New-York tribune., 1891-12-26

are not serious.
DENNIS b. MURPHY collar-bone and left leg bro@en
and badly burned about arms, face and hands. iic
will lose the sight Of eye. Mr.. Murphy IS IN 'ne
employ OF the Dalziel News Company, at NO 81 Broao
way.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
The car which was telescoped and demolished
in the collision was the Wagner seeping-car
Gibraltar 1t was the rear car of the Niagara
express, which left the Grand Central Station al
New-York last evening at 80 O'Clock Iris
train is known as No As, and it was standing on
the track where the accident took place. being
unable to go further toward its destination
on account Of collision which had occurred two
hours or so before. near Sing Sing All the trains
along the line were blocked, and there was
string Of passenger and freight trains severai
miles long along the track by The time the St.
Louis express due.
The st. Louis train left the Grand Central
Station at s o'clock, and as the way was to be
clear for it from New-York to Hastings, and as
the conductor had not been informed OF a block
ahead, the train tearing along at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour, when the engineer, James
DOnohue discovered the train ahead OF him. At
he point between Hastings and Dobb's Ferry
where the calamity took place there Is curve In
the track along the bank Of the Hudson River,
and Donohue was unable to see the obstruction
until he was within fifty yards Of the Niagara ex-
press He promptly reversed his engine and jumped
Just before the two trains met, but the speed OF
his heavy train of six had not slackened much
at the time Of the collision, and when going at
rate of forty miles an hour the immense locomotive
with the heavy weight behind it ploughed its way
through the sleeping-car, carrying death ana de-
struction on all sides, and not stopping until the
Al Of tbn hDd
reached The fireman remained in the cab Of the
engine until 1t came to stop and was severely
cut about the head and badly scalded about the
face and legs.
IT CAME LIKE FLASH.
When the huge locomotive crashed through
the sleeping-car it was stripped completely OF
everything attached to it's boiler Its smokestack,
whistle, headlight, all the sideb1rs and Iurnl-h-
ings were wrenched from their fastenings, leav-
ing nothing but the bare boiler and part OF the
cab The engine did not rise in the air as most
locomotives do in similar collisions. 1t poughed
its way straight through the centfe Of the Wagner
car. going the whole length of the coach, and not
once did it's wheels leave the rails.
Immediately after the crash the cries of the
wounded were distinctly heard by the passengers
in the forward coaches. The escaping steam from
the engine made frightful noise, but it was not
l0uQ enough 10 urOWH cIlcS VI dSohJ iioii '"N
injured men and women. The victims were i'm
prsoned in the wreck, the two sides of the sleeper
the pieces of flooring and seats having fallen
in pile directly over the occupants. The cries
of the imprisoned passengers did not last long, as
the steam from the boiler-the escape valve having
been torn away-sufocated them soon after the
crash.
The work Of rescue began at once, but the i'm
they might have been. as the axes which the
rescuers took from their fastenings in the cars
which escaped damage were made of poor material
One man, in trying to knock away piece of the
side of the car, broke three Of the axes which
lie found in the coaches and which were placed
there to be used occasions like that OF last
evening. Three people, woman and two men,
were held fast behind the piece of timber which
the trying TO cut away, and when the
imprisoned people finally were reached they were
dead Had one OF the three implements which
this man found in the coaches served the purpose
for which it was intended three lives might have
teen saved. The breaking of the three axes
caused delay of fifteen minutes in getting out
tn two men and the woman.
MIsCREANTS ROB BODIES.
Not only did the passengers who escaped un-
citizens-both men and women-from Hastings and
Dobbs Ferry rushed to the scene and willingly
assisted in caring for the wounded and in getting
out the dead In the excitement which fol-
lowed the crash, some miscreant stripped the
mangled body of Mr.. Policy Of all his valuable
property This outrageous robbery took place
in one of the day cars where the victim had been
carried soon after he died. The robber tore
gold stud from the shirt front Of the dead man, took
a large roll of money, probably $500, from his
trousers pocket, and also made away with his
gold watch and chain, his seeve-buttons, and a
diamond pin which was in his cravat. In taking
away the pin and the sleeve-buttons the robber
of the dead tore til" victims linen In many
places. Mr.. Polley's shirt was almost in shreds
when the robbcr finished his dastar,ily work, the
sleeves of the garment being almost torn from
the body of the shirt.
As the pockets of the dress of Miss Van Arsdale
were found turned inside out it is thought that
ber body also was robbed but it is certain that
Mr.. Polleys personal property was taken by
thief.
CARING FOR THE INJURED
As soon as the tracks could be cleared the dead
and injured were removed The bodies OF the
dead were brought here and an undertaken took
charge of them. The injured were taken to st.
Ioseph's and St Johns hospitals at Yonkers AMI
cared for by Doctors Porteous, n. A. Warren.
f. Shappen c. A. Miles, +. NJ. Brandt,
G. r. Pooley, C.. II. Jackson, Judson Bradley,
j. H. Fierman, j. j. Linson, NJ. II. Frecland, 1. {.
Tanning. John G.. Todd and f.. X. Brown. Tine
pbvsicians did all they could to save the unfor
innate people, but in some cases it was impossible,
and the injuries of three or four Others who were
taken out alive are such that death will probably
result in a day or two.
The cause of the accident due TO the care
lessness. or criminal negligence. of Albert f. Her
rick. the rear trainman of the Niagara express
train. As soon as the conductor in charge
of the train learned of the block ahead
of him, he sent IIerrick back TO flag the
St Louis train, which the trainmen knew would