The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-01
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ROCHESTER. N Y, April 0.-Three
perfons we're killed ard more than dozen
sericusiy injured and Atty less seriously
injured a. the result OF wreck this al
fsrncon on the Rochester 4 Lake Ontario
railroad. better known as The Bay railroad.
at Resenbauers Corners, about one and
half miles north Of the city line. when two
cars Of an excursion train filed with pass
engsYs left the track while rounding a
curve at full speed and were completely
wrecked
The dead. John Helherg, aged -; J.
Tferney. aged -. unknown man. Seriously
injured: Julia Sullivan. fractured collar
Of the arm: Emil Sse.ngraber back badly
injured; Otto Hahnke. both legs badly
hurt: William Goodman. severe scalp
wound Emil Sehram. small bones OF foot
broken: John Riersasii. leg fractured, En-
ma Tueseibe.of. face terribly cut. James
Lombard. Internal INJURY. probably fatal:
j. +. Moore, III. l. Borie, Oscar Dorschal.
William Doerer. c. r. Rhinehart. John
Sullivan. Charles Warner. Joseph thinner.
The two latter may die.
Slightly injured: Charles barrow. A. r.
Burnham. Henry Koehiin, Valentine Loeb
ner, john Ruszinger. Henry Rother, Fred
erfck Codworth. Charles Nachaler, John
Q. Fredericks. John Fleming, Frederick
Seheiberg. Alder, Tippens. Frederick J.
Weinhers. W. s. Woodruff. John d. Roller.
Joseph Hicks. Mrs John Hicks. injured
internally.
Besides these at least twenty-five are cut
about the face and otherwise injured. They
went home without giving their names.
The train. which was crowded with ex-
cursionists bound for different points along
the shores of Lake Ontario. left the Bay
station. In this city. at 2.H O'Clock this
afternoon. about fifteen minutes late.
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Every seat In the coaches was filed. and
q large number OF people were standing
on the platforms The train was made up
OF an engine, one closed and two open
coaches There Is grade about 100 yards
from the corner OF North avenue and
Ridge road. and when this grade was
reached the speed of the train was in
creased perceptibfy. Down the grade went
the train, its speed increasing constantly.
When the far curve was reached the en-
CINE rounded IL with startling rapsdity
Next to the engine was the closed car
riage. divided into two compartments, and
when 1t reached the curve II veered over
to tho north side of the road around the
curve on the left wheels. 1t had gone
but . part of tho bend In the track when
Il left the rails and shot straight ahead
There was a sudden crash. and the coup
lings between the engine and coach were
severed and the coach again veered over
ana plowed through the earth for several
Feet before dropping on its side In the
front of the Ridge Road hotel
The closed coach which was overturned
had partition which divided the front
part from the rear Men and women were
thrown into a jumbled mass over against
the roof OF the car. and were pinioned UNI
der the seats and the partition in the car,
which was torn to .sp.trters.
John Hnborg was standing on the plat
form. and was caught between the two
cars and crushed 10 death
The work OF rescue was theoretically
carried on. and as soon as each sufferer
was taken out he was sent to the hospital