The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-08
CRASH OF THE TRAINS.
SIX PEOPLE KILLED AND FIFTEEN
BADLY INJURED.

ductor to Stop the Second Section.
The Action of the Conductor of the
First Section the Cause of the Ac-
cident.
BUFFALO, March 7-All Buffalo was
horrifed last night by the news that ter
rible disaster had occurred on the Lake
Shore railroad, near Bay View station,
about nine miles from this city. All
| kinds of rumors we're floating about
each one more appalling than the last, and.
as is always true in such cases, it was
almost impossible to get any information
from the railway people. The ill-fated
train was No ~, bound eastward, and due
here at $3.50 o'clock at night. 1t was made
up OF three baggage cars, four coaches and
four sleepers.
BREAKS IN TWO.
Some miles west of Hamburg the train
parted between the day coach and the first
sleeper, thus destroying the efficiency Of the
air brakes as far as the back of the train
was concerned. aud placing it in an almost
uncomfortable condition. 1t was on down
grade where this occurred, and the two
parts OF the flying express thundered onward
with increasing speed with its load
of precious humanity to death and destruc.
ton. The first section vent along as usual
until Conductor John Il. Houghtaling dis
covered what had happened, and pulled the
bell cord. 1t was probably just what most
men would have done under the circum-
stances, but was attended with disastrous
consequences.
THE CRASH.
The first section came to a standstil.
and moment or two later the rear section
crashed into it with awful force and
velocity, and the wreck was completed
Louis II. Test, the sleeping car conductor,
was the first person in the back end of the
train to notice that the coupling
had parted. and he instantly pulled
the cord, only to find that it had no effect
lie ran through the other cars with the
same result, and was just in the act Of
screwing up the hand brakes when the col
lision occurred. The sections came together
with such force that the forward sleeper,
the Salina, tele,coped the rear coach of the
standing first section, killing seven people
and injuring fifteen others.
CARS IN A HEAP.
The cars were piled in all sorts Of shapes
on top of one another. while the Salina was
almost completely buried from sight. Those
who escaped injury bravely set about help
ing those who were less fortunate. Tie
screams and shrieks Of many of those
in the wreck were enough to
make ones blood run cold. There were
eleven persons in the Salina, and one of
them. j. Swayne, a colored porter, was
hurled from the car, a distance of 33 feet.
All the rest were more or less injured
THE OTHERS KILLED.
The others killed were:
John w. Flynn of Canton, O., travelling
agent Of LaEtz Bros 81 Co. of this city.
John T. Power, of Pittsfield, Mass. Sup
posed, travelling agent for d. NJ. Collins 81
Co, of that city.
J. e. Stewart and wife of Rochester.
r. Mrs. joseph ID. Bauches, Of Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
AT o'clock this morning the railroad
people brought the bodies of
those killed into tho Central depot,
where Coroner Tucker, who had been no
titled and was in waiting, at once took
charge of them. All the bodies, with the
exception of that of Mrs Bauches, who was
bride of week, were taken to the morgue
Mrs Bauches' remains were taken to an un-
dertaking FIRMS rooms. She was 80 years
OF age, and formerly lived at Rome, n Y.
She was married a week ago to-day
TWO UNIDENTIFIED.
When five bodies were taken to the
inorgue those Of two men remain unidenti-
fed. 1t was soon learned, however. that
one Of them was that Of John w. Flynn of
Canton, @. He leaves a mother at Canton,
who was dependent on him for support.
The body of the other is believed, from
cards found in his pockets, to be that of
John T. Powers of Pittsfeld, Mass, trav-
cling agent, most probably, for d. NJ.
Collins & Co., Of that place, dealers in
ladies' knit goods He had ticket from
Columbus, o., to Rochester. All the bodies
are badly mangled. Those of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart will be sent home.
AN INQUEST.
Coroner Tucker has impaneled a jury
and will hold thorough inquest.
The railroad authorities placed a special
train at the coroner's disposal to take the
jury TO the scene of the wreck. Those in
jured are as follows:
j. E. Minnick Of Philadelphia, right arm
crushed and subsequently amputated at
Fitch hospital.
George r. Allen, general northern passen-
ger agent Of the Erie road az Buffalo.
The nearest telegraph station to the dis
aster is that at Westburg, and on that
account particulars Of the wreck were
somewhat slow In reaching the city The
first arrival from the spot was Engineer
Mooney, who had been in charge II the
train. He brought Mr.. Minnick with him
upon the engine.