The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-15

PERIL Of A PASSENGER TRAM


locomotive on the HUDSON RIVER ~ ,road. aud,
at once turning Oh al steam. shot past tne prison
toward New YORK and we're soon lost 10 lgat
1t appears that passenger tram leaves SING
sing Tor New YORK every morning AZ four
minutes TO eight O'Clock 4 relgat train
from the north also destined lor the
metropolis arrives at the village about
the same time ana always waits for the purpose 81
giving the passenger train the rgat o. way on the
track. AS the railroad depot IS AZ least quarter
OF a mile from the prison and as Il i generally
understood the part or the company's EN-
ployes that al trains should move AZ iall speed
wnen passing through the prison grounds it i Gus
tomaIy the part of engineers when following
each other south rom the sing Sing statton 70 Leu
the first proceed sufficient distance 70 warrant
the other in putting on luil head Of steam when
passing that institution in order 70 prevent
any OF the convlcts from jumping on board.
This precauton, howe yer, was not taken yester-
day When the passenger ain moved away from
the depot the engineer OF the freight train almost
immediately commenced to follow 1t slowly down
the track, and III this way had proceeded only a
short distance below the north guard post when
the entire aspect OF affairs was in moment
changed.
THE DESPERATE ATTEMPT.
FIVE coEyicts VINO were at work in enc OF the
adjacent quarries, had suddenly made "breakr
and dash for the lazily moving train four OF .
them landing almost simultaneously on tie loco
motive. while the nitD, jumping behind the ten
der, quickly pulled out the coupling PHI, thus
detacning the entire train from the engine. Be-
lore the iugltyes could board the tram, however,
three ride balls were directed toward them rom
the north guard post put II Is not believed mat
any OF the shots took effect. Meantime, the engineer
and nreman, VINO. az Is their duty, were looking
out in front 81 the locomotive, and whlle the re-
DISCHARGED
their asJonlsned ears, turned round Only 10 see
reyolyers in the hanus or the cOnylcts pointed lit
their heads. Iney ordered 70 ave up the
locomotive and jump on on pain OF instant ueath.
Botn men on ooGIng at the mazZles OF tn pistols,
compiled win the demand; 50 they immediately
leaped TO the ground aud abandoned the engine.
As The
was but the work OF IL lew moments, " should be
borne 10 mind mat the passenger tram already
Indicated was stu but comparatively snort us
lance ahead Deafing lis load .. living lreiEnt city
ward. Llttle careI the dcsperaaoes, however,
what might be III front OF lheul 50 long as theY
gained vueir liberty. In their binnd haste 70 ne
borne anywhere out OF sing sing they recNlessiy
tnrew lie throttle waive wide open, anu as 2! N
sequence blew one Oi the O.
der ueads Dsfors the engine had moved
dozen Yards. The iugitives were now lalrl, under
way, utilizing the remalhlng cylnaer WIN every
pound 81 steam under their control, but he ourat-
ing 81 the cylinder caused 50 much noise anu the
escape 81 so much slean rs 70 some WAT oeNlluer
the guards and partially conceal the conycts on
the locomotive. Tns, added 70 tie belief on the
part OF the guards tnat the engineer ana nfeman
were on the engine with tue escaping men, pre-
vented them rom fring the engine was passing
the prison, although the fugltlvcs were seen work
ing the valves. At mis- time the excitement as
toe PRISON was intense, ~ no such exhibit
ton OF audacity nad ever been Witnessed
there before. me alarm bell wa ruug 10 inform
those residing IN tue village and neighoorhooa
that ''Oreak' had Deen naIe by ne coavcts,
anu Warden walker at once gave orders mat Oh
lou slden men be Immediately marched ~ their
cells and locked up, M order thl+ every available
Keeper and guard mi Ant start AZ pursuit q tne
NRle these steps were beiag taken AZ the prison
nnA II ~ M go u 2
comnany's agent at sing sung telegrapled w. ne
station master al rarrJtoTn tnat the loc move
had been seized. Under tue circumstances thefe
was no course open Tor the statIon master except
70 throw open the switches and t0ereOy senu Tue
tue hudson River when IL should ar
rive at IarrytONn. Or course this ate natlFe
wOuld be Infinitely preferable 70 that OF leopard
tzlng tue lives o. scores or lnnocent PASSENGERS.
But iGte ordained that tue escaping mea were not
70 die oy drowning on tins occasion n.y. lessI, ~
the secon1 cylinder mead OF the engine hnally
gave way under their bunRling Inanlpuatlons
wnen about Jour niles ron sing sing and hal
that distance north o. I9rrytoNn. At that point
the nye runawas left the locomotive standing on
tne track and Detook themselves ~ the woods
A CONVICT Hunt
AS soon as the alarm nad oeen sounded OF the
prison aud kilograms despatched 70 all stations ia
the surrounding neigaborao1d force q citizens,
numbering ABOUT nfty together with ABOUT
score Of prison officials, started IN pursdt 81 the
iugilives. some Of these we're mounted, others
RODE "a wagons. while tue majority went on loot.
The prison officers and must OF Toe NOlunl GERS
went armed knowing the game they were
after would not ne easily ''Oaggeo.n u seems 70
Dc regarded as certain that AZ least two VI the
escaped men mad reviewers, and an lmSresslon
prevails even at the prison That AZ OF them we're
provided Win 'shO0ting lronsh Inc pursulng
party scattered IN an directions. tut although the
iugityes we're heard from occasionally ~ GREENS
theS managed 10 etude capture. Al one O'Clock
IN the afternoon word was brought 70 the PRISON
tnat TWO Of the runaways had been seen 10 tas
woods near Unionyllie, point aoout nve mues
directly cast q sung sing.
Tue escaped men secured the extra suits Of
clothing belonging 10 Tue engineer and fireman,
but apart rom these DISCUSSES y T. not known
whssaer they nave been able ~ supply themselves
with any ADDITIONAL supply u citizens ciotnes.
Tne iOllOGlug are tae names 81 the i've men VINO
escaned:-stephen Boyle, VINO carries number
~ aliases l,eter MckennA, William sutton, alas
sBig MiKe.r charles Mood. anas Fowler, aud
WDnam hawley, alias Hamilton.
A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER
steve Boyle IL New Orker. whO some years
ago saot ana Killed toe sheriff Of Kalamazoo
county, Men. wuIl9 Boyle was prisoner Ia tnat
city. lie was arrested here ABOUT SIX years ago
teen In ned INTO a Uutcheris cart win the ariver
OF wiica tue tnel nsa doubtless an understanding.
"A police ofncer patronlan, saw Tue occur
renee and sprang after me thiei, whom
perate resistance. For ms bravery the
onlcer was promoted 10 rouundsman Boyle
anu when he discovered that he was Enown a.
murderer n toe Kalamazoo snerIn ne
prayed police Orlcsals 10 nave his rial hurried
up a. ne preierfed 4 lie OF Imprisonment 70 be
taken back 70 Michigan, where, IN all PROBABILITY,
ne would be hung. fnls request was granted. AID
Boyle vas comparauvely happy when ne was sen
tened % twenty years Imprisonment. Previous
to the rOoOcTy ne had lived Nttu ms vile az tue
corner OF fulrty-secund street aud THIRD avenue.
Wood pears bad name am0ag the prison OH.
Gers lie A. said 10 be the son OF a Presbyterian
clergyman, now deceased aud has a mother living
in brooklyn. Mckenna, " ~ thought Will en-
uesy0r 10 make tue port OF Liverpool, as he has
frequently told one OF the prison Keepers that Ee
l0aKeI 10 loln hs relatives in ireland. Wood,
Bore ana AtktnuA were recently retransieIrcd
ilOm Cnnton Prison IL sing sing, although II -
unaerstooa that inc state Prison lns pect0rs we're
warnou tuat they would surely escape IRON the
las mentioned institution N sent back.
MVv aT ~
empluYes ~ tue Grand Central uepot yesterday
Afternoon d HERALD reporter obtained tue iONoW-
ia AdalUonal particulars IN connection VITA the
capture Of the locomotive oy toe escaping con.
NlCtst-
Immediately after dropping from the quarry
ledge On tna cars. wnlcn we're moving slowly az
ine time Toe convicts scrambled thett way over
tue tops 10 tae en2ine ana at gwen signal
Jumped into the tender aud presented reviewers
~ tae ne4as Of The engineer, ihomls Cassin, and