The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-20

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. ia deliber-
ate attempt was successfully made at
point ono mile west OF Rome at I
o'clock this morning to wreck train No,
@, on the New York Central railroad,
the engine and all OF the cars on the
train being ditched and wrecked. The
engineer Of tho train, Nate Harer, OF
Albany, aud two tramps wsro killed.
The fireman. Chris Wugner, of Albany,
the mail clerks and Porter N, ]. Nc
CRrthy were injured.
This is the second attempt within
three weeks to wreck the ssmo train
near the same spot, which is IN ideal
ono for the com mission Of such crime,
1t ls on n heavy down grade aud trains
usually run down itat the rate OF sixty
five miles an hour. This train. not
stopping at Romo, generally goes down
tho grade at q greater rate OF Apeed, and
it Is believed here that to-day 1t must
have been running close to seventy-hve
miles an hour In order to make up few
minutes lost time. There Is not house
within half q mile OF the place.
DELIBERATE DEED.
Tho wreckers broke into the second
tool houIo and stolo some tools. with
which they removed tho fish plates
which fastened the rails to the ties, and
pulled out tho spikes, The train loft
this city at $3.50 o'clock. It consisted
OF iour mail cars and three Shoppers.
There wsre eleven postal clerks aud
fourteen passengers aboard, besides the
members OF the crew.
When the crash came tho engine was
thrown from the track into the ditch
and submerged in the miro, only the
driving wheels on tho left side being
above tho earth. The forward mail car
was thrown two car lengths ahead OF
tho engine, and rolled down the bank
30 that 1t lay lcngthwise toward the
rails. The second car. in which tho
mail clerks wero working was thrown
demolished. Tho third and fourth cars
wsrn also dltched. tho ends OF each be.
ing broken. The first one Of the sleep.
ers was thrown from the rails, com.
pletely rolling over, SO that tho trucks
wero a distance from the rails. The
second car was simply turned on its
sido. while the rear sleeper did not
leave the tracks attall.
boys DID IT.
Engineer Hager went down with his
engine, and must have been instantly
killed. Tho fireman, Chris Wagner,
was badly injured about the head, and
1t is feared that he ia informally hurt.
The two tramps who wore found dead
ara supposed to havo been stealing q
ride on tho forward end OF the fret mail
car, directly In tho rear OF the engine
Tho body OF the traulp who was killed
haI been identified as that of Billy
Bond, OF this city. His companion,
whose LETT foot was cut oil, was John
Mucey, also Of Syracuse.
John lIildreth and Frederick Bris-
tol, two boys, have been arrested by
the Central. flud,on detectives at Rome,
charged with wrockiuG train No. this
morning. Alter tho arrest young Hill
dreLh broke down, and confessed that
no aud Bristol, In company with two
other boys. named Norbert Plato and
Theodore Hibbard, had broken open the
tool house, aud with the aid of toola
thus secured had removed the fab
platos from the rails. No cause Is
given for the deed.
A THREATENED LYScniNd.
Tho city hall, In which tho police sta.
ton is located. is surrounded by a largo
crowd tonight, who oxproas freely the
opinion that tho train.wrCckors should
be ynched, Tho night aud day force
Of police is on duty 10 prevent trouble.
Several witnesses have boon taken
into custody for examination. including
a young lady with whom ljibbard kept
company, and to whom ho told tue
story OF how ho and hia chums had
wrecked tho train.
The inquest over tho bodies OF Haget
and Bond was commenced tonight,
The principal witness was Miss Celia
Perryn. She testified that HildrGth
came TO her homo on Cottage street this
morning and atO breakfast Ho told her
all. acknowledging that ho took part in
wrOCking tho train. When they parted
ho told her ahe would probably not ueO
him again, for Ito expected TO bo arrest.
Od ns ho had lost his hat, containing hil
nanO,
Whom lIildrOth loft her hs said ho
was going to 500 tho wreck, and hO told
her sho ought to 20, for II was sight.
IIo told her also that thoy did II TO rob
tho passengers lilo said all ho did was