Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-08
PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES INTO
TROLLEY CAR.
DlSASTERAT COHOES. N. Y.
Street Car Runs Down a Grade from
a Bridge Over Hudson River uud
Gets on Railroad Track Just Before
Rapidly Moving Train-Bodies Of
Victims Horribly Mangled.

Cohoes. \. T., Sept. Ga trolley
car OF the Troy City Railroad com
rany, carrying 50 passengers, was
struck by a Delaware K Hudson trai !
going at full speed in this city Monday
night, and cut in two. Eighteen per
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
consequence Of this fact and OF the
frequent passing of trains, 1t 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 ascertained
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 no
power on earth could have saved 1t.
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 lighter vehicle. The effect was
horrible The motor car was parted
in two, both sections being hurled
into the air in splinters. The mass OF
humanity, for the car was crowded,
was torn and mangled. Bodies were
hurled into the air and their headless
and limbless trunks were found, In
some cases. so feet from the cross
ing. The pilot of the engine was
smashed and amid its wreckage were
the manned corpses of two women.
The passengers Of the train suffered
no injury by the violent shock Inc
majority of the passengers on the
trolley car were young people. They
included many women.
Many Of the corpses were unr5cog-
nizable The crash was frightful IN
it's results. Headess women with
gay summer dresses lay bathed in
blood; limbs without trunks or any
means Of identification to whom they
belonged women's and mems heads
with crushed and distorted features;
bodies crushed and iiattened; 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 car
until he was upon it, He tried TO
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 caution taken by the trolley road
to ascertain if the tracks were clear
at this crossing, the engineers of
trains always feel safe in running at
high rate of speed.
"Lc following bodies were Identified
up to / o'clock; Archie Campeau,
James Temple, Edward Barney, Mrs.
John Craven, Miss Kitde Craven, Jo-
seph SEM, Nellie SWEET and Mrs.
Eliza McElroy.
The injured are: Isaac Shaw, skull
fractured; George Ankers, injured in
terna'ly; John w Suthclift, head cut
and ribs broken: Miss Lizzie McEl-
roy, leg broken; Mrs. Lizenaesse, col
lar bone fractured and several ribs
broken; she had a baby in her arms,
and it was crushed and Will die;
Emma Deyashire, skull crushed; Mrs.
Jane5 Temple. jaw fractured ana in
jured internally; Mrs. Ira Dewey, h ad
crushed.
the above dead and injured are all
from Cohoes aud Lansiagburg