Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-08-14
A COLLISION.
A Terrible Disaster On the Lake
Shore Road in New
York.
Eleven Dead Bodies Taken From the
Wreck. Scores Are In.
jured.
Maryland Society All Agog Over
Sensational Divorce
Case.

A collision between passenger and
a freight train occurred near Port
Huron, on the West Shore railroad
near Syracuse, N. Y, at z o'clock
Thursday morning. Eleven persons
were taken out dead, and number
reported wounded.
Michael Bergin, of Buffalo, fireman
of the passenger train, was instantly
killed. Sngineer Patrick Ryan, of
Buffalo, had his chest crushed, and
he is in the hospital. OF the twenty
Italians in the smoking car, one only
escaped injury, and he was on the
platform, usually considered theplace
of the greatest danger. Seventeen in
jured Italians were taken to Syracuse,
some of whom will probably die. 1t is
said that nobody in the sleeping Car
was badly hurt. All passengers vino
were able to be carried were taken to
Syracuse IN a Central train. The
bodies OF the killed are at Port Byron,
where Coroner Stewart will hold an
inquest. 1t is known that ten Ital-
ians were killed.
The accident occurred three miles
west OF Port Byron, at what is known
as the "Dutchess Cut" The train was
run at a high rate o. speed and at
that point ran into a freight train.
The wreck was an awful one. Twelve
cars OF the freight train were wrecked
and piled upon theroadway, complete
ly blocking the track. The Italians
were in the smoking car, which was en-
tire lydestroyed, hardly whole piece
OF timber being left OF the car. The
wreck took fire and the passenger
train was burned with the exception
Of three sleeping cars. The train was
made up of two express cars, a bag
gage car, a smoking car, day car and
four sleeping cars.
j. j. Sullivan, of Syracuse, was on
the train on his way to Buffalo. He
was in the second car, the one behind
the smoking car, he had been there
but short time before tie accident
occurred. 81 understood from a con-
versat1on with one OF the brakemen,"
said Mr.. Sullivan, chat it was g. tail
end collision. The freight train with
which our train colided, was running on
the passenger trains time. When the
crash came, the scene was q terrible
one. The smoking car was smashed
to sp)inters, and the shrieks OF the
wounded who were imprisoned in the
wreck were heartrending. The acci-
dent occurred about 8 O'Clock. I left
the scene on the special train and do
not know what has been done toward
caring tor the injured. When l left,
the dead and wounded were scattered
about on the gronnd inside the tracks
and the surviving passengers were do
ing all they could for the relief of the
No one in the rear end OF the wreck
was injured. The attendants of the
express and baggage cars had retired
to the rear coaches to catch a little
sleep, and the entire fatality was,
therefore, confined to the occupants
of the smoking car and locomotive.
In the former was the party of 2l
Italian laborers in charge of an in.
terpreter, Saverio Scozzavava, who
was taking them TO Tompkins Cove at
Niagara Falls, where they were to be
worked on the new railroad tunnel.
The following is a list of the killed:
Michael Bergen, fireman on passen-
ger train; lives at MaceGou; body TAX
en- to morgue.
Alphonse Carrilla, italian.
Coco Rocco, Italian.
Thomas Merlino, Italian.
John Rosio, Italian.
Veanzo Dilauri, Italian.
Dominlco Rlchone, Italian
Scazzafava, Italian.
John Grambot.
Unknown italian, died on the wav
to Syracuse.
The injured are: James Chasen, of
st. Louis; ]. Myers, OF Buffalo; Frank
Setter, of Syracuse; John Preston,
West Troy; Patrick Ryan, engineer
passenger train, East Buffalo; Mr..
Teilor, of West Point; Mr.. Lewice, of
Norwich; Angelic Fovelli, Rocco Au-
gusture, Antonio Cobbellia, Italians;
Benjamin Pitts, of Ooneonta; Luppis
Commilli, Lupus Agostino, Arico Cia-
lone, Joseph Miscarelli, Mihle Coda
rella, Giovanni Rosso, Runco Agost.
mo. Tomasco Canzorino. Italians.
The freight train was tol let the "Fly
err pass it by drawing over on the
Nc cntezuma side track. 1t Lad start
ed to leave the main track and was
half way on the switch when a coup.
ling broke. Realizing that there was
no time to lose, Conductor Tomas
Tobin, of the freight train, sent Ed.
ward Connolly up the track with q
lantern to check the "Flyer," but
whether he did not get far enough up
the road, or his signal was not seen, is
not known. A new coupling had been
made and the freight was slowly start
ing. In a minute more, it would have