Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-07
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Passenger and Freight Trains Collide
at Syracuse New York.
FIRE ADDS TO THE HORROR
OF the Disassr-IalaA LabOrsrs Naks Up Most Of
the Killed Rscord-0vT Forty Persons Are In
jursd, Some Yatally-Rank Carslsssnsss
On the Part Of the Railroad.

SYRACUSE, n. Y. August GA
dreadful accident occurred on the West
Shore Railroad early this morning.
About o'clock freight train, going
west broke in two between Port Byron
and Montezuma, and fast train No. 3,
the ST. Louis Limited, which left New
York at o'clock last evening, dashed
into the rear.
When the freight train broke in two
brakeman went back TO warn the pas
senger train, but the fog was so thick
that he was not seen, and the Limited
crashed into the freight cars at full
speed.
Fire added to the horror Of the situa-
ton, for shortly after the collision the
sleeping cars took fire and were burned.
1t is supposed that all, or nearly all, the
occupants OF the sleepers were rescued.
The fireman OF the passenger train
was instantly killed when the collision
occurred. Ten Italians EN- route 70 Nj
acara Falls, in the smoking ear, were
killed and 30 or 40 others in the same
car injured.
Among the injured was a member OF
an opera company, who died on the
way here.
The scene Of the accident is four
miles from Fort Byron and two from
Montezuma station. The trainmen say
thar more killed are in the wreck
Dense fog prevailed over Montez0ma
marshes and enveloped the trains and
tracks Physicians and other aid were
sent from Syracuse, Auburn, Montezu-
ma ard POes Byron. The scene at the
wrec0 is described as terrible.
At9 l'cicck a wrecking train brought
the wounded here, and ambulances,
poli-e patrol wagons and hacks made a
mournfui procession through the crowd
al streets TO the hospitals.
The name Of the fireman who was
killed is Michael Bergen; he resided In
BufTslo. Engineer Patrick Ryan, OF
BufalO. had his chest crushed and is In
the hospital here.
OF th, twenty Italians in the smok-
ing car one only escaped injury, and he
was on the platform, usually considered
the place Ol INC hAO@oOoo '''o
Seventeen injured Italians were brought
TO Syracuse, some OF whom Will PROB
ably die. -..a. ...--
sleeping car was badly hurt. An pas
SengerS VINO were dUf0 Were UIVUSrIv
here I'm a Central train. The bodies OF
the killed are at Port Byron, where
Coroner Stewart will hold an inquest.
At four o'clock this morning a relief
train was made up in this city, and DIR.
II. ID. Didama, Coroner +. w. Smith,
DR.. Gregory Doyle, DR.. c. ). Roberts
and Dr. Nathan jacobson, with num-
Der of railroad men, went to the scene
of the wreck. This train returned here
az nine o'clock with the injured, who
were taken TO hospitals. The bodies OF
the fireman and one of the Italians,
who died on the way, were taken to the
morgue. After the return OF the relief
train the names Of the victims were
. learned.
Following is the list Of the dead, so
far as known:
Michael Bergen, fireman of the pas
senger train; body taken TO mOrGne.
AlphOnSe Carilla, Italian; Coco RaccO,
Italian; Thomas Merlino, Italian; John
ROsio. Italian; VanZO DilaUri, Italian;
Dominica Richone, Italian; Dominica
Ssutilo, Italian; Antonio ScazzAffava,
Italian; John GrambOtt, unknown
Italian. died on the way to Syracuse.
Following are the names of the seri-
ously injured: James ChaSen, OF St.
Louis: ]. Myers, of Buffalo; Frank
Setter. of Syracuse; John Preston, West
Troy: Patrick Ryan, engineer Of the
Dassenger train, East Buffalo; Mr..
Teilor. of West Point. Mr.. Lewice, of
Norwich: Angelic NOvell, Italian; Roc
On Anpusturo. italian; Antonio COObella,
ftalian. BENJAMIN Pitts, OF Oneonta:
Iuppis Camilll, Italian; Lupus Angus
tino italian; AricO CialOne, Italian;
.IoseDh Niscorelli, Italian; Mihle Coda
rella' Italian: Giovanni ROSSO, Italian;
Runco AgosimO, Italian; TOmaSco Can
zorinO. Italian IL is believed that the
ininries of four Of the Italians VIII
prove fatal. ,-,
Cove. Rockland county, ana Were on
their way 10 Niagara Falls 10 WORK on
tunnel there. They were In charge OI
an Interpreter, SavarinO Scozzavana'
IL sullivan, OF this city, was on the
train ON his way TO Buffalo. He was IN
tbe second ear. the one behind the smoK-
inc car. He had been In there out
short time before the accident occurred
Il understand from conversation
with one of the brakemen," SAID MT
Sullivan. "that it was tail-end COILS
ion. The freight traip with which our
train collided, was running on the pas
soD,,a,- t-si,,s time When the crash
came the scene was terrible one. Inc
smoking car was smashed 70 splinterS
and the sbrieks of the wounded VINO
were fmDrisoned in the wreckage were
heartrending. The accloent Ocouitsu
about o'clock. left the scene On Sne
special train, and do not KNOW "uas
had been done toward caring LOT 1us
injured. There were about 10 Aliie1, 1uu
I should think about 20 Injured. Wheh
I leftthe dead and wounded were scat
tered about on the ground INSIDE the
tracks, and the surviving passengers
were doing all they. could for the re'iel
Of the wounded. The victims, so iar as
4 ] could see. were all men who were Ia
the smoking car. None OF the paSSeh-
gers in the sieeperS were injured -
The wrecked passenger train. the oe.
Louis Express, left here at l:5S TINS
morning, and was running at a hlgn
rate Of speed when itran into the irelgns.
Twelve cars of the freight train were
wrecked and piled up on the tracks
eompletly blocking the ROAD. 1uo
smoking car, in which the Italians wste ,sa
Killed, was broken TO pieces Inc
wreck took fire, and the passenger Srlin
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