The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
SEVENTY KILLED
Appalling Loss Of Life In an irish
Railroad Collision.
PICNIC TRAIN WRECKED.
The Mud-Run Horror Dupli-
Gated Across the Sea.
MANY LITTLE FOLKS MANGLED

A train containing an excursion party from
Armagh has been wrecked near that place,
with appalling result.
The train cjntaipe | 1,20J persons, conQbS
ii Of Metho ist Sunday school scholars, their
teachers and relatives. They were going on
An excursion to Warren Point, watering
place at the mouth Of the Newry river, Coun.
ty Down. Seventy bodies have been taken
from the wreck and there are others buried un.
der the debris. Over one hundre G Of the pas
sengers wers injured.
The excursion party left Armaugh in the
morning in two trains The acci lent occur.
red a. the point where the trains hal to as
cend grade on a bank fifty feet high. The
(irst train assembled the grade without trouble.
The sec md section attempted tho ascent, but
the weight Of the train proved too great foi
the engine. Several cars were detac g au1
allowed to run back towards the Level track,
out before they reach a II they came in co.'s
lision with an ordinary train from Armaugh.
which was rocee ling at good rate OF speed
lhs excursion cars were completely wrecks
sd.
A dozen corpses were found beneath the
engine in parboiled condition. Some oi
he occupants Of the runaway cars tri d t.
.scipe, but the doors were locked. The
front part ofthe train started back in pursu
1t the runaway cars, and size passengers saw
he collision at a distance of 800 yards
A car driver named Hughes, who visited
:he scene Of the disaster was so horriflel at
he sight that he died on the spot. Hi.
corpse was taken TO Armagh in his own car.
Another account of the disaster says that
the engineer Of the second train, flnding his
.ngine powerlcss to pull the train up the
deep grade unlnkod several Of the cars with
tho object Of taking the front portion OF the
rain TO tho next station and returning for
:he remainder. Heavy stones were pacel
behind the wheels o. the detached cars to
prevent them from slipping, but the loco>
motive on restarting give the entire train a
shut thst displaced the stones. The result
Sas that the detached cars began TO slip
backward down the grade, their speed grad
Tally increasing until they had ATTAINED a
rightful velocity. After running four miles
hey crashed with terrific force into the
hrd train at point about mile and half
rom Armagh.
The bodies OF the victims were arranged in
ows "a soon as recovered. Many were man>
sle beyond recognition. There is scarcely
family in Armagh that has not some one
lead. Tho emba 1kment on which the acci>
lent accurred is sixty feet high. Many touch
NJ scenes were witnessed. The children bore
heir il juries with great patience
The accident happened opposite Sir Capels
holyneaux' establishment, on the Belfast
Dad. The train consisted of fifteen cars
iages. The bulk of the children were
IN the front p 'rlion Of the train Only about
idoz,n little childrel were killed. The mas
Iority OF the victims were about 20 years Of
ige. They were IN the last carriage, which
Mas completely smishol. Many o. the occu-
olnts jumped from the windows aud escaped
With slight injuries before the collision. The
passengers on tue ii dir in were not ia lure /.
they ali h. and AVS stsd in the work Of re-
def
All the 10 lies have now been taken from
he wreck. The total killel is ~, OF which
a have been identified. At the formal in>
quest the Magistrate said it appeared on tho
hce OF it that there had been most culpable
iegligenoe