Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-14
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. DEATH ON THE RAIL. A FrightfuI Disaster at
 Spuyten DuyviI. WRECKED CARS IN FLAMES Senator Wagner Reported
 Among the Killed. GUITEAU'S BLASPHEMiES IN COURT. The Ladies Shocked By His
 Language.
jUITEAU'S BLASPHEMiES IN COURT.
NEW YORK.

A Crash of Passenger Trains-A Terrible
 Wreck on the Central Road-FIre Adds
 to the Horror-Several Persons Killed
 and Many Injured-senator Wagner
 Reported Among the KfIled-Details of
 the Disaster.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-A fearful collision occurred this evening on the New York Gen. tral and Hudson River road at Spuyten Duy- vii, small village at the head of this island, and six persons, and perhaps more, were killed, among them State Senator Wagner, the inventor and owner of the Wagner pal ace cars. A number of Senators and Assem- blymen were returning from Albany to New York, the Legislature having adjourned till Monday. The western express took on if teen cars at Albany and at least five hundred passengers were on the train. The horrors. of the accident were in creased by the two rear cars of the Albany train taking fire immediately after the col lision. Some Of the occupants were roasted to death in sight of hundreds unable to res cue them. The people of Spuyten Duyvil hastened to their assistance and tried to quench the flames, but their efforts were use- less. Two women were seen clasped in each arLn6 D0GW0Gu Lue 1TdmeWOTh OI d CUT tuIl colliding engine. The flames Tapped around them and amid the groans of the spectators they died.
 The western express from Chicago to New York reached Albany twenty three minutes late. Owing to the crowd of legislators and others fifteen cars, eight of them palace coaches, were added to the train, also two extra engines were attached. In the cars were all the notables of ID ested at Albany, Tammany men in the rear car. At East Albany another car was attach ed. In this were about ten passengers. The train ran rapidly to make up lost time, but owing to its length some difficulty was ex- perienced and there seemed to be something wrong with the air brakes and after turning the curve at Spuyten Duyvil the train stop ped and the engines could not pull ahead. The train men examined the air brakes and Senator Wagner went to the rear car to see Q friend. AS he stepped on the plat form a whistle startled every one and in stantly the Tarrytown way train crashed into the rear car of the Albany train. The rear car telescoped the car in front and men were sent tumbling over each other. Several men were enclosed in the telescope. portion of roof fell and flames immedi ately broke out The engine of the Tarry. town train had forced it's way into the cen
  scope were cut out with axes, but many had to be dragged out through the windows. Two ladies were rescued in this way. The scenes that followed were appalling. Men and women rushed about, some shrieking with the pain of their injuries others looking fol friends The cars burned rapidly and at first it was not known who was safe and who was not. Intense excitement prevailed when the news reached this city, as it was known kl Iac Only nine of the New York delegation re mained at Albany.
 The length of the train caused block or the New York Central. The Tarrytown trair crashing into the rear carss wrecked three o1 them, leaving the others free to come into the Grand Central depot. The Hudson River road remained open and the western express came in on that thirty minutes late. Super intendent Bissell of the New Haven road as soon as news reached the depot. The accident was between and 7:30, and oc cured between Spuyten Duyvil and Kings 1 Bridge. The occupants of the forward cars ] were all more or less injured by the force of theI collision. The Idlewild, the name { of the last car, contained Senator Wagner, whe was first crushed, then burned I In this car were also MT. and Mrs. Park Val entine, married in Troy on Thursday night | en route. to Florida, instantly killed. Int 1 father of the bride had gone for. 1 ward and was saved. Two unknown wo men were lost in this car. Ambulances were ] sent from Bellevue and other New York hos l pitals. According to the report of the police captain in charge of the wreck nine bodie have been recovered. Twelve are sup posed to have been killed. Georg' William Curtis was on the train but escaped uninjured. Engineer Bird, O. l the Tarrytown train, is reported killed. Or 1 the train were Police Commissioner Nichols Edward Kearney, Senator Browning Assem- blymen Cullen, Sheehy, Rabb, Costello, Nc 1 Manus, M r. Holohan; Alderman Levy Commissioner Ulrich, Assemblyman Chapin
 G. F. Spinney, A. Abel, reporters, J. Doyle two ladies of Albany, names unknown Commissioner H. o. Thompson, Assembly ] man Keenan, Senator Fitzgerald, Senator
 Daly, Kiernan, Jacobs, Covert Koch
 Intyre, Ahearn, Patton, Robb, Gideon
 Cooper; Morrison, Cullen, Costello
 sheehy. Assemblymen Shanley, Mich
 ols and Kearney are badly but not dan gerously bruised. Senator Wagner and so1
 were killed; also Mary Daniels, 38, of Troy
 Park Valentine, 21, of Bennington, Vt; Mar
 Valentine, 21; A. B. Kelley, 3S, Spring Val ley One or two others are supposed to hay
 been killed. Two were fatally injured. noCoAu ISpOIt AdEy IShtoAS ID hob hiLlcu
 but is severely injured. Four bodies wer
 burned to crisp.
 It was special, not the western express
 that suffered accident. There are as usus
 conflicting stories as to the cause and re
 sponsibility. George Handford, conducto
 of the Albany train, states that when tn
 train rounded the curve and cam
 to standstill he told brake
 man to go back on the track wit
 the danger signal to warn any coming trai
 not to advance. Some say he did not leav
 the train at all, while others claim he wen
 back only short distance and he remaine
 on this side of the curve, so the incomin
 train could not see the signal until too late t ! avert the collision.
 The Grand Central depot affords littl
 news as it is closed to reporters
 Chauncey M. Depew, counsel of th Central railroad, declines to giv
 information. It is ascertained that tw
 wrecking trains have been sent up and tn
 passengers brought to the city in a speci,
 train over the Hudson river road. Man
 people visited Senator Wagners residence
 but nothing was learned there The loss
 life is variously estimated from six to si1
 teen. Passengers seen say that the sight w
 one of the most horrible ever witnesse
 while the cars were burning.