St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27
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DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Terrible Collision Between Trains
at Brewster's, n. Y.


at Brewster's, II. Y.
BREwsTER's, N. Y, Aug. GA Eter-
rible accident occurred this noon on the
Harlem railroad near Dykeman's sta
ton, just north of here. which cost four
lives and possibly more. 1t was the
result of head-on collision between the
west-bound express train No. Is. which
left Forty-second street, New York, at
10:39 q. m., and the Pawling ac-
commodation train No. 90. which
left that place at 1890 this
afternoon. For some reason that
will probably never be known, the az
cOmmodatiOn did not await the coming
of the express on sidetrack near Dyke
mans station, the Harlem road having
but one track above White Plains. The
express Gas Ted OH at speed of fifty
miles an hour. When the accommoda-
ton was sighted. down braKes'' was
whistled. but IL was too late. The two
locomotives came together with terrific
force, completely wrecking them both.
and also wrecked the first passenger
car on the south-bound train. The
killed are:
DANIEL PONETIERE, engineer of
Train No. 20.
WILLIAM ELLIOT, engineer of
Train No. Is.
WILLIAM BEST, fireman of Train
No. Is.
NELLIE REID, aged nineteen,o OF this
place.
The were all badly mangled.
The injured are: A. j. Banks, train
man, scalded; Dewitt Hermance, sales
man, Poughkeepsie, scalp wound and
prostratiOn; James Finnegan, baggage
master, badly bruised. The two en-
gineers live in Matt Haven; the resi-
dence of the fireman is New York.
1t is said the New York train, No. 13,
had the right of way over the Pawling
express, No. 20. Train No. 20 should
have waited at Towner's. above Brew
ster's. The engineer failed to read the
train dispatcher's order right, and went
humming down the track at Brewster's.
The engineer hoped to pass the New
York local there. When rounding a
sharp curve at Ice Pond, few miles
above Brewster's, Engineer Ponetiere
saw the local rushing toward his train
at thirty miles an hour. In the face ut
certain death. the engineer grasped the
throttle and threw over the reversing
lever. The fireman pulled the whistle
cord. When the men had done their
duty there was no time to save them
selves. The engineer of the New York
local, William Scott, and Fireman
William Best, shut off steam and
jumped when the two engines were
within few feet of each other. Th
next instant there was an awful crash.
The engine of the New York train
was thrown on the top of the other.
The trains were telescoped. The engine
| and combination baggage and smoking
cars were wrecked completely. The
four engineers and firemen were caught
beneath the wreck of their engines.
The men on the engines, except Poten-
lee, were instantly killed. Many pas
sengers were caught and held down by
the debris. The uninjured did every
| thing in their power TO release their i'm
prisoned comrades.
| Word had been carried to Brewster'S
| by one OF the trainmen, and the news
was telegraphed to White Plains. where
| the division superintendent has his
headquarters, and wrecking train was
hurried to the scene. A force was at
once set to work removing the shattered
and broken cars and engines, and in a
| few hours the road was clear.