The Portland daily press., 1873-08-02
NEW YORK.
Two Trains emOIished-Several Per-
sons Fatally Injurej-Thirfy Others
More or less Hurt

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The following account
of a railway smashup on the Hudson River
Railroad is given by person on board: The
Saratoga express left the city at 8 o'clock. 1t
was due in Tarrytown at 9.42 a. m. freight
tram coming down shunted on to a third track.
AS the last car passed, the express came up at
the rate of forty miles an hour. The engine
passed the baggage cars in safety. As the bag
gage car of the express passed the engine of the
freight train, one car of the latter jumped the
track The baggage car of the express crashed
iuto it, throwing the engine under, and the
first freight car clean over the track into the
river. The freight cars tore through the draw
ing room cars smashing the glass and turning
the cars over from their springs, and ripping
some of the sides clean out. The express was
composed of four drawing room cars, bag
gage Car, engine and tender. The engine and
tender escaped without a scratch, but the bag
gage car was torn to pieces, and the track lit
tered with Saratoga trunks, boxes and baggage
of all kinds. Every pane of glass was broken
in the first drawing room car, but the second
suffered most of all, being completely wrecked
In the two forward seats of this car were seat
ed Ira D. Warren, of the firm of Learned &
both of whom were terribly injured. Mrs. War
ren's cheek bone was broken, her forehead fear
fully gashed, and her right eye nearly torn
from its socket. Mr.. Warren also suffered in
juries which will probably prove fatal:
On the next seat behind sat Mr.. Miles
O'Beach, also a lawyer of this city. O. Beach's
right arm was completely shattered. John
VOsburgh, baggage man. from New York to
Buffalo, was going up in the express dead
head to Albany, and was setting in the bag
gage van. He received terrible injuries about
the head, and was removed on a stretcher to
Tare town, and cared for at the hotel His
death is mOmenterily expected. The brakeman
of the freight train, name unknown, was also
fatally injured. The engineer and fireman of
the freight train jumped from the engine and
saved their lives almost uoiraeulnucy
About thirty passengers of the Saratoga ex-
press train. all prominent New Workers. We're
injured, good many seriously, but not too bad
The scene was simply lndescribable; MANNED
men and women made the best of their way
along the track to Tarrytown, from whence
special telegrrms announcing their safety We're
sent in every direction.
Two ladies were brought out of drawing
room car bleeding from wounds in the head and
in fainting condition. 1t was thought at first
that these ladies had been killed and the first
rumors were very much ex 'ggerated
The accident occurred in exactly the same
way as the New Hamburg disaster, in which
the brother of Vasburg, one of the victims of
to-day, was killed by jumping off baggage
car from the track. 1t was reported that Mrs.
Warren had died. Twenty-seven freight cars
have been wrecked, but it is impossible to esti-
mate the amount of damage.
Another Case of Bank RObbing.
The directors of Hoboken Saving Bank sus-
pended payment this afternoon. The defalca-
ton of Cashier Klemen was larger than first
reported. The officers of the bank admitting
deficit OF $50, O00. The bank holds about mil
lion and quarter of bonds and mortgages in
trust.
E .i A Divorce Controversy.
The husband of Madame Lucia publishes a
card in Germany, denouncing her divorce from
him in New York, declaring that he knew
nothing of it until seeing the proceedings in
ton to have it annulled. He adds that he had
previously commenced proceedings for divorce
from her in the courts of Berlin.
A Brutal Murder.
In Crawford, N. j., Isdone Konkel while
intoxicated, struck his wife three times in the
stomach, while she was sick, from the effects
of which she soon died The murderer was ar
who is a very brutal man, had been holding a
wake over an infant ten DAYS old.
The Alden Divorce Case.
In the case of Stephen Fl. Alden vs. Geor-
ganna B. Alden, divorced by decree of the
Connecticut court, to obtain an injunction re-
straining her from recovering from the loan
company SOC, 900 in bonds which the plaintiff
alleges be was forced to surrender when he was
under arrest, Judge Pratt denied the motion
. Smuggling. .
Special Revenue Inspector Chapman, while
searching a Spanish brig from Havana for
smuggled goods found lot of choice tobacco.
cigars, oil cloth, sDuff brandy, gin and rum
concealed under the coal used for ballast.
Various Matters.
John A. Belts. real estate agent of BROOKLYN.
failed to-day, owing to connections with the
late Mr.. Mills of the Trust Co. His liabilities
are 100000.
The weather to-day was again oppressively
hot, with cooling thunder showers after sunset.
The New York Yacht Club rendezvous at
Glen Cove on the 18th inst, for their summers
cruise to New London Newport and Boston.
The sanitary superintendent to-day reports
the streets cleaner than ever before known, bnt
says there is still room for improvement.
1t is stated that Dick Connolly, late ring con-
troller of this city, who fled when the suits were
brought against the ring, has purchased valua-
BILE property and settled in Dublin.
Ex-collector Murphy and others are about
building Catholic church at Long Branch.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aag IA despatch from
Superintendent Toucey tonight says only two
passengers were obliged to stop at Tarytown,
Ira ID. Warren and wife of New York. ar the
doctor says they are not seriously injured
Richard Finley the freight train brakeman,
who resides in New York, is more seriously in
jured than any one else. One of his legs Is
broken, and head is terribly swollen. Several
were cut by flying glass. Baggage master Vas
burgh is badly bruised but Will recover. No
one was killed.