The Portland daily press., 1882-01-14
TELEsCoPED.
Special and Express Taains Collide
on New York Road.
FIVE PERSONS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
iBEEN KILLED.
The Cars on Fire and Four Burned to q
Crisp.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.--The Chicago express
train leaving Albany at 240 this afternoon
with many Albany members of the Legislature
on board was run into by Tarrytown special
train in cut about one-quarter of mile east
OF Spurten Deyvel Junction. The Wagner
drawing room cars of the Chicago express werd
telescoped and set on fire. 1t is reported seye,l
bodies were taken from the wreck. Senator
Wagner, it is feared, is burned, as he was las
seen entering the drawing room car afey
minutes before the collision.
The following telegram was read at the poica
headquarters, from Kings Bridge:
TO Representative FAILING:
About 2 30 the Tarrytown train ran into therear
OF the special express at Duyvl destroying
send ambulance.
(Sigued) PETER YALE, Capt.
The dispatch was read at 8 40 and every
available ambulance has been sent to the scene
of the accident from Bellevue, Goth street and
New York hospitals
A later telegram received at the police head.
quarters says nine dead bodies have been re-
covered from the wreck aud twelve persons are
supposed killed.
LATER.
A dispatch from the scene of the disaster
says eight were killed, D. S. Ransom of tb
Hoffman House and Senator Wagner among
5..ss Fssh valentine, q years o2d aslsd
killed. Four bodies burned toa crisp are at
Kings BridSe Station. Oliver B. Kelley of.
Spring Valley, Pa, was fatally injured
Warden O'Rourke was ordered at l2.50 TO
send two ambulances with surgeons to the
Grand Central depot to await orders from Com
missioner Brennan.
1t is reported that Park Valentine and wife
who were killed were married only Wednes-
day last. Valentine is nephew of Trenor
w. Park and was in business with his father,
A, B. Valentine, one of the wealthiest citizens
of southern Vermont. His wife was Miss Gay
lord of North Adams, Mass. They were en-
route to Florida on their bridal tour.
s[LATEsT.]
Gao. William Curtis was rumorod to have
been killed but it is understood he escaped.
The following is a list OF the dead as as iar as
learned at one this morning: Senator Webster
Wagner, e. T. Ransom OF the Hoff-
man House, Park Valentine of Bennington,
Mrs. Park Valentine, woman supposed TO
be from Philadelphia; Oliver B. Kelly Of
Spring Valley, Pa, fatally injursd; Mary Dan
iels of New York, badly injured.
At LIS the Tarrytown milk train arrived at
the Both street depot after several hours delay.
None of the passengers know any details OF the
accident, and the railroad employees refused to
be interviewed.
KINGsBR1DGE, Jan. 15.-The Albany express
containing thirteen cars, on which were many
members of the legislature left Albany at 3.24
Idlewild and Empire, were attached. These
had come from Bennington. VT. The run was
made safely until SIuylen Duyvil junction
was reached at when a heated axle necessi-
tated a stoppage to give it time to cool. Con-
ductor Hanford ordered brakeman Melins to
signal the Harrington special which left Tar
riDgton at $50 and SpuyleD Duyvil at 7.07.
The latter train was in charge of Conductor
Evans Melins apparently did not signal prop
erly and the Tarrytown special which ran at
the rate of % miles per hour, came round a
curve out of Cullins Cut and struck the rear
palace ear Idlewild, in which were twelve pas
sengers. the engine ran under the platform
into the car and drove the Idlewild into the
Empire. There were at least 800 passengers
on the train and the horrors of the calamity
were increased by the TWO rear cars taxing Az !.
fire, some of the occupants being roasted to
death in the sight of hundreds. The occu-
pants of houses in the vicinity of Spuyten
Duyvil at once came to the assistance OF tne
wounded and tried to quench the flames IN
the rain with water. Two women were
clasped in each others arms and jammed be.
tween the frame work of one of the cars and
the colliding engine and the flames quickly
Tapped them in their fiery embrace. The est.
ern express from Chicagoto New York reached
Albany 23 minutes later. Owing to the great
crowd of legislators and others who desired
to leave the capitol fifteen additional cars were
put on, eight of them being palace coaches
Two extra engines were also attached and the
train got under way. 1t was filled with all
the men of note and prominence of the Re
publican and Democratic parties. The Tam
many Hall delegation were about the last tc
arrive at depot and took the rear car Empire,
There were also in the car Commissioner Vi
rich, Assemblyman Chaplin of Brooklyn, Geo
f. Spinney, of the New York Times, A. w
LYMAN of the Sun, August A0el, Joseph
Doyle and two ladies OF Albany, whose names
are unknown. At East Albany the Palace cal
Idlewild, from Troy, was attached. There
were some ten passengers on board this car
AS the engine of the Tarrytown train had &C.
tually forced itself into the centre OF the real
car of the Albany train axes were qaickly pro
cured to cut out the men who we're IN the tele-
scope but without avail. A window was final
ly broken open through which the whole party
were dragged. Others in the forward part oil
the car got out as best they could. Such was
the terrific force with which the ldlewild was
forced into the Empire that it rendered 1t nee
essary to cut it out with saw and axe. The
stoves and lamps in the Parlor car were upset
and they ignited the wood work and uphols'
terry The passengers were damned between
the seats and sides of the car and held while
the flames rose around and enveloped them
OF the twelve passengers in the Idlewild nine
are dead and one has been taken to the 99th
street hospital, probably fatally injured
Another lady passenger was badly scaided
about the arms and breast and is ~
lug at hotel near the scene OF the
accident. Mr.. Oliver r. Keely, shoe
manufacture of Spring City, Pa, who had his
about the body, was taken out alive but died
at midnight. No other bodies have been iden-
titled up to 1.30 q. m. The road is blockaded
but at O'Clock a wrecking train arrived from
New York in charge of Supt. Toncey and COM
menced to clear the track. Four bodies burn
station, one being that of a woman. Five
hodia are in a room of the hotel.