The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-01
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
THREE KILLED AND 4 DOZEN sF,.
RIOUsLy INJURED.
Two Cars Jump the TrncL ON
Curve while Going NJ IA High
Rate of Speed.

Rochester. N. y, April 3o.-Three per-
sons were killed. more than dozen Sc
rously injured and nifty less seriously
hurt as the result OF a wreck at 2:4S
o'clock this afternoon on the Rochester
and Lake Ontario railroad, better known
as the Bay railroad at Rosshaurrs Cor
ners. one half mile north OF the city line,
when two cars on an excursion train filled
with passengers left the track while
completely wrecked:
Dead
John Helberg, 20. died at homeopathic
hospital
j. Tierney, a. died at the city hospital.
Unknown man. died after being removed
from the wreck,
he seriously injured are;
Julia sullivan. Is. fractured collar bone
George Brasser "a, compound fracture of
forearm; Emil Steingraber %. back badly
injured OTTO Hahnke, ~, both legs badly
bruised and bones OF right hand broken;
William Goodman. o., severe scalp wound
Emil Schram rs. small bones Of right
foot broken; John Biershal. A. compound
fracture OF right leg Emma Tuefel. II,
nose broken, face terribly lacerated;
James Lombard, internal injury, may prove
fatal; j. f. Moore. Il, L. Borie, Oscar
Dorschal, william Doerner, G. X. HIne
hardt, John sullivan, Joseph thinner.
The two latter are very seriously in
jured and may die.
The slightly injured and who were able
to 20 to their homes are:
Charles barrow, back injured and face
cut; A. e. Burnham, head cut and both
legs bruised, Henry Koehin. back injured
Valentine Lochner. injured about chest
and back: John Russinger, back and head
injured; Henry Rosenthal left leg hurt;
Frederick Goldsworth. side OF face cut and
left shoulder Injured; Charles Nachsbu-
nachaler, left leg bruised, ]. H. Fred
ercks, both legs injured; John Fleming,
arms bruised. Frederick Schleber, back
and legs injured Albert Lippens back
injured; Fred J, Wehnert. right hand
John De Roller left side injured; Joseph
Hicks OF the Rochester Railway company
face cut and badly bruised Mrs. Joseph
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 eS-
cursionists bound for different points along
the lake, left here at ll5 this afternoon.
about fifteen minutes late. Every seat
was filled and a large number OF people
were standing on the platforms. The
train was made up OF an engine ono closed
and Two omen coaches. There Is grade
about 100 yards from the corner OF North
avenue and Ridge road, and when THE
grade was reached the speed OF the train
increased perespubly Down the grade
swept the train. its speed increasing con
stantly. When the far curve was reached
the engine rounded It with startling rapid
ity. Next TO the engine was the closed
carriage. divided into Two compartments.
and when It reached the curve 1t veered
over TO the north and rode around the
curve on the left wheels. II had gone but
a part of the bend in the track when II
left the rails and shot straight ahead,
There was a sudden crash as the couplings
between the engine and coach were sew
cred Then the coach again veered over
and ploufhed through the earth for sew
eral feet before dropping on its side in the
front OF the Ridge road hotel.