Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
A TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCI-
DENT.
Two Cars T~elescoped and Set on
Fire.
siaE PERSONS KILLED BY THE
WRECK.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
JUDGE cox WILL NOT ALLOW eUITEAu TO
ADDRESS the JURY.
Three Persons Executed in North
Carolina.
JUDGE cox WILL NOT ALLOW GUiTEAu 7
ADDRESS the JURY.
Three Persons Executed in North
Carolina.
ESPECIAL 10 THE sESrrSEI-I

with the Harlem main line. The two real
cars, Wagner's drawing-room cars, of the
Chicago express, we're telescoped and sci
on fire. The facts Of the accident are
these: The express from Chicago to New
York reached Albany % minutes late.
Owing to q great crowd OF legislators and
others, who desired to leave the capital, Is
additional cars were put on, eight of them
being palace coaches. Two engines were
also attached, and when the train got un-
der way it was filled with all men of note
and prominence, both Of the Republican
and Democratic parties. The Tammany
Hall delegation was about the last to ar
rive at the depot, and as all the other cars
we're full they took the rear car. After
the train got underway, and when at East
Athens, q signal to stop was received, and
the palace car Idlewild, from Troy, was
hitched OF at the rear. There were some
10 passengers on board this car. The run
was made safely until Spuyden Duyval
Junction was reached at z O'Clock, when a
heated axle made the stop necessary to
give it time to cool. Conductor Branford
ordered Brakeman Melias to signal the
Tarrytown train, which left T~arrytewn at
6:35 P. NJ, and was to reach Spuyden Duy-
val station at 7:07. The latter train was
in charge OF Conductor Evans. Melius
apparently did not signal properly, and
the TarrytOwn special, which ran at the
rate of % miles an hour, came round the
curve Of Collins cut and struck the rear
palace car Idlewild, in which we're IL peo-
pie. The engine ran under the platform
car and drove the Idlewild into the En-
pire with such. terrific force as to rem
der 1t necessary TO cut it out with
q saw and Ak. The stoves and lamps
IN the paraor cars upset, and ignited the
woodwork and upholstery. The passen-
gers were jammed between the seats and
sides OF the cars, and held there. White
rose around and enveloped them.
VI the IL passengers in the Idelwild nine
are dead. One has been taken in an am
bulance to the hospital, probably fatally
injured, and another lady, Miss Mary
Daniels, rs years old, Of the Sherwood
House. New York, who was returning from
. visit to Vermont, 10 badly scalded about
the arms and breast, and is lying at e hotel
neal the scene Of the accident. Oliver B.
Kelley, q manufacturer Of ~Springshire,
Penn, had his left arm burned to a crisp,
and was also burned about the body. He
was taken out Of the car by Detectives
Dukin and Dix at midnight. Among the
passengers were a young couple named
Valentine, from Bennington, VT, who
were married or Thursday last and were
on their wedding tour. They were accom-
panied by the groom's father, A. r. VAL
entine, who escaped uninjured. The young
couple might have been saved but for the
desperate clinging Of the bride to her hus.
band. No other bodies had been identi-
ned up to half-past one. 1t 10 stated that
senator wagner was seen on the car at
Poughkeepsie. but has not since been seen.
The Senator's son was at the wreck look
ing for his father. J. D. Ransom. OF the
House, 10 also missing. The car
burned brightly until the last vestige OF
woodwork was destroyed. The road
was blockaded, but at / o'clock the wreck.
ing train arrived from New York and com.
menced to clear the track. Four bodies
burned beyond recognition. are at the
Kings Bridge police station. one being a
Five bodies are in q room Of the
h9tel. one Of which IL supposed to be Mr..
Prindle OF Philadelphia. As the locomo-
tive dashed into the standing train, Po-
lice Commissioner Nicholas was lifted of
his seat and hurled over the head OF N. +,
Hohlan, and was badly bruised. Edward
heamey was thrown violently against the
hide OF the car and injured by the concus-
sion and broken glass. Assemblymen
sheehy, Robb, and Chaplin, Of Brooklyn,
md Commissioner Ulrich and Nichols
were cut painfully. Spinney and Lyman, |
correspondents, and others, were inolosed
n the telescoped portion OF the car. The
roof fell down. encasing them az in a box, |
rom which there seemed no escape. Axes |
we're brought into speedy use, and In the
'ide OF the car . hole was cut, through |
which all were dragged. George william
Curtis was also rumored at first to be |
among the killed, but II IL understood he |
escaped. Following is q list Of the dead.
70 far as could be learned Senators Web
tor and Wagner, e. e. Crawson, OF the
Hoffman House, Park Valentine and wife. |
Bennington, Vermont, and q woman |
imposed to be from Philadelphia. Fol- |
owing is q list Of the injured: Oliver B.
Aeiiey OF spring Valley, Pennsylvania, IA
ally injured; Mary Daniels of New York,
BADLY injured. A short time before the |
disaster occurred Senator Wagner passed
through ths car containing the Tammanv |
'arty. and said. laughingly "Ah. here
IRE all the -Monopolists. I am op-
,osed to monopolies myself, for sometimes
hey smash my case" The party laughed
It this sally, and Wagner passed into the
,ther coach.
LATRR-Senator Wagner's charred body
las been recovered and brought to this
NY In one OF his own palace cars. The
'ther seven bodies have also arrived.
OF Two Men and woman
REIDsvrLLE IN. C.), Jan. 14.-Jos Hay,
sldridge searles and Matilda searles, all
were executed at Wentworth yes.
erday. The execution was public and
vas witnessed by over 5000 people, mostly
The three prisoners had inter-
with their friends in Jail yesterday
morning. and babe them a fearful farewell:
fter which they partook of a lunch. The
wo men donned their best suits. Matilda
attired herself in g dress Of dark
nerino, In which she had often sppeared
'efore her fellow murderers in their vista
% her home. They were placed In 4 wa.
ION drawn by Q double team and taken "a
he gallows. A squad Of so militiamen
marched alongside the wagon. The sher-
II had provided himself with q military
Iuard OF about 200 men. These were
ormed in . hollow square around the glib
and kept back the crowd along Cha
From the Jail TO the scaffold the
yelled and screamed. The wo-
mans shrieks could be heard for half a
nile. She called on her friends that
Fere In the crowd that lined the
road to come to her assistance and save
her from her impending doom. The
women in the throng answered her an
peals, and endeavored as best they could |
% comfort and cheer her. They begged
her to think Of her future, and not OF the
ordeal through which sha xaa 40 No. N