New-York tribune., 1906-12-18
FAST TRAIN BURNED.
,rcJNEER FATALLY HURT
n solo Local Hits Wreck Near
polmwa-Passengers Unhurt.

.ss,cr. Dec New York Central train
r.ov.l Is the Buffalo Local, a fast train
M.s between New York ana Buffalo. was
N.~as near the pumping station about mile
w.. PALMYRA ~ p. N. to-day. The engineer
o. so,anv injured. and the entire train, with
~.oe,-ior OF one Pullman car. was burned 10
ne rucks
y. ,.s1 freight was taking water az the pump
.,..i,u on track No. g. when suddenly an
-, freight. also a pick-up. on track No. 3.
IN sight Before this could be stopped It
=, -,,n into the rear end Of the first pickup.
~-.,s,g the caboose and a heavy coal car over
,.ssenger track No. .. The crew instantly
| .es 10 flag the passenger train. which they
- was due. but almost before they could
-. the train No 81 came in sight with two
.-,. engines making up little lost time.
rortunatelv for every one on the passenger
| a. Nr Harris, the engineer on the first en-
~. had time 10 jam on the air brakes thus
sr,inr the speed somewhat before the crash
.,,e and the two engines struck the coal car
| a ,be ged caboose. The caboose did not
.,ount TO much in the path of the engines. but
!, heavy coal car threw both engines of the
,,ck and. after ploughing through the mud
~ distance, they tipped over on their sides
,,a slipped down the embankment-
The baggage car was thrown partly off the
.ns hut none of the other cars left the tracks.
r7s-v one II the passenger cars was badly
ssken I'D but none were injured. Harris. who
l, sticking 10 his post probably saved many
s., mas dug out from under the wreckage.
.--,biv IN iured. DIR. J. NJ. Lee. Rochester sur
,,or and d. Garfield, also OF Rochester were
- the trS&-. and they made the injured man as
rtaile as possible. His wounds were care
LOc, a t>
syracuse. The passengers nearly all took refuge
IN g farmhouse
The caboose took fire when first struck, and
,t Ere 10 the passenger train. In a short time
,ysrv one OF the cars. including two Pullmans.
are day coach The smoking car. an express car
en- q baggage car. was IN flames and burned to
.Re trucks The last Pullman was saved by
= engine. which came up from the Newark
,,s,ion and drew # away from the others cars
,s,ore fl had caught fire. The passengers were
al ,aks,, hack 10 Newark in this car, and from
aere went west on an accommodation over the
Efst shore
7.a ,vo passenger engines were those Of the
yer yor,, CentraTs latest type. numbered 1872
..5 .Sts The yyrecking crew was Immediately
s.ri for l,ut IL was several hours before it ar
rrsl and I'm the mean time several freight
cars .ausat fire and were burned. The express
,,,~fnscr had narrow escape. for when the
,-,., came De was hurled with several large
llAss Of express matter across the car, but he
sBl She crew ... great work in getting every
ming out os the car before i took fire.
The esst and west bound Empire State ex-
rpssas were sent over the West Shore Road
mn Lyons To Fairport, and as track No. B
ras the only one lhat could be used all the
other FAST trans used me west Shore tracks up
10 midESht.
Not one OF the passengers lost single arti-
ce Of bsggaee. and so far could be learned
70 one was injured. although several We're in
sgch state OF excitement that they could
hardly tell anything about themselves.