more injured
is the startling result of the terrible rall-
road accident ON the New York central
and HudsOn-Rivcr railroad two miles east
OF Palatine-Bridge station at midnight last
night. The train 10 which the accident oc-
Cured was the st. Louis and Chicago eX-
pre,s bound West. which was run IN two
left Fonda
at ll.20 o'clock ten minutes late.
Sections generally run ten minutes
apart. which latter order, from the
best authentic Information ohtalnable,
seems to have been disrcgarded slightly
last night. When the first section-Charles
Avcrill. conluctor-rcached the point near
Creetser farm, opposite BrandyWlne curve
in the Mohawk river, Engineer NeeEs, or
the first section. noticed the cylinder out
of the steam-chest of his engine. lie I'M
mcdiately stopped. and several passengers
state that the hind brakeman OF tie hrst
section ran back like q shot.
As near rs President Ledyeard, OF the
Michigan Central, can judge 1t was not
over five or six minutes before the eras
came. HOrth, the engineer OF section No.
4, saws he made every effort 10 stop by APP
PLYING the air-hrakes, but they did not
seem To work, and nothing was LETT for him
to do but 10 brace for the crash.
He was pitched out Of the window. and
both Of his legs were broken. and he was
otherwise injured. HIS fireman, John Sta
ter. went mp about twenty feet in the air
and landed on top Of the Boston and Alba
nv's baggagc-car, which was in the rear.
and which struck with such tremendous
force that il was more than half way tele-
scoped with the rear part of tho engine.
Baggage Master J.. Wilcox, OF Syracuse;
was thrown into one end OF the car ana
seriously hurt about the head. He was tho
first TO come 10 the rescue OF the unfortu-
nate fireman on top of the car, and the
latter. though badly shocked, was not more
seriously injured.
Tho first section was made up OF Rag
gage. mail. an express, and through pas
senger-car, besides Wagner sleeping-car
New Nexico-the private car kaukakee Of
President ingalls,, of the Cleveland, Column
bus. Cincinnati and indianapolis railroad,
and the private car Of President II. Is.
Ledyeard, of the Michigan Central
The latter was in the rear. 1t is made of
oak underworld and pine siding, and Is SAID
TO be the strongest and most perfect car
ever constructed. The fact that this car
is far less damaged than the locomotive
and that only the rear trucks are lifted
from the track argues well Tor the sChdlty
of the car.
In the car were President Ledveard, Ash
lev Pond. general counsel, and Henry Rus
sell, general attorney OF the Michigan Cen
trail railroad also the latter's daughter
and Mrs Williams, of Detroit, the guest
of MIR. Pond. In President lngalis's car,
the Kankakee, were his family, y. r. John
son. Of Cincinnati, his former secretary,
and Charles Faulkner porter, who was for
merlv with the Pullman Company.
Faulkner was instantly killed. All the
others escaped without serious injury.
The Kankakee, being next 20 the big South
arn Pacific car, was showed with great
force through the Wagner sleeper ahead,
which was packed with people. The peo-
pie in the upper berths OF the sleeper es-
capped with slight injuries. Several OF them
crawled out Of holes in the top of the car.
The saddest and most terrible part Of the
accident befell William Manning, of Mar
quette. Mich, and his party. few weeks
ago Mr.. Manning came east 10 Mestport,
n. Y. where he married Miss Julia Davis,
n beautiful and wealthy young lady.
They had passed r few weeks of honey
moon in the East and yesterday started for
their new home, where an elegantly-fur-
nished house awaited them. They were
accompanied 10y Sadie Boyd, maid-ser-
want, and George W. Allen, a man-seryant.
They were badly broken up, Mr.; Man
nl0E was lllNltO ll4AtA Many oAAA beNAAf 49,
figured about the face. He was cut out OF
his berth and moved forward, where he
seemed 10 rest easily, The physicians en-
couraged him, and his big black eyes Ghs-
tened with delight when he was told that
he would probably come through all right.
He was removed TO the Hotel Wagner. IN
this place, and died soon after. His wife,
who is a beautiful lady, took everything
calmly. She was carried to the berth next
TO that of her husband and clearly stated
her condition, saying: q" am all right :;
look after viii and Sadie" She was not
all right. however. as her head Is injured
and she is otherwise hurt, though not IA
tally. Sadie never spoke after the crash
Her remains were dug ont, and laid by the
side of the track and tenderly covered.
In the upper berth, No. 7. was Charles
W. Weed a iiveryman at Newburgh, who
was on his way to Michigan to buy horses.
Before retiring he had chat with Rev.
Prentiss Deveune, of Dayton, who was 70 oc-
cupy a lower section. Mr.. Deyeune told hin!
that he was great traveller, and although
he usually came East once q year this year
he had come four times. After the crash
Mr.. Deveuue was found with his head bent
upward, dead. He appeared to be sleeping;
His name was learned from several railroad
passes which he carried in his pocket-book
His locket watch-charm contained the PIC
lures of two ladies, evidently his wife ana
mother.
II. A. Fowler, William II. McElroy. and
II. j. Lewis, of the lumber firm of Bennett,
McElroy 4 Fowler. at the foot Of Fifty
third street, East river, New York, were
all asleep. They were all more or less IN.
jured, but not fatally. They are now at
Hotel Wagner.
Among the passengers in the ill-fated car
was Mrs. Tate. Of Fredonia. n. Y. She was
on her way from Brooklyn. She was Sc
riously but not fatally hurt. Also, Harry
and his cashier, l.. J. Farmer, and friend.
Peter Sniter, also of that city. Their
escape was marvellous. and they have only