Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-05
FIENDS AT WORK.
Diabolical Deed of the Train
Wreckers.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE RUMoRED.

The scoundreis Tie Rails to the New
York Central Tracks and Cause Ger
tain Loss of Five Lives and Possibly
More-A Large Number Reported
wounded-A Frightfui Disaster Nal
rowIy Averted in the Albany Yards.
ALBANY, n. V, Sept 5-Great uneasi-
ness was felt here shortly after midnight.
An express train on the New York Cen
trail due at II 80 last night had not been
heard from. 1t left Hudson, only twenty
eight miles distant, on time and was one
of the fastest running trains on the road.
The train is the Adirondack, Montreal q
Niagara Falls express, composed mostly
of sleepers and has several cars for Chi
cago and the west attached. farmer
drove into East Albany and reports that
the train was wrecked three miles north
of Castleton. Rails had been tied to the
tracks.
Further Particulars.
LATER-Train No. IL, the Adirondack,
Montreal and Niagara Falls express, was
wrecked three miles north of Castleton.
Four men and woman are reported
killed 1t is reported that rails or ties
were fastened on the track. Details are
not obtainable at present. News of the
wreck was brought to East Albany by a
farmer who drove in. The train consisted
mostly of sleepers. IL is doubtless a case
of malicious train wrecking.
A great number of people were injured
in the Castleton wreck and have been
brought to Albany. IL was the second sec
ton of the Montreal express that was
wrecked, and il is likely that not less than
400 people were on the train.
The Death List Probably Large.
II is now thought that the death list
i will be large
1t is reported that the train went
over an embaukment and that thir-
teen vestibule cars were wrecked Doc
tors have been hurried from Albany TO
the scene of the disaster.
The Montreal express left the Grand
Central station, New York, at 7:3o last
evening. 1t was made up of eight vesti
bule sleeping ears and two day coaches.
None of the general or division officers of
the company were summoned to the sta
ton, the Albany officers having charge of
the track where the wreck occurred. Late
reports are to the effect that the train WAS
deliberately wrecked.
Another DsstardIy Attempt
Superintendent Bissell says that an at
tempt to wreck portion of freight
train was made yesterday afternoon at
Van Woert street crossing In this city.
AS the train WAS proceeding west at that
point somebody, he said. succeeded in
parting the couplers Of the second rear
| car from the rest of the train The two
cars thus separated gained speed as they
rolled down the hill at this point, As
| they passed through the upper part of the
yards brakeman observed them,
and succeeded in boarding them as
they rolled on the upper railroad bridge,
| and stopped them within 100 feet of the
open draw. The draw had been opened
to allow the passage of one of the Troy
boats, which WAS just passing through an
the cars were brought to a standstilI. Had
| the runaways continued on they would
have plunged down on the vessel, which
was freighted with human lives. Super
| intendent Bissell says the company has as
yet obtained no clue TO the part les who
parted the coupling.