The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-28
KILLED IN. A BIG WRECK
Terrible Accident on the New York Cen-
tfal at Palatine Bridge.
The Number sf Victims EsslaassA -
From Twenty tn Thirty-A Rail-
way Empioye tn B1ane
for the Disaster.

PALESTISE BRIDGE, ". ", Sept. 28.-
The ~. Louis express, No. s, which left
Albany at 10 o'clock last night. met with q
had accident about two miles east of hero
about midnight. The first section broke
down and stopped for repairs. The rear
brakeman was sent hack to signal the Sec
ond section directly in front Of him. The
first section was made up of a baggage,
express, mail and three passenger coaches
packed with people and Wagner sleeper
on the end. The crash was terrific. The
second section tele~copesl the first Sec
ton, knocking out the lights and plunR-
ing everything into darkness. Up to this
hour - n. M four bodies had been taken
out of the siccpcr.and il is feared the total
number Of deaths will mp to twenty
five ar possibly thirty-flve. IL in difficuls
tn get particulars at this hour.
ALBANY, Sept. y. n m.-Authentic in
formation hcrc says four persons were
killed i'm an accident at Palatine Bridge
three men and one woman. Engineer
North Of Albany had both legs broken.
The superintendent has issued orders thas
the injured he conveyed tn hotels and
taken care of.
The wounded engineer North was
| brought here ~ late train ut 3: I'D shis
morning. He claims not to have seen any
signal. which should have been
made by the rear brakeman Of
the first section, and on going
around a curve discovered the rear iiRhts
Of the first section. when he was almost
| onto IL. He reversed and applied the air,
hut the brakes did not respond properly.
| North is i'm n critical condition. The train
which brought him here did not stop for
| any particulars ut the scene of the wreck.
The train wrecked In one that goes via
| Niagara Falls and the Michigan Southern
route. special from Canajoharie says
| great excitement prevails and that the
| dead estimated from ID To I'D.
New York. Sept. 27.-The correspon-
| dent of the Times who was on the wrecked
| express train says that he asleep In
| the coach next ahead of the sleeper i'm the
passengers. The wreck could not have
| occurred in ~ more unfavorable place.
| and everything except the coach was in
pitch darkness. For while people wers
ton siazed To do anything. The engineer
| of the tecoud section. William North,
wneu sceu was suffering great pain and
could talk but little. The trainmeu were
mute as usual under such circunxtan-
ccs. The engine of the second section
was wrecked beyond redemption. The
roof Of the express car Immediately be
hind had sprung through the cab and
threw the engineer to the ground. This
| fireman made his escape by jumping he
| yond this. The second section was not
damaged, the heavy vestibule sleepers
protecting IL from telescopin9.
The heavy sleepcr~ the first section
| sustained the shock of the collision and
| saved three passenger coaches i'm front
| filled with men. women and children,
. | from destruction. There was not a doc
, tor on board, and IL was very difficult o.
procure rcstoratives for the injured. II
was not until u large bonfire built on
the north side Of the track that q realis
ing sense OF the disaster was obtained
I Alreotly six wounded passengers, incluti
ing one lady. had heen taker
from the the Wagner sls-epins
, car. Axes and saws were procurct
and willing hands set to work to cut away
the sides of the telescoped cars. How
> many bodies. any, left i'm them n
this writing Ii is impossible to tell. wheI
: | the correspondents left the scene they ha1
not made much progress.
The correspondent tried in vain befor
leaving to find the rear brakeman of tn
y first section. He il the most importan
person now, for il his duty to r,iI
back at least six hundred yards
: There is discrepancy as 3
the length of time the first section wa
standing at Palatine while the enginee
= making repairs, some claiming
scarcely moment elapsed before tn
4 crash aud others that they were standin
a, fully five minutes Your correspondent
and passenger walked two miles tn Pa
u atine villags. and aroused surgeons VIII
n were hurried to the front quickly a
possible Assistance was also tclegrap phe
for from otncr points. The latest repoI
that four bodies have been taken from th
= wreck is all the authentic news ol
tainable. Ii is feared the list of dead wi
~ reach much higher.