The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-07

SYRACUSE, N. Y.,Aug. G.-[SpecialI-
Inns morning freight train ON the
west Shore railroad going west, broke
in two between Port Byron and Metsuma.
and the fast train No. 3. was dashed
into ther". The brakeman went back
10 warn the passenger train, but tho
night was SO foggy that he was not
seen.
The fireman of the passenger train
was Killed. Ten Italians en- route TO
Niagara Falls, in the smoking car, were
Killed and thirty or forty others in the
Same car were injured. Tho sleeping
cars were burned and it is supposed that
nearly all the passengers rescued.
ne injured were brought 20 Syracuse
ana are being cared for. Tho bodies of
the Killed have leen brought here for
iuentihcation. Among the injured is a
lic!n Ger Oh an opera company, who died
on the way here. The scene OF Tho 40.
cident is four miles from Port Byron and
Two from Montesuma. Trainmen saw
moro killed are in the wreck
"A dense fog prevailed over tho Monte
suma marshes and tracks and trains
physicians and other aid were sent from
,nyrac"se, Auburn, Montesuma and Port
byron, Inc scene at the wreck is de-
Scrlpeu as terrible. At Q o'clock the
wreckinS train brought tho killed and
wounded here and the ambulances. no.
nee pat:oi wagons and hacks made a
mourhtul procession through tho crowd
eu streets TO the hospitals and under
takers rooms.
Michael Bergin, of Buffalo, fireman of
the passenger train, was Instantly killed.
Engineer Patrick Ryan, of Buffalo. had
MS chost crushed, and he is in tho hos
pitai here. OF twenty Italians in tho
smoking car ono only escaped injury,
anu nc was on the platform, usually
considered the place of greatest dance.
Seventeen injured Italians were brourht
to Syracuse some of whom will probnblv
die. =
IL Is now said that nobody in the
sleeping car was badly hurt. All tho
passengers who were able we're brought
mere In the train. The bodies OF tho
kliled arc held at Port Byron, whcre
Coroner Stewart will hold an inquest.
49, \ LATER ACCOUNT.
he wrecked train was the Chicago
and ST. Louis limited on tho West
ohore railroad, stopping only at Newark
anu KccheSter between this city and
Buitaio.and was composed Of an engine.
TWO express cars. one Baggage car,
sinoking car,day coach and four Wagner
sleeping coaches. The train was going
at the rate Of lorty-fve miles an hour
when tho crash came.
When three miles west OF Port Bryon,
the passengers who were awake fell tho
application Of tho air brakes and tho
passenger locomotive buried itself in
the caboosc of the freight troin. The
90 coach telescopcd the smoking car,
ana together with the threo baggaye
ana express cars was piled in a heap
piockading the tack. 1t being a through
Train tho express and baggage mon had
gone into tho roar cars to slecp and
escaped Injury. No body in any except
the smoking was seriously injured.
Inc entire fatality was confined to
occupants OF the smoking car and the
locomotive In the former was party
OF twenty ono Italian laborers. in chnrrr
81 an interpreter, who was taking them
from Iomkins Cave TO Niagara Falls.
where they were to be worked on a new
railroad tunnel. Only ono member of
this party escaped death or serious in
Jury. Fireman Michael Burpen. OF
Macedon. was found to have been in
stantly killed at his post on tho loco
motive, and Engineer Patrick RYAN, of
huifalo. was seriously injured. Ten OF
the Italians were killed outright or died
shortly after being taken out OF tho
wreck Some others are likely to die.
The broken train had been coupled
ana was just getting in motion to 20 on
siding when the passenger train came
along The tagman was sont back
from the freight train, but he saws his
signal was ohscured BY the dense for.
There is disposition to lay the blame
on the !agman.