Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-09-07
EIGHTEEN DEAD.
A Trolley Car Struck by a Train
on the Delaware & Hud-
son Railroad.
PASSENGERS HURLED INTO THE AIR.
Eighteen of the Thirty-Five Persons
on Board Killed, and Ten 9th
ers Will Die.
The Motar Car Was Struck Directly in the
Center by the Engine OF the Train
Which Was Going at High
Rate of Speed.
PASSENGERS HURLED INTO THE AIR.

CoHoEs. n. Y, Sept. 6.--An appal.
ling disaster occurred in this city,
Shortly before 8 o'clock trolley car
of the Troy City Railroad Co. was
struck by the night boat special of the
Delaware Il Hudson railroad at a
crossing at the west end OF the Hudson
river bridge which connects this city
with Lansingburg, and its load # hu.
man freight was hurled into the air.
Eighteen of the So passengers are dead
and at least ten of the remainder will
die.
The cars entering the city from
Lansingburg were crowded with pas.
sengers returning from Labor day
picnic at Rensselaer, park, pleasure
resort near Troy. Car No. 1872, of the
the Troy City railroad. was the victim
of the disaster. 1t came over the
bridge about 1855 o'clock laden with
merry party of people fresh from the
enjoyment of the day.
Four tracks of the Delaware and
Hudson road which runs north and
south at this point, cross the two
tracks of the trolley road.
The tracks of the street line run at
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 railroad tracks and sig
nal his car to proceed if no trains
were in sight 1t can not be ascer-
tanned whether that rule was complied
with on this occasion, for all events
prior to the crash are forgotten by
those VINO were involved.
The motor car was struck directly in
the center by the engine of the train,
which was going at a high rate OF
speed. The accident came without
the slightest warning The car was
upon the tracks before the train
loomed in sight and 10 power on
Garth could have saved it. The motor
man evidently saw the train ap-
preaching as he reached the |
track and opened his controller |
but in vain. With crash that |
was heard for blocks the engine |
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 overfowing, was torn and
mangled. Those in the front of the
car met with the worst fate Til.
force of the collision was there exper-
fenced to the greatest degree and every
human being in that section of the car
was killed.
The scene was horrible. Bodies had
been hurled into the air and their
headless and lin bless trunks were
found in some cases so feet from the
crossing.
The pilot of the engine was smashed
and amid its wreckage were sae MAIN
ed corpses of two women.
The passengers of the train suffered
no injury in addition to a violent
shock.
The majority of the passengers of
the trolley car were young people.
They included many women.
Within ten minutes after the col
lisicn fully one-half of the population
Of the city were surging about the
vicinity in an ende ator to ascertain if
relatives were among the unfortu-
mates