The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06
ATRAIN IN DEATHS JAWS
AN OBSTRUCTION ON THE TRACK
OFF, THE NlW YORK CENTRAL

scores of Passengers in Peril, But All
Escane with Bruises The Train
composed Entirely of Sleepers-The
Wreck the Work OF Fiends in Hu-
man Form.
ALBANY, N. r. Sept. 5-The fiendish
work of reckless devils in human habila-
ments found vent about midnight last night
IN successful train wrecking on
The New York Central and Hud-
,on River road about four miles
south of Greenbush. Luckily only half of
the attempted wreckhg was successful, and
No loss of life or serious injuries resulted.
Tba second section of the Montreal sleeper
mt of New York due here at 11:3o o'clock,
.onsisting of an engine and eight
loening cars, filed with men
,r,an and children was derailed, but bar
no the shaking up of the passengers and
ts bruising of half dozen OF SO, nothing
r1re serious than the wrecking of the train
rulted
BRINGING IN THE NEWS.
hws of the wreck was brought here by
Coauctor McAuliffe and Max Leclere, a
corisnondent of tIe Paris Journal, who
valid all the way. A relief train was
at nee dispatched to the scene,
carrylg Supt. Bissell, Chief of Police Will
lard, Tree physicians and a representative
Of the Associated Press. Upon arriving at
the scee of the wreck the first thought was
Of givil, proper attention to the injured
passengrs. The escape of large number
from deth was miraculous. The train,
which Wa twenty-five minutes late when
1t was wicked, was running at the rate OF
thirty mis- per hour.
sTEKING THE OBSTRUCTION.
When th engine struck the obstruction
on the tra6 it was lifted upward and the
whole trail was thrown from the track.
The forwar part of the engine was GUS
pended in tie air , and 1t looked as though it
might fall IL the ditch at any moment The
engineer ant fireman both stuck to their
posts. The first sleeping car contained
twenty-five passengers. 1t slid down the
embankmentand came to standstill on its
side. None O. the passengers In this car
we're injured except by being bruised.
WORSE THAN ALL
The second oach Jared worse than any of
the Others, tuning complete sumersault
and landing IL the ditch bottom side up. In
this car there vas only one passenger, Miss
Jenkins of Brooklyn, the conductor and the
porter Miss Jenkins was at first thought
to be seriously injured, but 1t was after
ward found tlat she was more frightened
than hurt.
THE THIRD CAR.
The third car was thrown directly across
the ditch at right angles with the track,
and was at first taken for a bridge spanning
an abyss. There were about eight passen-
gers in this coach, making in all about
thirty-one passengers who were 30 fortu-
nately saved from instant death.
The other five sleepers did not leave The
roadbed, but were lying obliquely across
the north bound track. The fourth car was
suspended il the air over the ditch, held in
place by its coupling and the resistance
offered by the other three cars.
THE ONLY ONE SERIOUSLY HURT.
Mrs. Jenkins is the only one of the
passengers needing medical attention. She
received severe blow on the head. A
number of passengers were slightly cut by
broken glass. Supt. Bissell found q
rail Jammed into the cattle guard
and it was wedged with timber.
and securely held by fish plates, the whole
arrangement being placed in slanting DO
sltlon so as to lift the train clear of the
track. The results showed that the iudg
ment OF the fiendS who placed the obstruc
uoh on the track was unerring and theil
purpose was successfully accomplished.
AN OBSTRUCTION ON THE OTHER TRACK
A similar obstruction was placed on the
south-bound track little way above where
the other obstruction was found Tn,
relief train reached here at 4:1O o'clock tbi
morning, and all the passengers (sixty-thret
In NUMBER, were brought back. The male
passengers say the women behaved nobl,
under the circumstances. One track wa,
cleared by O'Clock. The wreckers die
Their work within the space o.
an hour The first section of the Montrea
traln passed safely about an hour befor,
Ine accident occurred. The wreckers ap-
psrently thought the next trains would b,
heavy freight trains which at that time q, d
nlght pass this spot both WAYS and botI
tracks were fixed for Them. 4 reward ot
So,oOO has been offered for the capture O.
the perpetrators.
PINKERToN MEN AT WORK.
!, robert A. Pinkerton visited the scene o.
tne catastrophe, and has several of his bes
uetectlves working on the case.
NO freight of any account js moving bs.
tween here and Hudson Supt Bisseli ha,
al Ne can do to get passenger trains mas
S Ine place where the derailment occurred
iseTTting sT alone trying to move freight trains.
baI. al south bound freight trains are being
uelu at East Albany, and it looks as though
ahother freight blockade will result in the
iarus In this vicinity. Passenger trains
however, on the Hudson river division art
i.tl iit.tnlihg all right, some of them being .
III DhFARTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Kn KnHg general executive board of the
tNnlgnts M OF Labor returned to New York OF
TSo.g yTO .Hight boat tonight, without stating
ron'oLe uoSner or not they had decided to offer !,
vjc.dl i%alu OF VI 900 for the detection and con
matt taCn - Oh The train wreckers, as they init
WdUeQ they Wnuld do tb;s aStn-..o.-