The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05

tlnlY ahl9ep at the time He pointed on
tho fact that the rivets in the boiler wer
practically intact. showing that there wa
no defect in the construction OF the hug
machine.
Tho sheets on the rear OF the boiler hat
apparently been stripped on over the Dol
heads, but there appeared 10 be no cracl
in the heavy iron sheets
II was suggested by several railroad mel
that the intense cold of tho night,
degrees below zero-had frozen the pipes
20 that the water did not feed to the boiler.
BAGGAGE CAR RIDDLED.
Charles Ives Of Little Falls. engineer o.
tho eastbound train, says that when he
"a sed the engine Of train No % he saw
no sign Of trouble but the fraction Of a
second later he heard loud explosion
O. owe the roar Of the train and felt the
dragging and grinding Of the air brakes
on the cars behind him The baggage car
which was Immediately behind the loco
olive, was shot full of holes as if it had
t0en under bombardment. but remained
on it's trucks. however. and went on with
tie locomotive, while the cars behind went
felter-sketer into the ditch.
1rainmaster Charles X. Ray OF Syracuse.
V no was AT the scene of the wreck this
afternoon gave the following as his opinion
n thh cauee Of the disaster
The dc1ilment Of the Buffalo Sp ecial
was due 10 the conclSsior from the eE-
rlosion on tho locomotive on the wcstbound
train There was no collision. Train sos
engine did not strike the boiler OF the eI-
ploded locomotive. That boiler was found
directly on the eastbound train track be-
hind train 20 The boiler must have been
In the air all the time while train 80 was
ploughing the field and train 80 must have
passed under t. The whole train left the
track and with the exception of the car
which went over the fence glided of like
a sleigh till il came 10 the embanl,mcnt.
and then II turned OYER on its side
PROPERTY LOSS $4,000.
1t Is estimated that the property loss
to the railroad will reach SIS 600. six hun
dred feet of track vas torn up.
The GROW on the eastbound train was the
crew that went west ON the westbound
train the night before. These t~o crews
nun opposite each other. and tho trains were
brought together mt the precise moment
when the boiler of ono OF the engines
exploded
THE pEAD ENGINTER AND FIREMAN.
Tho trninmen killed wero Engineer John |
Allen and Fireman Joseph Brennan. In |
sineer Allen, while Il comparatively young /
nan had been IN the employ Of the com
'nny for many years, and railroad officials
o-day said that he was one OF the COM
'anys most trusted employees He was
bout 80 years old and leaves u family in
albany. Fireman Brennan lived at Am
terdam. where he leaves widow and
svera children. He formerly resided
{ St townsville
~ THE INJURED.
A listof those most seriously hurt fol-
'ws:
MRS FRANK EvERTs. wife OF the superlntend-
1t Of slr western dvislOa OF tao View .ork Centra:
ick severely strained. ir dangerous condition
Colonel aud Mrs GEORGE l.. rom. Roch-slcr
81 R0th's torn and shoulder bruised. Ma, |
1ths back severely strained.
y. d. LUSk Randolph, y. Y; caught between
20 seats and badly scalded by escaping steam.
l. ". SIRAZER. Albany. y. y: badly cut and
used.
SIDNEY WEST New York city injured ubou,
e head
Ms. CHARLES voRRUs, Utica: confusion OF
9 head
LOUIS LOUGuLtN. Utica: bruised arm and I
ilst
b, J.. CARTWRIGHT. Buffalo: dlslocaied rio and
,n,usions badly shocked
Miss a. T. REYNOLDS, New York city: scalp
ound
J. c. MCKNIGHT hay shore. y. Y. secre;ar,. 10
inlrman odcli Commissions OF hip
T. p. BkuENlNG. president OF the Bnieninr
'rk Company. plitsbnrg. Pa; confusion OF the
ad and arm sprainrd back :
MIS-. r. =. BRu ENlNG. confusion and spralned j
zee. also confusion OF the lr;i arm q
FUtIdo GoRDfNAo. Rome. Italy secretary OF the j
nrlds Fair Commission. confusion OF the hlp d
d 5rf7ined back. badly shocked. o
Mrs fuLiIo GoEpINAo lib broken. severely
ockcd
Judge WARREN u. HooSRE, of Frcdonla. y. y. y
yerely bruised. -
JANIS CoSSELt. Albany hands and head severely a
}. G MrsRoE Syracuse. hand broken
toR'cr W. SWlH. syracuse. hight LEG sprained s.
d let baud crushed K
FRANK 8. JENSns, Ithaca. bruised and suffering "
I'M shoc. N
iEoRoE pIckENsoN. Toronto bruised and badly v
lckcd n
WILLIAM J. RofNsov Buralo tight hip smashed. v,
v ALTER l.. BHouN. buffalo. head sllchtl, cut s
ucH'Rn WFs1' New York confusion ON chest. d
ln wound
lorErr VEIL. N,w YORK slightly bruised about b.
1y. ol
lr WALSH. View Yor slight bruises h,
, L, SrII'AN. New Yor1 hand injured. C.,
TRAFFIC RESUMED BY EVENING OF
D, re
Hundreds of persons in the village Of r.
litesboro were awakened by the explo- n
n Some Of those who arose believed n
,re had been another attempt to rob ca
: post Office, and several persons with
'olverS made an investigation Find
, nothing wrong. they visited a meat -
rket on the principal street. and. seeing
hing wrong there. returned 10 their
/ occurred ao
The tracks have been sufficiently cleared ho
permit the resumption Of traffic. 81.
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