Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-13
WORK OF F,ENps.


An Exprcss Train on tho Now York Com
tral wrecked by distractions on the
Traok--No Fatalitics, but Several Per-
sons Injured.
ALBANY. N. Y, Sept. 6.-The second
section of train No. IS, the Adirondack
and Montreal express from New York,
on the New York Central railroad, was
wrecked about three miles below Green
bush, about one o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Six sleepers were wrecked, but,
miraculous as it may seem, no one was
killed. Seven persons were injured. A
single rail placed crosswise on the track
in front of the train resulted in the dis
aster. Six coaches were turned bottom
side up on the bottom of fifteen-foot
embanlSment and three were twisted
and wrenched beyond repair. OF the
eight sleepers comprising the train but
two were left on the track. The others
were either on the embankment or ly-
ing across the rails.
Among the sixty passengers were
number of New Workers. and nearly half
of them were women. Nearly all were
asleep in their berths and knew nothing
until they felt themselves dashed from
their hunks and opened their eyes to
find themselves lying across other pas
sengers. Improvised hunks in the re-
lief train were made for the injured by
three Albany physicians and their wants
were administered to. Fortunately none
of the cars took fire, or the loss of life
would have been great. Most of the
passengers got off at Albany and re-
mained at the hotels for q while to col
lect their scattered senses. All were
able to proceed on their jou rney except
Mrs. Atkinson, who was ia ken to the
city hospital. Superintendent Bissell
will institute rigorous investigation to
ascertain, if possible, who placed the
obstruction on the track. The destruc-
tion of the train must have been de-
cided upon in hurry, for the wrecked
train was but twenty-five minutes be-
hind the first section and that came
through all right. The loss in money
to the company will foot up into the
thousands.
The statement of the engineer is to
the effect that he was running at high
speed, as he was late. The first indica-
tion he had of an obstruction on the
track was the complete turning over Of
his engine with terrific crash. For
awhile he was stunned, but he soon re-
covered and he and the fireman started
back toward the express, due in twelve
minutes. They succeeded in signaling
it and then returned to their own train.
The front of the engine and the small
trucks were badly sun ashed. Not only
was the obstruction placed on the up
track, but the down-track was also
blocked.
Another attempt was made to wreck
a passenger train Friday morning. The
train from the west, due here at $40 a.
M, came slowly down through the gap
west of West Albany when the engineer
saw an obstruction on the track 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 this city.
Superintendent Bissell has received a
dispatch from Vice Presid ent Webb tell
ing him to offer a reward of $1,000 for
the detection of the person or persons
who placed the rail on the track, caus-
ing the accident. Arbitra ton Commits
sioner Donovan says that the obstruc-
tion was placed in q most diabolically
methodical manner. The two sections
of steel rail were stuck up between the
rails and the ties in such manner that
the engine would ride upon them and
be wrecked. The rails were propped up
by pieces of railroad iron.