The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
FRlGHTFuL WRECK.

Collision Between Two Sections of New
York Central Express Train-Severa4
sIeepers Crowded With Passengers
WrecExed-Many Victims.
CANAJoHARIE. N. Y, Sept 2S.-A fright.
full fatal accident happened on the Central
railroad near Palatine bridge last night
and three sleeping cars are IN shapeless
mass, while many lives have been lost.
The accident occurred two miles east OF
Palatine bridge The first section of the
train broke down and before the second
section could be tagged it ran into the
first section. The first section of the St
Louis express No. s. which left Albany at
ten O'Clock last night broke down and
stopped for repairs two miles east of Pala-
tine bridge The rear brakeman was sent
back to signal the second section, but for
some unknown reason failed TO perform
his duty. The engineer of the second sec
/ tion says he did not see him and the first
| thing he saw was the lights OF the hrst
section directly in his front. The first Sec
| tion was made up of baggage, mail, ex-
| press and three passenger cars packed
with people, aud Wagner sleeper on the
end.
| The crash was terrific. The second Sec
tion telescoped into the first section,
| knocking out the lights and plunging
every thing into darkness.
Up to two O'Clock four bodies had been
| taken out of the sleeper and it was feared
| the total number OF deaths would run up
to twenty five ind possibly more, as the
car was full. 1t is difficult to get par
| ticulars.
Engineer Worth of the second section
was so badly injured that he is not ex-
pected to survive the night. He resides
in Albany.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
NEW YORK, Sept 28-A newspaper cor
I -
dent occurred on the New York Central
road at II 40 last night two miles east of
Palatine bride. The first section of the
st. Louis express, which left New York at
six O'Clock had broken down, an accident
having happened to the steam chest, when
the second section, which was COM
posed of eight vestibule sleeping
gine and running at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour, dashed into it. The
first section was drawn by Conductor
Weeks, had a baggage, express and mail
cars and three coaches which were packed
with people, one Wagner sleeper and two
| private coaches. The private car Kanka-
kee teIescoped the first vestibule sleeper
for half It's length. The only damage done
to the day coaches was the crashing Of
the windows and putting out the lights.
The first third and fourth tracks were
Uttered with wreckage.
"Just how the accident happened is at
this hour Zone o'clock) not determined.
Conductor Weeks says his rear brakeman
was sent back, but Engineer North, of the
second section, who was very badly hurt,
says he did not see him. North is in q
bad way. He had pillow under his face
and looked very CHASTITY.
s every seat in the car was taken. One
half of the passengers were women. They
: made wild break for the door, but were
= deferred from jumping out into the darE
4 | by the cooler. headed passengers. The
s wreck could not have occurred in a more
! unfavorable place. On the left fifty fee
4 | below is the roaring Mohawk river. The
| lights had all been extinguished and al
p was total darkness. One half of the pas
e sengers were wrapped in slumberine
= dreams and awoke to find themselves il
2 extreme darkness and all confusion
'fThere was not a surgeon or a doctor
!, on the train and it was with the creates
d difficulty that whisky and brandy were
# procured for the wounded. It was not til
d q large bonfire was built on the north side
3, of the track that a realizing sense of the
n accident was obtained. Already siz
h wounded passengers including one lady
= had been taken from the Wagner sleeping
= ear. Axes, saws and picks were procured
r and willing hands at once set to work t.
% cut away the side OF the telescoped cars
If How many are dead or wounded it is i'm
= possible to tell as yet.
l. Engineer Weeks of the 2rst sec
ton said: My engine had broken
- down and 1 was out by ths side
! of my engine when the crasl
came. I Immediately sent my fire
90 man back to see what was the matter an
"a Conductor Abel dispatched a hagman t
90 Palatine bridge, two miles away, for as
w sistance.'
q "It was just by miracle that the dis
40 aster was not rendered ten fold NOR
36 terrible Within five minutes after tn
9988 crash the meat express came tearing aloni
10 the fourth track at the rate OF thirt.
. miles an hour. It was stopped just il
ae time. else it would have dashed into tn
% debris of the wreck. The second Atlanti
"a express due in New York at 7:30 a. m. wa
Of hailed at the station just as it was pullin
ts out"
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