New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17

A Pouchkeepsic correspondent OF the New
York World, writing about the New Ham
burg railroad accident, says
This morning large fierce. made up OF
citizens OF New Hamburg and the Hudson
River railroad employees, proceeded to the
scene of the late disaster, and made prepar-
.,t;ons for raising the wreck of tue Buffalo
slecuiu" ear. Strong timbcrs were carried
round on the ice. and the ends run down
into the water where the ear was buried.
Large tackles to which was attached rope
lone enough for hundreds of hands to take
hold of. was then brought and one OF the
hooks being finally made fast to the strong
est part of the ear. the wOrkmcn began 10
rull As one end of the black. dripping
wreck was hauled up, the ice kept breaking,
and II was impossible TO raise it to the top
of the ice, as it was not strong enough to
hear if An immense crowd OF ANXIOUS
neoy,le, many OF whom were women ana
Urls. watched the proceedings with intense
interest from their positions on the treStle
work and the banks of the river
The workmen continued to shorten the
tacklinr and the wreck plou@hcd through
the ice until it neared the shore ana came
wholly in sight. The crowd immediately
pressed around the mysterious mass of
ruins, and number of men. including two
railroad detectives. entered The ear to search
for bodies and additional clues to the dark
events OF that tatcd night. As the wreck
stood there in the ice. all excepting the
trucks exposed to view. no passing stranger
could have imagined that II was once 4
palace sleeping ear. The framework, tN-
cepting the iron. was entirely burned down
10 within three feet of the top of the trucks.
and all the iron braces and guards were
bIackencd and twisted in every direction.
The workmen who went on the car lInmedl-
attlv began to search tor bodies, but none
were to be found.
There were four sections Of the ear closed
up and. thinking ii possible that some
corpses might he buried i'll there. they pro-
cured axes and cut through the wooden
castings The sections We're found to con
tain nothing but mattresses used for maxim
M the berths Some OF these beds, beng
backed tightly. and partially enclosed by
In. castings were perfectly dry when taken
ont So far as the wcn were able TO discern,
all the other sections had been made up INTO
berths for the passengers 10 sleep on. A
lady'S velvet hat was found among the RIMS
on the bottom of the car, which was the
only relic OF the fatal disaster.
The most hcard-rending scene OF the
whole atiair-the dead Fowler tamilv-h@s
been removed for the people of another To-
calitv TO mourn over their sad fate. Up to
the time OF their removal all the i've bodies
were laid out ut the undertaken rooms.
| They were all encascd in rose wood baskets.
and the lids were kept open during part
of the tav. so that the public mournerS
could walk in and view the solemn picture.
| Here was an entire family VINO had all per
iSlIe,l at one fell stroke leaving not a single
one to come after when grief had brought
DESPAIR and despair had changed to dcaI H.
! The father and mother lay side by size.
| beautifully enshrouded. but their dls1i"ured
| faces wrapped in white linen aud shut ont
| from view. Near by were two smaller
| casketS. one containing the son and the Other
the eldest daughter. The first was a far
| haired boy. aged about twelve
wears He vas not mItilated III
the least. aud the expression on
| his face was remarkable. II did not re-
| Semhle tha: of corpse. or pf person
asleep He appeared as II he mad closed
| his eyes. simply teigning sleep. and so life
! like was the whole expression. that the be
holder was almost constrained to beileNt
that the ewes would presently open and The
| natural lips part in IL playful smile. liz
sister. girl two years younger than me
! boy. was discOored on the whole right SIDE
| of the head and face. The rest OF her BODY
| had been protected from the fire all except
| the thumb and foretngcr of the right hand
The arms were folded across her breast
and the playful hands were white as snow
| save the two fingers that We're burned to .
| black crisp On one finger of the lett hanc
| she wore IL tiny gold ring, which she carried
| to her grave. On the other side OF me
parents was the baby. laid out in a SINAI
| caSket. and enShrouded n snowy white
| The entire family were removed together
| and conveyed away +" the presence OF the
bereayed friends