The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-07
KILLED IN THE CRASH.
Fatalities Resulting From an Accident on
tho Lake Shore.

Fatalities Resulting From an Accident on
tho Luke Shore.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Aug. 6.-About seven
o'clock this morning a freight train on the
West Shore road, going west, broke in two
between Port Byron and MonteZuma, and
the st. Louis express, a fast train follow
ing. crashed into the rear portion of the
freight train. Several Italians, who were
en- route to Niagara Falls, and who were in
the smoking CT. were killed, and eleven
train burned except the three sleeping cars.
The injured were brought here and are be-
ing cared for, while the bodies of those
killed were turned over to the coroner at
Port Byron, whore an inquest will be held.
Tn killed. are Carilla Alfonso, Coco Roca,
Thomas Merlino, John Rosia, Dominica
Stanilo, Antonio Scozzafave. John Clam
bolt, one unknown. All of the above were
Italians. all adults. Fireman Michael Bur-
gen, Macedon, N. Y, was instantly killed.
Antonio Umbello died after removal to the
House Of the Good Shepherd. Joseph M.
Keenan,, of st. Louis, died at the House Of
the Good Shepherd.
The injured are: Patrick Ryan, engi-
neer of the express. lives i'll Buffalo; Louis
Diller, of Alssce-Lorraine; A. X. Lovvas,
of Hungary; John Schultz, member of the
1liOi lStNS y SOIliPdkJy " ILaStpIk,
Pa; George H. Saxby, Of Hamilton, Ont;
John Preston, of Troy, N. y, railroad
man; Julius Myers, Of Buffalo; B. Il.
Pitts, musical di ector of the "Uncle
Isaac company; Camille Libez, Cuisine
Libez, Henry Tralona. Giuseppe Masca-
riello, Giovanni Rossi, Nicolo Machine,
Tomasss Tonzano, Lugui Donaro, all Ital-
ians, an unknown Hungarian, and Antonio
Cabello, an Italian. The above were all
taken to the House of the Good Shepherd;
r. X. serviss, of Newark. N. Y; Lewis
TAYLOR, of West Point, N. Y, and Frank j.
Setter, of this city, are removed to their
homes.
j. j. Sullivan, of this city, was in the car
behind the smoker. Regarding the acoi-
dent he said: The freight train with
which our train collided was running on
passenger train time when the crash came.
The scene was a terrible one. The smok-
ing car was smashed into splinters, and the
shrieks of the wounded imprisoned in the
wreckage was heart rendinG. When | left
the dead and wounded were scattered about
on the ground inside the tracks, and the
surviving Passengers were doing all they
could for the relief of tire INT The
victims, SO far as l could see, were all men,
who were in the smoking car. None of the
passengers in the sleeping Car were in"
jursd."
John T. Bowdish, of Boston, who had a
narrow escape, gave a similar account of
the accident. He said that no one in the
rear of the wreck was injured. Attendants
of express and bagge cars had retired to the
rear coaches to catch a little sleep, and the
entire fatalities were therefore confined to
the occupants of the smoking car and loco
motive.
A West Shore officinl says that from
what can be learned there is no coub but
that the accident was the result of neglect.
as the conductor of the freight train should
hayA EaHt tanly "a tiDun1oDt tn warn tina rrajna |
on the same track.
Twelve cars of the Fl eight train were
and piled up or the tracks, com
blocking the road. Hardly a whole
piece of timber was left of the smoking car.
The wreck took fire and the passenger train
cars. The train was made up of
express, baggage and smoking car, day
coach and four sleeping cars.
Conductor Kanaly, of the limited, said:
81 was in the front end OF the sleeper Mara
than and had just noticed that we were
cuse at Los, on time. The train was heavily
loaded. Each of the sleepers had about
twenty passengers. 1t was very foggy and
the engineer, OF course, expected that the
Montezuma side track would be all right
for him. The first indication | had of an
accident was "hen [ felt a sudden applica-
ton of the air brakes. A moment later
the crash. That is about all lean tell
except that the engine went clear through
the caboose of the freight train and then
rolled down IN embankment. The day
coach telescoped the smoking car, and when
| got out of DOCS they were all mixed up
with the express and baggage cas-. The
]sleepets did not leave the rails
The jury returned a verdict finding Con-
ductor Iobi and Flagman Connolly guilty
of criminal negligence. Both men have
fed. Antonio Umbelio. one OF the injured
Italians, died at the hospital to night,
making tho total killed thitteen.