The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-27

ing well filled with passengers including
many women and children Fortunately
my wife, my children and myself were
seated in the rear of the car. The car,
should say, accommodated between
seVenty-five and one hundred persons
The accident occurred after we had pass
ed switch beyond which was a curve
where the track skirts what appeared
to be an embankment. We did not seem
to lessen speed as we neared this curve
There was absolutely no warning so far
as my memory can recall before the
crash came AS we dashed around the
curve, the cars met with terrific force
with the velocity Of a cannon ball, the
car in which we were seated fairly
ploughed the entire length of the other
car before it lost its impetus. The crash
OF the cars was succeeded by one of the
most awful scenes L have ever witnessed
by the shrieks and groans of wounded
men, women and children that lay scat
tered about the tracks or buried amid the
DEBRIS. Mrs. Rogers, our two children
and myself were hurled toward the front
end OF the car over the seats and thrown
into the aisle beneath a masS of debr S.
in which were buried dozens of other pas
sengers. l have no recollection of how
we managed to free ourselves from the
wreckage. All of us but the boy. how
ever, were able to help ourselves. He
sustained a broken leg and had to be dug
out of the mass of wreckage Where
the responsibility for the accident rests
cannot say. 1t was said that the mo-
torman ought to have waited on the
switch for the down car, but that for
some reason he concluded to take
chances upon reaching the next switch
How much truth there is in this story. I
cannot state.''
MOST PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Telephone calls were sent from the
scene of the wreck to this city and about
6 o'clock when the first car arrived load
ed with injured, crowd Of several thou
sand people was massed about the Al
bany terminus of the road George c.
Barry, Of Troy. and George B. Patter-
mock of Brockville, were placed In the
Albany hospital ambulance The father
and sister Of Barry We're sent to the
hospital in carriage, George c. Barry's
injuries may prove fatal He is hurt
internally. Fred ]. Smith, of Albany. was
taken to the Homeopathic hospital. He
is injured about the head and back and
also internally. He may recover
David Mahoney was removed to ST.
Peters hospital and died soon after ar
rivingN there
Isaac Blauvelt, clerk in the state treas
urer's office, had one leg broken and the
other dislocated
One of the pathetic incidents Of the dis
aster was the death Of Maude Kellogg
OF Round Lake. She was on the south
bound car with her fance, George c.
Barry, of Troy, and Mr. Barry's father
When the crash came she was crushed to
death almost instantly. Near her, pin
ned in by the broken wreckage, lay her
sweetheart. Frantically he tried to reach
her, his own agonies from internal injur-
les forgotten. Finding he could not
move, he appealed to his father, who was
extrlcating himself, but the girl was
| dead. On the way to the city in the
car he pleaded with those attending him
to let him die. He will probably obtain
his wish, for his injuries are pronounced
fatal.
The Albany & Hudson road is the lar
gest road operated by the third rail sys-
tenn in the world. It is the first of what
1T was announced would be system of
electric lines connecting Albany with
| New York city.
Following is the list of casualties:
Killed:
! FRANK SMITH, motorman.
J WILLIAM NICHOLS, motorman.
| MAUD KELLOGG, of Round Lake
! ANNE ROONEY, of Stuyveston Falls.
DAVID MAHONEY, mate on the
| Dean Richard.
Fatally injured:
GEORGE c. BARRY, Troy, hurt in
FRED J. SMITH. Albany, injured in
| ternally.
Seriously injured:
William F. Barry, Troy, cuts on head
| George P. Bitner, Moeville, cut and
| bruised.
Isaac Blauvelt, Albany, leg broken.
Dewitt c. Peltz. Albany, badly bruised
| bruised.
Mrs. H. ]. Rogers, Albany, cut and
| bruised.
- Rogers, Albany, leg broken.
! A; w. Crotsley, Albany, hurt inter-
| nally.
George Lane, Albany badly cut.
Fred Herzog, Albany, shoulder diso-