Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-16

ATTEMPT OF THIEVES TO DESTROY RAIL
ROAD TRAIN.-Another accident occurred on
the Hudson River railroad, on Tuesday night,
this time through a misplaced switch, but hap
PLY without any loss of life. 1t is rendered
startling, however, by the certainty that the
crime was committed by party of scoundres
who intended to plumber the persons Of paSsen-
gers during the excitement Just as the New
York and Montreal express train, which left the
Union depot at $50 O'Clock, was about to enter
the covered bridge near GriswoldS mill, it ran
off the track, and the cars were dragged for
considerable distance across the ties. The en-
gineer, in looking out for Eeary, the switChman,
struck against the bridge and was severely hurt.
He laid nearly insensible 70: some minutes, and,
while in that condition, was robbed by party
of thieves. The fireman, Snyder was thrown
off the engine and badly hurt. Leary was
found on side track some distance from his
post of duty, as was supposed severely beaten.
Officer Carroll and two worlJmen of tile mills
carried the switchman on an eXtemporized
stretcher to his home on Adams street, where
DR.. Burton took charge of bin. Lcary was
unable to speak until midnight, when he com
planned of All absence Of feeling in his right
side and arm and also, though not to so great a
degree, in his right Leg. Dr. Burton made a
careful examination and thinks that his in
iuries are the result of a conclusion from the
passing train, rendered him for the time in
sensible and partly paralyzing him. The
doctor thinks the injury not serious one.
Leary was not sufficiently conscious TO make
any statement concerning the accident. For
tunately none of the passengers were hurt.
A reporter visited Bamuel Blackburn, the en-
gineer, who made the following statements
81 have been in the employ of the company
thirteen years; ! am engineer of engine II; /
left the Union depot at 80 P. NJ. to take the
N. Y. and Montreal express to Gfeenbush; when
near the Rensselaer, iron works, was leaning
out, looking for the switchman or a light, when
the first thing knew the train ran off the track
and was thrown off, striking with great force
| against the bridge; ! mustfhaye been unCon-
| scious few minutes and then felt some one
searching my pocsets; believe there were three
or four implicated in the robbery; they took
$40 from me, and tried to rob me of my watch
and chain, but it being in the lining Of my cloth
ing they did not succeed; they, however, broke
the chain and also the ring Of the watch. |
presume that as we have just been paid off,
they thought would have considerable money
about me. When was able to get up, went
where the swltchman John Leary was, thought
just before we ran off that he must be drunk,
but | had seen him at eight O'Clock perfectly
sober. On examination he was found to have
| been terribly beaten aud thrown on the side
| tract; about two hundred feet from his switch !;
| he was carried into the mill eACaimng. cob,
my side" | thought at first the fireman, +.
| Snyder, was killed, but found that he was not
| badly hurt. | was taken into house on Third
street where the inmates kindly attended to me,
and cut off the handle of new broom to assist
me in walking home policeman went with
| me. | feel great pain in my left side. | guess
one or two of nv ribs are broken or driven in
| Troy Wing, November 49,