New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-06
HALF THE TRAIN ENG ULFED.
A WEST SHORE EMPRESS PLUNGES INTO THE
HUDSON.
TWO MEN At LEAST AND POSSIBLY SEVEN wEI1
KILLED-A DEFECT N THE LOCO
MOTIVE THE CAUSE.

Newhnrg, Sept. tSpccial).-A terrible accA"nt
happcncd TO the Hudson River Express on the
West Shore Railway this afternoon, ny which at
least two. ard possibly seven. lives were IoSt
The train leaves Werhawken at 4 10 p. m, ana
is due here at j:55 o'clock. II was made up OF
tho croine combined mail and baggage-car, IA
smoker and two diy coaches II was IN chare"
of Conductor 4 f Dorr, Of Albany, and had It's
usual number of passengers
As the train reached ITavens's Dock, just below
Cranstons station, the engine jumped the 'rdcN
and plunged head on into the HUDSON KiNer' TAX
ing with it, the engineer, "Fop iIZcnDcrg, OF
w-Durnam. and his frcmcn, young man named
Van Slvck. Of the same place The water Is cN-
trcmoly deep at this point, and the engine dis-
srpcatcd beneath tie surface. The mail ana
haroare-car followed the engine, on top Of the
tender. and tine forward end Of the sInoking-car
also plunged into the water.
On the front bumper of the mail and baggage
cor were five Italian laborcrs, it is said Ihey
were stealing n ride, and as none of them nave
brcn eccn since the accident, it is believed that
they have also been killed or drowned IN the
river These are supposed to he all the lives
lost.
Tie two day coaches Of the train went OH tle
track hut did not reach the water. Ihe occu-
pants of the mail and baggage car are sara 10
have escaped with their lives. Those IN inc
smoker rushed to the rear end of the ear az the
water rushed in upon them from the Iroh'
end. and they all escaped, but not without some
bruises and a general shaking up Several OF
the passengers in the day coaches were also cnt
and bruised, and those who were not INJURED
were badly frightened and shaken up
The accident delayed up trains two hours
Trains are now passing around the wreck on the
south bonnd track The Ncw-Durham wreckcrs
are on the spot and after clearing away the
wreck will make IN effort to get at the engineer
tho fireman and the Italians. The cdus" ol thc
disaster is thought to have been the breaking
down Of part of the locomotive Inc track LOT
a long distance back Of where the tram went OIL
is marked and torn up as if something fell DOWN
from fine engine and dragged along until 1t threw
tbc engine into the river. The train was runnihs
M good speed and the plunge Of the locomotive
into the water was a frightful one Inc enSlh'er
WAS ono Of the oldest On the roal.
Wien the second train north, after inc acclIeh''
tho II Louis cXprcss ran into Canston's station,
n Great crowd was there 70 take II. On tile outer
cdrr II the crowd. next to the train, was hlgh'
operator named Porter. The crown was 80 1, iar-c.
,nI after being delayed TWO hours, so boSterouS
and anxious 10 get on the train, that IL shoFcI
Porter nm Ter the engine u stru,h nm ' ai'i'
knocking him down, either pas-ed over ""''
of his logs or fDiUElfb lifii III 0'ih' ''''''
,L,t ono # not both will have to be amputacd.
lie was brought II. Luk"s Hospital in this city
Al the yard, OF the wc>t shore rad Al we(hawkcn
II vp- aid lat night that scott smith. ~" bag'hS'
master wa, badly inlurd I'm the wreck Ills Knee wa
badly and he roo,iN~i other w & t' ATNr' T
The me-. scnccr. was a,o badly hurt II + thr" III
t.rpnily and hi, condition t. believed 10 be srrOis
J. r. nrdlcld. the general superintendent and and the
.upcrintendcnt started Dr thr seen" Oi the ac
r,tenf an a .prsal train early IN the evening.
1t va, not known whether any mail matter wa, o q"
.iroyed bu ii Wa, thought that some must nave D'eh