The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-02
CRASHED INTO A SLEEPER.
A-wREcK ON THE HUDSON CENTRAL.
The First Section of the st. Louis Express
While stopped FOr Repairs TelescOPed
by the Second Sectional Brake
mans BIunder the Cause.

PALATINE BRIDGE, y. Y, Sept. 2s.-The st.
Louis express, No. 3, which left Albany at 10
o'clock last night met with a bad accident
about two miles east of here about midnight.
The first section broke down and stopped for
repairs. The rear brakeman was sent back to
signal the second section, but for some reason
failed to perform his duty. The engineer of
the second section says he did not see him and
the first he saw was the lights of the first sec
tion in front of him. The first section was
made up of baggage, mail, express and three
passenger cars, packed with people, and
Wagner sleeper on the end.
The crash was terrific. The second section
teescOped into the first section, knocking out
the lights and plunging everything into dark
ness. Up to this hour q a. n.y. four bodies
have been taken out of the sleeper, and it is
feared the total deaths will run up to twenty
five, and possibly more, as the car was full 1t
is difficult to get the particulars at this hour
CANAJoHARIE, n. Y, Sept. 2s.-Four killed
and dozen or more injured was the result of
the accident on the Hudson River road near
Palatine bridge station at midnight last night.
The names of those killed are:
The REV. PRENTICE DUVE, Dayton, o.,
aged sixty.
ingalls, private car Kankakee.
WILLIAM II. MANNING, Marquette, Mich.
SADIE BOYD, Mrs. Manning's maid
want.
Among those injured are:
Mrs W. II. MANNING, head hurt and other
wise injured
Miss TATE, Fredonia, y. Y, back hurt and
face cut
ENGINEER HoRrH of Albany, both legs
broken and otherwise injured,
K. A. FOWLER, lumber dealer, New York,
concussion of the spine and otherwise seriously
WILLIAM H. MCEvoY, New York, slightly
hurt
II. J. LEWIS. New York, slightly hurt.
w. II. ENGLAND, Union Press exchange,
New York, slightly injured.
The saddeSt and most terrible part OF the ac-
cident befell William H. Manning and his party.
Mr.. Manning resided at Marquette, Mich, and
@ few weeks ago came east 10 NestpOrt \. l.,
where he married Miss Julia Davis, a wealthy
and beautiful young lady. They had passed
few weeks OF their honeymoon in
the East. and Yesterday started for
gantly furnished house awaited them. Mr.. Man.
ming was injured internally, and was badly
disfgured about the face. He was out of his
berth and moved forward where he seemed to
rest easily. The physicians encouraged him
and his big black eyes gliStened with deligh,
that he was likely TO come through alive. He
was moved to the hotel Wagner in this place
and died soon after His wife, who is a beaut
tiful little lady, took everything calmly She
was carried to the next berth to that of her
husband and clearly stated her condition. Her
head is injured and she is otherwise hurt, but
not fatally.
The private car, Kankakee of President
ingalls,. of the Big Four and the private car of
President II. D. Ledyard of the Michigan Cen
trail were on the train and both were wrecked.
but one save the porter OF the Kankakee, es-
capped injury.
The coroner's inquest will be held Monday.
Nice-Presdent Webb of the Wagner palace
car company says that the blame for the acci-
dent lies entirely with the engineer of the first
section.
As soon as the cylinder head blew out he
should have stopped his train aud the rear
brakeman could have got far enough back 10
stop the second section. Instead of so doing
he took his train along at a reduced rate of
speed while the second section was rapidly
gaining upon him When he did stop it was
too late; there time to stop the follow
ing train and that the number OF killed and in
jured was not much greater is fortunate. The
second section of the train suffered no injury
except to the engine and this is due largely to
the yestibuling, which made the train solid and
prevented any telescOping.