New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-25
A SLEEPING CAR BURNED.

A SLEEHJNb thh DChNHD'
DEATH OF MR.. BISSEL OF CHICAGO.
Tup can WRECKED NEAR wAILISGFoRD. vT.-MR.
p,sspr urpoIcAILY ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE HIS
SON. AND BOTH ARE BURSED-sEyERAL OTHERS
INJURED.
PouGHKEEpsIr, n Y. Feb. 24.-A sleeping car on
,be Harlem Railroad extension was burned last
NIGHT near Walingford and Mr.. Bissel the proprle-
TOR of the Sherman House. Chicago, and his son.
perished in the flames. Several other passengers
were injured. The accident was caused by a broken
rail. The train was composed OF an engine, bag
gage ear, one passenger car, and wagner sleeping
car The sleeping car on the broken rail-, upset
down An embankment, and caught fire. Mr.. Blssels
son. II years Of age was in the center OF the car
The father escaped but hearing the cries OF his son
went back to save him, and both were burned 10
death. No other of the passengers in the sleeping
car were burned, but all were more or less injured
in other ways. Mr.. Francis Tierney aud wife oil
Chicago were hurt Mrs. Terney on the face and her
husband in the head. The Rev. ii. Cunningham OF
Troy was in the car but was not hurt. Mr. fitkih
of Hartford is injured Only one lady, ME- llerhey'
who was in the parlor of the sleeping car, was III
iured and she slightly. Both of tie conductors III
the ear are unDjured. The engine went hve miles
after phvscians and such care was given to all the
Montreal, whose name is unknown is slightly in
mied. Madam Piort of Philadelphia is slightly hurt
but has gone on her way. An unknown man from
Chicago was somewhat hurt. Mr.. and Mrs. llerney
are at the station south of the of the accident
There were about 30 persons in the passenger car
behind the sleeping ear; of them were injured
Mr. Bissel was found dead with his feet out OF a
window and the body inside burned 20 crisp.
THE STORY OF ONE OF THE WOUNDED.
THE CAR DASHED INTO sroNE-YARD-T CATCHES
FIRE FROM TIE sToVE-How TIE PAsSENGEIs
HELPED EACH OTHER.
ALB.Sy. Feb. 2i.-Mr. A. p. Pitkin Of Pitkin
Brothers d Co. of Hartford, Conn, who was one OF
those who narrowly escaped on the burned sleeping
car on the Hudson Extension Railroad was brought
TO this city from the of the accident and Is now
living ut the Delayan House under the care of Dr.
f. X. Hun, who attended 10 his wounds. Mr.. Pitkn
makes the following statement:
lett Malone at l;i7 D. M on the Montreal train am
LETT 81 Albtna time. At Essex Junction We were -
or 40 late. caused by waiting for the eastern
bound train suppose that starting again tie tram
was endcavorug 10 make MP for Lost time. was tue
FIRST 10 retire into the STEPPING car Inls ear was
from the track within 200 yards OF the depot NJ s"hth
Wallmgfnrd, VI. The rolled down an ombahhment
distance of about - feet into stone yard hnh WAS
n cllv wrecked kfterwatd IL took fire from
and was cnt'r ly burned mp WIS thrown nom NV
e'rh, ana lain s w6,nd n' If. lor, head wa.
caused by striking large stone whcn had
crushed through Tao car. OF upon winch car hhu
lions ~ the ear. made four UNSUCCESSFUL rn'li. 20
reach the window, but blinded 10y Vie blood frun Tie
cuts In my head Nh ". Chapman 81 the Merchants
Bank of Montreal had succeeded breaking out ~
window overhead tue being ITS rldti ana gol
out. climbed The window hut owing 10 "eHhh'--
uccasioned by the loss Of blood ll back nl" h' car
which had become hllcI 10 rniic'ti9n win smoke.
Know 2 the wouid take lire, made one more
effort 10 reach ihe window, aud this time succeeded III
getting out un toe sdc OI the car "h'n aItcI '"%uns
along half It's length aid on utn tho snow hd
nothing my ni.ht clothes Hreiug u liEht ~
puildiig alr,nt 100 feet distant when Subsequently
prove 10 be a marble mill eudcNOrcd 10 reach H. but
wlcn II way there was met BY some gentlemen, who
as-isted M into the mIli AMI procuring iahio sra
bound up ms head. Sub after Thomas norton hiuutt
depot. II heils feared that hc mill would be burned
T,r engine this limo hal back win Dr. Nipple
~ Derby who dressed ms wounds.
desiir Ia In.Iuu The h'roi'iu of Ifs IdNaf rainier
Of RtslIud. VI, who pF.i on Ler own clothHY 20
cover auof!rr lty who had hcCu taken f"n the cr IN
ncr niet clutcs. aud also tne service rendered 10y
vi not until he s.i~ me care ~ bglANAh
Hou-c. I occupied berth No. :, Mr.. Chapman OF Mop
irral berth No. no. aud gentleman aud IA. VIE bern
No :, which think w'r- all That were ~ our tnl 81 the
car WuCn fire took place 10th cOndutnfr, ar ll-
sell and his Of Chicago, aud NJ Woodbridge, were
nearer end ~ tic What DINER persons
might have come IA after retired know not. suppose
Mr. I4,i IA went the car to ct his son tu Was
burned WIN hm. There Wd- pair Of pants found which
His.cls bat cannot whether the O thcm was
burned iali, well .ro-sod man with sandy BAR and
side Whiskrrs. whom noticed .assng ~ ana doWn the
car i~u three times, among tna mlssng, but am
not thai nc Wa hlinod
The accident, H. said, caused by arail broken
in two pieces. Mr.. Pitkin was very weak from loss
of blood. and from the effects Of the really serious
Injuries he had sustained and it was with much diff
fculty NJ times that he could articulate