Connecticut western news., 1895-11-21
BOYS WRECK A TRAIN
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL EXPRESS
 THROWN FROM rHs TRACK.
They Hamper with the Rails. Der.ilinE the Tr@in-The Engineer and Two Tramp~ Knied-Fireman Fatally Hart-Robb~ry the Apparent Parpo.e.


 SYRACUSE, Nov. 20.-Train No. c. tho fast mail express on tho New York Com tral road, was wrecked about a mile west of Rome at an early hour today The dis Rster was tho work ef train wreckcrs. Tho engine and all of tho cars on the train were titohcd and completely wrecked. The enpineor of the train, Nathan Hagcr of Albany and two tramps were killed. The flroman, Christopher wagner of AL bany, and a mail clerk porter named Mo Carthy wore injured.
 This is the second attempt within threo weeks to wreck this train near the same spot The plaoo whore tho wreok occurred is on heavy down grade, which extends from Verona into Romo, and the trains usually run down it at very high rate of spccd. Ths train, not stopping at Rome. generally goes down tho grade very fast and must have been running oloee to 70 miles an hour in order to mako up few minutes lost time. The country in tho immediate vicinity is swampy and dltoh from four to six feet In depth extends along the side of tho track, and most of the time it is filled with water. The plaoe is desolate, not a house bolnR within n half mile
 The method adopted by tho wrcckern shows that their work was deliberately planned. They broke into the sootion house and stole some tools, with which they removed the nshplates which fasten the rails>to the tics. They then pulled out the spikes, throwing thom Into the dltoh. The moving of tho rnil was then hut flow moments work. In the attempt made throe weeks ago the perpetrators managed only to remove one plato as they did not have tho necessary tools to complete their work. While they wcrcr away tho track walker discovered the doed and watch was kept that night, all trains being run at slow speed over the plaoe
 The People on Board.
 Train No. 8was in charge of Conductor Reynolds of Albany this morning and loft this city at 3;3o. It consisted of four mail cars and three sleeping cars. There were 8l postal clerks and l4 passengers aboard, besides the members of the train orew. When tho crash came, the onRine No. sss, was thrown from tho track into the ditch and completely submerged in ths miro, only tho driving wheels on the left side boinR In sight. Tho forward mail car. which was running to Albany with a lot of empty mailbags was thrown two ear lengths ahead of the engine and rolled down the bank, SO that it lay lenRthwise toward tho rails. Tho second onr, In which the mail olorks woro working. was thrown on the tender of tho engine and badly wrecked. The third and fourth cars were nlso thrown into tho ditoh. tho onds Of each being broken. Tho first ono uf tho sleeping oars Was thrown from the rails and rolled completely over. The trucks lay some distance from the rails The aoo- ond oar was simply turned on It's side
 When tho engine went ovar, HaRer. tho engineer was carried with it aud was buried in the miro it being necessary to dig for his body This was badly man gled and death must have boen instanta. neous. The fireman, Wagner. was thrown from his soat into the mire and whom | picked up was found Co he badly injured about the head, and it is feared that ho is internally injured. He was removed 10 hospital in Opoida. The two tramps who wore found dead are supposed to have beon stealing a ride on the forward end of tho first mail onr, directly in the roar of tho engineer.
 Mccarthy, a mall clerks porter, was doadheading to Albany. and whom the accident occurred was sleeping on n shelf in the forward car. When the oar went over, he was thrown to the floor and was badly injured about the head. receiving gash over tho brow. The other clerks and passengers. as we'll as tho members of tho crew. escaped with few scratches and | bruises