Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-01-14
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An Express Train Run
Into.
Twelve Persons Reported
Killed.

NEW ORk Jan. lo-
The Chicago express leaving Albany at
2.4O this afternoon. with many members OF
the legislature on board, was run into by the
Tarrytown special train, in the cRt about one
quarter mile east of the Spuyten Duyvil juno
ton with the Harlem main line. The two
rear cars, Wagner's 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
Wayne it is feared is burned, As he was last
seen entering the drawing room car few
minutes before the collision.
The following telegram was received at
police headquarters from Kings bridge;
To Superintendent Walling:-
About I. 80. the Tarrytown train ran into
the rear of the special train at Spuyten Duy-
vii, destroying two cars BY fire with loss OF
life. Notify the coroner and send ambu-
lances. (Signed)
PETER YALE, Capt.
This despatch was received at 942, and
every Available ambulance has been sent to
the scene of the accident from Bellevue,
99th street and New York hospitals.
A later telegram, received at the police
headquarters, says that nine dead bodies
have been recovered from the wreck. and
twelve persons are supposed to have been
killed
Midnight, Spinney. Of the New York
Times, is unhnrt; Senator Wayne is prob
ably among the killed. A train with the
wounded left the scene Of the disaster for
the Grand Central Depot in this city.
A dispatch from the scene of the railroad
disaster, says there were eight killed. d. s.
Ransom, of Hoffman, member of the House,
and Senator Wagner are among them. Geo.
Spinney, Times reporter is missing. Park
Valentine. q years Old his wife, 10 years
old, of Bennington, VT, and a lady supposed
to be from Philadelphia, were killed. Four
bodies burned to a crisp,are at Kings station.
Oliver B, Kelley, of Spring Valley, Penn,
is fatally injured.
Warden O'ROurke was ordered at IL. 80, to
send two ambulances, with surgeons, to the
Grand Central depot. to await orders from
Commissioner Brennan.
1t is reported that Park Valentine and wife
who were killed, were married only We'd
nesday last. Valentine was a nephew of
Trenor W. Park, and was in business with
his father, A. b. Valentine, one of the veal
thiest citizens in Southern Vermont. His
wife was Miss. Gaylord of North Adams,
Mass: They were enroute to Florida, on.a
bridal tour.
KINGS BRIDGE, N. Y, Jan. 13.
The Albany express containing thirteen
cars, on which were many members of the
legislature, left Albany at 3.24 this after
noon. AT East Albany two parlor cars, Idle
wild and Empire, were attached. These
had come from Bennington, VT. The run
was made safely until Spuyten Duyvil juno
tion was reached at Z, when heated axle ne
cessited stoppage to give it time to cool. Con-
ductOr Hanford ordered the brakeman, Mel
ins, to signal the Tarrytown special, which
left TarrytOwn at $50 and Sputen Duyvil at
7.07. The latter train was in charge of
Conductor Evans. Melins apparently did
not signal properly and the Tarrytown spec
ial, which ran at the rate of 25 miles an hour,
came round the curve out of Cullins cut and
struck the palace car Idlewild, in which was
twelve passengers. The engine ran under
the platform into the car and drove the Idle
wild into the Empire.
There were are least 500 passengers
on the train and the horrors of the calamity
were increased by the two rear cars taking
fire. Some of the occupants being roasted
to death in the sight of hundreds. The oc-
cupants of the houses in the vicinity of
Spuyten Duyvil at once came to the assistance
of the wounded and tried to quench the
flames in the rain with water. Two women
were clasped in each others arms and jammed
between the frame work of one of the cars
and the colliding engine and the flames quick
ly Tapped them in their fiery embrace.