The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-06
EIGHTEEN WERE KILLED
APPALLING DISASTER TO troll
LEY CAR PASSENGERS

una demolished by Spec10l
Train on the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad - Eighteen Dead and
Ten More Will Probably Die.
fore s o'clock tonight a trolley car OF
the Troy City Railroad company was
struck by the night boat special Of the
Delaware s. Hudson railroad at cross
ing at the west end of the Hudson river
bridge. and its load Of human freight
hurled into the air. Eighteen Of the
thirty-five passengers are dead and at
least ten Of the remainder will die.
The cars entering the city from
Lansingtburg were crowded with pas
sengers returning from q Labor day
picnic at Rennsaeler Park, pleasure
resort near Troy. Car No. 1872, Of the
Troy city railway, was the victim OF
the disaster. The crossing where the
accident occurred Is on a grade.
1t was the hour when the night boat
express, train which runs south ana
connects with the New York Central
at Albany, was due to pass the point.
The tracks Of the street car line run
at a grade from the bridge to the point
where the disaster took place.
In consequence of this fact and OF
the frequent passage Of trains, it has
been the rule for each motor car con-
ductor to stop his car and go forward
to observe the railway tracks q I'd sig
nal his car to proceed if 10 trains were
in sight 1t cannot be ascertained
whether that rule was complied with
on this occasion, for all events prior
to the crash are forgotten by those who
were involved.
WAS NO WARNING.
The car was struck directly In the
center by the engine, which was going
at high rate Of speed. The car was
upon the tracks before the train loom-
ed In sight. The motorman evidently
saw the train approaching, as he open
ed his controller, but in vain. With a
crash that was heard for blocks the en-
gine struck into the lighter vehicle.
The effect was horrible. The motor
car parted in two, both sections being
hurled into the air In splinters. The
mass Of humanity, for the car was
crowded to overdoWing, was torn ana
mangled. Those in the front Of the car
met with the worst fate. The collision
was there experienced to the greatest
degree and every human being in THAI
section of the car was killed.
The pilot Of the engine was smashed
and among it's wreckage were the
manned corpses Of two women. The
passengers Of the train suffered no III
jury, save a violent shock The nlA-
jority of the passengers of the trolley
car were young people. They included
many women.
Within ten minutes after the collision
fully one-half Of the population of the
city were surging about the vicinity in
an endeavor to ascertain whether rela-
tives were amors the unfortunates.
The injured were taken to the city
hospital and to the Continental Knit
ting mill, the former not having suf1-
cient ambulances to care for them all.
AN AWFUL SPECTACLE.
The corpses were placed In boxes
and taken to a neighboring mill shed.
Many of them were unrecognizable.
Headless women, with gay summer
dresses bathed in their own and the
blood Of others; limbs without trunks
or any means Of Identifying to whorl
they belonged women's and mems
heads with crushed and distorted fea-
lures; bodies crushed and f1attened-
the sights constituted a spectacle r.
rible to behold.
The train, Immediately after the ac-
cident, proceeded to Troy. The en-
gineer stated that he did not see the
car until he was upon it. He tried to
prevent his engine striking the car,
but his efforts were fruitless. His train
was going at high rate Of speed at
the time. He was some minutes late
and was trying to make up lost time.
In consequence Of the caution taken
by the trolley road to ascertain if tie
tracks were clear at this crossing, the
engineers Of trains have always felt
safe IN running by at a high rate of
speed. The engineer says the first he
knew that the car was coming was
when it hove in sight at the corner Of
the street where the crossing is situ-
ated. He was but a short distance
from the car at the time. 1t was ut
terly impossible to bring his train to
a standstill at so short a distance. The
motorman was on the end of the car
that was struck, and he was killed
outright.
BODIES IDENTIFIED.
The following bodies were identified up to
10 O'Clock:
ARCHIE CAMPEAUX, Cohoes
JAMES TEMPLE, Lansingburg.
EDWARD BARNEY, Cohoes,
MRS JOHN CRAVEN, Cohoes.
MISS KITTIE CRAVEN, Cohoes.
JOSEPH SEM Cohoes.
NELLIE SWE1'T, Is years old; Cohoes
MRS. ELIZA M'ELROY, Cohoes.
INJURED.
Isaac Shaw, Cohoes skull fractured.
George Ankers, Cohoes injured internally.
John W. Sutcliffe, Cohoes, head cut and
ribs broken
Miss Lizzie McElroy, Cohoes, leg broken.
Mrs. Lisennesse, Cohoes. collar bone frac-
tured and several ribs broken. She had a
baby in her arms. 1t was crushed and will
die.
Emma Deavasse, Cohoes, skull crushed.
Mrs. James Temple, Lansingburg, jaw
fractured and injured internally.
Mrs. Ira Dewey, Cohoes, head crushed.
HURRICANE-SWEPT.