The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-06
The Car Was Cut in Two and Passen-
gers Terribly Mangled.
MANY WERE UNReC0GNIZABLE.
Arms. Legs aud Bodies were Scat<
tered in Dreadful Professionally
in the Front Portion OF the Car
were kilied-Many were
Women - Ten Others
were Badly Injured.

COHOES. y. Y, Sept. AN appalling
disaster occurred In this city shortly be-
fore o'clock tonight. A trolley car OF
the Troy city Railroad Company was
struck by the night boat special OF tho
Delaware and Hudson railroad at a cross
ing the west-end OF the Hudson river
bridge. which connects this city with
Lansingburg. Eighteen OF the thirty-fve
passengers are dead, and at least ten OF
the remainder will die.
The cars entering the city from Lans-
ingburg were crowded with passengers
returning from a Labor Day picnic at
RENSSELAER, Park. pleasure resort near
Troy. Car No. 1872. of the Troy city rail-
road, was the victim OF the disaster IL
came over the bridge about 7.S o'clock
laden with merry parry OF people.
The crossing where the accident oc-
CURED 3 at a grade Four tracks OF tho
Delaware and Hudson road, which runs
north and south at this point cross two
tracks OF the trolley road. IL was the
hour when the night boat special, train
which runs south and connects with tho
New York city boat at Albany, was duo
to pass the point
The tracks Of the street line run az
grade from the bridge 20 the point where
the disaster occurred. In consequence or
this fact. and In the frequent passage OF
trains, IL has been the rule for each
motor car conductor 20 stop his car and
10 forward 20 observe the railroad tracks
and signal his car TO proceed if no trains
were I'm sight. r. cannot be ascertained
whether that rule was complied with on
this occasion. for all events prior to tho
crash are forgotten by those who were
involved.
THE CRASH.
The motor car was struck directly In
the centre by the engine Of the train.
which was going at high speed. The car
was upon the tracks before the train
loomed in sight. and no power on earth
could have saved n. The motorman evi,
dently saw the train approaching as he
reached tho track. and opened his con-
trOller but I'm vain. With crash that
was heard for blocks the engine crashed
into the lighter vehicle. Tho motor car
parted I'm two, both sections being hurled
into the air in splinters. The mass Of hu-
manity for the car was crowded 10 over
flowing. was torn and mangled. Those
I'm the front OF the car met with tho
worst fate. The force Of the collision
was their experience 10 the greatest de-
gree and every human being In that
section OF the car was killed.
FRIGHTFUL HAVOC.
Bodies were hurled into the air, ana
their headless and limbless trunks wero
found In some cases nfty feet from the
crossing The pilot of the engine was
smashed. and amid It's wrcckage were the
maimcd corpses OF two women. The
passengers OF the train suffered no in
Jury I'm addition 10 a violent shock Tho
majority OF the passengers Of the trolley
car were young people. They Included
many women. The injured were taken
90 the city hospital. and TO the Con-
unental Knitting Mil. the former not
having sufficient ambulance service 10
care for them all
Tho dead were placed IN boxes and
taken 90 a neighb0ring mill shed. Many
were unacceptable. Tho crash was
friehtful In its result Hcddlcss women,
with gay summer dresses. bathcd in their
own and the blood OF others; limbs with
out trunks or any means OF Identifying
l1 whom they belonged. women's ana
mems heads with crushed and distorted
features. bodies crushed and ilattened.
The train Of the Delaware and Hudson
road Immediately AFTER the accident pro-
cecded tO Troy
BNGINEER COULD Not STOP.
The engineer stated that he did not see
iNc car uulh me- was upon IT, lif urea
10 prevent his train from striking the car
but his efforts were frultiess. His train
was going a. a very high rate OF speed at
the time He was some minutes 1Ite and
was trping 10 make mp lost time. In
consequence OF the caution taken by ths
trolley road 20 ascertain II the tracks
were clear af this crossing. the engineer,
Of trains have always felt safe In run
ming by at high rate of speed The en-
gineer says that the first he knew thas
the car was coming was when IL hove I'm
sight at the corner OF the street at
which the crossing r. situated lie wa
but a short distance from the car at f'ie
time. lie thinks that the mOtornan
when he saw the train was upon him
tried 10 get beyond the danger line
The grade Of this crossing and tho
speed al which his car WIS running also
made Il impossible for him 10 stop before
he reached the Delaware and Hudson
tracks " was the front end II his car
that caught the crash and he was killed
outright.
t'p To- 10 o'clock eight had been
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