The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-07
FOG Hid The DANGER SIGNAL.
ElsYan Lives Lost In a Railway Collision
Near Fort Byron.
FULL LIST OF THE DEAD LED INJURED.
Description of the Horror by One of ths
Passengers-AT Tsil-End Collision
Terrible scenes.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, August 6--Ihe 81. Louis
express on the West Shore railroad. which
leaves here at 1853 A. b., met with y terrible
accident three miles west Of Fort Byron this
morning near what is known as the Duchess
cut. The train was running at high rate OK
speed and at that point ran into freight train.
The wreck WAS an awful one and up TO $50
O'Clock the deaths numbered eleven. Those
killed outright and those who died from their
injuries were Italians but one. the IiremAn OF
the passenger train. Eleven Italians We're
badly hurt and four will probably die.
Twelve cars OF tho freight train were
wrecked and piled up on the tracks COM
pletely blocking the tracks The ltal-
ians we're in the smoking car, which was
completely wrecked Hardlya whole piece OF
timber was left Of the car The wreck took
fire and tho passenger train was burned
with exception OF three sleeping cars. The
train was made up of two express cars, .
baggage car. q smoking car, day car and
four sleeping cars.
TAu-END COLLISION
~. Sullivan. Of this city was on the train
on his way to Buffalo. He was in the second
car. the one behind the smoking car. He had
been in there bur short time before the acci-
dent occurred '1 understood from a conver-
sation with one of tho abrakemen," said
Mr.. Sullivan, that it was q tail col
lision. The fire. CHIT train with which our
train collided was running on the passenger
trains time. When the crash came tho
scene was terrible one. The smoking
chr was smashed 10 spiinters and the
shrieks of the wounded who we're imprisoned
in the wreckags were heartrending The
accident occurred about 3 O'Clock. !
left the scene in the special train and 90 not
know what had been done toward caring for
the injured There were about fifteen killed
and / should think about twenty injured.
When | left tie dead and wounded were scat
tered about on the ground inside the tracks
and the surviving passengers were doing all
they could Tor tho relief Of the wounded. The
victims. as far Us | could see, were all men
who were in the smoking car. None OF the
passengers III the sleepors were injured
KILLED AID INJURED.
The following is list of the killedaand
wounded
Michael Bergen, fireman on passenger train.
lives 10 MecedOl; Alphonse Carilla, Coco
Rocco Veanzo Iilauri. Dominica kichono.
Th omas Merlina. John Hosio, Dominica Sau-
tilo, Antonio Scazzaifaya, John Grslnbott, all
Italians. Unknown Italian died On his way
20 Syracuse.
The wounded we're Mihls Codarella. Clio
yanni Rosso. Romeo AgOstmO, ,lomaso Can
zorino, Iuppis Camili, Luppis Agostino.
ArlCO CalOne Iersep Mascarelh. Anglo No
velli. Rocco Agosturo. Antonio Cobbella. ell
Italians; Benjamin Pitts, of Oneida James
Chasen. Of 81. Louis; J. Meyers, of Buffalo,
Frank Setter, Of Syracuse; John Preston, OF
West Troy; Patrick Ryan. engineer passen-
ger train East Buffalo: Mr.. lellor, Of West
Point; Mr. Lewice, Of Norwich
The Italians1came from Iompkin's Cove,
Rockland county, and were on their way TO
Niagara Falls 20 work on the tunnel there.
They were ia charge Of Interpreter Sayarino
ScOZZavanA.
CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
The accident WAS caused by The freight
breaking IN two. A fagman was sent back,
but the passenger engineer dld not see him
because of dense fog. The dead and wound
ell have been brought here. The accident
occurred al Montezuma. Il. b. Pitts Of New
York, one of the injured, is musical director
of the Uncle Isaac" Company and John i.
Shultz. property nan OF tho same companY,
s slightly injured Engineer Ryan Id inter
nally injured and his condition If critical