After the groans of the dying were stilled in death the stench arising from the burning bodies is said to have been sickening. With no means of extinguishing the flames, and the heat being too intense to admit of all the bodies being extracted, nothing could be done by the spectators but to stand quietly by and see the remains slowly consumed.
The following is a letter from the correspondent of the Erie Despatch, who was at the scene of the disaster:
Mayville, N.Y., Dec. 26. 1872.
The bodies thus far identified are:
EARLE BACON, of Brocton, N.Y.
MARK HAIGHT, of Brocton, N.Y.
WILLIAM H. OSBORNE, of Westfield, N.Y.
HERMAN RYAN, of Farnham, N.Y.
EDWIN H. BELL, of Sherman, N.Y.
CON MALONEY, of Brocton, N.Y.
FRANK TAYLOR, of Corry, Pa.
JOHN WHITE, of Lancaster, N.Y.
AUGUST CARDOT, of Arkwright, N.Y. buried here
CHARLES METZ, of Eden Corners, near Angola, N.Y.
MR. and MRS. WILBUR F. RICE, Titusville, Pa.
E. JOSEPH CURTIN, of Titusville, Pa.
KATE RILEY, of Dunkirk, N.Y.
WILLIAM RANKIN, a laborer, from Canada.
JAMES H. McCARTEN, of Miller Station, N.Y.
W. H. MELROSE, Wakefield.
NEWTON RYAN, Irving.
BARNEY COOK, Lancaster.
Four bodies only remain unrecognized.
All the wounded, but MAGGIE CURTIN, W. H. TICKNER, MRS. CORNELIA McCARTEN and FAYETTE FLANDERS left Prospect Station for their homes.
At the Chautauqua House, Mayville, one JOHN DOUGLASS, a Canadian, has his left shoulder and breast broken, but he may recover.
JOHN COWDREY, of Corry, head cut and internal injuries.
BARNEY COOK, of Lancaster, bad internal injuries; his recovery is very doubtful. All the others are doing well. There were thirty-eight paying passengers on the train, and five employes back of the tender.
At the inquest Henry Miller and J. J. Marks testified that the train ran very fast. H. H. Lee and others contradicted it.
The fireman says they were running five miles per hour.
ORVILLE SWIFT, of Corry, was on the train, and his body has not been recognized.
Two of the four bodies unclaimed are shapeless masses.
MR. DOUGLASS, who was in the car twenty-five minutes, says several passengers were killed outright, others were writhing about until suffocated and others were conscious until burned to death.
The inquest was adjourned until Saturday, when the testimony of Conductor FLANDERS will be taken.
New York Herald New York 1872-12-27
For more information search Prospect Disaster.
The following is a letter from the correspondent of the Erie Despatch, who was at the scene of the disaster:
Mayville, N.Y., Dec. 26. 1872.
The bodies thus far identified are:
EARLE BACON, of Brocton, N.Y.
MARK HAIGHT, of Brocton, N.Y.
WILLIAM H. OSBORNE, of Westfield, N.Y.
HERMAN RYAN, of Farnham, N.Y.
EDWIN H. BELL, of Sherman, N.Y.
CON MALONEY, of Brocton, N.Y.
FRANK TAYLOR, of Corry, Pa.
JOHN WHITE, of Lancaster, N.Y.
AUGUST CARDOT, of Arkwright, N.Y. buried here
CHARLES METZ, of Eden Corners, near Angola, N.Y.
MR. and MRS. WILBUR F. RICE, Titusville, Pa.
E. JOSEPH CURTIN, of Titusville, Pa.
KATE RILEY, of Dunkirk, N.Y.
WILLIAM RANKIN, a laborer, from Canada.
JAMES H. McCARTEN, of Miller Station, N.Y.
W. H. MELROSE, Wakefield.
NEWTON RYAN, Irving.
BARNEY COOK, Lancaster.
Four bodies only remain unrecognized.
All the wounded, but MAGGIE CURTIN, W. H. TICKNER, MRS. CORNELIA McCARTEN and FAYETTE FLANDERS left Prospect Station for their homes.
At the Chautauqua House, Mayville, one JOHN DOUGLASS, a Canadian, has his left shoulder and breast broken, but he may recover.
JOHN COWDREY, of Corry, head cut and internal injuries.
BARNEY COOK, of Lancaster, bad internal injuries; his recovery is very doubtful. All the others are doing well. There were thirty-eight paying passengers on the train, and five employes back of the tender.
At the inquest Henry Miller and J. J. Marks testified that the train ran very fast. H. H. Lee and others contradicted it.
The fireman says they were running five miles per hour.
ORVILLE SWIFT, of Corry, was on the train, and his body has not been recognized.
Two of the four bodies unclaimed are shapeless masses.
MR. DOUGLASS, who was in the car twenty-five minutes, says several passengers were killed outright, others were writhing about until suffocated and others were conscious until burned to death.
The inquest was adjourned until Saturday, when the testimony of Conductor FLANDERS will be taken.
New York Herald New York 1872-12-27
For more information search Prospect Disaster.
After the groans of the dying were stilled in death the stench arising from the burning bodies is said to have been sickening. With no means of extinguishing the flames, and the heat being too intense to admit of all the bodies being extracted, nothing could be done by the spectators but to stand quietly by and see the remains slowly consumed.
The following is a letter from the correspondent of the Erie Despatch, who was at the scene of the disaster:
Mayville, N.Y., Dec. 26. 1872.
The bodies thus far identified are:
EARLE BACON, of Brocton, N.Y.
MARK HAIGHT, of Brocton, N.Y.
WILLIAM H. OSBORNE, of Westfield, N.Y.
HERMAN RYAN, of Farnham, N.Y.
EDWIN H. BELL, of Sherman, N.Y.
CON MALONEY, of Brocton, N.Y.
FRANK TAYLOR, of Corry, Pa.
JOHN WHITE, of Lancaster, N.Y.
AUGUST CARDOT, of Arkwright, N.Y. buried here
CHARLES METZ, of Eden Corners, near Angola, N.Y.
MR. and MRS. WILBUR F. RICE, Titusville, Pa.
E. JOSEPH CURTIN, of Titusville, Pa.
KATE RILEY, of Dunkirk, N.Y.
WILLIAM RANKIN, a laborer, from Canada.
JAMES H. McCARTEN, of Miller Station, N.Y.
W. H. MELROSE, Wakefield.
NEWTON RYAN, Irving.
BARNEY COOK, Lancaster.
Four bodies only remain unrecognized.
All the wounded, but MAGGIE CURTIN, W. H. TICKNER, MRS. CORNELIA McCARTEN and FAYETTE FLANDERS left Prospect Station for their homes.
At the Chautauqua House, Mayville, one JOHN DOUGLASS, a Canadian, has his left shoulder and breast broken, but he may recover.
JOHN COWDREY, of Corry, head cut and internal injuries.
BARNEY COOK, of Lancaster, bad internal injuries; his recovery is very doubtful. All the others are doing well. There were thirty-eight paying passengers on the train, and five employes back of the tender.
At the inquest Henry Miller and J. J. Marks testified that the train ran very fast. H. H. Lee and others contradicted it.
The fireman says they were running five miles per hour.
ORVILLE SWIFT, of Corry, was on the train, and his body has not been recognized.
Two of the four bodies unclaimed are shapeless masses.
MR. DOUGLASS, who was in the car twenty-five minutes, says several passengers were killed outright, others were writhing about until suffocated and others were conscious until burned to death.
The inquest was adjourned until Saturday, when the testimony of Conductor FLANDERS will be taken.
New York Herald New York 1872-12-27
For more information search Prospect Disaster.
The following is a letter from the correspondent of the Erie Despatch, who was at the scene of the disaster:
Mayville, N.Y., Dec. 26. 1872.
The bodies thus far identified are:
EARLE BACON, of Brocton, N.Y.
MARK HAIGHT, of Brocton, N.Y.
WILLIAM H. OSBORNE, of Westfield, N.Y.
HERMAN RYAN, of Farnham, N.Y.
EDWIN H. BELL, of Sherman, N.Y.
CON MALONEY, of Brocton, N.Y.
FRANK TAYLOR, of Corry, Pa.
JOHN WHITE, of Lancaster, N.Y.
AUGUST CARDOT, of Arkwright, N.Y. buried here
CHARLES METZ, of Eden Corners, near Angola, N.Y.
MR. and MRS. WILBUR F. RICE, Titusville, Pa.
E. JOSEPH CURTIN, of Titusville, Pa.
KATE RILEY, of Dunkirk, N.Y.
WILLIAM RANKIN, a laborer, from Canada.
JAMES H. McCARTEN, of Miller Station, N.Y.
W. H. MELROSE, Wakefield.
NEWTON RYAN, Irving.
BARNEY COOK, Lancaster.
Four bodies only remain unrecognized.
All the wounded, but MAGGIE CURTIN, W. H. TICKNER, MRS. CORNELIA McCARTEN and FAYETTE FLANDERS left Prospect Station for their homes.
At the Chautauqua House, Mayville, one JOHN DOUGLASS, a Canadian, has his left shoulder and breast broken, but he may recover.
JOHN COWDREY, of Corry, head cut and internal injuries.
BARNEY COOK, of Lancaster, bad internal injuries; his recovery is very doubtful. All the others are doing well. There were thirty-eight paying passengers on the train, and five employes back of the tender.
At the inquest Henry Miller and J. J. Marks testified that the train ran very fast. H. H. Lee and others contradicted it.
The fireman says they were running five miles per hour.
ORVILLE SWIFT, of Corry, was on the train, and his body has not been recognized.
Two of the four bodies unclaimed are shapeless masses.
MR. DOUGLASS, who was in the car twenty-five minutes, says several passengers were killed outright, others were writhing about until suffocated and others were conscious until burned to death.
The inquest was adjourned until Saturday, when the testimony of Conductor FLANDERS will be taken.
New York Herald New York 1872-12-27
For more information search Prospect Disaster.
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