New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
INJURED.

KAHN, W., Brooklyn, n. Y.
CADwEEN John. hip back and shoulders Injured
CLARK Jonah. head
DEGRAFF II. c.. head neck and shoulders cut and
bruised
HANLEY, Thomas OF Corning y. Y, severely injured in
the face head and shoulders
JONES. A p head cut.
KEATING. John. cut the head.
McGILL. james, badly squeezed about the body
MORGAN. Joseph. Of Corning Y. Y. the face and
badly burned about the lepa ond back. Very serious
RYAN Dennis. Of Corning crushed and burned.
SMITH George, Of Corning, crushed and burned.
SMITH James. leg broken.
WICKEN James D., Of Coming. crushed and burned
The passenger train consisted Of an express and
baggage car, three day coaches, two Pullman
and a special car, and about ten minutes
late, owing TO the trouble with one of the cars
The train at the time OF the accident lay upon
the Nypano main track just at the bottom OF
steep grade, and though the trainmcn knew they
were followed by No. 50, fast freight filed
with Chicago fresh meat, one seemed to think
the freight was at their very heels; and once on
the down grade coming into the station, it would
be hard matter 10 stop, especially rs the freight
did not intend to make Ravenna a stopping place
What might have been expected actually hap
pened. The freight was making time and came
down the hill with a rush, engine and tender
being fairly hurled through the rear cars Of the
passenger
When the correspondents arrived on the scene
a few minutes after the accident, the scene beg
cared description PiteOuS cries for help arose
from the heap of wreckage, and willing hands
were already tearing at the heap OF broken and
twisted timbers and iron, when scream Of hor-
1. ~ a. IL ill
through the hearts of the crowd that gathered
about Then here and there the darkness became
gradually lighted up Fire had added a cruel ter
ror 10 the wreck; and fight as they would the
rescuers could not drive the ugly element
back one foot from writhing victims
who screamed in vain for help The men were
willing enough. but, alas far too weak to tear
aside iron and timhcrs before wreck and fame
had done their worst There were few injured
who did not die. and ma were blaclcned and
burned so that they could scarcely be recognized
Thomas ITanlcy. Of Corning, who in the
fatal rear car with a score Of fellow-glasS workers
pn their way home to Corning, after a seasons
work i'm Ohio. says it was a miracle that single
occupant Of the car escaped to tell what followed
the crash was half asleep said he, listen
ing in a lazy way 10 the jokes and occasional
cheerful growl from one OF our friends in corner
vainly attempting 70 get some sleep, when | IAN
cied | heard a man Crt out III alarm. TOO
sleepy to investigate fully, | glanced up
around the car and sank back into the seat
Opening my eyes the next moment. it seemed as
if | had fallen asleep and wakened in another
world | seemed 20 feel no shOck-only
smothcred crash and dull sensation of pain
resulting probably from the terrific blow
received on the back of the head Then a reali-
cation Of what had happened came only too soon,
as the most horrible grOanS and cries came from
evsry side: from the poor fellows who an
instant before had been exchanging some
.nerr remark Then came the fire
and with the first blaze | stopped
my ears TO the screams Of terror and pain that
arose. was wedged in by some one my friend,
probably but he was so bent, twisted and doubled
under the seat and about my benumbed legs, that
[ could not tell what it was, except that 1t had
been human and living at one time, but dying
now. It was terrible, but a merclful release.
PAINLESS death to what some OF the Others had
to suffer. Many were caught and plnloned To
their seats or squeezed against the walls ot the car,
or apaiust the engine that had dashed INTO ana
through the car. Wherever they were, there they
stood or ay pleading In vain Tor hclp ana seeing
every moment the warm hames creeping closer
and closer, winding about thell H'h"' an" I'N-
ing their faces and one by one their cries were
,tiled rs they gave up the fight for life. My
escapc was simply a miracle, and came about
tbrongh no effort Of my own. | was forced or
knocked toward a break In the car, ana after
hard work extricated myself from the mass OF
wrecl, and human forms, and found myself stand |
Ino in the outside air badly hurt but alive
There was no delay in ready assistance but
a efforts were frutlrss until the arrival ol t.'e /
city fire department. The flames conId not no
STAYED on their terrible march oil ue"'p un'ii
water had been poured IN the "iecA-
for hours il seemed 30 the asohiEeu ON
lockers; but in reality oil that human power