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Passenger Train Jumps the Track at Blodgett's Mills, N. Y. DEATH ENDS A PLEASANT VISIT. While Returning From a Sojourn With Family Iriends, Mrs. J. J. Mc Quillan Is Distantly Killed—Fifteen Others Injured, but None Fatally. Cortland, N. Y., Sept. 3.—Train No. 4, the southbound vestibule on the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western rail road, was wrecked at Blodgett's Mills, yesterday. The train consisted of an express car, a combination baggage and smoking car, a day coach and a Pull man parlor car. The train, which does not stop at Blodgett’s Mills, was pass ing at the rate of 45 miles per hour on a straight track. When about 500 feet north of the station the rear track of the day coach in some unexplained manner became detached and left the rail. This truck knocked all of the trucks from under the parlor car, which, after being dragged a few rods, was turned on its side in a four foot ditch. The rest of the train was dragged 460 feet further and thrown against the Ice house of the milk station, after which it struck the passenger station, knocking it from its foundation. When the engineer finally succeeded in stop ping the train it was found that Mrs. J. H. McQuillan, of Overbrook, Pa, a suburb of Philadelphia, had been killed and a number of others injured. Mes sengers were sent to Cortland for phy sicians, who went to the scene of the wreck by special train. The following is a list of the killed and injured. Killed—Mrs. J. H. McQuillan, of Overbrook, Pa. Injured--Mrs. Hf. S. Carter, New York; John Carter, her son; Mrs. R. F.. Downing, New York; Rev. J. J. Hig gins, Binghamton;A. D. Wallace, Cortland; Miss Maude Graham, Cort land; Mrs. T. A. Connell, Scranton, Pa.; Louise and Helen Connell, daugh ters of Mrs. Connell; Miss J. J. Rogers, Wilkeshbarre; Miss M. Spellman, Os wego; A. H W. Sehwarts, superintendent of the Syracuse and Binghamton di vision of the Lackawanna railroad; Violet Heyman, Philadelphia; Seaman Nell, Philadelphia; We. RR. Hemerle, porter Pullman ear. None of the In jured will die. The body of Mrs. McQuillan was brought to Cortland temporarily, as were some of the Injured. Others of the injured, who were also, proceeded on their journey on later trains. Several members of Mrs. McQuillan's family were passengers on the train, but none were severely injured, though some of them sustained slight bruises and cuts. The sorrowed party were taken to Philadelphia last evening, where a special car was placed at their disposal by Vice President Pugh, of the Pennsylvania railroad, and they were immediately taken to Overbrook. Those of the party were Mrs. Daniel N. McQuillan and her two sons, Daniel N., Jo, and Price, and Mrs. Carter and her young son, Jack. The two Iadies were respectively the daughter-in-law and daughter of the woman kiled. The party was at the time of the accident returning home from a pleasant visit to relatives at Glen Haven, N.Y.
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Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Sep 03, 1897
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