The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
CRUSHED AND MANNED.
Twelve Persons Killed and Many
Injured in a Wreck
ON NEW YORK ELECTRIC RAILROAD
Combination Baggage and Passenger Car
Gets Away and Jumps tho Track and
Causes the Accident.

Glovsrsyille, N. T., July "a wreck
which occurred on the Mountain Lake rail-
road late last night caused the almost IN
slant death OF eleven persons and one We
tim died In the hospital here early today.
1t 10 believed that several other persons
Will suceumb to their Injuries.
The dead, all OF Gloyersyille, are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. EDWARD ]. BAIRD,
MISS MAh9AHET MAIN,
MNS. OMAN EASTMAN,
EDWARD DAVIS,
EDWARD I. TREvEr1,
JOSEPH SALoY,
MRS. JOSEPH SALOY,
EDWARD SALoY,
ISADOkE ROTHBBKG,
MIS-. MARIAN ANNABBL Of Northyiie,
FRED CHONIN.
The seriously injured:
Recorder Frank Wood condition serious
Mrs. Wilmarth, serious;
Mrs. Herby Naxeen,
Mrs. &c. 4. Peacock,
james Peacock,
Mrs. Lucy Peacock,
Robert Butler.
Miss Ruby Hines
Miss Louise Chapman,
Arthur Perkins.
Herbert Mnxsen,
Benjamin Rice.
q. Eastman,
Nathan johnson,
George Fisher,
William Dodge, motorman;
William Brown, kingsboro;
Charles Brown,
Robert baloY,
Edward Schnel, condition serious
Mrs George Fischer
All the Injured mentioned above were
taken to the hospital. Twelve other per
sons whose injuries were OF Tess serious
nature were removed to their homes
~ If
crushed and manned almost beyond recos-
milton and the scenes about the wreck were
horrifying. The accident was caused oy u
combination baggage and passenger car
getting away from the motorman ana rush
Ing down the mountalnside at terrific speed;
The brakes refused to work and at the emu
of the grade the heavy car crashed INTO q
loaded open car, also descending the Noun
tun The latter was hurled from the track
and turned on Its side and over 10 per cent
of the passengers we're injured, Those VINO
were pinned directly under the car were
crushed to death and In some Instances
terribly mutiiated The combination car
also left the track and turned on ITS sue 1.,
AS the scene Of the accident Is remote
from the city, 1t was two hours before ap
planes 10 raise the open car ana release
the victims were secured
The accident happened at a sharp curve
where the track turns to make the CHINO
up the steep mountain side. The wreck &c.
Cured at the end Of a day of pleasure at
the resort at the top of the mountain ana
the cars were loaded with excurslonlsts,
The car on which the dead and Injured per
sons were riding was an open one In
charge Of Motorman Arthur Perkins and
Conductor James Cameron and the car
which was responsible for the wreck was
In charge Of Motorman william Dodge
According to Conductor James CT Cameron
while coming down the grade v9ove the
curve and conlded With the open ca po as as
cars went down the grade at lightning
speed, AZ, the foot Of the hin the sars
car had reached the one ahead ale lights
in the irst car went ont and added dark.
ness TO the horror. The heavy double car
struck the other with such force that it
raised the rear end Of the first car into the
air and over the right embankment on the
side. Both cars were derailed and the pas
sengers We're thrown in every direction.
Many were killed instantly and others di d
from their wounds Immediately afterward.
Albany, ~ Y. July 5,The State board
OF railroad commissioners today ordered a
strict investigation Of the wreck near
Gloversvile last night.