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The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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New York State Railroad Commissioners' report on the Oct. 24 New York Central accident at Garrisons attributes wreck to derailment or embankment failure into river; recommends more track walkers on Hudson division. (Issued Dec. 17, Albany.)
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Report of the Railroad Commissioners on the Accident.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 17.-The board of railroad commissioners today handed down a report of 5000 words of its investigation into the causes of the New York Central railroad accident at Garrisons on Oct. 24 last, in which the commissioners arrive at the conclusion that the train was wrecked either by derailment which destroyed the embankment, or that the embankment gave way and threw the train into the river. The board recommended that the force of track walkers on the Hudson River division of the New York Central be increased so as to provide a sufficient system of watching and warning along the line at all times.
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Garrisons, Hudson River Division Of The New York Central
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Oct. 24 Last
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The board of railroad commissioners investigated the New York Central railroad accident at Garrisons, concluding the train was wrecked either by derailment destroying the embankment or the embankment giving way and throwing the train into the river. They recommended increasing the force of track walkers for better watching and warning along the line.