Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-01-18
Terrible Railroad Accident.
COLLISION ON THE HUDSON RIVER
ROAD THE HORRORS OF A BURNING
WRECK SAD ENDING OF A WE'D
DING JOURNEY.

Senator Wagner 10 among the kiiled.
Two cars were burned. A dis patch was
received BY Police Superintendent Wall
ing, at 9.42P. NJ, asking him to send
ambulances TO the scene Of the acci-
dent.
1t is reported that Park Valentine
and wife. who we're killed, were married
only on Wednesd day last. hr. Valen-
the IS nephew of Hon. Trenor w.
Park, aid VAS in business with his faith
er. A. b. Vale milne. enc ofthe wealth.
lest citizens of Southern Vermont. His
wife was Miss Gaylord, Of North Adams
Mass. They were en- routt to Florida
on their bridal tour.
Senator Wagner, who is reported
among the dead, was the inventor OF
the Wsgr er palace car. Forty or more
we're injured. There we're at least five
hundred passengers on the train, and
the horrors Of tie occasion were i'll
creased by the rear cars taking fire.
Some Of the occupants were roasted to
death in the sight Of hundreds.
THE LATEAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE VICTIMS.
K1NG's BRIDGE, y. Y. Jan. ID
The Albany express, containing IL
carr, % which were many members of
tbs Legislature, left Albany at 3.24 L.
NJ. At Fast Albany two parlor cars
the ldlewild aud tie Empire-were at
tsched. These had come from Ben
ningtoD, VT. Tie run was made safely
until Srullen Duy,il Junction was
reached, at 7 O'Clock, when a heated
axle necessitated a stoppaee to allow it
to cool. Conductor Hartford ordered
BRAKE man Mellus 10 signal the Tsrry-
town special, which left TarrStown at
6.35 Z. NJ. aud Spuyteu Dpyvil Station
at TO- Z. N. The latter Train was in
charge of Conductor Evans. Mslins APP
parently did not signal properly, aud
the Tarryiown special, which ran at the
rate of w euty-6ve miles an hour, came
round the curve out of Cullin'S cut and
struck lhe rear palacc.car Idlewild, IN
which we're twelve passengers. The
engine ran under the platform, into the
car, and drove The Idlewild into the
Empire with such terrific force as to
render It nect ssary TO cut it out with
saw aud axe. The stoves and lamps
ia the parlor-cars were upset, and
ignited the woodwork and upholstery.
The passengers were jammed between
the seats and sides OF the car, and held
while the flames rolled around ADD
them. OF the iwelve pass
epgers in the Idlewild nine are dead
an1 one has been taken III al ambu-
lance TO the Ninety-uiuth Street Hos
ptal, probably fatally injured. Another
passenger, Miss Mary Daniels, aged
rs YEAR, ui the sherwood House, New
Yolk city, who was returning from a
visit to Vermont, is BADLY >caljed
about the arms aud breast, aud is II Ing
III The hotel, near The scene 81 The ac-
cldeul. Oliver b. Healey, a stove
mauuiac urer, o! Spring Cily. Pa, had
bis right arm burned to crisp and was
also burned about the body; he Vas
taken out alive by Detective Dakin, but
died ut midnight at the hotel.
As tie engine Of the Tarrytown train
actually forced itself into the centre OF
the rear car OF the Albany train. axes
were quickly procured TO cut out The
men who were IN the telescope, but it
seemed "a il all efforts should TAIL. The
presence of mind Of Asseublymau Buff
came in good play, for he managed to
break opon ole OF the windows, through
which tie whole party "ere dragged.
Two ladies who were in the telescope
were also rescued. Alderman Levy.
Maurice r. HOlohau and others who
were in The forward part o. tie car got
out ss best they could, consid rably
shaken up bul not badly hurt.
Among tie passengers we're Young
couple named Valentine, from Ben
nington, VT, who were married THURS
day evening and were on their wedding
tour. They were 10 years OF age each,
and were accompanied by the groom's
father, A. b. Valentine, who escaped
uninjured. The Young couple might
have been saved but FOR the desperate
clinging OF the young bride TO her hus-
band. No o:ber bodies have been
identified Up to l.30 A. NJ. II ia stated
that Senator Wagner was seen on the
train al Poughkeepsie, and not since.
Senator Wagncr's sou was III the
wreck looking for bis father, J. D.
Ransom, Of the H ffman House, is als)
missing. The car burned brightly until
the last vestlge Of wood was destroyed.
The road is blockaded, but at 10 O'Clock
a wreckinx train arrived frOm New
York in charge 4 Superinl endeut
Toueey. and comm euce6 10 clear the
track. -Four bodies, burned beyond
recognition, are ri the Kings Bidge
police station. one being that OF II
woman. Five bodies are 10 a room,
one OF which is supposed 10 be mr.
Pringle, C philadelphia.
George William Curtis VAS also
rumored 10 have been killed, but i, IS
understood that be escaped.
When the arrears Of pension bills vas
first proposed sl3,o was the limit ct
-. ovoa,difurea whon IL naSspd The