The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-05
FIVE KILLED IN TRAIN SMASH.
REAR END COLLISION on THE
u. G. W. AT TROY.
special Carrying Regular Army SOLDIER
IDGsiIes Into FassenEe IRAN FrOm nos.
ton over 10 Injured. Some seriously
There was No Time 20 Fla Special.

ton over ~ Injured. some seriously
There was No Time 20 III Special.
Troy, Oct. I'm a rear end collision on
the Boston and Maine Railroad on the
outskirts OF this city this afternoon Ave
persons were instantly killed and over
thirty injured. The dead are:
#. L. Block. Peoria, III.
Mrs. Wallace Z. shaw. Bath. Me.
Mrs. George B.. Stevens. Winchester. Mass.
Mrs. J. W. Dscey, Arlington. Mass.
Mrs. H. ID. Poole, Concord. N. II.
This accident, the worst known in the
railroad history of this city and vicinity
in years, occurred at the Iansingburg
station. which is a small stopping place
at the extreme northeast part OF the city.
Passenger train No. S, from Boston, due
in this city at S1s O'Clock. was nearly an
hour late and received an order from the
train dispatcher to stop on the station switch
until the 40 train out Of this city passed.
A trainman was sent back 10 flag a special
train carrying q squadron Of the Nfteenth
Cavalry en- route from Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt, for duty in Cuba.
The special was right on the heels Of the
passenger train and befo re tho trainmen
could 90 back far enough to give the flag
signal the special crashed into the rear
coach.
Two Of the rear coaches OF the passenger
train, both Pullman cars, were split in two
and reduced to kindling wood. The killed
and seriously injured we're In these two
coaches. Another Pullman coach was tele-
scoped and almost totally destroyed.
Telephone messages were sent to the
various hospitals for doctorA, nurses and
ambulances and instant Response was
made. The Morrison brush factory, close
to the wreck, was used as a temporary
hospital, and as soon az the injuries Of the
wounded were dressed they we're taken to
the hospitals.
When the train stopped at the station a
number Of the passengers got out for a
breath Of air and to stretch their legs. Many
more would probably have met death but
for this fact, because there was practically
nothing left Of the three wrecked coaches.
Mrs. Poole was an actress n known on
the stage as Miss Howard in the Silver
King" company. She was travelling with
her husband from Boston. He says that he
saw the impending collision and after shout
ing to his wife to jump he sprang from the
car and escaped injury. She was not quick
enough. The road is still blocked and will
not be cleared until morning. Trainst TO and
from the East are coming by way OF Me-
chanicville.
The engineer OF the tro Opers' train,
Thomas H~olloran Of this city, and his Are
man, both seeing a collision was inevitable,
jumped and escaped injury. The engineer
subsequently gave himself up to the polics
and IL being detained pending investigation
by the Coroner and District Attorney.
| The conductor and brakeman Of the pas
senRer train have not been taken into cus-
tody and could not be found after the aoci-
dent. Urban Weldon Of this city, who saw
the collision, says that Engineer HollOran
reversed the power and put on the rakes
before leaving his post OF duty.
The troopers performed heroic service.
In the absence Of the police, who were all
ON their annual parade, Lielt.-Col. Hardie
in command OF the cavalryme0, took COM
plete charge and established a Gordon OF
pickets around the wreck. His men were
impressed into service, taking ont the dead
and injured from the wreck and carrying
them to places Of safety. The troopers
acted as ambulance men and assisted in
carrying the injured to the hospitals. None
Of the soldiers was injured. Their train
was taken pack to Melrose, where the
troopers camped tonight.
The death Of Mrs. Dacey was one OF pecu-
liar sadness, for she and her husband were
married last night at Arlington and were
on their honeymoon, with New York "a
the objective point. Engineer Holloran
saws he saw a man and woman standing on
the rear end Of the Pullman car just before
he Jumped from his engine. The facts
prove that this couple were Mr.. and MB.
Daoey. Mr.. Dacey was slightly I'M ured.
He was one Of the first to find his brides
body. and il is said she breathed her last in
his arms.
The injured taken to hospitals and thus
far accounted for are:
Troy Hospital -- Mrs. Bennett, Albany
and New York, slight scalp and face wounds;
Mrs. F. l.. Block, Peoria, ILL.,, fracture OF
lower jaw, scalp wounds, slight injuries
Of the face, three fractured ribs; Mrs. Man
son, Bath, Me-, scalp wound; Mrs. Randall,
Bath, Me-, cuts about the face, suffering
from shock; +. A. Mitchell. Falmouth.
Mass, numerous scalp wounds, probably
dislocation OF right hip.
Samaritan Hospital. Troy-Mrs. Frank
Brisrd, Boston, Mass, cuts about the ear.
Leonard Hospital, North T~rOy-GeOrge
B. Stevens, Winchester, Mass, probably
fatally, both knees crushed, head crushed
and internal injuries; Frank Setcher. Med
ford, Mass, leg fractured; Miss Virginia
Manson, Bath, Me-, COMMISSIONS about the
face; Prof. l.. w. LaveauK, Fort Ethan
Allen, Vt, injured about the head; Miss
Manson, Bath, Me-, sprained back and
bruises Mrs. Louis Balch, Newburyport.
Mass broken nose. bruised skull and con-
tusions about the face; Louis Balch, slightly
after treatment left the hospital; W. n.
Seymour. Canton, Ohio. head badly cut,
bruised about body; Mrs. W. T.. Van Ia ssell
Boston, Mass, Commissions about the face.
ALBANY, Oct. 4.-The State Board Of
Railroad Commissioners will make an i'm
mediate investigation Of the wreck ON the
Boston and Maine Railroad at Lansingburg.
The first hearing will be held at the rail-
road staff on in ~Lansingburg IN Saturday
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