The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-31
Ten Persons Killed Outright and a Number
KILLED Through the Carelassness Of q
Brakeman Thieves Search and Rob
the Injured ana Dead

ing accident occurred last night on
the New York Central between the
St. Louis express and The Niagara
Falls special train. This accident was
directly the outcome of the collision
which occurred earlier in the evening
at the tunnel at Sing Sing. At the
first accident the south bound CrotOn
local, due at Sing Sing at GIG, in
charge of Engineer Ellis, crashed into
y freight iu charge Of Conductor Ryan
that was backing up from Scar
borough. The engine Of the local and
a dozen cars OF freight were thrown in
all directions, the rubbish filing the
tunnel and blocking both tracks, but
no one was hurt.
This accident, however. blocked the
road and the trains were necessarily
held on both sides Of the tunnel, pend
ing the clearing Of the debris. Among
the delayed trains was the Buffalo
aud Niagara Falls special which lett
the grand central depot at 1870 o'clock
and was delayed one mile north OF
Hastings. The rear brakeman was
sent back to Hastings to signal the
st. Louis express which leaves the
grand central depot at s o'clock, In
stead of standing on the tracks and
waving the lantern, as the rules of
the road direct, he went into the depot.
In moment or two after he was there
the heavy st, Louis express Numbered
by the station. In less than seventy
five seconds it had covered the dis
tance between the depot aud the de
layed express and there was crash
rhe engine literally disappeared in
side the last sleeper of the special
The heavy wood and iron work of the
car was smashed to bits To add to
the horror of the wreck escaping
steam did deadly work among the
untoI Inmates in the wrecked cars.
The scene at the wreck was indie
scribable. The train men lost their
heads and ran in a frantic manner,
peeriDg into the wreck at those within
grooming and dying, bu5 doing
little work toward rescuing
the victims. Finally number
of physicians and citizens OF this place
reached the scene and the work Of
rescue began. The dead and injured
were placed on special train and
brought TO this place. The dead are
as follows:
Mrs A N Baldwin, New York; Thos
w Policy, New York, of the firm of
Geo H Policy q Co; j w Knight. Bos
ton; Miss Slocum, Lockport, n Y;
Miss Moore, Medina; Lizzie Ford
BrOoklyn;J w White, Porter; Miss
Lillian Bald win, New York; DR. S E
Best, dentist, New York; one man not
identified.
The burned and injured are: Mrs
Homer r Baldwin, New York, burned
jured Internally; AnHieI Ford, brook
lawyers W. New York, leg and
collar bone broken, face and arms
badly burned, may die; Harry A
jacobson, New York, slightly burned
j r. Bagnell, Poughkeepsie, badly
burned about the face and injured in.
ternally.
Uninjured: J c Gould, engineer,
New York Central; Mrs Mccormick,
Miss NJ Freyer, Poughkeepsie; Homer
II Baldwin, New York; Mr. and Mrs
Ambrose b fireman, Brooklyn.
The terrible disaster was due to the
carelessless of Brakeman Albert E.
Herrick of the Buffalo express, which
was lying still at Hastings. HerricEl
fled and has not been found. He left
his uniform in the train and put on
citizens clothes. From the official re-
port given out today by Third Vice
President Webb of the Central road
train No. 50, which left New York at
6:45 p. m. last night, stopped at
Dobb's Ferry to make slight repairs
on the engine. A distant signal was
thrown out and following the
train the Buffalo and Niagara
Falls special which left
at 1870 p. m, stopped about three
quarters of mile south of Dobbs
Ferry Station. The conductor of No.
45 Immediately sent Brakeman Her.
rick back to signal the coming trains,
He proceeded as far as the station at
and went inside and talked
with the stationmaster, waiting for
the Cincinnati and st. Louis express
No. 7, which left the city at 8 o'clock.
While Herrick was standing near
the door the st. Louis express whiz-
1ed past, running at the rate of forty
miles per hour. Engineer j. Donahue
If the st. Louis express received DO
warning whatever of the Buffalo ex-
pres on the track ahead until almost
IN the train. He reversed his engine,
pat on the air brakes and jumped for
ais lite.
Engine No. crashed into Che rear
deeper, Gihralter. Of the Buffalo
special with terrific force. There
we're twenty-five people in the sleep
ny car at the time No one had time
o think before all was over. There
we're shrieks AID cries from tn.
and dying, and then absoe
ute silence. 1t was several minutes
'efore the passengers and trainmen
recovered from the shock, and then !
hey were panic stricken They |
rannpied on each other in their efforts /
o get to the open air Some vera
lurt in this way. Ii was fully fifteen
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