The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-06
.PASSEhGfns PERIL.
Successful Attempt to Wreck .
Train on the N. Y. Central
Railroad.
The Sleepers Were Thrown of the
Track, but Only One Passen-
ger Injured.
Five Trainmen Killed II Wreck in Kan
sas-An Accident ON the Union
Pacific.

ALBANY, N. T., sept. 5.-A 6ucce0e1UA Az
tempt at train wrecking was made on the
New York Central at Greenbush. Luckily
no loss of life or serious injuries resulted.
The train wrecked was on its way to Mon
treal and consisted of eight sleepers we'll
filed. The train was derailed. but barring
a shaking up of the passengers and the
bruising of half dozen or 20, nothing
more serious than wrecking Of the cars re-
suited. 5.
The train was twenty-five minutes late
and running twenty miles an hour when
the engine struck an obstruction, was lifted
into the air and the whole train thrown
from the track. The engineer and fremen
stuck to their posts. The first sleeper con-
tanned twenty-five passengers and slid down
an embankment and turned on its side.
None Of the passengers were injured, mi out,
coach turned somersault, landing in
q ditch bottom side up. In this car was
only one passenger, Miss Gorkan, of Brook
lyn, and the conductor and porter. Neither
was dangerously hurt, although Miss Cor
kan received severe blow on the head,
and was the most hurt of all the passengers.
The third car was thrown across the ditch.
About eight passengers were in this coach.
The other five sleepers did not leave the
road bed. Other passengers were cut and
bruised in extricating themselves from the
wreck.
An investigation as to the cause Of the
tie guards, wedged with timber and securely
held by fish plates. The whole arrange
ment was placed in slantinR position, to
lift the train clear off the track. The re-
suit showed that the Judgment of the
fiends who placed the obstruction on the
track was unerring and their purpose was
successfully accomplished. The investiga-
tion revealed similar obstruction on the
south bound track, little way below. No
stone will be left unturned to discover the
perpetrators of the dastardly outrage. The
relief train brought all passengers here.
They number sixty three.
Evidently the intention was to wreck a
freight train soon due ON both tracks, as
the regular Montreal passenger had passed
aud the one wrecked was an extra. A re-
ward of 900 is offered for the apprehen-
sion of the miscreants.
Trainmen the Victims.
KANSAS CRY, Sept. Sit is reported that
a wreck Of freight train occurred last
night on the NJ, X. q T. railway at Carney,
Kansas. The engineer and four trainmen
are reported killed. The fireman was
scalded fatally. Six car loads of hogs were
killed and eighteen cars of grain burned.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Sept. "a passenger
train on the Delaware and Hudson railroad
ran into a freight near Westport this morn
ing. Engineer Thomas Murray, Fireman
James Starr and A. J. Keffen were killed.
No passengers injured.
Accident to the Flyer.
OGDEN, Sept. 5.-Ihe east bound overland
flyer on the Union Pacific was partially
wrecked this morning 80 miles east by the
dropping of brake rod. Three cars were
overturned and went down the bank. One
lady passenger was seriously but not fatally
hurt and others badly shaken up.