Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-19
PERILS OF THE RAIL.
Fiendish Work of Wreckerr
on the New York Central.
Fatal Collision Between Trains
on the Delaware and Hudson.

The second section of train No. IL, the
Adirondack and Montreal express from New
York, on the New York Central Railroad,
was wrecked at point about three miles be-
low Greenbush, n. Y, between midnight and
A. II. Six sieepers were wrecked, and seven
persons were injured, but no one was killed.
The most seriously hurt was Mrs. Atkin-
son, of Trenton. \. Y, who was injured
about the back. Miss Garahan, of Brooklyn,
had her head badly cut, aud Trainman Saul
spaugh had his back wreEched. The others
had backs and limbs wrenched, but none
were fatally hurt.
A single rail placed crosswise on the track
in front of the train caused the disaster.
fifteen foot embankment and three were
twisted and wrenched beyond repair
The train was in charge of Conductor Hud-
son, who was in the first sleeper when the
crash came. He felt himself hurled through
the air. The car turned a complete somer-
sault and settled in the bottom of the ditch
bottom up. He and Trainman Saulspaugh
cTaYled out of the window, and, after pro-
curing a light released Mrs. Atkinson, who
was the only passenger in the car. The
woman was borne to the rear and placed in
a sleeping compartment in one Of the rear
cars.
All of the other passengers were taken out
through the windows of the partly wrecked
cars and assisted to the rear, where they were
made comfortable
The statement of the engineer is 10 the eff
feet that he was running at high speed, as he
was late. The first intimation he had of an
obstruction on the track was the complete
turning over of his engine with a terrible
crash. For awhile he vas stunned but he
soon recovered, and ne and the fireman started
back to warn the express due in twelve min
utes. They succeede in signaling it and then
returned to their on n train The front of the
engine and the small trucks were badly
smashed.
Examination showed that not only was the
obstruction placed on the up track, but the
down track was also blockaded. Two pas
sengers started for Albany, and as soon as
they arrived the wrecking train was sent
out.
Division Superintendent BisselI, of ALBANY.
received a dispatch from Vice-President
Webb, telling him to offer reward of $4,000
Tor the detection Of the person or persons
who placed the steel rails on the track near
Albany, causing the accident.
Arbitration Commissioner Donovan, who
came up on the road the following morninc :,
says that the obstruction was placed in a
most d1abollcally methodlCal manner The
Two sections OF steel rails were not laid
across the track at all, but were stuck be-
tween the rails and ties in such manner
that the engine would rise upon it and
would have to be wrecked. The rails were
propped up by pieces of railroad iron
Another attempt was made to wreck a pas-
senger train next morning. The train from
the west due IN Albany at $40 A. NJ came
slowly creeping down through the gap west
OF West Albany, when the engineer saw an
obstruction on the tracks. The train was
stopped, and it was found that ties had been
thrown on the tracks by some miscreant.
They were removed and the train proceeded
to Albany.