New-York tribune., 1882-08-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ON TWO RAILROADS..

COLLISIONS ON TWO RAILROADS.
When the express freight train from Boston, due
st the Harlem River station of the New-Iork, New
Haven aud Hartford Railroad about halt-past A
o'clock yesterday morning reached New-koeheiie'
man who had charge of the second car. was missing
from his post although his lighted lamp was i'll Its
usual place. Information was given TO Mr.. Wyman,
Conductor of the milk train which left this city at
o a. H., with a request that he would look ont on
his way eastward for the missing man. who had last
been seen at Stamford. In the meaLt three
tramps, who had been walking down the road from
Stamford found Mahoney lying between inc
two tracks between Cos Cob aud Grcenwlcn
with several ugly wounds on his heau.
The trampS removed him out of the way OF furlher
injury and covered his head with handkeTcmei,
They then gave information TO the staloh asen' a'
Greenwich. When the milk tram reacnoH uiSSn IL
wIch. Conductor Wymau was Informed wheie 1 M3
honey was After sending his rear brakeman Dfoh
TO fag an express FIRE gh traln from ltarcm iSoi,
then only ten minutes behind nm, Wymdn u M ~ tf
his train, and with a few cars sIaitcu uP ny wy
road to find the injured brakeman by % tne iI 1line
the lagman had affixed tOpeuV W oie VI .uo iiio t
hf the mn track ana reached sharp curve III the
road a short distance below Greenwlcn an express
freight train, comprising twehty,SN nea'ny lauo,i
cars came along at tull speed AS tncre Is a
considerable down grade at that point IL
was found impossible TO stop the tram IN ume
10 avert a collision with that part OF the mlik tram
which had been left standing ON the track. Inc
passengers who were IN the car att3cncd 10 tnc
milk tram were warned by the whistles OlOWh pS
the engineer OF the freight train. ana got out Jus III
time TO save themselves. a moment afterwaTd
there great crash. several cars OF tne MN Ith
tram were teleScoped aud nearly demolished "hno
others were badly damaged rs was alsO tho engine
OF the frcIght tram, No. 10, oi WInch T. d. "'eS
was the engineer. , o, =,
MIR. Moody, the superindent OF the road, was III
formed of lie accident. aud a wTecNng lfdlh was
sent to the scene of the disaster arriving tHoIo
about o'clock. In about an houT ana a huI tnq G
track was cleared of ODsFuc uOns, ana tue cIlppeu
engine and the injured cars we're on theH way 10
the repair hOpS. In the meantime MahohcS nsu
been removed 10 the station AT OIeehWIcn, mHGIio I
Dr. Sylvester Mead, OF that village, dr1Sse1 hls
wounds There were three OF four on the hedu, De-
sides some slight ones about the lace Ohe OF HIS
was almost cuI on ne NdS sun.ti"S ~ ,at 80 of
conclusion of the BRAIN and was SUI III st+ue ot
nucOnsclousness. The physician hdd no hopes Oh
his recovery. Mah)ney was born at Sprnghe!d,
Mass He IS single man. about thiity years oiu,
and since his employ ent on the ROAD, SNORT tiIno
ago mas boarded IN NeW-ftVch. r.
The Washington express train, which lett jersey
Civ on the Peuusy wanna Railroad yesterday after
noon az l:lO O'Clock, narrowly escaped pcI"g
wrec cked in Last Newark. IL was Just IOuhulhg
curve TO run 10 the Markct-St OrIdge Over tn9
Passaic VIXEN the engineer discovered HeiSh'
train eastward bound, crossing the track aucdu o.
him on lis way 10 u siding. was too late To stop
the pass niger tram, and It's locomotive sI1cK the
frelght-cars and wrecked three Of them. Inc cars
injured were loaded with barrels OF Hour NOBODY
was hurt aud The passenger train, excepting the
locomotive engine, escaped damage. AuOtier engine
went with the cars after delay OF hall an hour
CORA LEN1'S ABDUCTOR NOT ARRESTED.
Cora Lent had nothing to add yesterday to the
somewhat contradictory and rather vague stories
told by her to her parents ON the uay OelOIe cue
could only be seen by members OF Ler 1aInlly ana
Intimate friends. TO a tribune reporter VINO sa"
HIM III cksklu yesterday Mr. Lent sald tiiat ne
attributed the return OF bis daughter wholly TO the
publicity gwen 70 her disappear ance DE the news
papers and he expressed hls gratitude lot then as
sIstance When asked If. the case would be pressed
against ROsenheIm, Mr. Lent could not say.
Is your daughter ready to 60 INTO court ana an
swer that RoscnheIm betrayed her u asked the Ie-
pOr,er. a. -,
Rosenneim Is well advertised now, and II Will tOl-
low him Wherever he goes"
Deputy y-Shorih Aabie, OF Pceksklll, who arrested
Corporal Jones. and who came to New-1UIk vain
the warrant the arrest OF cher and RoSenheln,
said that he did not bcneNe that tue
ease would be pressed ag inst Rusenhem. Police
Justice Baxter, who issued the warrant for ROsen-
hen's arrest, was of the opinion that IN case he
should be arrested II would Ce hard ~ make case
against hln.
unkndly toward the 22d Regiment, because Of one
black sneep among half thousand men, is ap-
pareutly uuwdIanted and does Injustice allke 10
the SOLDIERS OF NewYork and the cltzens Of Peeks-
kill On con rary. the klndest feeling prevails
toward the different regiments which were at the
State Camp. and the generally excellent conduct O1
the men when they VISITED the village IS SPOKEN OF
with admiration by those whose opinions are "Oith
regarding.
4. Rosenheiin, the father of James Rosenhem,
who keeps q cigar store at No. 80 EIghth-aVe, was
asked By reporter Of lie tribune yesterday
afternoon II MS son hau YET Ielluhcu nOue' NO
said Mr. kOsenneim, haven't seen INN since he
went to camp and l don't want TO see him. Pm
done with nInl.'
/ he members of Company f, of the 22d, with
which Rosenheim Is connected, Nil take Oihcial
1OT his expulsion at their next Ine, tng ana
Their action Will De promptly ratified. 1t Is stated
that ROsenheims eulIstmCnC was Illegal, he having
sworn that he was over tweut y-Onc when III fact
he was only seventeen years OF age. For tins rea-
SON If there had bee, HO other, lie would haze
been dismissed in disgrace.
WISHING TO INCREASE THEIR FORCE.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday appeared be-
fore Man or Grace and Controller Campbell to ask
for au Increased appropriation for The department.