Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-01
JUMPS THE IRON.
Excursion Train Wrecked, Sun
day, at Rochester, N. Y.
Two KiIIed--5O Injured, Of Whom
a Dozen VIII Die.
Two Cars Leave Track While Rounding Curve
al Full Speed.


train filled with passengers, left the
track while going around a curve at
full speed. and was completely wreck
ed. over 50 persons were injured. three
are dead and at least dozen are "a
tally injured.
The following is a partial list of tn
dead and injured:
Dead-John Hclhert, aged 20. died at
the Homeopathic hospital: unknown
man. died after being removed from
the wreck.
The seriously injufed-Julia sullivan,
Is, fractured collar bone; George Bras-
ser. 3G. compound fracture NJ the fore
arm: Emil Steingraber, y, back badly
injured; Otto Hahnke, q. both legs
badly bruised and bone of right, hand
broken; William Goodman, -. severe
scalp wound. Emil Schram, IL. small
bones night foot broken. John Eielsh4L
i2, compound fracture Of left leg; En-
ma Toufol. Il, nos. broken. fact terri
bly, laccratad: James Lombard, inter-
nal injury. may prove fatal; J. j..
Moore: II. l.. Borie: oscar DOrSchaj:
VIM. Denrer; L. L. Hinehart; John
Sullivan; J. Ticrney; Charles Werner:
Joe thinner. The two latter are very
seriously injured ana may die.
The slightly injured ana VINO arr
able TO 20 u their homes are: Charles
Darrow. y. +. Bu.nham, Henry Koch
lin. Valentine Machener, John Russcn-
ser, Henry Eoscnthal, Frederick Colds
worth, Charles Nachalcr. John II.
Frederick, John Flemming. Frederick
Schrlcber, Albert Lippens, Frederick j.
WghEert. W. :. Woodruff, John Derol-
ler, JOS. Hicks Mrs. jos Hicks
BESIDES there We're at least y more
cut about the face ana otherwise in
jured. They went home without Civ
ing their names.
The train. which. was crowded with
cXcursinnists bound for different points
along the shores Of Lake Ontario in the
Troudequoit bay district. left the bay
depot in this city. at 2.41 o'clock. this
afternoon. about u minutes late. Every
seat in the coaches was filed ana a
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 a grade. about 100 yards
from the corner of North avenue ana
Ridge road. nd when the grade was
reached the speed of the train percepti-
bly increased. Down the grade swept
the train, its speed almost constantly
increasing. When the far curve was
reached the engine rounded it with
startling rapidity.
Next to the engine was the closed
carriage. divided into two compart-
ments. and when it reached the curve
it Veered over to the north and rode
around the curve on the wheels on the
left side. ii had crossed but part of
the bend in the track when il left the
rails and shot straight ahead. There
was a sudden crash as the couplings
between the engine and coach were
severed and then it again veered over
and plowed through the earth for sew
eral feet before dropping on its side
in front of the Ridge Road hotel
When the first coach left the track
the engine sped on down the track and
the other coaches were forced off the
track The second coach scraped
along the side of the one left on the
track, tearing away the platform and
otherwise iniuring the car. These cars,
impellad by the force they had already
received. ran ahead for about 100 feet.
The second car had been drawn oil
the track by the first coach, and being
tossed to one side, poised in the air as
though it was ready to follow the other
and topple over in the road. But the
next instant it struck one of the trucks
of the coach already derailed and the
car was thrown back on the track
where it came to a standstill. The en-
CINE which kept on down the track and
was not stopped until it had gone near
ly a mile.
The closed coach, which was over
turned. had in it a partition that divid-
ed the front part from the rear. The
rear apartment was smoking apart
ment In it We're several men and
standing in the entrance were two wo-
men and little girl. These We're
thrown over against the roof Of the car
and were pinioned under the seats and
the partition in the car which was torn
to Splinters.
The scene which followed was heart
rendering in the extreme. The means
and shieks of the injured filled the air
ana sckenine sight met the eye.
John Hilberg was standing on the
platform between the second ana third
cars when the crash came and was
caught between the two cars and
crushed to death
His body was removed with great
difficulty and sent to the morgue. Lit
tie Emma Tuofel was among the first
Of the wounded taken from the wreck.
Her face was covered with blood, her
nose broken and cuts and bruises all
over her face. hands and arms She
was crying piteously as she was sure
both her father and mother who were
aboard the train had been killed.
George Brasser. who sustained
compound fracture Of the fore arm.
was found pinned under Il heavy beam
and was removed with considerable
difficulty.
The work Of rescue was energetically
carried on and as soon as each sufferer
was taken out he was sent to the hos
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