The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-20
A FAST MAIL WRECKED.
THREEKILLEDA ASDN NINE INJURED
on THE NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Three Boys Arrested for Causing the Dts-
sster-One wcskens and Confcsses
duplicating the Others.

ROME. y. Y, Nov. is.-The deliberate
wrecking OF fast mail train No. 8. east
bound. on the New York Central railroad.
was accomplished about three miles west
OF this city at 40 o'clock this morning.
The wreckers had broken open the COM
pany's tool-house near by and obtained
wrench and crow-bar, withdrew the
spikes. and fish-plates from the opposite
rails on the track had been removed. The
two released rails were left In their places
on the track. As the train. comprising
four mail-cars and three sleeping cars.
came along at tho rate OF about forty
miles an hour. tho locomotive left tho
track. bounded over the ties, and fell
sideways into the ditch. twelve feet deep.
on the south side OF the track. The first
two mail-cars shot over the engine, the
first one landing fully scycnty-iiye feet
from the point where the engine left the
track. The second and third mail-cars
OF the engine lay In the open space be-
tween item. Under the second mail-car.
pinned down by a pair of trucks and stone
dead. was found Engineer Hager. The
fourth mail-car was toppled part way
over The first two sleeptrs were partly
turned OYER, and the last one retu1Aned
ON the tracks. Strange % say, the two
loose rails had not been thrown from the
road-bed. the last car remaining upon
them.
There we're about nfty passengers In the
three sleeDcrs. and not one OF them was
hurt Tho passengers were taken East on
another train shortly after the accident.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The killed and wounded in the smash
Ny are: ,A..
Nathan N. lager, engineer, Albany
Robert Elliott. or Bond. from syracuse,
n tramp. died after being removed from
the wreck. -,
u. Reardon Herkimer.. mail clerk; head
and body cut and bruised -, .,....
3. r.. f.avfne. New York, mat clerk
upper arm bruised and sprained and race
II. u. Robinson Syracuse. mall clerk;
ankle Sprained. . -,
= ~ Paddock. Syracuse. mail clerk;
arm cut. =,
q. NJ. Sackott. Herkimer. mail clerk;
arm cut and bruised.
NJ Mccarthy, Buffalo. porter In man
car: head cut and bruised.
II. b. Peck, Syracuse. man CLERK; hcau
cut and bruised.
John II. Macey, tramp. syracuse; right
| foot smashed and amputated. lie IL NJ
''c q. wagner. Albany fireman: head cut.
The body OF Engineer Hagcr Is In charse
| of Undertaken Orton. OF this city
The tools with which the spikes were
pulled were found on the track after the
wreck. one week ago last Sunday night
| a fish plate was l0Osenct near the point
where this mornings accident occurred.
Several trains passed over the place In
safety The matter was discovered by
| tho track walker the following morning.
and watch was kept there each night
| TIL last night.
Three young fellows aged eighteen 10
! nineteen years. have been arrested Tor
wrecking the train They are }. watson
Hildrcth. OF New York, and Fred bristol
and Herbert Plato. OF Rome. hiidrcth
| has made a confession. implicatng the
otner two and Theodore Hlhbaid, VINO
has not been apprehended. Their object
Vas robbery. The arrests were made by
| Detective Latham, OF the New York Gem
/ trail and Policeman Keating, OF Rome.
| They found Hildreth's hat, with his name
| in Il, I'm some bushes near the wreck !;
Upon confronting him Ne weakened ana
told who his accomplices were ana their
1 object.
| Twenty-Five per, ons unhurt were taken
/ out OF The windows OF the first sleeper.
| the Inca. All of the mail ana sleeping
| cars were lighted with Pintsch gas, ana
no fire was see In the wreck.
! Young Hldrcth Is said To be the son
! of a wealthy lawyer In New y ,rk.
| Theodore Bggard. the last OF the Tour
| train wreckers. was captured at =.
| NJ, and Is now I'm custody with the others.
| A yellOw-covcred history OF James boys
was found I'm one OF the boys pockets.