New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
THE RAILWAY DISASTER.
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flames. There was only one employe who aided the
passengers and detached tho burning cars from the
remainder of the train, and he was a drawIng-rOom
conductor.
after got ont of the Empire, the first man
met exclaimed in an excited manner Ny God
can you give Us some help. Ny son and his WIFE,
who have just been married, are IN that car scream
ing for help We could render no assistance as we
could get nothing to break the car with We tred
20 pull ont some pieces of the with orr hands,
but could not We were compelled TO stand there
and see those people perish. IN moving about,
heard voice crying for help, which thought was
Senator WaCncT's said So but some Of his friends
decl lred that they had seen him and be was safe
7 feel certain now that il was Wagners
voice which lizard. We
lady in the Idewild caught by her feet, hanging
head downward Two brave fellows got ladder
and climbed on the top of the car and with water
and snow kept the flames from her for some ilme
but they were unable to rescue her and she was
soon wrapped ID the flames Il was terrible 10 have
70 stand thc.c po8erless 90 help the poor victims
Commissioner Jlroh had narrow escape. lie was
scaled somewhat and dared for time Assembly
man Sheehy lost his coat, waistco7t, watch and
chain. and was badly hurt. We had 20 carry him
20 another car"
William H. Barker of Brooklyn. Journal Clerk of
.Le Assembly. was i'm the car MuuehIha II. said
Yesterday: There were near me- F.. " Johnson
Assemblrmen T CHE and Kelly, and John +. >myth
The shock broke the seats OF like ppestenis. some
persons were thrown their sides 90 the floor but
no one wa, injured much IN that car. got out at
once and procured q Ladder from house close at
hand and PIT IL up On the roof Of the Empire 50
that We could get IA to rescue Assembly mau Monk.
He was piacucG over a seat and the roof was hold
ing him down 50 that he could rot move. As
sembyman NcManus, who Is a very strong man.
went up the ladder into the car. raised the roof
wi his back and rescued Monk Just Ia time to save
him from the fire. When we got ont the ldlewiI
was not fire and the Em2ire was only burning
Dear the ro"f aud not aoout the stove. The ure
must have caught from the kerosene lamps. | sat
in the ldlawlld for some time not long before 70
reached tho scene OF the accident The hand stick
ing uut of the wreck vi g ring on one finger was
evidently tina of Senator Wagner
Henry :. RoRenbauCh, Of th" Sherwood House, n
For-y f0urth-st and Flth-ave.. who was one Of the
passengers 10 the ldIeTIld. said yesterday:
" II is Il won Ter ~ me that am alive. I cannot
comprehend how 1 escaped beIdg stunned, and 80
burned uD. ! was sitting near the middle Oi The car
on the river side. The train had been at stand
stll for about ten minutes. 1t seemed 90 me, when
! turned around and saw the headlight OF the Ap-
preaching locomotive. Jumped no and stated Tor
the front end of the car l!r Naentnc al Che same
time started for the rear end. lie got there ana
Jumped Oh, hat bci0rp / reached the front end the
e-.,ne struck Us. I'm "a moment ! found nv self ON
the ,op Of the car beld n by sohd walls OF wood. rs
if scented - the cars e.. 7-"oprI. suppose must
have. been forr-I I'M hct ycrn tie tops o. he two
c,rs For n minute all was tarkncss Then when
the rear part of the took fire, the light ~'nne
through one of the windows below me. ] was then
enabled 10 see and io kick ont the glass and furce
nav way ont A. started TO get out encountered
the body of the woman who J see is called Mrs.
Brown She had been screaming bUt WIS then
ruIrt tried ~ null her ont. INT she was wedcei
on tightly could not move her. wa obi grd io
leave her. That was Tie most terrible part o. my
experience. When ] got ont thr flames wer.
-v 4epiug toward tie front end of tie ear. as The
lu .rI
originate from the stove b1t from th" lamps IN the
rear euj of the Miss Daniels sat three on toul
sea < back OF me. on tie shore side. ! saw and
EelYi nothing Of her after the accident. / escaped
with some sli-ht cuts my head ami arm AMI leg
NE clothing wa. badly torn. IL seems miracle
Alderman Mclean who was on the train. had
been sitting for some time PRECIOUS 10 the accident
al the rear oI3 ot iWnr'. wisich was SMASHED boy
tbp col 'i.ion A. the time OF th- accident he
returning to his seat I'D the car Vanderbilt he said
YESTERDAY: had lust gJt inside TIE dooroi t5r
Vanderbilt. I rushed back ana Ouud tl- IrwilI
30 t-e-coped INTO the Imp ~r that / could noi 40
first distinguish them. The tames then were only
burning at the rear eud of the Empire. luup W.
Copper, who escaped from that car Nitrte' hacS 20
r.f hi, OrcrcIat and satrhc. uVt Tho 1IWe- spread
SD rapidly thai he could no, 2e' within n ten FEET
of hIs seat When was r.turnlnS ID iA' seat pass
ing be- wern the tg0 cars heart bor by thr .de
OF The track eNrllln. sue Wal hir sure. ! hat
hardly got inside the door when the collision iooh
nI.ep. saw Young mlu vino was ir 90" ldlevlI'.
aui | think tnr only one who escaped from mar
car. DE WIS rGt aH'dt Jhr het" ne Stu cue
enabled 10 get ont some time before th" acrltrut
Che con lucto, talking with Us about thr larry
town t. ID, showing CHAT Le Was July aware Oh tAr
danger
A crman Halves was sitting in one of the for
ward ears when On. crash came. " was win
A .gcmhlvmau Nig.ufsch.' ne said. " We dad not
.rrI ~Ir shock very severely The portrr'- candle
WAS lfpO..e over and be went on: AMI came back,
saving shat tre engine had ,ed un roo strong.
We sat down and did not know for some time the ma
the OF the accident. Then the ears were almost
rnvc0uel Iu the flames.
Alderman Levy was in forward car. He SAID
" As fur rs couiu see all was done Tor the entome
sufferers chat could uc done without the dd oI axes
and thing, that we dij nor have Tn" accident was
the result of caren-Snnss. J saw one woman ho /
had been knocked scu-rr~s hut she WIS fully re- /
covered. About III the occupants %! the Empire |
lost Goa IS. hat, and vaii~cs.
Thomas -. Reilly was i'm the drawiug-rOom car /
Saratoga. / was sitting hc said y ,feriHv, !
Murphy and John Carney lhurber's agent. after
the shock / rushed out and assisted IN uncoupllng
the cars and separating The tram. AssrmhYmau |
Shrehv was the last man ont OF the Empire. lie !
escaped through the window. lie lost his watch. |
hat coat. etc think there were more people lest
han is known. There were a good many strangers
IN the rear car"
Lxc.se Commissioner ". P Mitchell IN the
ear Red Jacket When ] got to the rear end after
the accident he sail. " the both ahlaIe.
could hear the shroks of several persons, bat they
trains ard surh carelrssr ess accidents DO not
happen more frequently
TWO ASSE1IBLlblEN MISSING.
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