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-fve and one hundred persons.
Inc 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 it's impetus. The crash
OF the cars was succeeded by one of the
most awful scenes [ 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
deprls. Mrs. Rogers, our two children
ana 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 We're buried dozens of other pas
sengers have no recollection of how
we managed to free ourselves from the
Wreckage. All of us but the boy. how
sustained 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-
toIman 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
cannot state"
MOST PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Telephone calls were sent from the
scene of the wreck to this city, and about
8 o'clock when the first car arrived, load
ed with injured, a crowd Of several thou
sand people was massed about the Al
bany terminus of the road George G.
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 a carriage, George c. Barry's
injuries may prove fatal. He is hurt
internally. Fred J. 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
irving 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 f1ance, George C.
Barry, of Troy, and Mr. Bawy'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
eNtrlcating 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. 1t is the first of what
1T was announced would be a system of
electric lines connecting Albany with
New York city.
Following is the list of casualties:
Killed:
FRANK SMITH motorman.
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
ternally
FRED J. SMITH. Albany, injured in
ternally.
Seriously injured:
William F. Barry, Troy, cuts on head
bruised.
Isaac Blauvelt. Albany, leg broken.
Dewitt c. PeltZ, Albany, badly bruised
Charles Peltz, Albany, painfully
Mrs. H. J. Rogers, Albany, cut and
bruised.
- Rogers, Albany, leg broken.
nally.
George Lane, Albany, badly cut.
Fred Herzog, Albany, shoulder disIo-