The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
Juvenile Jesse James.
Four Boys Cause a Wreck
on the N. Y. Central.

ROME, N. / .,NOV.1S " ue u0'too ave
wreckiug Of the fast mail train, No. 3,
eastbound on the New York Central
railroad, was accomplished about three
miles west of this city at 3:20 this
morning. The wreckers had broken
opeo the compauy's tool house nearby
and obtained wrench and crowbar,
with which all the spikes and fsbplates
from the two opposite rails on the
southerly 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 the rate
Of about 40 miles an hour. the loco
motive left the track, bounded over the
ties and fell sidewise into ditch IL
feet deep on the south side ofthe tack.
The 6rst two mail cars shot over the
engine, the first ear landing fully Is
feet from the poiut where the engiue
left sbe track The second and third
mail cars come together in ''V" shape
aud the wrecked engine lay in the open
space between them. Under the second
mail car, pinned down by pair of
trucks and stone dead, was found En-
gineer Hager. The fourth mail car
vas toppled part way over. The first
two sleepers we're partly turned over
and the last one remained on the tracks.
Strange TO say the two loose rails had
mot been thrown from the roadbead. the
last car remaining upon them. There
we're about SO passengers In the three
sleepers and not one cf them was burt.
The passengers were taken east on az
other train shortly after the accident.
TIE killed and wounded in the smasbup
are:
Nathan N. Eager. engineer, Albany.
killed Robert Elliott. or Bond, from
Syracuse. tramp, died after being re-
moved from the wreck; B. Reardon,
Herkimer, mail clerk, bead aud body
cut and bruised F; j. E LavIne. New
York, mail clerk. upper arm bruised
and sprained !; F. N. Paddock, Syra-
.cuse, mail clerk, arm cut e. W. SACK
EFT, Herrkimer. mail clerk, arm cut
and bruised !; NJ. J. Mccarthy, Buffalo,
porter, mail car, head cut and bruised,
R. B Peck. Syracuse, mail clerk, head
eu: and bruised ; Conductor Charles 4.
Reynolds. Albany, injured in the chest;
John r. Macy, tramp, Syracuse. right
foot smashed and ampu.ated-he is at
the Rome hospital; C.Waguer, Albany,
fireman. head cut. The body Of En-
giueer Hager is 10 charge of Under
saker 0rtop Of this city.
TIE ioc.s With which the spikes we're
pulled we're found on the track after the
wreck. Oae week ago, last Sunday
night, 6sbplate vas lcoseced near the
point where this mornings accident
occurred Several trains passed over
the place in safety The matter was
discovered by the trackSalker the fol.
lowing morning and a watch was kept
there each night till last night.
Three yoaag fellows, age Is to l9
years have been arrested for wrccklag
the train. They are j. Watson Hid
re,h of New York; Fred Bristol and
Herbert Plato Of Rome Hildreth has
made confession duplicating the
other two and Theodore Hibbard, who
has Dot been appreheuded. Their OBJ
jecs was robbery The arrests we're
made by Detective Latham of the New
York Ceutral and Policeman Heating
of Rome.
They found Hildreth's hat with his
pame in it in the bushes near the wreck.
Upon confronting him be weakened and
told who his accomplices we're aud their
object.
Twenty-two passengers were taken
out of the windows of the first sleeper,
toe Inca. All Of the mail aud sleeping
cars were lighted with pintch gas and no
FIRE was set,iu the wreck. Young Hid
reth is said to be the son Of wealthy
lawyer 10 New York. Theodore Hib-
bard, the last of the train wreckers.
was captured at 3 p %. and is now in
the custody with the others. A yellow
covered history Of the exploits of the
James boys was found in one of Bris-
,ol's pockets.
In addition to the four boys arrested
for wreckiug the Central mail train
near this city this morning. Joseph
Wilkes, 1S years Of age, has been ar
rested as witsess. It is eaid that he
was taken into the confidence of the
others when they we're planning the
wreck, but that be refused to 60 with
them when they went to commit the
deed. Confessions have been made b.
all che other boys of their, guilt.
The Discovery Saved His Life.