Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-01-19
Frightful Railroad Accident.

An expires, tram winch left Albany En-
day afternoon Si,h many members of the
New lurk legislature rH board. Wa. run liz
u near Spuytcu D4lNrl junction by a spec
"a. tram. tc.r>oop.u- and setting uu fife the
two rear palace cars.
4 number Of persons were crushed or
burned TO death and many other, were
frshuG!!y injured. l. appears That the ~
pres. tram. soon after leaving Spu,ten
Dul,c.. was compelled 20 stop Oh account
OF an over heated Juurua. aud it is claimed
that the flag man who va sent back To hlg
the special tram failed 10 his duty. The
victims OF the disaster we're taken To New
York SUNDAY E.gh, human beings were
either crushed OF burned 10 death in the
shattered cars. Following j, 4 corrected
list: Mrs. Mar. l.. Brown. IS wears, wife
OF Vim. I. Brown, mining broker. New
YORK. Mr.. Brown was not a, badly burned
many Of the victims. She was on her
way back from long WISH TO her mothers
home at Poultney. VI. Oliver Is. keely,
40 wears, Of Philadelphia, badly burned and
mutilated. He lived for several hours after
the accident in the greatest agony. Rev
Francis Nayier Marechal. 50 wears, on his
way To fill the post of resident chaplain and
missionary at Blackwell. Island. Darwin
l.. Ransom 30 wears. skull crushed and
death must have been instantaneous. Al
bert J. Richard - wears Park Valentine,
p, wears married Thursday afternoon at
North Adams Mass. TO Miss Mary Louise
GAYLORD and was on a bridal trip 10 New
York city lie was injured severely by be-
ing TANNED under the wreck and was after
wards burned 10 death. MARY Louise Val
entine - wears. wife of Park Valentine
daughter of William GAYLORD, a wealthy
dry goods dealer Of North Adams. She
had returned about a wear ago from com
pleting her musical education in Europe
was married on Thursday afternoon at her
residence. She died by exposure TO the
the neck and head. Webster Wagner, q
New York State Senator, IS years, body
badly mutilated and recognized by the
clothes, some trinkets and book of mem
oranda. His death was caused from burn
ing after the crash and the position Of the
body showed that the Senator had suffered
terribly before death released him.
The wounded were taken in Ambulances
TO the hospitals in New York.
Senator Wagner was the inventor of the
Wagner sleeping car, and large owner Of
stock in the company which manufactures
them.
The sad fate Of young Valentine and his
bride is particularly distressing. 1t is said
that she could have been saved, but as he
vas caught BY the broken timbers of the
car, she chung to him till overcome by the
heat Of the burning wreck, and both perish
ed together. When the bodies were recov-
cred they we're found locked in death en-
brace.
The funeral of Park Valentine and wife
was held at Remington, VT, Monday after
noon from the Second Congregational
church. There was very great assemblage
of relatives. friends and citizens. The OBJ
sequies were conducted BY Rev. L. g. Read,
Mr. Valentines pastor. assisted by Rev. J.
b. WATSON, of North Adams. Mass, and
1 Rev. Dr. Garfield, of Arlington. These
last were the clergymen officiating at the
wedding last Thursday. Of the eight hear
els four were ushers at the wedding. Pre-
liminary services over the remains of Sena-
tor Wagner were held Monday afternoon at
his late residence in New York city. The
house was thronged with friends of the de
ceased and Of the family Among them
were VIM. II. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Wander
bilt. Elliot +. Shepherd, Cyrus W. Field,
Sydaey 7. Nichols. Sinclair Tracy. White
law Reid. and Others. The remains were
taken to Palatine Bridge for interment
vhere the funeral services proper were held
on Tuesday.