Evening journal., 1890-09-06
An Account Of the yvrecl,.

ALBANY, Sept 0.--The Montreal express
which was wrecked near here was twenty
five minutes behind time and wns thunder
ing along toward Albany at a thirty-mile
rate Twenty minutes before the first
section had gone by. Within those twenty
minutes monstrous hands created the OBJ
struction, against which the engine threw
itself
There was the indescribable crash, and
like terrified horse the powerful engine
gave an upward leap and the long train
tortured out OF shape, stood still. The
locomotive was partly suspended in the
air appearing as though It might topple
over in the ditch, meanwhile tho engineer
and fireman held their posts
The Cars Ditched.
In the first car were twenty-five passen-
gers. It left the track and slid down the
embankment, and none Of its occupants
were injured except BY being bruised. The
second coach Jared worst Of all, standing
in the ditch with it's trucks in the air. II
contained Miss Atkinson, Of fremont.
\. y; her young brothers. the porter and
conductor Miss Atkinsons injuries, at
first supposed to be severe, proved trihing
The third car formed bridge across the
ditch, standing At right angles with the
track. II contained eight passengers. As
the spectators gazed upon the three cars
tossed here and there like gigantic jack
straws, theg were lost 10 astonishment that
not one out Of all the thirty-six occupants
had been lost The fourth car was sus-
pended over the ditch, held IN position BY
its coupling and the weight OF the four
cars behind il, the lattor not leaving the
roadbed, but extending obliquely across
the north bound track
The first shock over windows were quick
ly raised and all who could went TO work
with will to rescue those imprisoned in
the overturned cars and render such other
assistance as they could Most of those
disabled were merely bruised or cut by the
glass Of broken windows
Arranged with Fiendish Ingenuity.
Superintendent Bissell soon arrived at
the scene and began his investigation. He
found carefully studied arrangement. a
rail having been jnnmed into the cattle
guards, wedged with tinhers aud further
held by fish plates, the whole mass being
in slanting position. so as TO lift tue
train from the rails. The results showed
that the judgment which contrived the OBJ
struction WAS experienced. for the wreck
was rs complete as the escape Of passen-
gers was miraculous Mr. Bissell was
confirmed in his opinion that the disaster
had been deliberately planned when he
discovered an exactly similar obstruction
on the sOuthbound track. short distance
north of the one which caused the mis-
chief
IL is thought by some TINT the conspira-
tors supposed the regular trains TO have
passed and intended 20 accomplish the de-
struction OF the freight trains which pass
over the Hudson river division at about
the same hour.
Knights Want the Ficnds Punished.
The general officers ot the knights Of
Labor are also very anxious to get the case
sifted j. J. Holland. of the general ex-
ecutiye board, has arrived aud IS ia con.
sultation with Messrs Wright and Devlin
AS TO the advisability OF offering an addi-
tinnal reward OF 81 600 for the conviction
Of the guilty on the past Of the Knights of
Labor. The leaders Of the Knights of La
bor declare that they will aid the Central
Hudson road to ferret ont the scoundrels.
Secretary portley, Of District Assembly
2i6, said that the worS was not done by
strikers, but by professional thieves for
tae purpose OF robbery They were evil
IDENTIFY partially familiar with the work.
ings of the road, for they had selected a
place where two valuable mnil and express
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