The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-07
FOUR WE'RE KILLED.


N hthi Shdsnup on tne De, Il. ana W.
Near Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, n. ", Nov. 4-The Philadel-
phia and New York express on the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad,
while descending the steep grade near
Rock cut, three miles from this city, last
evening crashed into coal train standing
on a switch and waiting for the track to
be cleared for its passage southwark. Both
locomotives were completely wrecked and
the baggage and mail cars were crushed
to pieces OF the other cars on the passen-
ger train, four in number, three were
thrown from the track the force of the
collision hurting them into a position al
most at right angles with the rails. The
single Pullman car, which was next to the
mail car, kept its place
Michael Burke of this city, engineer of
the passenger train, and J. W. Doyle, of
Great Bend, Pa, engineer on the coal
train, were killed outright with their fire
men, Jerry Lee, of this city, and Merton
Fernan, of Great Bend
The four men were buried under the
wreck. Doyle was dug out by the train
hands, with the assistance of some of the
passengers The other three remained in
the wreck all night.
As by miracle none of the passengers
were killed and only one of them, Mrs.
Thomas Corcoran, of No. q Myrtle ave
nue., Buffalo, was seriously injured. Mrs.
Corcoran was on her way home from Cort-
land She had two ribs broken and her
right wrist was dislocated. She also sus-
tanned severe injuries to her spine and her
left shoulder was badly bruised She is
now at st. Joseph's hospital in this city,
and her chances of recovery are very doubt
full.
At;,boat r,;os,,,,- g o.. n n,
head brakeman on the coal train, was also
badly injured. At the time of the collision
he was in the cab with Doyle and Fernan,
waiting for the passenger train to pass.
He was buried in the wreck, but was got
out in a few minutes. Tieruey was so
badly scalded that the skin peeled off from
his right side and hip His face and head
were bruised and his right knee was seri-
ously injured. 1t is thought that he may
recover
A. f. Kimball, of Oswego, N. Y, a
brakeman on the passenger train, and
Baggageman w II, Coopernall of the
same place, were buried under the baggage
car, but neither was seriously hurt C. c.
Darby, of Cortland, n, Y, postal clerk
Of Syracuse, president OF the State Liquor
Dealers association, sustained slight in
juries.
The widest excitement prevailed for an
hour or two after the news of the disaster
reached this city, owing to the fact the
railroad authorities telephoued that the
cars had taken fire, and asked the assist
ance of the fire department, This infor-
nation happily proved to be erroneous.
Among the passengers was Henry Wes-
ton Edwards, of London, England, the
famous traveller, who has made the cir
cult of the globe three times, and who ac-
companied Nellie BLY, on large part of
her record brea aking journey. Mr. Ed
wards, who is way home from China, left
here this evening for New York, where he
will take a steamer tomorrow afternoon
for Europe The accident was caused by
misplaced switch. The switchman it is
said, had been in the employ Of the com
pany only since Oct. %