Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-08
1HELAkE SHORE WRECK.
Six People Killed and Fifteen WOunded-A
Bride of Week Ierishes.
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lBy telegraph 70 The Dl3ifltch.l
BrFFAIo. n. Y, March All Buffalo was
Mortified last night 10y news that terrible
disaster had occurred on the Lake Shore
railway near Bay View, station about nme
miles from this city. All kinds OF rumors
were floating about, each one more APPALLING
than the last, and As IL always true IN such
cases IT was almost an impOssibihty to get
any information from tho railway people.
The Inflated train was No. II, bound east
ward and due here at $3.50 o'clock J.. Vi.
Ii was made up Of three baggage four
coaches ald four sleepcrs. some miles
west of Hamburg the train parted between
the last coach and the hrst sleeper; tnu9
DESTROYING the efficiency of the air-brakeS
as far as the back part Of the tram was
concerned and placing 1t in an almost I'M
comfortable condition. IL was on the
down Grade where this occurred and the
two parts OF the flying express Numbered
onward with increasing speed with us
load Of precious humanity TO death ana
destruction. The first section went along
as u.ual until Conductor John +. Houghta-
ling discovered what had happened
and pullcd the bcll-cord. IL was
probably Just what most men would
have done under the circumstances,
but the act was attended with DIS
astrous consequences. The section came
10 a stand-still and moment or two later
the rear section crashed INTO II with aWiul
force and velocity. and the wreck was COM
pleted Louis +. Test, the sleeping-car
conductor. was the first III the back end ol
the train 10 notice that the coupling had
parted. and ne instantly pulled the ar
brake cord only to find It had no effect
He ran to the other cars with the same re-
eult and was lust in the act OF scrcwing up
the hand brakes when the collision oc-
CURED. The sections came together with
such force that the forward sleeper, the sail
ma. telescOped the roar coach OF the STANDING
section, killing six people and lnlurlng NJ
teen others. The ears were piled IN all
ehones on TOP of one another, while Salina
was almost completely buried from sight.
Those who escaped injury brayely set about
helping those who were less fortunate.
THE screams and shrieks of many OF those
i'm the wreck were enough TO make ones
blood run cold. There were eleven per
sons IN the Salina and one OF them, j.
Swavne. a colored porter, was hurled from
the car. q distance of 33 feet: Al the rest
were more or less injured, Inc others
Holm w. FLYNN. of Canton, o., travelling
accent of LautZ Brothers Il Co, OF this CITY,
John T. Power, of Plttsfeld, Mass, sup
posed) travelling agent for ID. Nj. Collins
Co., of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Stewart. Of Roches-
ter. c.o
Mrs. Joseph D. Bauchus, OF Saratoga
Springs. \. !. .u..l
people brought the bodies OF those kli lIl
INTO the Central depot, where Coroner
Tucker, who had been notified ana was ~
waiting. ut once took charge of them. All
the bodies with the exception OF that OF
Mrs Banchus. a bride of "A week, were
fakcn TO the morgue. Mrs. Bauchus,s re-
mains were taken 70 Brady Drlllards
undertaking rooms. She was twenty-thIee
years Of age, and formerly hyed al Rome
x y She was married a week ago TO-DAY.
When the Ave bodies were taken 10 the
morrue those of two men renamed uul-
dpnti6ed IL was soon learned, however,
that one Of them was that OF John W.
Flvnn. Of Canton, Ohio. He leaves u
mother Al Canton, who was dependent on
him for support. The body OF the Other
man IS believed from cards found III his
pockets to be that of John Il. POWER OF
Pittsfeld, Mass, a travelling. agent inost
nrobably for ID. NJ. Collins IL Co., or tlat
nniace dealers in ladies' knit goods. lie
had a ticket from Columbus, ONO, to
Rochester All the bodies were oadIy
mangled. Those OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
will He sent home. Coroner Tucker, VIII
empauel jury and hold thorough H.
The railroad authorities have. placed
snecial train at the Coroner's disposal 10
take the Jury to the scene OF the wreck;
'" sixteen persons were injured, including
7 e Mippinck, of Philadelphia, night arm
crushed and subsequently ampptated AT
Fitch Hospital. and George L, Allen, gene enc
raj northern passenger agent OF the Erie
road, Buffalo. 90 th. die
aster is that at Westburg, ana on tns' az.
connt the particulars of the wreck AR, arc
s s0u slow in reaching the city. The
FIRST arrival from the spot was Engineer
Moouey who had been in charge OF the
train lie brought with him upon the en-
CINE j. +. Minnick. of 100 Paramount td ave,
nue' philadelphia, who was at once taken
10 the Fitch Hospital and his right arm
amputated. -