Smyrna times., 1882-01-18

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/ TERRIBLE RAIi.WAY DisAaTER.-Th
disaster on the Central ard Hudson Rail.
road at Spuyten DuyVil on Friday MIGHT
has resulted III the death of eight pri.
/ sons. Nneteen others are injured. one tu
seriously tina; She may not recover. Tho
! railway officers assert that the brakeman.
! George Mcliu>, of the rear car. nc.lectc, d
! his duty to 20 far back On the tract; Ia
/ warn amy approaching train when The
/ tram stopped because OF All axle on fire.
4 The express train. consisted of several
/ ordinary passenger coaches three draw
, lng-room coaches and baggage cars. The
! rear end of the coach was broken in and
I the coach was thrown upon the next one.
the Empire. The roof of the second
coach was broken in and both coachc,
rolled off the track together.
THE CARS ON FIRE.
The coaches took fire Immediately. The
shock of the collision had been terrific.
In all of the forward cars Of the Albany
tram the passengers were thrown from
their seats, and many Of them were in
lured. The two draWing-room cars. tn.
ldiewlld and the Empire lay together
broken and i'll flames From the Empire
lew persons made their way with diff
Guilty, bruised and bleeding. MANY Of the
passengers set to work at once to rescue
other persons from the burning cars. bul
at first their efforts were unavailin,,
water was taken from the Harlem river
and from the locomotives and dashed upon
the flames. but the amount was too small
to do any good.
RESCUED FROM THE BURNING WRECK.
The fire burned up brighter and strong
er, and it was soon seen that the cars must
he destroyed. A few persons were rescued
from the burning wreck, and some of the
rescuerS were burned about the hands and
faces. Cries and groans from the injured
were heard on every side. Ii was said
thaI each of the two coaches contained
at least eighteen persons at the time of
the disaster, and only few were believed
To have been saved. Two bodies were,
those of bride and groom who wpra
going TO New York on a weddinr trin
They died in each others arms. and their
arms were found to be interlocked when
tnelr bodies were recovered AmonCthose
lost was Wagner the famous sleeping-car
manufactures. He was returning from 4
visit to Wilmington. Del. where he had
heen to contract with Jackson, Sharp &
Co, for several cars
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-The remains of
State Senator Webster Wagner were This
morning taken to their last resting Mace /
and large crowd gathered at the Grand
central depot to witness their departurc
The office of the railroad through which
the body was carried was draped in black
and the officers and employees of the road
wore mourning emblem. The train /
winch conveyed the remains to Palatine
Bridge consisted OF three drawing room .
coaches, parlor car end baggage car.
The ears were tastcfully draped in mourn /
ing. Among the friends and acuuaint-
aRces of the late Senator who accompanicd
the body on the train were Collector
Robertson, J. NJ. Tancey. and job II
jackson of the jackson & Sharp COMPANY
OF Wilmington, Del.
THE BLOCK SYsTEM.-Had the "block"
system which the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company uses on all its roads been in use
on the New York road on Friday night
the terrible accident could not have oc
CURED. On the Pennsylvania road the
whole distance is divided in blocks :,
each block being provided with signal
station. Between Philadelphia and New
ark, n. j., there are sixty Of these.
BetweeR Newark and Jersey City, where
trains run with greater frequency, there
are ten. They are not, anywhere along
The whole road, more than four miles
apart. Each station is provided with a
signal, with ample telegraphic {
This signal is erected directly {
over the track, in full view Of the engine
triver. He must not pass from one block |
20 the next until this signal tells him the )
way is clear. The signal consists of a
rame, in the centre of which is a circular
opening about as big as the head Of n
'arrel This is so arranged as to display Y
white, red or green as may be wanted c
Red means that the train must stop. for @
here is dagger of obstruction. Wbite
means that the next block is clear and
hat the train must go ON. Green means +
hat the green flags which adorn the reor Y
nd OF train have recently passed ON =
M that the engine driver must proceed O
'ith caution until he comes to a station =
lhlch displays "a white light. Whether
he blocks are short or long. no train ;s
moved to go on block until that block
!, reported by telegraph to be clear
nus .i,I there is no danger that one train OIL
'il run into the rear of anOther.-Gazeft r
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Mr.. Frank s. Mueller, 925 w. FrankEn
rect, cited to JoGra0i reporter the casa
AF' henTy Rhenick, who for four vearS
anSrea with Rheumatism, which was
aleu Dy the use of two bottles of St. q
''"0S oh'--fscd"s0itte (Ind. Journal, Il
Mr, Blair's Senate bill proyides for
lthO year Tor Mrs Garfield