Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-14
Among the Five Hundred Occupants
of the Inflated Train.
SLEEPING CARS JELESCOPED.
Horrors of the Collision Increased by
the Cars Taking Fire.
OCCU PANTS ROAsTEDTO CRISP.
Nine Killed and Forty Others Injured.
Some Fatally.

New YORK, Jan. 13.-The Chicago express
train lie aving Albany at $40 this afternoon,
with many members of the legislature Oh
board, was run into by the Tarrytown special
train, about quarter of a mile east OF Spuy-
ten Duyvil junction with the Harlem main
line. The rear cars and drawing room cars of
the Chicago express were telescoped and set
on fire. 1t is reported that seven bodies have
been taken from the wreck. Senator Wagner,
it is feared, is burned, as he was last seen en-
tering the drawing room car, Idlewild, few
minutes before the collision.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
At 1925 a. IN. Capt. Gale telegraphed the
following particulars to police headquarters;
CAT about 7:15 p. m. the special New York
express on the Hudson River railroad, bound
south, became disabled at Spuyten Duyvill,
and the Tarrytown special which followed
close behind ran into and telescoped with the
drawing room cars, Idlewild and
Empire setting them on fire and destroying
both cars, and burning the people. Park Val
entinee, 81 years old, his wife, - years, OF En-
mington, Vt, and lady supposed to be from
Philadelphia, were killey Their bodies are at
Killcullen's hotel.
Four bodies burned to a crisp are at this
station.
oliver B. Kelly, Sc years old, of Spring Val
ley, Pa is fatally injured.
Mary Daniels, residence Sherwood House,
Fifth avenue and Forty fourth street, is badly
injured. but will recover.
Warden O'Rorke was ordered at 1880 to
send tw o ambulances, with surgeons, to the
Grand Cen trail depot, where a train with the
wound ed on board was expected 10 arrive
soon.
BRIDAL COUPLE.
Park Valentine and wife, who were killed,
were married Wednesday last. Valentine is
nephew of Trevor w. Park, and was in bust
ness with his father, A. B. Valentine, one of
the wehlthiest citizens of southern Vermont.
His wife was Miss Garland, of North Adams,
Mass. They were en- route to Florida on their
bridal tour. .
FORTY INJURED.
In addition to the killed, said to number
eight, forty others were injured. There were
at least 500 ,,lssengers ON the train. The hor-
rors of the collision were increased by the two
cars taking lie. Some ofthe occupants were
roasted to death in sight of hundreds of peo-
pie who were unable to rescue the hapless
passengers. Two women were seen clasped
in each others arms and damned between the
frame work Of one of the ears and the COLI
ding engine, and the flames Tapped them in
their fiery embrace.
CALL FOR AID.
The following telegram was received at po-
lice he adquarters:
"Kihgsbridge- Superintendent Walling: At
about 7:30p M. the Tarrytown train ran into
the rear of the special express at Spuyten
Duyvil, destroying two cars by fire with loss
of life Notify the coroner and send ambu-
lances. (sgned) PETER YALE"
Every available ambulance has been sent to
the scene of the accident from Bellevue Nine
ty-nnth street and New York hospitals. 1t is
report ed that George F. Spinney, Albany cor
respondent of the New York Time, was
killed. At 1874 tonight Sergeant Dogley,
Thirty-fourth precinct, sent telegram to
headquarters that nine dead bodies had been
recov cred. Two persons arelsupposed killed.
THE FACTS OF THE ACCIDENT
are these: The express from Chicago to New
York arrived twenty three minutes late, owing
to the great crowd of legislators and others
who desired to leave the capital Fifteen adj
ditional cars were put on, eight of them being
palace coaches. Two extra engines were at
tacheq and when the train got under Roadway
it was filled with all the men of note and
vi DOIH Liz htpuUllCdu duu DcmO-
cratic parties. The Tammany hall delegation
was about the last to arrive at the depot. and
as all the other cars were filled, they took the
rear ear, the Empire. In this car were
Police Commissioner Nichols, Edward Kear
ney, Senator Browning, Assemblymen Cullen,
Sheehy, Rabb, Costello, McManus, ex-Assem-
blymen M. F. Hallahan and Alderman Levy.
There were also in the car, Commissioner
of Emigration Ulrich, Assemblymen
Chaplin, of Brooklyn, F. Shenney of Albany.
correspondent of the New York Times; A.
W. Lyman, of the Sun, A. B. August, Joseph
Doyle and two ladies of Albany, names I'M
known.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
The train got under way and when at East
Albany a signal to stop was received and the
palace car Idlewild, from Troy, was hitched
on to the rear of the train. There was some
ten passengers on board this car
The run was made safely until
Spuyten Duyville Junction was reache
at seven o'clock, when heated axle made a
necessary stoppage to give time to cool. Con-
ductor Hanford ordered brakeman Melius to
signal the Tarrytown special which left Tar
rytown at 6:35 in the afternoon, and Dayville
station at TOT. The latter train was in charge
of Conductor Exams. Melius apparently
did not signal properly, and
the Tarrytown special, which
ran at the rate of twenty-five miles an hours
came around the curve out of Collins Cut,
and struck the rear palace car, Idlewild, in
which were twelve passengers. The engine
ran under the platform, into the car, and
drove the Idlewild into the Empire with such
terrific force as to render it necessary is cut it
out with a saw and axe. The
STOVE AND LAMPS
in the parlor cars were upset, and ignited the
wood work and upholstery. The pas
sengers were damned between the seats
and sides of the car, and held while
the flames rose around and enveloped them.
Of the ten passengers in the Idleweld nine
are dead One has been taken in an ambulance
to the Ninety-ninth street hospital, probably
fatally injured.
Another lady passenger, Miss Mary Daniels