The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-01-19
RAILRs AD ACCIDENT,

irightiul railroad accident occurred on
Friday evening last on the New York Cen.
trail and Hudson river railroad at Spuyten
Duyvil.
The Western express from Chicago to
New FORK reached Albany twenty.ti,ree
minutes late. Owing to the crowd OF legis-
lators and others fifteen cars, eight of them
81 palace coaches, We're added to the train and
two extra engines were attached. In the
ears were all the notables oil the Republicans
and D.inocratic parties Interested at Albany
The Tamm my men were in the rear ear
At East Albany another car was attached
in which We're about ten passengers. The
train ran rapidly to make up loss time, but
owing TO Its length some difficulty was cx-
perienced with the air brakes Just after
turning the curve at Spuyten Duyvi the
train stopped US the engines could not pull
her ahead. The train men then examined
the air brakes, and just then whistle startl-
ed everybody, and instantly the Tarrytown
| train crashed into the rear ear of the Albany
train. The rear ear teleseoped the ear in
front of it, and men were sent tumpling over
each Other Several men were crushed in
| wv te'SreoPt. "A pOItiOu Vi tie TOOI Tell,
and the flames Immediately broke out. The
engine OF the Tarrysown train had forced its
way into the center OF the rear ear. The
| men in the telescoped ear We're cut out with
| axes, but the party had to be dragged
through the windows. Two ladies were res
cued in this way. The scenes that followed
We're appalling. Men aud women rushed
about, many shrieking with the pain of in. |
juries. others looking for friends. The ears |
burned rapidly, and at first il was not known |
who was safe and who was not
George landlord, conductor of the Alba.
ny train, says that when the train rounded |
the curve, and came to a standstil,, he told |
the brakeman to 90 back on the track with
the danger signals. to warn any coming
train not to advance. Some say that he did
not leave the train at all, while others claim
that he went back only short distance. and
that he remained on this side of the curve so
that the incoming train could not see the
signal until too late to avert the collision.
The engine cut clear through the rear
coach of the express, and drove most of the
fimbeis through the coach Immediately
ahead. Both coaches were filed with pas.
sergers. The stoves and lamps were upset,
and the oil and Goals scattered, and both
wrecked coaches took fire aud were tlDi0s,
instantly riass of fire. The cut being
through solid rock, which stands close to the ,
track, both sides very high, it was almost
impOssil lie for passengers to escape, a1d Gu
tireiy iiaposs Bile for assistance to reach
them. The location Of the accident is about q
midway between where the tracks cross 5
the iludiol river aud enter the city limits, b
ind abOl eight miles from the Aud street }
lepot. Il
Young Valentine, who was killed, togeth- o
sr with his bride, were crushed and burned
N the fire which followed. Lieutenant Gov
,rn0r Barston, of Vermont. was with the q
bridal party, but went forward rs the train u
topped and escaped uuinjured. Park Val =
.ntines sister, also with the party, was y
IN the platform Of the car, and jumped oil. y
escaping uninjured. u
The following is 4 list of the killed:
Senator Webster Wagner.
Park Valentine. u
Mrs. Louise Valentine. "
DR.. ID. l.. Ransom, Messina, N. Y.
Mrs. Maud Grown. \
Rev. Father Marshall, Troy, n. Y.
Oliver b. keeler, Wyoming, Pa. ID
Mr. Pringle, Philadelphia. "a
There were about twenth badly wounded. n,