The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-26
'I'ELEC5RANS
Special Dispatches to the Record,
Terrible Railroad Accident.

New YORK, January I3.-The Chicag
express train leaving Albany at 2 40 thi
p. NJ, with many members of the Legis
I#tlre on board, was run into by the Tarry
town special train, about one-quarter of
mile east of Spuyten-Duyval junction o.
the Harlem main line Two rear ears
Wagner'S draWing-room cars and Chicag
Express were telcscoped and set on fire
lis reported that seven bodies were takel
from tile wreck. Senator Wagner, it il
feared. is burned, as he was last seen en-
terng the draWing-room car E'Idlewild'' ;
few minutes before the collision.
LATER.
New YORK, january 13.-The follow
ing telegram was received at the Police
Headquarters, Kings Bridge.
Superintendent 1FulIinq:
About 30 p. m. the Tarrytown train
ran into car Of the special express at
Spuyten-Duyval, destroying two cars by
fire, with a loss Of life. Notify the Coro-
ner and send ambulances.
(Slgned) PETER YALE, Captain.
Every available ambulance has been
sent to the scene Of accident from Belle
yue, Ninetyninth street and New York
hospitals. 1t is reported that George Y.
Spinney, Albany correspondent of the New
York Times, WAS killed. At IL AS Tonight
Sergeant Doyle, of the thrty-fOurth pre-
cinct, sent telegram to headquarters that
nine dead bodies had been recovered.
Twelve persons are supposed to have been
killed.
New YORK, January 14.-The BODY of
Senator Wagner has been recovered and
brought here, He suffered horrible death
by burning.
Henry S. RocEenbaugh, passenger, de-
Scribes the horrors Of the collision as some
thing indescribably dreadful. The train
had stopped for some minutes and he
walked back to look out of the rear win
dow OF the car in which he was. He saw
the engine Of the approaching train thun-
derng around the curve, and turned to
run back to the forward end of the car,
shouting as he went to warn the passen-
gersof their danger. All started from their 4
seats before he had ran half waythrough the !
car. The shock came and he felt himself
lifted up in the air. Pitch darkness fol-
lowed on all sides, and cries Of horror, an
guish and despair went up. Then q vivid |
glow was cast through the car from a fire
which broke out, and he saw men and W0-
men trying TO get free from the wreck. He
heard a woman who was Wedged in under
seat calling most piteOusly for help. He
tried to aid her, but she was held fast and
the fire compelled him to leave her to her
terrible fate
He recollects seeing a stout lady, who
wa8 identified as Miss A. Brown, get on
the cars at Greenbush.
Senator Wagner's remains were sent
down to the city first in one of the dead |
Senator's own palace cars. a -==. t
Two hours later the remaining seven |
bodies were brought down in an ordinary t
baggage car, accompanied by Capt. Yale i
and Coroner Knox. Six of the bodies /
were packed III ice and the charred re- q
mains OF the seventh We're borne on a
Btretcher covered by the fur lined cloak Of S
MRS. Valentine, the young bride whose b
wedding tour ended in such horrible il
death. The car was switched off upon Il tt
SIDE track when it arrived and was run 81
east to the old freight station at 23d street. d
Here the cofins were ranged on the floor, Il
and upon hastily improvised tables were b
spread the draggled and burned garments "
ana satchels recovered from the wreck to W
serve as means of Identifying unrecog- se
nlzed bodies. Here black fur muff and a Y,
cloak, and there q broadcloth coat and a D,
nat battered out of shape, charred and 81
laLf consumed satchels and bundles Law tF
scattered about and were examined and at
registered in turn by the police officials til
who took charge Of all the property. Tn ia
)ne we're clues that led to the indentifica- Ri
ion of one of the bodies as that of Rev. F. r.
darchal. The clerical cut Of few latter We
I'd rags that were yet left on The vest had er
attracted attention to the mans sh
probable profession. The name was writ tr
Ell on the fly leaf of a volume of sermons til
nd theological work but without address.
Ils body, like all the others with the sin u,
,le exception of Miss Brown, was burned RI
o as to be unrecognizable. AS soon as NJ,
ne identity was established sheet of pa 90
'er marked with the name and number NJ,
vas tackled to the coffin lid and the name hi,
hecked off on the list with as business faf
Ike an air as if the matter concerned or sta
mary bills Of freight handled daily. aid
The following are the dead: Senator Iik
'agner; Park Valentine, aged 21, Ben
lngton, VT; Mrs. Valentine, aged 1e,
'orth Adams, VT; Oliver B. Kelley, =;
prIng City, Pa; d. L. Ransom, guest of g., &.
he Hoffman House; Rev. T. Marichal, -. :.
eSldence not given; Miss Maud Brown, ~ -,
to W est Sd street, New York, and man gS
nknown. p'Ri
All the injured, with the exception Of IL, ]
l'SS Mary Daniels, a guest of the Sher- -
ood House, were able to go to their :
ONES, and no list was kept by the police. .,,s
ISS Daniels is seriously burned, but will -
robably recover, 90
Toward tine Close.