New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
WRECK ON Y.C.;;3 DEAD
Enuine and Baggage Car Over
turned Near Hudson.
NO PASSENGERS KILLED
Accident Caused by Obstruction
on Track-Victims ALI
Trainmen.

Albany. July n.-Three trainmen were
killed and a trainload of passengers oaolS
shaken I'D when the first section OF norlh-
hound train No SO on the New York CEN
tral. known as the Northern and western
Express. was wrecked near Newton HOOK
nine miles north of Hudson, at 2:49 a. m
to-day.
A report received by the Public Service
Commission states that the wreck was
caused by the engine striking door U
a freight car that had fallen on the u
The engine and baggage car jumped the
track and toppled completely over. Inc eiA
other cars of the train. all Pullrnans, lei' Iiio
rails. but remained upright. and no one III
them was seriously hurt. All the pasSeii-
gers were able TO continue their journey
The three men killed were James 1ynoali'
engineer. of Rensselaer,; Robert Hoies' III
man. of Rensselaer,. and John Ray Dag
gageman, of Croton.
The train left New York soon after rid-
night and carried a number OF Ieel
dents OF upstate cities who had spent INC
day in New York City. While consloeraoIS
shaken UP. the railroad officials declare
that none was seriously enough hurt 10
need more than temporary attention. ano
all were put on board the second SecIloii
of the train and sent over the Boston q
Albany tracks TO this city
Both Central tracks were blocked 1oT
hours as a result of the tearing and grlnd-
ing of the train wheels after they left the
rails. and trains were sent around on the
Boston & Albany Railroad The Twentleth
Century Limited, on which Jack Johnson
the heavyweight champion fighter. was
going TO New York, was delayed an hour
by the smash-up.
From all accounts the forward trucks or
the engine jumped the track first ana
threw the engine and the entire train OH
at a switch a few hundred feet further
north. the locomotive and baggage car
topping over. The engineer was caught
under his engine and was fatally crushed,
diving soon afterward- The other train
men were instantly killed
The passengers and trainmen who were
in the Pullmans, as soon as they had recov-
cred from their fright, rushed forward 10
rescue the engineer, fireman and baggage
master. Fire had already started in the
spIintered wood when they reached the
wreck but 1t had gained but little head
way and was soon put out
The mail car and the day coach, which
had also been overturned, had lost much Oh
their momentum Wnen Iney IOpplto ONSIf
and 10 this fact the mail clerks and pas
sengers probably owe their lives, for be-
yond a severe shaking up and q general
fright there were no injuries reported In
the PullmanS. which were well filled for
the most part with theatrical folk bound
upstate or for points further west, there
was smalI-sized panic when the sleepers
were awakened by the humping Of the
Pullmans' wheels over the ties and ball
last
Calls for physicians were sent TO this
city, Poughkeepste and Hudson almost as
soon as the wreck had slid to a standStill.
and the response came quickly. A special
train was made up at Hudson and rushed
to the spot with several physicians and
nurses aboard, and from Poughkeepsie
came the wrecking train with more med
ical aid.
Catskill. n. Y. July 1.-THE regular
engineer of the train wrecked at Newton
Hook late this morning is Charles H Cor
nell. of Albany. He probably owes his life
TO the fact that he had a day off to-day
He is visiting his parents in Catskill.