The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED.
Az EVOLVE AND TWo cans PLUNGE
THROUGH THE HUDsOH's ICE.

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The special American Express train from
Chicago to New York was derailed between
Scarborough and Tsrrytovn early yesterday
morning. and the locomotive and two Of the
cars plunged through the lee into the river.
There were no passenger coaches In the train.
and. with the exception Of an engineer and
one Of the express company q messengers who
were slightly injured. no one was hurt.
The train consisted Of two LOGON olives. Nos.
lilo and S91. and eleven cars. II carried only
express matter from Chicago and Western
points. When IL passed Scarborough station
at 5:30 o'clock It was q few minutes late. and
was doing Its best TO make up the lost time.
The agent at the Scarborough station said sf-
terwsrd that the train few By at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour just a. the train passed
the signal tower about mile south OF Scar
borough the long coupling pin connecting the
two engines broke In two and the first engine.
No. !. 119. dashed ahead. The severinG OF the
coupling pin. however turned on the auto
matte air brake. and in a few seconds the speed
OF the runaway engine diminished. Then the
second ngine. with undiminlshsd momentum.
:, Engine No. i.iiU wa. but slightly injured.
ne nn shock serving wain,y to drive It forward;
engine, throwing the forward wheels on the
track. Tho next moment the engine was
plouRhinH through the soft ground for a dis
lance OF more than elxty feet and then IL fell
over a seven-foot retaining wall 10 to the river.
The tender and the first two cars followed tho
locomotive. The next four cars fell on their
side along the track.
The engineer OF No. S91. James Donag hus.
and the fireman. wlfose name could not be
learned. jumped upon the ice Just as the train
rolled over the wall The fireman ESCAPED un-
injured. Donaghue fell on his eide and re-
ceived several bruises. Fred Newell, the ex-
press messenger In the first car. was caught
between two heavy cases and his left leg was
badly crushed. story was told in the after
noon that Donaghue and his fireman had re-
manned In the cab OF their engine and had
crawled out after Il had sunk through the Ice
into three feet Of water This story, however.
was denied By the railroad officials
The wreck tore up nearly 200 feet OF the
track. but before noon all the cars excepting
the two in the river had been rem ved and =
new track laid. The wrecking crew attempt
to raise the cars which had fallen into the
river. but finding that IL would take q week to
do 80. they set IRE to them. Engine 10. which
pletely wrecked.
Engineer Donaghu ssemst TO bear charmed
life He ran the engine which dashed into the
rear Of the Niagara Tails express at Hastings.
through the sleeping car. killing and injuring
many. A week before that he had run into q
Croton local at the Tarrytown station In
every case he received only slight injuries.
from which he speedily recovered
Newell. the ex press messen ger. was brought
to this city as soon rs the track was cleared.
Trafhc was delayed about two hours.