Telegram-herald., 1889-06-14
THE IRISH HORROR.
Seventy -Foar Victims OF Wednss-
csys Railway Disaster.
DETAILS or IEE AWFUL OCCURRENCE.
H. IrfsFt9R@t<s Loekss - Cars That
D~sA BONA sssep Gs-ss - Bs
sSzs-zSa Aato xtG@as-a as~Al-
A4sE GaaeF AFrSSG
a FEasETEVL ACCIDENT


are u-zzlng ilg U4glss for missing ehlidrsn a al
ne ia1rm@ry ~ shaeh lie persons injured
Ia Wednesdays Eal.To&a aeciGe1t were
IsksA Crowds surrounded the building,
and the discussion ~ he teFrlb-s dis
Ss.sr engrossed ths attention 81 ths ca
TIRE community TIE inteT1er - tie
iurrmsry presents SD spectacle one OF
tie wounded. boy named Cleveland. has
died Both ~ his pzIsugs and lis tao
brothers we're Killed outright The
dead now number seventy four OtheFs of
TIE wounded are ia critical condition
DUsLIS, June I8 The r&Yfosd accident
near Armagh is without parallel ia the
history OF TalirOSdins IN Ireland The
train carry ing the sunday school excursion
bound Tor the popular little seaside resort
CT Warren's Point was made up OF two sec
ti0ns, aud fully J. 20 children and their
relatives and teachers were On board
This train, short distance out OF Ar
magh, Was ascending q steep grade
10 a bank that rises 10 height
OF nity feet when the engine or the rear
section gave cut and Was unable 10 draw
the heavy train. Ia some way which IL not
now clearly understood several or the rear
cars became detached from the balance OF
the train and started down the steep grade
hill At d terrific rate OF speed. with tho
brakes either utterly useless, or,
from negligence on tho part OF the
guard, without proper attention Had
tie track on the level just below the grade
been clear Tor any considerable distance.
the detached cars might have lost their
momentum and the terrible accident
that followed been averted but, anforta-
nately, the regular train from Armagh fol-
lowed just behind the rear section of tho
excursion train, and with the locomotive Of
this train the detached cars came into col
lision with terrific force, wrecking the loco
motive AS well as the cars themselves
The scenes at the wreck Immediately
after the accident were heartrending in the
extreme. The rear section OF the excur-
sion train from which the Il-fated cars had
become detached, was stopped after pro-
ceading bat IA short distance and the pas
sengcrs as well rs those of the forward sec
ton soon ran back Y render what assist
anCe they could to those OF tho
little children in the wrecked cars,
where maiIned aud mangled bodies
still showed symptoms OF life. The
dead and the dying little ones were scat
tered in inextricable confusion among the
Jagged timbers and twisted iron work Of
tho wreck, and the groans of the i'm
prisoned sufferers mingled In an awful din
with the shrieiSs of their more fortunate
companions who stood by powerless to
afford assistance.
People from the surrounding country
fecked To the scene and set TO work TO re-
move the victims from the wreck. Physi-
clans were summoned from Belfast and
other points and attended to the wants of
the injured, while the dead were taken
from the ruins as fast as possible and placed
In rows upon the grass.
The engineer fireman and guard of the
rear section OF the excursion train, and tho
traffic managers clerk wero arrested,
charged with causing the accident, and re-
manded without bail
The manner in which the doomed coaches
came to be detached from the train Of
which they formed a part seems at this
hour to bs unexplained 1t is asserted that
they were deliberately uncoupied by a
train hand when 1t was found that the en-
CINE could not pull the entire train any
further However this may be, there is no
doubt that the disaster is primarily due TO
Obsolete appliances. the brakes being tho
old-fashioned hand brakes. with worn links
As sooa rs the people ia the detached
cars saw what had happened and began 10
realize their danger they tried 10 escape
from their periious position through the
doors OF the coaches, but found them
locked Even the forlorn hope OF leap
for life from the flying train was denied
them, and nothing was left but to await
the swift and certain death 10 which they
were rushing headlong,
When the officials onthe forward portion
Of the train saw the detached coaches slid
ing down the grade they started IN pursuit
ia the hope of reaching the cars IL time 10
recouple them TO the train, and 80 save
them from destruction. They forced
the train down the steep incline
In pursuit of the runGways at
break-neck spesd, and for \ short distance
was very close upon the doomed coaches,
but they were too late The shock came
with the pursuing train 80 yards away.
All was over and the engineer had barely
time to stop bis train to prevent its crush
ing headlOng with its load of human freight
upon the frightful wreck-
There is scarcely family in Armagh that
had not a member on the ill-fated train,
aud the excitement In that city Is intense.
The embankraent from which the coaches
were hurled by the collision Ii seventy feet
high. aud both engines and cars were al
most EIbhuA 10 itShNtA ~ tAt' sA4fN-> - e-''
collision and the terrible plunge from the
embaukment which followed
There were many touching scenes after
the work Of relieving the sufferers was be-
gun. and the children in many cases bore
their severe injuries with great patience
and fortitude. There are many cases in
which whole families were killed A pri-
vate IN the Irish FusiieeTs who was
in one Of tho detached coaches got
out upon the foot-piate before the
cars had attained very high speed. and.
foresseing the danger. seized four Of the
chi dreu and dropped them from the coach,
saving their lives lie offered TO do the
same service for the others in the coach
but they we're frightened, and drew away
from him and persisted in the wreck
Immense crowds visited tho wreck dur
Ing the day DR. Ryan. VINO IL q The De "a
O. the school % which most o. TIE excuT-
sienistS belonged. is one OF the most proHi-
ueut Method IS il Ireland The train con
sisted Of fifteen carriages The children
psraded the streets q Armagh before
boarding the train. and there Y - a general
rserrv making on the part Ct the Whole
town before the start Most q those killed
we're aioat - years q ngs. there were
few very young children. There were
seventy two Killed al told. Of whom sixty
four have been 50 FAR identified
Latest from stanley.
zswrTBAR Jane IA letter dstsd De-