The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-31
THE ERIE ROAD WRECK.
Reports as to The Number Killed and
Wounded We're Exaggerated.
TWO KILLED AND NINE BADLY WOUNDED
Three Arc Yet Unaccouutcd For.
Many Passengers Were Robbed
by Thieves.

| Port. Jervis. N, V. July so.--The aociden,
on the Eric railroad growing out of the land
slide mile east OF Lackawanna last night
was not as serious as at first reported. only
tho fireman and engineer OF the dcrailed on.
sine OF the westbound Chicago express, which
turned over on the track were killed. though
n number of passenger were injured.
Tho killed;
STEPHEN ourwATER. Port Jervis, ensi-
n,er.
FRED SELLS Port Jervis. fireman.
The injured: C. l.. stephens. Chicago,
Bruises. minor contusions: +. View. sharon.
Pa. scalp Wounds Mrs. III. U. Boyd, sharon,
bruises back and shoulders. bernard shay.
Sc. Josephs. engineer: Fred Smith. Port Jer-
Wis, brakeman shoulder broken. Il. h, Belize,
Cleveland cuts on head and hand burned
Mrs. H. G. Heath. New YORK. cut head ana
back injured. Miss Florence Abel Milford,
Newark. Mrs. McBoth Hunt Newark.
Several others suffered slight injuries.
The wreck, which occurred shortly before
midnight MAS preceded by clouaburst ana
storm which lasted two hours, A section OF
the bank tell on the ,asthonnd track directly
In front on the freight train. Several trees
went down with the rocks and cnrth nnd the
frelgh, cars and engine were turned over di-
rectly across the westbound tracks lust as the
Chicago express put in AN appearance run
ming at the rate OF slxty-mile an hour. The
eApress train crashed into the wreck and the
baggage car. combination and bufet car and
Pullman sleepers were piled upon the tracks
Tho FIRST sleeper was split In two parts and
the passengers were thrown thirty feet down
an cnlbankment fro Mt once broke out and
four cars OF the express train and nine OF
the freight cars we're burned, .
Baggugemaster Becker. who found himself
under the baggage gar, recovered conscious
ness only to discover that he was all alone
in that part OF the wrecked passenger cars.
He managed to crawl from his position only
10 find blaze starting In front OF him. while
half of the cars were somehow braced up
immediately over him. He called for assist
ance, but there was no RESPONSE. Then ne
saw the passengers who had been hurled
down the thirty-toot embankment ondeavoring
to eStricRte themselves from the debris and
make their way up the bank. All were clad
only IN their night clothing. and they were
shivering with cold Some were bleeding and
moaning. Most of the train crews com
menoed to search different portions OF the
wreck and assisted the more seriously In
jured. Word was tolegraphed to Port Jer-
Wis. relief train was at once arranged for
and doctors and nurses returned for the pur
nose OF caring for those needing immediate
assistance Tho relief soon reached the scene
OF the accident and nearly all OF the Injured
were removed TO the hospital
Several thieves from Port Jervis. who
heard of the wreck. came TO the scene and
stole the clothes OF the passengers during the
excitement. millinery decorator OF New
York lost clothing containing $500 in bills and
a gold watch f. G. Fitzpatrick OF Denver
lost 500. a gold watch, diamond pin and
diamond stud on the way To the hospital
he noticed mau wearing his trousers
Conductor Welsh had train checks in hIs
showing three persons as yet un-
accounted for. Two We're from Cleveland and
one from CattarnuEus. The Cattaraugue man
licved that they took refuge In the vicinity
Of the wreck aud that they will be heard
from later, Thousands of persons visited the
scene OF the wreck today.