Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-06
TRAIN-WRECKING.
A weLL-PLANNeo ATTEMPT IN NEW
YORK STATE.
"The Fieudish Work Of Reckless Devils In
Human Habiliments Luckily
No Lives Lost.
tBy telegraph 10 the Dispstsh.I

ALBANY. N. Y, September 5.--The fend-
ish work of reckless devils in human
habiliments found vent about midnight
last night in successful attempt ct train
wrecking on the New York Central and
Hudson-River road about four miles soutn
of Greenbush. Luckily only half OF the
attempted wrecking was successful, and
no loss of life or serious injuries resulted.
The second section of the Montreal sleeper
ont of New York. due here at 1880. con-
sisting of an engine and eight Sleeping
cars filed with men, women. ana chiIdreh.
was derailed. but barring a shaking up OF
the passengers and the bruising OF halt
dozen OF so nothing more serious than the
wrecking of the train resulted.
The news of the wreck was brought
here by Conductor McAulife and MIR. Max.
LeClerc. CORRESPONDENT of the Paris Jour
nal. who walked all the way. Arelief train
was at once dispatched to the scene, carry
ing SUPERINTENDENT Bissell. Chief-of-Police
Willard. three physicians. and srepresenta-
tive of the Associated Press. Upon ar
irving at the scene of the wreck the nrst
thought was of giving proper attention 70
the injured passengers. The escape OF
large number from death was miraculous.
THE WHOLE TRAIN DERAHEp.
The train. which was twenty-five min
utes behind time when it was wrecked,
was running at the rate OF thirty miles an
hour. When the engine struck the OBJ
struction on the track it was lifted up
wards. and the whole train was thrown
from the track. The forward part OF the
engine was suspended in the. air. ana IL
| looked az though it might topple over into
IL ~ rtnmapt The engineer
| and the fireman both stuck 20 their posts.
The first sleeping-car contained twenty
| two passengers. 1t slid down the einpank-
ment and came to o stand-still on its side.
| None of the passengers in tins car were
| injured except by being bruised. Inc
second coach Jared worse than any OF ths
| others, turning a complete somersauit ano
| landing in the ditch bottom, side up. III
| this car there was only one passenger, MIS-
jenkins. of Brooklyn, the conductor snu s
! the porter Mrs. Jenkins was at mrs
thought to be seriously injured, but II wa
afterwards found that she was more
frightened than hurt. The third car wa
| thrown directly across the ditch t rlgh'
angles with the track and was at first takef
for a bridge spanning the abyss. Iher'
we're about eight passengers IN this coacn
making in all about thirty-one passenger
who were so fortunately saved from In
slant death. The other five sleeping-car
did not leave the road bed but were lyins
obliauely across the north-bound track
while the fourth car was suspended "a II
air over the ditch. being held In place D,
its coupling and the resistance offered
by the other three cars.
THE OBSTRUCTION wELL~PLacED.
ALBANY. n. Y. September 5-Ldter. .-Mr'
jenkins il the only one of the passenger
needing medical attention. She receive
severe blow on the head. A number. G
messengers were slightly cut by broke
glass. Superintendent Bissell found ra
TANNED into cattle-guard and 1t wa
wedged with timbers and securely hel
by fsh-plates. the whole arrangement o'
ing placed IN a slanting position SO as I
lift the train clear of the track. The r.
suits showed that the Judgment OF th
. fiends who placed the obstruction on th
track was unerring. and their purpose wa
successfully accomplished. A similar ol
struction was placed on the south-boun
track a little way above where the otbe
obstruction was found.
The relief train reached here Mt 4:l0
NJ. and all the passengers (slxty-tnree
number) were brought back.
: THE WOMEN BEHAVED NoBLY.
The male passengers say the women b
! hayed nobly under the CIRCUMSTANCE
, One track was clear by o'clock. III
wreckers did their work within the spa
of an hour. The first section OF the No
treal train passed safely about an hour b
fore the accident. The wreckers apparer
ly thought the next trains would be hea'
freight trains. which at that time OF mig
pass this spot both ways, and both tracl
we're fixed for them. A reward OF $50
, has been offered for the perpetrators
@ THE WRECK CAUSES A BLOCKADE.
Y ALBANY. n. Y, September 5.-Robert
o Pinkerton visited the scene of the cata
: trophe on the Central to-day and has sew
t raj of his best detectives working {
e the case. No freight of auy acc0u
= ia moving between here and Hudso
y Superintendent Bissell has all he ci
: do to get passenger trains past q
! place where the derailment occurred, le
q ting alone trying to move freight train
: All south-bound freight trans are bell
Y held at East Albany, and ii looksas thoue
e another freight blockade will result in u
= Yards IN this vicinity. Passenger train
1 however, on the Hudson-River diyisiC
o are running all right, some of them beir
: q little late.
o The General Executive Board OF u
8 Knights of Labor returned TO New York
the night boat tonight without statlf
whether or not they had decided to offer
reward of $1,000 for the detection al
conviction of the train-wreckers, as The
i intimated they would do this afternoon.