The Portland daily press., 1890-03-08
SAD SCENES or DEATH AND SUFFERING
Particulars OF the Accident on the
Lake Shore Road.
Six Persons are Dead and Fifteen
Others Seriously Injured.
A Young Bride Killed by the Side Of
Her husband.

BUFFALO, March Tt Is now definitely
known that six people were killed in the ter
rible accident on the Lake Shore road near
this city last evening. The accident was
due, as was at first stated, TO the parting OF
the coupling between the last Of the passen-
ger coaches and the first Of the sleepers. By
the parting the efficiency Of the air brake on
the rear of the train was destroyed. so that
when the front section was stopped the
rear one crashed into 1t at full speed tele-
scoping the cars and piling them up In
splintered heap.
Louis e. Test the sleeping car conductor.
was the first one In the back end Of the train
to notice that the coupling had parted, and
he instantly pulled the air brake cord, only
to find that 1t had no effect. He ran to the
other cars, with the same result, and was
just in the act Of screwing up the hand
brakes when the collision occurred. The
sections came together with such force tn at
the sleeper, the Salina, telescoped the rear
pie and injuring is others. The cars were
piled up In all sorts Of shapes on top OF one
another, while the Salina was almost CON-
pletely buried from sight. Those who es-
capped injury bravely set about helping those
less fortunate. There were IL people In the
Salina, and one OF them, j. Swain. coloied
porter, was hurled from the car. distance
Of 30 feet, and instantly killed
THE KILLED.
The complete list of the killed is as fol-
lows:
J. SWAIN, colored porter of the sleeper
Salina.
JOHN W. FLYNN of Canton, Ohio, a
travelling agent for Lautz Bros. & Co. Of this
JOHN t. POWER of Pittsfeld, Mass, a
travelling agent for d. N. Collins 6 Co. Of
that city.
Mrs. JOSEPH D. BAUcUs of Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
THE INJURED.
As far as can be learned at this writing
the list of those injured, not previously
given, Is as follows:
j. v. MUNcK, Of Philadelphia, right arm
crushed and subsequently amputated at the
Fitch Hospital.
j. d. BAUoUs previously given as Marcus)
Saratoga Springs. face and leg bruised,
Fitch Hospital.
o. A. +. LEwELLEN. st. John, N. B.. left
foot injured.
HENRY B. ULRIcH, Rochester. injury to
knee. Stafford House.
julius SIEGEL, New York city, injury to
left arm.
GEORGE S. THOMPSON. Rochester. slight
sprain OF leg.
bruise on chest. Fitch Hospital.
j. G. ARMSTRONG. Rochester, cut In the
head and neck, M0nsion House.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Los Angeles. Col. slightly
injured
The nearest telegraph station to the scene
Of the disaster Is that at West Hamburg. aud
on that account the news Of the wreck was
somewhat slow In reaching this city. Tue
first arrival from the spot was En- gineer
Mooney, who had been In charge OF the
train. He brought with him On the engine
once taken TO the Fitch Hospital and his
right arm amputated.
There were about 80 people on the train,
and among them were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
had been married just a week. and were re-
turning home from their honeymoon trip.
The couple occupied seat in the coach, and
the bride was pinned down when the crash
bruised in many places, while her skull was
terribly crushed. The husband was also in
jured about the body and legs, but his
physical suffering was nothing COM
pared 70 the mental agony he endured.
The bride was rolled in blankets
and lay stretched across two seats, while Dr.
Thompson of Angola did what was possible
TO save her. Other physicians were also
there. and looked after the young couple, but
Mrs. Baucus was doomed from the first. Her
ing upon the doctors to save her, and kissing
her poor blanched and bleeding lips. All ef-
forts to save her were without avail, as she
gave up her life as the relief train approach
ed the city about 2.30 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Stewart Of Rochester,
who also occupied seat In the coach, were
killed together. They had with them their
little Is months old girl, who was thus left
an orphan at single blow. The poor little
thing escaped injury, and was found clasped
In the arms of her mother, who, with the
father, was lying upon the floor Of the Car
aud crushed almost beyond recognition.
The Ground Dropped.
WILKEsBARRE. Pa, March THE
suburb Of Plymouth, known as Curry's
Hill, was terribly shaken by cavern at
three o'clock this morning. caused by the
working of the Washington colliery, 450 feet
below the surface. The shock was very
violent. the surface settling in some places
ten feet. The house of WIN. Kelly was COM
pletely wrecked and four or five others badly
damaged. No one was seriously hurt, but
several were bruised by falling furniture.
On the Boston and Maine.
CONCORD, N. H., March Two freight
| trains collided On the northern division Of
| the Boston 81 Maine Railroad two miles and
| half above Grafton Centre. this afternoon,
| badly wrecking both locomotives aud several
| cars and completely blockading the line.
| The men jumped, fortunately escaping
| injury.
Six Died In Two Weeks.
| ZANEsvILLE, O., March 7.-Hon. J. G.