The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-01-19

/ people ware killed The Chicago limited
express left Albany twenty minutes late
having several extra cars ADD about 50
/ people on board including many members
Of The New York legislature, which body
had lus, adlourned uaill Monday evening.
AZ EAst Albany the palace car Idlewild
/ from Troy was added To the train, which
usually make but two stops before reach.
lug New York Between spuyten puyvil
aud Kings Bridge stations the train was
stopped on account Of some lisarauge.
mtnt Il the brakes. 4 brakeman was sent
back 10 signal the fauy town special which
was 10 follow this train There Was plenty
oi time to have done this. but for some
reason II was not done properly aud iLo
Tnty town train came around the curve at
the ratio Of twenty .nye miles an hour aud
dashed into the other completely demol
ishing the ldlewi!d aud badly wreekipg
the Empire, the second car from the rear
Both cars at once took fire aud a horrible
scene eusurl. There were certainly twelve
passengers ~ the ldlewild aud those who
we're not killed outright were fastened by
the 81 linteyed timbers and their cries as
the flames approached them we're heart
fending The greatest efforts were made
to reach the victims and three or -four
we're rescued. The others were burned,
some Of them beyond recognition
In the ldlewild were Park Valentine Of
Bennington son Of Maj A. Il. Valentine
aud nephew of Hon. T. W, Park, with his
wife to whom be was married at North
Adams on Thursday and they were on
their wedding todr TO Florida. Mrs. Val.
ontlues maiden name was Louisa Gay.
lard daughter Of wealthy dry goods
merchant OF North Adams. They were
both burned but the accounts as to
whether they were killed at once or burn
ed Ia death differ In the same car was
also A. b. Valentine, the father Of the
victim. When the train stopped he went
out on the rear platform 10 see what the
trouble might be, He says the brakeman
was standing on the track not ten feet
away having III one hand red light ana
in the other White one. Almost lmmedi.
ately after the Tarytown train appeared
a, the head OF the cut, 200 yards away aud
the brakeman ran towards il swinging his
light Seeing that Il collision was newt
able, Mr.. Valentine jumped from the plat
form and rn uccross the track inst soon
enough TO escape. He says another man
was With him on the platform who ran
back into the car and must have been
killed
Lieut., GOV Darstow OF Shelburn, Vt,
was on the train aud had short time be- |
fore been IN the ldlewild talking with tho
Valentine party, but had gone into the
forward part of the train and was not in
jured. Senator Wagner of New York was
in the ldlewlld aud Was killed. Senator |
Wagner was the inventor of the palace car
called by his name and in one of which be
met his death. He started in life as poor
meclanc but had umassed great wealth |
by his invention aud had been mem Der
OF tho legislature for many years where he
was held IN great esteem, He lived in
plain, sensible matncr aud was greatly |
liked 10y all who came IN contact with him.
The per on most to blame in causing
tl.e artitnt is the hiukeln.a of the rear
rur luse rutt 1t va, according Ia li,c
ruls ii lie iu.al. iti ave, gone la, al
oAct, 10 signal nn. hal lnnt might be ap-
Melius "i fuughk1lsir Who says he did
hpt go Lack Al once, Dut aid 80 unek lac
'~agghl lar enough 50 that the train
nnSht have rs'rpt,s,-, %,
employ VI the company over twenty yea.9
and was considered an Intelligent, trust.
worthy man. lie has been arrested and
fut trial lor nlausIaughtrr
Iae following account ol the accident
given by Justice james H. Angel Of the
lenih District y l.. Civil Court, who
Vas IN the second car .itoH the Illewild
nay throw seine hight on tue subject He
,Atn that after the train bad turncd the
.urse II game 10 a stop and remained mo-
iolilu>s ioF tall 10 Or D minutes. He
leard lhs rumbling Of Train which he
opposed w.s approaching from the south.
Then be bearl tae whistle for down
brakes, aud Within lew seeonds the col ,
isiou took place. There had been sui. !
iSient isne for man TO have walked up
Lg track mile IN ot,,er TO signal the Tar.
ytown special A great deal Of drinking {
a. Ia pfogrss on the Atlantic express all a
ie Wa. from Albany. Employees we're I
.aitiug on The politicians and their G
iicnas, Saving them With liquors and Y
igafs, and lac observed that two or three u
I iIic poiters were partially intoxicated.
here VAS general hilariiy all through the
raiu, The Judge thought II should have a
een the first duty Of The conductor to j
ave sent n.an TO signal train approach b
~ from the rear The engineer on the =
arrs,osn special would then have been :,
arned ia time That the accident oc- /.
arred was absolutely inexcnsable and
=. in the judges opinion, the result Of
-ilpipAl. carels..nes. v
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