The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-17
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New York, 15.-Capt. Hooper. of the
Nineteenth sub-precinct, was at the
coroner's Office. having in custody George
Melins, brakeman, o whose carelessness
the railroad disaster at Spiyten Duyvil
was attributed. Melins was permitted 10
have an interview witL his daughter.
He will be rearraigned to.morraw. q An
uncle of Oliver B. Keeleg, OF Philedel-
phla, visited the coroDer's office, to-day
and secured the dead mans effects. He
returned to Philadelphia, taking the
body of his nephew with him. There
remains in the updertaker's Office one
body not identified. It had been re-
ported that it was that of George
Thomas, of Philadelphia, who was
in company with Mr.. Kceley
on the train. Il happened that
Thomas was left st Albany, and lest
night turned up. He vert to Phia-
delphia Immediately. 1t is now thought
the body might be Richards of Brook
Ign, known 10 be on the train and miss
ing since.
Bennington, W.T. 15.-The bodies of
Park Valentine and wife, Two victims of
the railroad disaster, srriVed this morn
ing. The parents Of the bride and
groom. who were both young, are nearly
distracted, and receive The sympathy of
tie entire community. he fate of the
couple is the general theme of CONVEX
sation here. Tomorrow. the clergyman
who oficiated al the wedding on Thurs
day evening last st North Adams, will
conduct the funeral.
Bennington, VT, 16.-The funeral Of
Park Valentine and wife, victims of the
Hudson River Railroad disaster, took
place this afternoon from TIE Second
Congregational Church. there was a
very great asRembage of relations,
friends and citizens. :.
New York, l6.-Charles Melins, the
brakesman, accused Of being the cause of
the Psyten Duyvil railroad disaster, was
arraigned before the coroner to-day, and
admitted to b,il in 5000, pending The
inquest
New York, 16.-Frsuk Burr, engineer
on the Tarrytown train which col ,ided
with the Chicag exp. ess on Friday even
ing last, to-day made a statement to Cor
oner Merkle: I'VE left Tarrytown 81
$40 p. m, five minutes behind regular
time, because waiting for the Chicago
express 10 pass. 1t went BIZ Tarrytown
at 6;35. and stopped at Spuyten DuyVil
al Z: IA. About mile above Spuyten
Duyyil Station, and according to the
time card, we were thirteen minutes be-
hind the Chicago express. After leaving
0p1yten Duyvil We entered the
cut, going at speed of eighteen
to twenty miles an hour. There were
no danger or warning signals ahead
of me, and passed on to the curve look
ing ahead. l saw a flag man with red
and white light, in either hand. He was
swinging the red light across, and down
the trace, 1t the same time, say the
red light at the rear of train No. before
me. When / frat saw the red light flag
msn giving signals he was not more than
two car lengths ahead of me, aud the
train was not more than thirty-fve feet dis
tant from him had train of three cars
and Immediately put on the air brakes,
reversed the engine, pulled the throttle
wide open, blew the whistle and did all
in my power to come to stop, but failed
10 do 20 in time to prevent The accident
L remained at my post until the train
stopped and assisted in eXtriCating The IN
jured passengers. The engine mashed
through the rear car
Chicago, l6.-On Saturday morning,
accor ling to mail advices from La Crosse,
Wisconsin. freight :rain on the Mil
wauk'e aud S.. Paul, willie on n bridge
across the Mississippi, was run into by
wild freight. The second span OF the
bridge gave way, and five loaded cars
went into the river, with lum Der, coal
and iron. The freight all belonged to
the railroad. Nobody was killed.
Damage to train and bridge, $4,000.