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Five Killed and Thirty Wounded, Several Seriously. Electric Cars Collide on the Third Rail System---Crash Was Terrific --Both Cars Came Together Under Full Speed, and a Frightful Scene Was Presented After the Wreck--Wounded Taken to the Albany Hospitals~Story of the Distressing Occurrence. News of a distressing accident on dead, cut and mangled, the groans of the upper end of the Albany and Hud| the wounded, and the hysterical cries s on electric railroad reached this city of those who were only frightened. Sunday afternoon, and soon afterward! Word of the disaster was sent to the report spread like wild fire, as Hast Schodack and within an incredi t overal Hudsoniana were believed to bly short time the officials of the road be in the wreck, and there was they were on the spot. A special car was greatest anxiety to learn whether or sent from Rensselaer in which the bosny had been injured. The first wounded were cerried back to that report nas that six persons had been terminus of the road, where ambul killed and about forty wounded ahraéa were in waiting to talk them The meagre intelligence obtain able in this city intensified the de sire to know more about the accident, and anxious inquiries poured into the Republican” office and police head quarters from every section of the city. ‘Later it was ascertained that no one from Hudson had been harmed, and the excitement abated to a consider able extent. A feeling of gloom over spread the city, however, and there was general regret that such a terrible accident had occurred. Representatives of the '' Republican’' were dispatched to the scene, and they left this city at 6:80 Sunday night on first car out to get all the information posssible. How well they performed their mission will be seen in the full jand graphic account herewith given. LIST OF CHAD. FRANK SMITH, motorman set bound car No. 34, North Chatham. WILLIAM R. NICHOLSON, moto ran north bound car No. 38, Renssi Jaer. ROSE MOONEY, 10 Chestnut Rensselaer. MAUD EELLOW, Round Lake, DAVID MAHONY, second mate o the Dean Richmond, Long Island died in St. Peter’s Hospital. SERIOUSLY INJURED George O. Derry, Troy. Charles Kelley, employe steamer Dean Richmond, W. F. Derry, Troy, Mrs. Dr. Miller, Rensselaer. Fred, Dernell, Athens. Mrs. Fred, Dernell, Athans. SLIGHTLY INJURED. Richard Patteson, 269 s treet, Albany, Mrs. Houston, 50 Morris stree tny. C. T. Freeman, Albany. Mrs. C. F. Freeman, Albany. George Mahoney, Troy. Mrs. George Mahoney, Troy, Mrs. B. 8. Warriner and chili yang. J. D. Peltz, Albany, Dr. George Davidson, dentis bany- Mrs. Dr. George Davidson, Al A. L. Harrington, Rensselaar, Mrs. A. L. Harrington, Renss Julia Nash, Stuyvesant Landis Anna MacDonald, Renszelaer. Five dead, six seriously injured, twenty bruised and cuts and a score more slightly hurt comprises the list of casualities which resulted from the head-on collision that occurred at 3:80 Sunday afternoon on the line of the Albany and Hudson electric road between East Schodack and East Greenbush, six miles from Albany and thirty miles from Hudson, six telegraph poles south of sid ing 69. The colliding cars were No. 84, a combination caac and bag gage car, which left Albany at 8 o’clock, and No. 88, one of the sum mer cars, which left Hudson at o’clock. No. 84 was in charge of Frank Smith and Conductor Johnson, and No. 88, which Myron Hall, of this city, had taken out on the 10 o'clock trip, was manned by Motor man William R. Nicholson and Con ductor Clapper. The south bound car was known as train No. 22 and the north bound as No. 19; the former was heavily loaded, the latter, run ing in two sections, bad but eight passengers. ‘The south bound train passed siding 69 at a high rate of speed on the main line when the sum mer car, which was a few minutes late, appeared in sight, running thirty miles an hour. There was but a sec ond for some to live, no time to warn the passengers. ‘‘Look] for God's sake jump, Clapper!’’ were Motor man Nicholson's last words to his con ductor, who stood by his side when ‘the south bound car came in sight. Clapper jumped and escaped with slight bruises. Nicholson was ground to pieces with his hands tightly grasp ing the controller and sir broke. Smith was killed at his post and Con ductor Johnson, who was collecting fares, escaped uninjured. The com bination coach was battered into bits ,and the wonder is that anyone es caped. The summer car, which was much the slighter of the two, was not nearly so badly damaged. Both of the motormen were instantly killed as were Rose Mooney, of Albany, and Maud Kellow, of Round Lake; David Mahoney, second mate on the Dean] Richmond was mortally wounded and died at 9:30 last night at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, where he was re moved, Mr. and Mrs. Wred. Dernell, of Athens, were seriously injured, but at midnight were reported as testing comfortably at St. Peter's Hospital, where it was said their re covery was expected. Besides those in the list above given there were so many injured by broken glass or splin ters, but who, refusing the aid of 3 physicians, were not reported by 1: 1 fame s to the Albany hospitals, St. Peter's and the Albany City Hospital receiv ing most of them. Physicians were hastily summoned from the nearby towns, Dr. O'Hara of Nassau, Dr. Finch of Schodack Center, Dr. Garri son of East Schodack, Dr. Allen of Rensselaer, Dr. Humphray of Rens selaer, and Dr. Curran of East Green bush, being soon on the scene and aiding in the work of ministering to the sufferers. No time was lost and by the prompt work of the officials in procuring efficient aid, a greater lose of life was averted. Superinten dent Mt, B, Stark and Auditor Deeds took the second section of the train which was wrecked and after the wounded had been taken care of the work of clearing away the wreck was began, a crew for this purpose hav ing been sent out from Hudson and Rensselaer. The combination car was in bad condition, but to the fact that the baggage end of this car received the full force of the collision can be attributed the comparatively small number killed. The rear tracks of the summer car were on the embankment, but the car itself, while badly dam aged, was in much better shape than the other. Work was continued all night, and no cars were run through, passengers being transferred from one side of the wreck to the other. A. 0. Salisbury, second vice president, and G. G. Blakeslee, general manager, were in constant telephone communi cation with those at the wreck and at 8:80 they left this city for Siding 69, where they personally watched the work until late into the night. THE CAUSE, Siding 69 is the regular point for the passing of the two cars which col lided. Here they have met day after day. The rules of the company plainly provide for the safe passing of the cars, and Sunday, as in the past, regular orders were issued. In the pockets of Motorman Smith a copy of these orders was found. Smith al ways had the reputation of being a fast traveller but a safe one, and why he passed the siding with No 19 rush ing on him, can never be known. The reason for the disobedience of orders died with him and he paid the price. Had the train dispatcher's orders and the company’s time table been fol lowed there would have been no col lison at siding 69. ALONG THE ROAD. The excitement along the road all the evening was intense. Crowds thronged the station platforms and hundreds were waiting to take the cars home The wildest kinds of rumors had spread, and all where friends had gone for a trip over the line were in deep anxiety.. The wor ried inquiries made to the passengers on the first car through, told of the suffering which had to be endured until the suspense was relieved. At Nassau there was almost 2 riot amon those who had been waiting since 4 o'clock to get to their homes, and the men fairly tore the women away from the car, in their anxiety to get aboard. The railroad officials soon stopped this and the women and chil dren were given places on the first car through. Altogether it was a most lying afternoon and evening for the railroad men, from the heads of the different departments down, but they worked patiently and courteously in an endeavor to restore the road sche dule and accommodate the hundreds of travelers who had been detained by the accident. TEE INJURED. A rumor was current at the scene of the wreck that one of the women passengers had been carried to a neighboring farm house, where she afterwards died, but no facts for the foundation of the story could be dis covered. ‘Those taken to the hospital were reciving the best medical treat ment, and while a number of them were at first feared to be mortally in jured, word from Albany at 2 o'clock Monday morning reported them as resting comfrtably, with good prost ricts of recovery. Water Tank on His Mill, William A. Harder, Jr., is erecting a large water tank on the top of the ower of his Valatie mill, to be used in case of fire. Deltoton Elects Officers, Deltoton had its annual meeting Friday at the home of the Misses Hoystadt, when the following officers were elected President—Mrs. Clark G. Rossman, Vice-President—Miss Alice Traver, Secretary—Miss Grace ‘Thompson. Treasurer—Miss Edith Raines. All in the Combine. It is said that an agreement has been entered into by all the knitting mills in the State to run ten hours a day, five days to the week. AT THE WRECK, The scene at the wreck can not be described, ‘The huge cars, #0 power ful but a few minutes before, splinter: | d powerless, the bodies of the!’ an Ladies Can Wear Shoes ne size smaller after using Allen’s Foot-Ease, 1 powder 19 be shaken into the shoes. it takes tight or now shoes feel easy ; gives In~ utant relief to coins and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. 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Hudson Columbia Republican
Hudson, New York, US
Thu, May 30, 1901
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