The daily gazette., 1882-01-14
THIED EDITION
Two CARS TtLESCOPED,
RrashtnaH AeeHasas g Ghs 1-3e
Trm1n frem Alba@y 90
Msw Y0Fk-
NEARLY TWKEKX PERSONS BE-
MLEYED TO Rave
PERHBmkB.
Senator wagner MHsaaEw ana mup-
poas4 90 ~ Ameng rhs Dea1-Rtre
AfIsr the CeIaasIOn.

p@1e@ 90 bo Among HhS Deam-Rtre
AfIsr the CeIaasH0n.
A frighlful and apparently inexensable
c0lGiaioR t00k place shortly after Z O'Clock
IEst evening On the NeW YOrk Central
bridge, wbieh resnlled in the death Of
nearly score ci persons, ard perhaps
IBsre, among them being, il Is beiieSed,
Senator Wagner, The famous inventor
and owner q The WAgner Palace Cara.
Forty or more we're .jured. The most
inteDee excitement PrrFAiled EbeA be
cilislon took place, as the Western EK-
press took on q great number ears aE
Albany 70 accOmmJd8te the S-n4iOrs-
Assembly Bsn and others EbOsebzsinesz
call Lbem 70 Albany, and Eoo we're o.
their way 70 New YOik, bosh houses Of
the L -gisialare bAving sdl1urued Until
AOBoay. There we're 81 iexst so p2sseR-
geFs 90 board The train, and the won0eE
Is that more people uere not killed.
The horrors Of the occasion we're in
creased by The tWO rear cara Of ibe Al
hABy train taking IRE almost iastau
0Gsly after the collision, and soDe Of ths
occupants we're roasted 70 deAlh ia The
slghl Of bundreos, who we're unable 70
relieve or rescue them.
The beeDes were appalling, and men
and women ruabed wildly AbO1t, many
shrieking With PAIN from injuries tbsy
had received. The occupants sf the
houses In The vicinity o. SpuyEsn Dayvii
b&sSensd 70 The Aszistauc- Of the suf-
eiersI With buckets Of Waisr and other
primitive appliances, Tried u qasneh The
eAmes; but 10 VAN, and the cars Eere
redueed 70 asbes.
cLAsPED IN DEATHS EMBRACE
Two women were seen c'asped in
each others arms, jammed in bet uesn
the frameToIk OF O0e Of the cars and
the engine Of the colhdIng train, aud
the flames were quickly wrapping
them Ia their 6eEy mbFace. A gr,oan
OF horror went 1p from the spectators
and IN . few seconds the herce flames
had claimed two more victims. The
facts Of the case are these TIE West
cru express from Chicago to New York
reached AlbsGy twenty three minutes
lac. OEing TO the great croEd Of
Legislators and hers who desired Il
leave the Capital, fifteen additional
cars we're pat on, eight Of them being
palace coaches. Two extra engines
were also attached, aud the train got
under way. Il was illed with ali Ihe
men OF note and prominence of bo.h
the Repub ican and Democratic par
ties. The TanmAny Hall delegation
was about the last 70 arrlVe at The
depot, AID as all The other cars were
filled, they Took the rear car, En-
pre-"
A TRAIN OF EoTABLEs.
In this car were Police Commissioner
Nichols, Edward Kearney, Senator
BroWnIng, Assemblymen Cullen.
Sheehy, R0bb, Costello, McManus. ex.
AssemblymAn VI. T. HJlAhan and
Alderman L=yy. There were also in
the car Commissioner Of Emigration
Ilrieh, Assemblyman Chaplin, OF
Brooklyn, Mr.. Geo. F. spinney, Of the
New York IIns<s, A. W. Lyman, of
the sun, August Abe, Joseph DJyle.
and two Ladies Of Albany, whose
names were unknown. The train got
under Nay, and when at East Albany
q slgnal to stop was received aud the
palace car IdIeWild from Troy was
hiSehed on a. the rear Of The train
Iaere were s1me YEN passengers 90
bJArd .nlE car.
1T was = most fortunate thing for
the Tsmmany men and The other oc-
enPants Of the car Empi e, remarked
Mr.. NJ. r. HolAnar, that the Troy
car was hItehed on u he rear, for We
would all undoubtedly have been KILLED
lus.ead u being badly shaken up and
bruised"
cARELKssSEss TIE CAUSE.
The shifting Of seals from their fas-
teRlngs caused, be said, many and
serious accidents. But those seats
only which we're screwed t. the floor
we're torR from their places. Those
which we're boltes 10 the floor kepr
their hold,
The Senator and the other passen
gers came 10 the ty on the train aft,
the trsIn hands had unhiiched 1t from
the wrecked and burning cars.
THE CARS IN A BLAZE.
a Bridal Couple Hemmed In and
Roasted Alive.
Ii was no use ho~ever Tor the d.m.
iorced back those who were onI, Ia,
eager 10 a-slst them and in a few min
ut7s the shFeks ceased and th- ayr
agony sAs over In tbis car al the mo
menI OF the collision wa Senator We
ner and the most anxious iuqBfrips a,e1
search were made Tor Lin but Wirhon
any avail and that he was killed an,
ihen burned IL beyond all doubt Infh
ear also Nss a youug bFtde.and her I'M.
Daud Mr. ana Mrs Park Valentine The
were married in Troy on Tbur.da
niRht aud started ye-terday IN The M
taied Car for New York intepdinp =
spend their honey moon IN Florida
BRIDAL CoCPLE PERIaH
They were chatusg merriIy A. IN
time OF the collision aud were bnrla
into eternity without moment. waT,
ink The fa'her ot the bride aceonpas
ed them aud few momeBts before II
accidebt be went In the forward "a,
70 learn what ths matter Vas and -
hie was saved. -
10 tbs palace car Minuebaha ws,.
Con missioner Hubert y. Tbomnsor
Esem blymaD keenan,, Senator r, :
Reral1, Senator Daily, Senator K .-,.-
Senator Jacobs, Senator Cover Ssn,
tor Koch, Assembiymen MuryGS
MeaRher Mcintyre, AhaarR, Pait-y
hooo. gideon, Cooper, Morrison. chi
len, ii. j COsts 10 aud Sheeby of y =,
York, and Assem- blyman Stanley an
tue whole Brooklyn Delegation OF San
tors, Assem- 6lymsu and politicians. ~
superntendsnt John f. Smyth CoIoBt
amss d. Mooney and Ed. CablII wer
also on bosTd Senators John n Ias
Thomas + Grady and Frank p Trsaro
were not On the tram as business dstaIn
ed them al Albany until the later trai
AscESE BATTLING DESCRIPTION
The scene was wIer1 one as the erov
stood around gazing on The burBinI ca,