The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-10
STREET CAR CRUSHED
EIGHTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
hoes, New Ysrk, Results In . Terrible
Colilsion-Tsn Of ths Injured Nay Dts.

Cohoes, n. Y. Sept 5.-An appalling
disaster occurred in this city tonight.
Shortly before o'clock u trolley cur
Of the Troy City Railway Company
was struck by the night boat special
OF the delaware L. Hudson Mt CROSS
Ing at the west end OF the Hudson
river bridge. which connects the city
with Lansingburg, and its load of hu.
man freight was hurled into the air.
Eighteen Of the thirty-hve passen-
gers are dead, and ut least ten Of the
remaining Will die.
The cars entering the city from Ian.
singburg We're crowded with passen-
gers returning from Il Labor Day pic.
mic at Renssaeler park. Il pleasure re-
sort near Troy. 1t was car No. 182 of
the Troy City Railway that met with
disaster. 1t came over the bridge about
1:3O o'clock lGden with n merry party
of people fresh from the enjoyment Of
the day.
The crossing where the accident oc-
Cured is at grade.
-Four tracks OF the Delaware & Hud.
son railroad, which runs north and
south ut this point. cross the two
tracks OF the trolley road. 1t was the
hour when the night boat special, u
train which runs south and connects
with the New York city boat ut Al
bany, was due to pass that point.
Tracks of the street Lines run Mt q
grade from the bridge to the point
where the disaster took place. In con-
sequence of this fact and frequent
passing of trains, 1t has been the rule
for each motor car conductor to stop
his car and 60 forward to observe the
railroad tracks and signal his car to
proceed, If no trains were In sight. II
cannot be nscertnined whether that
rule was compiled with on this occa-
sion. for all events prior to the crash
are forgotten by those who were In
volved.
The motor car was struck directly
In the center by the engine OF the
train, which was going nt high rate
OF speed. The accident came without
the slightest warning. The car was
upon the tracks before the train
loomed In sight. and no power on earth
evidently saw the train approaching
MS he reached the track. and opened
his controller. but In vain.
With crash that was heard for
blocks the engine struck the lighter
vehicle. The effect was horrible. The
motor ear parted In two. both sections
being hurled into the air In splinters.
The mass Of humanity. for the car was
crowded to Overfiowing, was torn and
mangled.
Those in the front of the car met
with the worst fate. The force OF the
collision was there experienced to the
greatest degree and every human being
In TINT section was Killed
The scene WINS horrible. Bodies had
been hurled into the air and their head
less and limb'css trunks were found,
In some cases. nifty feet from the cross
ing.
The pilot OF the engine was smashed
and amid Its wrcckagc We're the
corpscs OF two women. The passen-
gers OF the train suffered no injury ex-
cept n shock.
The majority OF the passengers on
the trolley were young people. They
included many women.
Within ten minutes after the coils.
ion fully onc.lnlf Of the population Of
the city Were surging about In the
vicinity In an endeavor to ascertain ir
relatives We're among the unfortunntcs.
The Injured were taken to the city
hospital nj 20 the Centennial Knit
ting mill. the former not having sur
ficient ambulance service to care for
them all,