The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-14
TERRIBLE COLLISION.
The Periodical Railroad Dis.
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| press train, leaving Albany at 2.4O
this afternoon, with many members
Of the legislature on board, was
run into by a Tarrytown special
train, about one quarter of mile
east OflSpuyten Duyvil, at the juno
ton with the Harlem main line,
The two rear cars, Wagner's draw
ing room car, aud the Chicago Ex-
press were telescoped and set ON
fire. 1t is reported that seven bodies
were taken from the wreck. Sen-
atOr Wagner, it is feared, is burned,
as he was last seen entering the
drawing room car "Idlewilde" few
minutes before the collision.
The following telegram was re
ceived at the police headquarters:
KINGsBRIDGE.
Superintendent WGZling::
About Z 80 p. N. the Tarrytown
train ran into the rear of the special
express at lSpuyten Duyvil, destroy
ing two cars by fire, with loss of
life. Notify tne coroner and send
ambulance.
(Slgned.) YALE, Captain.
Every available ambulance has
been sent to Ninty-ninth street and
New York hospitals. It is reported
that George F. Spinney, the ALBANY
correspondent of the New York
Times, was killed. At 11:44 to-
night Sergeant Doyle, 34th precinct,
sent telegram to headquarters that
nine dead bodies had been recov-
cred. Twelve persons are supposed
to be killed.
At 1926 am. Captain Yate tele-
graphs the following particulars to
the police headquarters: About
7.15 pm. special of the New York
Central Express, on the Hudson
River Railroad, bound south, be-
came disabled at Spuyten Duyvil,
and TarrytOwn special, which fol-
lowed close behind, ran into and
telesc0ped with the drawing room
cars "Idlewilde" and Emperor"
setting fire to and destroying
both cars, and burning the
people. Park Valentine, Fl years
old, q. his wife, 10 years
old, of Remington, VT, and a lady
supposed to be from Philadelphia,
were killed. Their bodies are at the
Killkuleus Hotel. Four bodies,
burned to crisp, are at this station.
Oliver B. Kelley, SO years old, Of
Spring Valley, Pa, is fatally in
jured. Mary Daniels, residence, at
Sherwood House, Fifth Avenue and
Forty-fourth street, ID seriously in
jured, but will recover. Warden
O'Roucke was ordered, at 1890, to
send two ambulances, with sur
geons, to the Grand Central Depot,
this city. where the train with the
wounded on board was expected to
arrive soon.
In addition to the killed, said to
number eight, forty or more persons
are injured. There were at least
500 passengers on the train. The
horrors of the collision were in
creased by the two rear cars taking
fire. Some of the occupants were
roasted to death in the sight of hun
dreds of people who were unable to
rescue the helpless passengers. Two
women were seen clasped in each
others arms and damned between
the framework Of one Of the cars
and the colliding engine. The
flames soon wrapped them in their
fiery embrace. The facts of the &C
cident are these: The express from
Chicago to New York reached Al
bany twenty-three minutes late.
Owing to the great crowd Of legis-
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leave the capital fifteen additional
cars were put on, eight Of them be-
ing palace coaches. Two engines
were also attached and the train got
under way. 1t was filled with all
men of note and prominence of
both parties. Spuyten Duyvil was
reached at 7 o'clock, when q heated
axle made necessary a stoppage to
give it time to cool. Conductor
Branford ordered Brakeman Mel
Inns to signal the TarrytOwn special,
which left Tarrytown at 6.35 pm
and Spuvten Duyvil station at
7.O7. The latter train was in
charge Of Conductor Evans
Mellins apparently did not sig
nal properly and the spec
ial, which ran at the
rate of twenty-five miles per hour,
came round the curve out of Cullen'S
cut and struck the rear palace Car
"Idlewilde," in which were twelve
passengers. The engine ran under
the platform into the car and drove
the "Idlewilde" into the emperor"
Nth such terrific force as to render
necessary to cut it off from the
rain. The stove and lamps IL the
sarlor cars were upset and ignited
with the woodwork and upholstery.
The passengers were damned be-
tween the seats and sides of the car
and held while the flames rose
around and enveloped them. OF
twelve passengers in the Idle
wilde" nine are dead; and one has
been taken in an ambulance to
Ninety-ninth Street hospital, prob
able fatally injured.
Another lady passenger, Miss
Mary Daniels, % years OF age. Of
the Sherwood House, New York,
who was returning from visit to
Vermont, is badly scalded about
arms and breast, and is lying at the
hotel near the accident. Oliver B.
Haley, stove manufacturer of
Springshire, Penna,, had his right
arm burned to a crisp and was also
burned about the body. He was