Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-14

Young Valentine and bis wife might nave !
been saved, but for the desperate clinging OF
the young bride to her husband. /
No other bodies have been identified up TO
1870 A. NJ.
Il is stated that Senator Wagner was seen |
on the car at Poughkeepsie. and not since.
Senator Wagner's son was at the "'s'A
looking for his father.
]. D. Ransom, of the Hefferman House, Is
also missing.
The car burned brightly untii the last YES
tige of wood was destroyed,
The road was blockaded, but at o'clock
the wrecking trains arrived from New York,
in charge of Superintendent Toucey, and
commen ,ed to clear the track.
Four bodies, burned beyond recognition.
are at the Kings Bridge police station, one
being that of woman. Five bodies are in
room of the hotel, one of which is supposed
to be Mr.. Prindle, of Philadelphia.
As the locomotive dashed into the standing
train, Police Commissioner Nichols was
lifted ont of his seat and hurled over the
head of Maurice F. Hohlahan, who was
badly bruised.
Edward Kearney was thrown violently
against the side of the car. and was injured
by the conclusion and broken glass.
Assemblymen Rheehy, Robb, Chapin of
Brooklyn, Commissioner Ulrich, and Spinney
and Lyman, correspondents, were inclosed in
the telescope A portion of the roof fell
down, incasing them as in box, from which
there seemed no escape. Axes were brought
into speedy use, and in the side of the car
hole was cut, and through this all were
dragged out.
Commissioner Nichols was cut fearfully.
George Thompson, of st. Louis, passen-
ger, is all right.
Assemblyman Erastus Brooks is unhurt
also Senators Jacobs and John j. kiernan,
each of whom are spoken of for temporary
presiding officer of the Senate.
George William Curtis was also rumored at
first to have been killed, but at late hour it
is understood that he escaped.
PARTIAL LIST OF DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Following is a list of dead, so far as could
be learned at A. NJ: Senators Webster and
Wagner E. L. Rawson, Hoffman House !;
Park Valentine, of Remington, VT; Mrs.
Park Valentine; woman supposed to be
from Philadelphia.
The injured are: Oliver B. Kelley. aged
So, of Spring Valley, Pa, fatally injured !;
Mary Daniels, of New York, badly injured.
A PASSENGERS STATEMENT.
The Tribune publishes the following state
ment of R. H. Stillwell, of Oswego, who was
on the Tarrytown train: When We were at
Tarrytown, he said, the train from Albany
passed US. 1t was running fast, and there
seemed to be wheel on fire. L spoke to one
of the men at the depot, and he said. '"Those
brakes are down" After leaving Tarrytown
we ran along smoothly for some time. The
first intimation [ had of danger was feeling
that the air-brakes had been suddenly put
on. l felt that there was something CON-
ing, and 1 braced myself against a seat.
Then came the crash. Men and women were
thrown headlong over the seats. The stove
was upset, and so was the water tank. The
excitement was intense for a few minutes.
Women screamed and men swore. Two or
three men were burned severely, although
not dangerously. Some were hurt by glass.
Everyone got out of the cars immediately,
and went forward to the Albany train. There
were three passenger coaches on our train,
and l was in the second. l suppose nun
l. L,,-
As l went forward I saw that the rear palace
car, the Idlewild, think it was, was badly
damaged The back part was on fire, and it
had apparently been completely telescoped
by an engine. Every one in the Albany train
seemed to be out of it, except some in the
back of the rear car. In some way ten or
twelve seemed to be held in the back part of
the car, which was all in flames. l suppose
the shock tore the car all to pieces. and that
they were caught in between the broken seats.
L could only see one woman at first, and she
was lying down with stove on one leg and
arm.
HER sHRIEKs WERE HORRIBLE.
The conductor on our train, who was the
only one around that had his wits about him,
Immediately broke one of the windows of
the car, and two men were helped in to try
to get her out None of the passengers who
were held in the cars was in such dangerous
place as she was, and the first effort was to
get her out. Some wooden bars were handed
to the men, and they made one great effort
to get the woman out. Then the flames
swept around them, and the two men jumped
out of the window. Meantime every one in
the two trains had gathered around the last
cars. The conductor again shouted TO the
crowd to bring water and some snowballs,
and to throw them upon the flames, and
every one on the train went at this work,
and they checked the flames for a time.
Meantime the cries of the poor woman under
the stove had ceased. Another party of
men procured a ladder, and this was put up
against the side of the car. While some
men were pouring water and snow On the
flames, others climbed to the windows but
the people were so wedged in between
be pried out. The first person taken
out was the woman first alluded to.
She seemed to be dead. Then with great
difficulty two more women and two men were
taken out, apparently fatally injured. There
were several more in the cars, and I did not
see how they were got out While was
walking through the crowd I saw woman
with baby in her arms. The woman had
heen badly cut hy glass and the hlood
was dripping over her child. She had
been in the forward part of the
rear parlor car. One man standing
on the rear of the parlor car saw the Tarry.
town train coming, and jumped off just in
time to save himself The accident was due
to the carelessness of the man in charge of
the Albany train. 1t had no signal out, and
the first intimation our engineer had of the
he Eohtz of h.