Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-21
A FEARFUL CALAMITY.
Accid ent on the Hudson River
Railroad.

Railroad.
NEW YORK, January 1l.-An express
train on the Hudson River railroad,
which lett Albany ior New York at
2:40 p. Ii. yesterday, was obliged to
stop on the curve at Spuyten Duyvil
Creek. between Poughkeepsie and this
city, about O'Clock lasL night, TO fix e
broken air-brake. Conductor HantOrd
ordered the brakeman to go back with
danger signal, Tut NO signal was
given other than to hang u lantern on
the rear OF the tram. The Tarrytown
special tram, in charge or Conductor
Evans. with Frank Burr as engineer and
Quaney fireman, whlch was just behind
the Albany express. came laundering
around the curve, and when two
hu udred yards distant the lanterns sig
nal was sighted, but too late to prevent
al accident. The Tarrytown train
crashed into the rear coach OF the Alba
ny express-the palace car "Idlewild'
the locomotive tearing through the
coach and smashing it to pieces. besides
destroying the rear half of the palace
car "Empire." There were twelve
passengers in the "Idlewild," and
large number in the Empire" while
IN the Albany train we're numerous SEN
ators and assembly men, all prominent
in metropolitan politics. The collision
was followed by heart-rending shrleks
from the occupants OF the splendid cars.
Following the cries came
FLASH OF FIRE.
The stoves and lamps in tho cars had
| been upset and the coaches were 10
flames. Near the point where the accl-
dent occurred there is q small settlement
and the people from this were attracted
| to the spot, and assisted the unhurt pas
sengers. and the railroad employees in
the work of rescue. Backets OF water
were carried long distances aud thrown
upon the fire; great Jumps of snow were
hurled into the burning debris; but to
no avail. Three passengers were taken
out of the .Idlewild" with terrible In
juries. The other nine were killed.
Several persons in the Empire" were
also badly injured. A woman and child
were taken ilom under stove in the
stIdlewiid." both very seriously burned.
A. B. Valentine, who was standing on
the rear platform -of the "ldlewlid,
saw the Tarrytown train bearing down
on the Albany express and got out OF
the way IN time to save his lite. Brake.
man Millins escaped in the same way.
/ THE KILLED,
| The killed are as follows:
Senator Webster Wagner, OF Wsgn or
car fame. who represented Herkimer
county in The legislature. was standing
in the rear door Of the "Idlewild'' when
the crash came.
C. l.. Rawson, of the Hoffman House,
New York City.
Abner 4. Kealy, stove manufacturer,
50 years old, OF Spring Valley, Pa, was
taken out bruised, burned and bloody
and died within an hour.
Park Valentine, aged Fl years,
nephew of Trenor w. Park. who built
the Panama railroad sold to the DE
Lesseps combination, could have ss.
capped, but his young wife held him back
in the car and both were killed. MI
and Mrs. Valentine were making their
bridal tour. They had Just been mar
ried. The bride was Miss Gaylord, Of
North Adams, Massachusetts. They
we're on route to Florida.
Mrs. Park Valentine was lS years
old.
Mrs. Maud Brown, OF 455 West Forty
third street, New York City.
A negress, who was one OF the palace
car employees.
Four oil the bodies were burned to 8
crisp.
e. F. Spinney. of the New Yorl
Times. the Albany correspondent OF thai
paper and also interested IN The Judge
is missing and probably among the dead
THE INJURED.
Frank Bury, engineer; Quaney, fire
man.
Miss Mary Daniels. twenty. five
years of age, Shet wood House, New
York, is badly scslded about the ARM
aud breast.
Geo. w. Curtis. of Harper's Monthly
who was reported killed. is safe.
Several parties have been badly In
lJared.
MORE DETAILS.
The body OF Senator Wagner was re
covered next morning from the wrecked
cars at Spuyton Duyvil and brought t.
the city accompanied by numerous
friends and relatives, and conveyed t
his residence. The body was burned 81
rs to be unrecognizable, and was onl.
identified by his personal. effects. Boil
hands were burned of and the lin b.
were drawn up in position that show
ed the horrible agony tho victim hat
endured.
HENRY 8. RoCKENB AUGH,
q passenger, describes the horror OF th'
collision as something indlscribablY ter
rible. The train stopped tor some min
utes, aud he walked back to look out o
the rear window IN the last Car in whicl
he was. He saw the engine Of the ap
preaching train laundering around thu
curve, and turned to run back to th
forward end OF the car, shouting as he raj
to warn his fellow-passenger OF thel
danger. Ali started up from their seats
Before he had reached halt through th'
car, the crash came, and he felt himsel
iited up in the air.
PITCH DARKNESS FOLLOWED
on all sides. Cries OF horror, anguisl
and despair went up. Then luri,
glow was cast through the car IRON th'
fire breaking out, and he saw men ant
women struggling to get free from th'
wreck. He heard lady wedged unde
seat calling most piteously tor help
He tried to help her, but she was helt
fast and fire compelled him to leave hel
to her terrible tate. He recollected see
ing q stout lady. who was identified al
Mrs. or Miss Brown, get on the car a
Greenbush. Senator Wagner's remain
were sent down to the city first in ont
OF the dead Senator'S own palace cars
Two hours later the remainlug sever
bodies were brought down In the ordin
ary baggage car, accompanied by Capt
Yule and Coroner Knox. Six OF the
bodies were packed in ice.
The boxes and charred remains OF tht
seventh were borne on a stretcher GOV.
cred by the fur lined cloak of Mrs. Vsl
entine, the young bride whose wedding
tour
ENDED IN SUCH HoRRID DEATH.
The car was switched off Oh the side
track when it arrived. and run east ol
the depot TO the end of the freight station
at Forty-third street. Here the cofflns
were ranged on the floor. aud upon q
hastily improvised table were spread
the burned and drenched garments and
satches recovered from the wreck to
serve as the means OF Identifying the
yet unrecognized dead. Here black
fur mutf aud a cloak. there broadcloth
coat and hat battered out o! shape,
charred, halt consumed satchels aud
bundles lay scattered about aud were
!,examined and registered in turn by the
Epolice officials who took charge oi
r ali the propsrty In one OF these were