New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14

IrARNlD AT THE GRAND CENTRAL NLA,ioN
m. r.,i.,,,o E1pres, tram leaving Albany al
otO o'clock Yesterday afternoon Win many "'In
1o,s Of the l. gislature on board was run l''o III
+,c rear by tie TarrytoNn TRAM III ''o o"'
obout one quarter of h'e 'I9'
of the Spuytcn Duyyll Junction WIN ','
Harlem main line, The two rear calS-N a4i'c'
6raviag-rocm cars-of the chicago express W.
t.los.oned and set on fire. The forward cars no'
,',;,,,lr,rt Infer were drawn into the Grand Cen
trail Depot. and the passengers dsemOarked there
Tl, loss of life was said to bc great. Among the
1ulod Senator Warncr's name was mentioned
Information of the disaster had been sent to the
C-o,d Central Depot by telegraph soon after t'e
collision occurred and wrccldng train was ordcre"
to fine wreck Several of the officers OF the HUDSON
River Railroad were on this train. 1t was not unti
n late hour that information OF the disaster was
given to the police. .o..o
The following telegram was received at o'i-
o'clock at Police HeadquarlcTS; w Tan "a
"kINGSBlIDGE y. l. jan A''
Superintendent WMu>G; ....,-- .r,in ran into
'About 7:3O p. IN. the IarfytoWn tram i, Fan I'M, mo
rear of special cXpr SIS al Spnyt"n DuSNl, HNHIH ~
nc two cars by ire, with loss Of lite Notiy Cor
oN'' anu '''''' "rrIrH YUIE, Captain
Ambulanccs from the Bellevue, the Ninety-nmth
Street and the Ncw-1Ork Hospitals Ncic s'''' " '
Thrtieth street Station.
Fran persons who were on the wrecked train the
following description of the disaster was obtained;
The eypress train. consisting OF several ordinary
nasscnper coaches three drawinE-room coaches ana
hocgope cars. passed Spuvten DuyvIi Station about
= u m and rounded the curve at that point ON IT'S
way 10 the Grand Central Depot. Soon at'er
getting around the curve ana through
tbe cut there was sudden stoppage
of the tram. II was learned that the
mir brakes had given way, and the en-
rinecr had stopped TO repair the break.
some minutes passed aud while the passengers
were talking over the delay the train was
struck by passenger train from 1ITyto"n'
which was following the express, Inc
locomotive engine of The Iarrytown tram
instantly telcscopel the rear coach OF the Albany
train. This was the Idlewild, Wagner drawing
room coach. Tho rear end Of the coach was
broken in and the coach was thrown upon the next
ora the Empire The roof of the second coach was
brolcn il and both coaches rolled of the track TO-
gather.
rhe coaches took fire immediately The shock of
the collision had been terrific In all the
forward cars Of the Albany tram
the passengers were thrown from their seats ana
many of them were injured. In the cars OF the
Tarrytown tram the shock also great enough 10
throw passengers out of their seats One woman
with baby III her arms was hurled against not
stove IN the end of the second car from the engine
md she and her infant were both burned severely
MANY other persons on the same train we're badly
bruised.
From both the trains the passengers rushed TO look
rnon the wreck terrible scene confronted them.
trbe two drawing room cars, the ldlewild
and the Empire lay together broken
nnd in flames From the Empire
few persons made their way
with difficulty. bruised and bleeding. Many of the
passengers set to work at to rescue other per
sons from the bTning cars, but at
inst their efforts were unavailing Water
was carried from the Harlem River and from
the locomotives and dashed upon the flames. but
the amount was too small 90 do any good
The fire burned up brighter and stronger and II was
soon seen that the cars must be destroyed. few
pe-sons were rescued from the burning wreck, and
come of the rescuers were burned about the hands
and faces. Cries and groanS from the injured
were heard on every side. The wreck
had occurred at distance from
any station whence any relief could be obtained
A few farmers living i'll the neghborhood, visited
the scene of tue collision and offered their homes
aS places of shelter for the wounded. The forward
Jart of tie Albany train at length started
for this city, leaving behind the
two burning cars. Most of the passengers
who had escaped death or serious injury came 10
the city on the train. The engine OF the
I,rrvtown train was disabled. but the train
was drawn back to the Spuyten Duyvn Depot and
sent 70 the city at later hour over the uQ track.
ATOP H. the two drawng-room coaches were
still burning at the place OF the accident.
At 1928 a. m. Captain Yule teegraphed
tie following to Police Headquarters
"Abont 7:l5 the special Newlork express
on the Hudson River Railroad bound
south became disabled at the Spuyten DuyvIl
I'D the TaTytown special, which followed
close behind ran into and teescOpod
the drawing-rOom cars Idlewild and
E,apirc. setting fire to and destroying
them, burning the people inside. Park
Valentine. twenty-oDe years old, his wife
nineteen years old. Of Bennington, VT,
aud "A lady, supposed TO be from Philadelphia,
were killed. Their bodies are at Killcullens Hotel
four bodies burned to a crisp are at this station
Oliver b. Kcely, thrty-six years old, of Springfield
Pa, is fatally injured. Mary Daniels, residence
Fifth-ave. and Forty -fourh-st, badly injured but
will recover
1t was said by the porter Of the rear palace car to
one of the train men, that there was fat lady IN
seat No. IL who, he was sure did not get out, and
she must have been burned. he told this train-man
ihat after the accident man with
q blonde mustache was asking for woman who
answered this description The inquirer explained
that she was his wife.
Conductor Evans of the Tarrytown train
was seen by TRIBUNE reporter at the