Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-08
Is PEOPLE KILLED
PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES INTO
TROLLEY CAR.
DISASTERAT COHOES. NJ. Y.
Street Car Runs Down a Grade from
a Bridge Over Hudson River and
Gets on Railroad Track Just Before
Rapidly Moving Train-Bodies CT
Victims Horribly Mangled.

car OF the Troy City Railroad com
Pany, carrying IS passengers, was
struck by Delaware & Hudson trail
going at full speed in this city Monday
night, and cut in two. Eighteen per-
sons were killed, and at least ten Of
the remainder will die. The accident
occurred at a crossing at the west end
Of the Hudson river bridge, which
connects this city with Lansingburg.
The tracks of the street line run at
grade from the bridge to the point
where the disaster took place. In
cons sequence of this fact and OF the
frequent passing of trains, it has been
the rule for each motor car conductor
to stop his car and go forward to OBJ
serve the railroad tracks and signal
his car to proceed if no trains were in
sight. 1t cannot be ascertalned
whether that rule was complied with
on this occasion, for all events prior
to the crash were forgotten by those
who were involved.
The car was upon the tracks before
the train toomed in sight and 10
power on earth could have saved It.
The motorman evidently saw the
train approaching as he reached the
track, and he opened his controller,
but ia vain. With a crash that was
heard for blocks, the engine struck
the tighter vehicle. The effect was
horrible The motor car was parted
in two, both sections being hurled
into the air in splinters. The mass Oh
humanity, for the car was crowded.
was torn and mangled. Bodies were
hurled into the air and their headless
and limbless trunks were found, III
some cases, so feet from the cross
ing. The pilot Of the engine was
smashed and amid it's wreckage were
the manned corpses of two women
The passengers of the train suffered
no injury by the violent shock. The
majority Of the passengers ON the
trolley car were young people. They
included many women.
Many Of the corpses were unr6cog-
nizable. The crash was frightful il
it's results. Headless women with
gay summer dresses lay bathed in
blood; limbs without trunks or any
means of identification to whom the!
belonged; women's and mems heads
with crushed and distorted features;
bodies crushed and fattened; these
sights constituted a spectacle horrible
to behold.
The train of the Delaware & Hudson
road Immediately after the accident
proceeded to Troy. The engineer
stated that he did not see the cal
until he was upon it. He tried tc
prevent his train from striking the
car, but his efforts were fruitless
His train was going at a high rate
Of speed at the time. He was some
minutes late and was trying to make
up the lost time. In consequence Of
the cautiun taken by the trolley road
to ascertain if the tracks were clear
at this crossing, the engineers OF
trains always feel safe in running al
a high rate of speed.
Tie following bodies were identified
up to / o'clock: Archie Campeau
James Temple, Edward Barney, Mrs
John Craven, Miss Kittie Craven, 10
seph SEM, Nellie SWEET and Mrs
Eliza McElroy.
The injured are: Isaac Shaw, skull
fractured; George Ankers, injured in
ternally; Jim W. Suthcliff, head cut
and ribs broken; Miss Lizzie Neil
roy, leg broken; Mrs. Lizennesse, col
lar bone fractured and several ribs
broken; she had baby in her arms,
and it was crushed and will die;
Emma Devashire, skull crushed; Mrs
James Temple, jaw fractured and in
jured internally; Mrs. Ira Dewey. head
crushed.
The above dead and injured are all
from Cohoes and Lansingburg.