The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-14

about the body. He was taken out of the
car by detective, and died at midnight at
the hotel
The Valentine couple were accompanied
by the groom's father, A. B. Valentine,
who escaped uninjured. The young couple
might have been saved, but for the desper-
ate clinging of the young bride to her
husband. No other bodies are identified
up to 1870 a. m. 1t is stated that Senator
Wagner was seen on the car at Pough-
keepsie, and he has not been since Sen
ator Wagner's son was at the wreck, look
ing for his father. j. ID. Ransom, of the
Hoffman house, is also missing.
Another passenger, Miss Mary Daniels,
twenty-five years old, of the Sherwood
House, New York, who was returning
from 6 visit to Vermont, is badly scalded,
and lying at hotel near the scene of
the accident.
AS the locomotive dashed into the stand
ing train. Police Commissioner Nichols
was lifted out of his seat and hurled over
the head of Maurice F. Holahan, and was
badly bruised. Edward Kearney was
thrown violently against the side of the
car end injured by broken glass.
Assemblymen Sheehy, Robb and Chaplin,
of Brooklyn, Commissioner Ulrich and
Shinney and Lyman, correspondents, were
enclosed in the telescope. A portion of
the roof fell down encasing them as in a
box, and there seemed no chance of es-
cape. Axes were speedily brought and a
hole cut in the side of the car, and all
were rescued
George William Curtis. it was rumored,
was killed, but at late hour it is under
stood he escaped,
The following is list of the dead
known at one this morning: Senators
Webster and Wagner, E. L. Rawson, of
the Hoffman House, Park Valentine, of
Bennington, Mrs Valentine, and wom-
ansupposed to be from Philaalelphia,
/. Injured Alvin B. Kelly, of Spring
valley, Pennsylvania, fatally: Mary Dan
iels, of New York, seriously.
The Tribune publishes the following
statement of R. H. Stillwell, of Oswego
a passenger on the Tarrytown train:
when we were at Tarrytown the train
from Albany passed US. It was running
fast, and there seemed to be wheel on
fire, and spoke to one of the depot men,
and he said those breaks arc down At
ter leaving Tarrytown we ran along
smoothly for some time. The first init
nation had of danger was feeling as if
| felt presentment and braced myself
against a seat. There came crash, and
women and men were thrown over the
seats. The stove was upset with the
swore. Two or three men were burned
severely; some were cut by glass. There
were three coaches on our train and Twas
in the second. 1 suppose a number
of men in the first car must have
been hurt. As Invent forward saw that
the rear palace car was badly damaged
Everyone in the Albany train seemed to be
out of it except some in the back OF the
rear car. Some ten or twelve persons
seemed to be held in the back part which
was all in flames 1 suppose the shock
tore the cars all to pieces, and they were
caught between the broken seats. could
only see one woman at first. She was
living down acith q store on one arm and leg.
Her shrieks were horrible. The conductor
of our train, who was the only one around
that had his wits about him Immediately
helped into the car to try and get her out.
None of the other passengers were in such
dangerous position, and the first effort
was made for her. Despite the efforts
made to get the woman out the flames swept
through, and the men jumped out.
The conductor again shouted to the crowd
to bring water and snow to throw upon the
flames, and everyone went to work and
checked the flames. For a time the cries
of the poor woman under the stove had
ceased Another party had procured a
ladder, and while some threw on water
others clambered to the windows, but the
people were so wedged in between the seats
they had to be pried out. The first one
taken out was the woman alluded to. She
seemed dead Then with difficulty two
more women and two men were removed
apparently fatally injured. There were
several more in the cars. [ did not see
how they were gotten out. / saw woman
in the crowd carrying a babe. She hac
been in the forward part of a parlor car
The accident was due to the carelessnes:
of the man in charge of the Albany train
1t had no signal out, and the first intima
ten our engineer had of danger was tht
light from the drawing roe car about fifty
feet ahead.
LATER REPORTS
NEW YORK, JAN 14.-George w. Cur
It's is safe and unharmed
The body of Senator Wagner was recov
cred this morning from the wrecked cars
on Spuyten Duyvil, and brought to thi'
city. accompanied by numerous friends
and relatives, and conveyed to his resi-
dence The body was burned so as to b,
unrecognizable. and was only identified b,
personal effects both hands were burned
off, and the limbs drawn up in position
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