The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-26
More Than Sixty Are Injured in Disaster That Overtakes
Grand Army Excursionists Returning From Meet
ing in Rochester, New York
SURVIVORS HELPLESS TO RENDER AID
LOOK UPON SCENES OF UTTER HORROR
Torn and Bleeding Victims Climb from Broken Windows
of Coaches Piled on End Forty Feet Below
Only to Fall Into Water-Lst Of
Dead and Injured

| MANCHESTER n =. Aug 25.-Thirtyseven were
killed and more than sixty injured East bound Lehgh
Valley train by engines filed with
veterans returning from the 6 A f. national ncanfmen at
Rochester occupied and the ases crowded
plunged through trese outlet Canandgua Lake near
this town at to-day and tumbed forty feet into the
water.
fortyfve victims, with legs and
arms cut off arrived evening The
charge thee-ourhs of these unfortunates will die
The train No running forty minutes late
Due to Spreading Rails
The disaster spreadngs of the rails The locomotives
day coaches and Pullman Austin the
safety the tracks away dining filled
ucheon the first plunge into the water
yvo days followed standing in the with
all the passengers head which completely filed
thirds crushing and manning all who underneath
Had been for the almost miraculous mind Of veteran Frank
Primer Of United States Grant Post G. A. r. of Pha
depha remaining coaches would also have plunged into
Quick fash when he heard the first crash Mr. Primer
eape1 and pulled the brake brought the coaches
stop quiverng the edge of the shattered trestle
Mr.. Primer tells the story follows:
Break in Windows.
Onr car stopped lust the edge
enbankment climbed down the side standing
end broke all the windows letting people out
possible.
the and pulled little girl with both
little boy short distance from her who
before could reach him Then pulled George
Irwin and his wife out of the water Both of them badly
injured life thing like this People seemed
om fright ard difficult TO do anything the
of
Scene of Horror
almost unprecedented railroad wrecks
the unchanged coaches
with blood from head and and limb creeping
and being dragged through the shattered glass the windows
to plunge into the water.
Before they partially submerged din
ing obliged to build foot bridge into
let of the lake.
Several railroad rushed and smashed the tooboxe
standing the trestle Axes handed al
ready crossed the foot bridge and work exrcatng
victims begun
Victims Taken from Cars
injured removed fast the wang
waists the off the end of the bridge disenang
them.
party Of priests headed by Monsgnor Hendrck
brother of Justice Hendrick OF the supreme York
State assisted by several sisters of mercy of the
At the suggestion of the priests the victims along the
shore either side of the outlet fast they exrcad
II was here that the last rites were administered.
Relief Trains Arrive.
In the meantime the been flashed IA every
nearby point and relief trains speeding
and Buffalo The first relief Rochester at
having made the trip at the rate of mile While
ured were being taken aboard this
ueneva ana minute later automobiles
physicians and from Clifton Springs Several of the in
ured had died within minutes and many more re mt
aboard the trains who were beyond hope recovery
The first relief train departing third train load
OF doctors and nurses arrived
Dead Taken to Morpue
The trains were met at Manchester
OF every description and the dead those who had died
en- route, taken to the morgue.
Then with the victims who alive the trains dashed
On to Rochester Geneva and Clifton Springs where their
freight hurried to hospitals
The first relief train to reach Rochester orve injured
1890