New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-14
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OF THE HApLEss VICTIMS.


outright, and twenty-five mangled human beings,
three of whom will probably die in twenty-fouf
hours is the record of railway disaster here to.
day The West Shore express leaving New-Yorx
at 0 a. M, due here at IL 04 m, left the main
track Just south of the tunnel and ran into the
sidetraclz leading to the freight yard Engine
No. 2O6 drawing the local southbound freight
occupied the sdetrack. frightful collision fol'
lowed. Engine No. 200 of the express was COM
petely demolished and thrown from the track. and
passengers and freight cars were iumbled in mass.
Strange to say the people killed and injured wero
in the third or centre car of the express, no one
else except tranmcn being injured The express
tore its way through the freight cars on the siding.
The side of the fatal third car was torn out en-.
trely, and the passengers thrown in all directions.
News of the disaster was sent at once to New
burg. one-haf mile distant, and the poace
doctors of this city responded. The dead were
carried to the establishments OF the undertakers;
the wounded were sent to st. Luke's Hospital In
cabs stages wagons and ambuances Additional
cots were placed in the hospital All the towns
physicians were on hand to aid the hospital
corps The clergy Of the city, including the
Fathers from ST. Patrck's Church, were on hand
to console the dying. DIR. E. II. Borst, who is
a surgeon Of the West Shore Railroad, tie chief
Of the hospital corps, while giving out the list
of the dead and wounded, said that four OF the
latter had little chance Of life. The List OF
victims is as follows:
ELsERsoN Addie aged three, Of sctauket, Long
Island; skull crushed.
MICHEL julia aged ten fractured skull and right leg
KLEMM, Eliza. age foryhye Of M Highland and T.lH: & SosS
after being taken from the wreck.
REILLEY Ro e. ace forty Of West Park, n ~, z cool
left arm torn out.
WRIGHT. Pauline. age thirty Of No. 80 kseAvs:; Lee ;
broken in four place..
Ss ss a.: tss .s sssSs
wey she had ticket from MARKED 70 HSs'
skull fractured and internal Injuries.
INJURED.
Vest Shore station, West ayerstraw badly bruised.
leg fractured
d. injured Internally.
COOK Miss Jane, age twenty Of catsdl r.; broken
EIRERsON. b. L.. Setauket L. l.; fracture OF riRns
arm, and severe bruises.
ELBERsoN. Mrs b. L. se'auxe' H. L. ie'' '"A-
fractured.
EvERLY, Mrs Minnie cOlOredL of Charleston g. G.;
rRrpEyBrRG. Mrs S. j.. Of Syracuse face badly cus
Miss E sss S s Of NS % 200
HARVEY Robert age seventeen, Of No 200 HartsH'
brooklyn; right leg broken in two places
assd S Of eSs
skull. badly lacerated will probably de- ..
uI-TCUINSON Maggie. aged TWENTY-FIVE, OF NO. y"
Crinith-st. Rochester, scalp wouhos
MICHEL Francis AGED twelve; right arm fractured
MICHEL lily aged five; right leg fractured
MICHEL Mr.. Mr.. of No. 50 Lee'a'e' D'OO"''"'
MICHEL Tie aged sixteen fracture of jaw and rish'
thigh: likely 10 recover. -, LII,
NELSON James, train newsboyi irac'uro sNu"' ~
probably die .,. r.u..
Don Laura aged f., wspsyt@GSs ,1 ,erscr Of Hshana f''
r,.u Jndce Charles F Of weehawken; injured knee
- larcratcd m a@d-I ics- and and bruises.
rKE, C. c. London" Mn cOnn Sp96ab iTerSa' de 'nufs''
vOIGHr, \. F.. Of NcwYork; severe shock, .-,.
caaro aged SS SS g badly Srased
y. j, hr man d W ii S'' 'i'e ~ '
and shoulder injured.
Tho exnress was made up of Engine No. 200,
, l,ocooe ear. smoker. two COACHES. the fatal
one bcinq No. H. and a sleeper, the Luriine.
Tho train was a few minutes late AT Iorh"ah'
fonr miles south of here, and was running very
fast When il reached the switch which con-
r.cts the main line with the West Shore frelsht
,rd , mile south of the station, the engine
r,c,cd m il is supposed, loose object when
aousod II 70 lump upon "A frog and leave the
track IL ran upon the Ties us'a"oo
,,u.l 70 the length of the tram. and II tnen
crashed into freight trim standing IN the yard'
1L, cr,s1 WAS terrific The freight train was
| hp
waiting for the express TO pass. The express
eroine was evidently further of the track than
| ,be remainder of the train, and when II struck
| ,h froioht engine il was thrown 10 one side anu
,ho tonder torn from it, The engineer, upon
| fcolinr the engine leaving the track, shut OH
the steam. whistled for brakes. and he and tne
fireman Jumped The latter-Charl"s Wills
ruptnrcd blood vessel and was badly bruised
| Tho engineer escaped with slight injuries fred-
| erck Holland engineer of the freight. had Ills
| sl,ru fractured at the base ard was cut over
| tho evo M one else on the freight train was
| hurt There were about dozen persons III 'no
| smoking car, and nearly all escaped unihJ"reu'
| Coach M :, was filled with passengers, every
seat being occupied. Ii swayed 10 one si'o gu"
s,rucl, rho proiecting end of box car standing
| ON a sdetrick The entire side OF NO. - wac
| rirned off. and the end nearest TO the smoker was
| sn,a.b.d All those who were killed were on that
| id. Of tho car Walter VI. Berard, Assessor OF
| uiobIord Falls. was the only passenger IN TINS
| o,r ,vho oscoped injury He said that he occu-
| Mod =, scat behind three women. Across the aisie
| wore several women and children lie houceo
little if any shock when the car ran over 'no
switch The crash came after the tram had gone
scveral wards on the sidetrack. There was iuu
Cor moment: then everything became scene
of the widest confusion, and the air was nue.
with the cries and groans of the wounded The
coat occupied by Mr. Berard was broken ints
nieces. but he escaped by miracle. The
rarlor cars trucks were broken, but the pas
sencers, beside being severely shaken up, were
/ not injured.
The railroad and coal dock men in the neigh.
lorhood at once went to the place Of the accident
and began to clear away the wreckage and to pull
out the dead and wounded
| The first 10 aid the injured were Conductor
| r. +. Anderson, of the express, and his trainmen,
and the workmen from the adjoining shops. One
| Of them, describing the scene. said 1.-The sight
almost sickened me. The side was almost scrapcd
| from the car the seats jumbed in a confused