Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-18
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
THE INTER COLLEGIATE REGATTA
The Columbia Crew win the Race

HE &oiumb Ola Srew In the Race.
SARATOGA, July is, 10 a m.-The boats for
the regatta have gone 70 the starting point, aud
are now awaiting the signal 10 start
Second Dispatch
SARATOGA, July Is, l0:i5 q. m.-The boats
have Just started.
Third Dispatch.l
Tie Columbia wins the race. rte time OF the
race lie given az Il 20 I7A minutes,
Interesting Details OF the Race.
SARATOGA, July lS.-About 1900 people as
sembed At the lake this morning 90 witness
the University boat race. set down for 10 a m.
The lake vas smooth as glass. At Gas the frst
gun was fired; At 1920 a second gun, and the
starting gun was fred at lO:i7. All the boats
got of handsomely together, Columbia at the
half mile taking the lead. Then Trinity made
aspurt. overhsuling Columbia and At the end
of a mile took the lead away from Yale, which
had shot ahead, hut at that mOment fouled aud
fell behind. The PrincetOns came up close be-
hind Trinity. The others were about even with
each other. At a mile and n half Columbia
came 10 front again, with Harvard struggling
sharply. The others kept their positions.
still in advance, with Cornell making
a squirt to overtske her and passing Harvard.
At the 2X mile point the Columbia was still
ahead with Wesleyan, which now showed great
yigor, pressing her sharply and steadily. The
last half mile WAS then one continuous exciting
pull between Columbia, Wesleyan, Harvard
and Dartmouth, and they came in in that order,
Columbia ahead about two boat lengths and
making the distance in 10 minutes so seconds.
Ii was greeted with tremendous cheering. On
reaching shore b. Frank, captain and stroke,
tainted, and was seized by the crew and car
ried on their shoulders mp the hill TO Moons
Lake House. Before reaching the house he had
recovered entirely. The scene following the
only msrred in its joyousness by the failure OF
Yale TO participate in the race beyond the mile
point, at which time she was taking the lead
with good prospect of keeping it,
FrightfuI Collision on the Erie Road.
ONE MAN KILLED, AND SEVERAL SEVERELY
INJURED.
CANASRRoGA, N. v, July 1S.-Trains Nos
(eastwsrd) and (westwsrd) on tn Erie rail-
road, both through express trains, came in col
lision on single track, mile east OF Canase-
roea, at nine O'Clock this morning, while going
at the rate of fifteen or twenty miles an hour.
The west bound train carried passengers from
New York at seven O'Clock last evening. Both
engines W. re destroyed, and the baggage and
smoking cars Of the west bound train utterly
destroyed. number OF passengers in the
west bound smoking car were injured. A large,
fine looking gentleman from Philadelphia
named Van Horne, had his left arm aud lea
broken, ard seems TO be injured internally
he appears to be the worst hurt OF all. Several
others in the same car have arms broken, ana a
1he bsggage-master OF the western train,
named Atkins, was killed. A brakeman OF the
same train had an ankle broken. The firemen
and engineers escaped.
Second Dispatch.l
The engine OF the eastward train plunged
through the engine, baggage and smoking cars
OF the westward train, and smashed the plat
form and glass in the front end OF the forward
hTst-class car, which was filled with ladies and
children, but all escaped without injury. The
baggage car OF the eastward train had the end
and side burst out, but the baggage was unin-
jured. The western baggage was destroyed
ard the mails soaked and torn. 1t is stated thai
the eastward train had the right OF way. The
| westward train should have waited at Burns
the next station to Canaseroga. The western
conductor said that he had q new engineer this
morning, ard that be instructed him at Burn:
to pull up at the station and wait for the other
train, instead or which he plunged ahead. The
road curves sharply TO the east, around a hill
ana trains are therefore invisible 10 each Other
a hundred yards apart. The crash OF the en-
glnes was the first warning TO the passengers.
Third Dispatch
Il CANAsRRAGo, y. V, July 1S.-Mr. Van Horn
who wss injured, is the agent of the New York
ana Erie railroad. The fireman on the eastern
bound tram had his ankle broken and was hurt
internally. All the passenger coaches Remained
on the track except the westward smoking car
The baggage man killed is Robert Atkinso n o.
Jersey City. This was his first trip over the
road, he taking the place OF a man discharged
Tor missing the train. Nathaniel Van Horn @,
Philadelphia, who is southwestern agent OF tho
New York and Erie railroad, had his left arm
and leg broken, and is too badly injured 10 bs
moved. He is being cared for at a house near
the wreck. X. G. Hervey, of Terre Haute
president Of the Paris and Decatur railway, ha.
collar bone broken. The boiler heads OF the
engine smashed into each other. Both boiler.
remain on their trucks, but are swept clear
II VI luc NIlGTs. ana all the ton
and side of the hamper OF the west
ward baggage car was torn TO splinters
and fell Oh the cast side Of the track. The for
ward first class car of the westward train
which was full of ladies and children left its
tracks, swept everything above the floor of the
smoking car, and only stopped at the wreck OF
the engines, where it remained exactly on the
floor of the smoking car, which was nearly in.
tact, while the body, seats and passengers OF
the smoking car, and portion of the wreck OF
L the baggage car, were piled en- p.asse on the
westward side OF the road.