The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-24
PERILS OF TEE RAIL.
EFiepdish Work Of Wreckers
on the New York Central.
Fatal Collision Between Trains
lon the Delaware and Hudson.

IA The second section OF train No. 13 the
Adirondack and Montreal express from New
'Eork, on tho New York Central Railroad,
Eas wrecked at point about three miles be-
low Greenbush, n. Y, between Iaidnight and
! A. M. Six sleepers were wrecked, and seven
6ersons were injured, but no one was killed.
The most seriously hurt was Mrs. Atkin-
ION, Of Trenton. n. Y, who was injured
kbout the back Miss Garahan, Of Brooklyn,
bad her head badly cut, aud Trainman Saul
fpaugh had his back wrenched. The others
had backs and limbs wrenched, but none
were fatally hurt.
= A single rail placed crosswise on the track
n front Of the train caused the disaster.
Blk coaches were rolled to the bottom of q
fifteen foot embankment, and three were
twisted and wrenched beyond repair.
\. The train was In charge Of Conductor Hud-
Bon, who was in the first sleeper when the
crash came He felt himself hurled through
The air. The car turned complete somer-
Eault and settled in the bottom Of the ditch
bottom up. He and Trainman Saulspaugh
rawled out Of the window, and, after pro-
curing light, released Mrs. Atkinson, who
was the only passenger in the car. The
woman was borne to the rear and placed in
sleeping compartment in one of the rear
Bars.
All of the other passengers were taken out
Through the windows of the partly wrecked
3csrs and assisted to the rear, where they were
made comfortable.
The statement of the engineer is 10 the ef-
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
burning over Of his engine with terrible
crash. For awhile he was stunned, but he
soon recovered, and he and the fireman started
lack to warn the express due In twelve min
es. They succeeded in signaling 1t and then
Igeturned to their own train. The front Of the
lengine and the small trucks were badly
ISmashed.
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 Bissell, of Albany,
received a dispatch from Vice-President
Webb telling him to offer reward of $4,000
for 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 morning
says that the obstruction was placed in O
most diaboically methodical manner. The
| two sections of steel rails were not laid
across the track at ell, 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 pas
senger train next morning. The train from
the west due in Albany at $40 A. II. came
slowly creeping down through the gap west
+ af 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
ehey were removed and the train proceeded
to Albany.