The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-09
The Terrible Accident ON the Hudson
River Railroad.

New YoRK, Feb. THE following is al
complete q list of the victims Of the Hud
son River railroad, disaster az can now be
given: VIM. +. Pease and wife C. Bene
dict, editor of the Cleveland Herald; A
A. Gillett, of Buffalo; Rev. MorrelI Fow
Ter, wife, and three children, who were er
route to Salt Lake City; DR.. Z. Nancrede
New York l.. A. Root; Geo. +. Thomp
son, AZ Wall street, New York Jas. Stat
ford, New York; Daniel simons, engineer
OF the express train; Lawrence Mooney
brakeman Peter Vosburg, conductor o1
the Buffalo sleeping car; James Vosburg
(colored), porter of sleeping car.
There are three bodies which yet remain
unrecognized one of them cannot possibly
be identified. The body of Simons, en-.
gineer, has not yet been found.
The friends of the victims are arriving
from all quarters, and are conducted to the
undertaker's rooms, on Main street. where
the bodies are located. A vast throng is
congregated in front of the building en-.
deavoring to geta look inside.
OTHER DETAILS.
Upon the ice. near the wreck, BODY
was found with the entrails torn out and
the head and legs crushed. 1t has not been
identified.
A laborer from Hudson had both his legs
crushed this afternoon by timbers falling
on him. 1t is thought he will die. The
death list by the accident now foots up fiji:
teen passengers and five railroad employes
The inquest will probably commence to.
morrow morning.
The following is a description of the
bodies found up to noon to-day. I'VE do
not know whether any of these are in.
cluded among those first above named OF
not.] The first man found was dressed in q
black suit, white shirt, laced shoes, gold
studs, and black necktie, with the features
of a jew, about thirty-tour years of age,
medium size. He was found lying on hiS
face, hands extended on each side, and the
back of his head burned to crust. In his
pocket there was Il silver watch, and by his
side a black morocco travelling bag. This
man had Roman nose, dark hair and eyes
moustache, and goatee,
The second man, found near him, was
| also evidently Jew, dressed in black, vest
buttoning close up to and around the
throat, about forty-tive years of age, dark
hair and side-whiskers, about five feet fouI
| inches in height, gold watch in the pocket
! He also was lying on his face, his head fear
| fully burned; strangulation had been add
ed to the torture of burning and drowning
and being crushed to death, as his appear
| ance, with the tongue thrust out, indicated
The mother with two children in her Arms
| was found lying upon her back, Her face
| only presented the surface of black grin
ming skull. She wore black alpaca dress
with buttons from top to bottom, black and
white skirt, lace morocco boots, gold sleeve
buttons, with black design, three GOLD
rings on the third finger of the left hand
one OF these very narrow. Over her should.
nr nd L1,,n xx,1>if III
breakfast shawl. The eldest child, girl Of
| six years, wore red merino dress, black
alpaca sack embroidered, white stockings.
hutton boots, and Il plain ring ON the third
finger of the right hand. The other child
was sixteen months old, dressed in flannel
with cotton over-dress.
The next body found was that of man,
aged about thrty-cight, wearing linen
undershirt and pants, blue stockings, Al.
bert collar, and plain black necktie. His
face was blistered frightfully by fire, and bis
beard and moustache, which are nearly
black, are crisped to the root of his nose
lie is ABOUT five feet ten inches in height.
cOmpactlY built. He was in the sleeping.
car when the accident occurred, and the
| only clue to his Identification is a card on
which is printed "Austrian, German.
American, and European Commission
House, 81 Park Row." subscribed Nathan
Austin Roll, in German. This card was
found between the waist of the victims un-
derpants. and shirt. His hands and teeth
were tightly clinched, and his whole ap-
pearance betokened agony and horror.
The next body found was that of lady
wearing black dress, new kid boots, gold
chain, LACE sleeves, cuffs, and linen collar.
The face was chalred by the violent flames,
and bruised by fall or blow. 1t was iden-
titled as that of Mrs. Pearse, who belongs
to respectable family in Buffalo. Men
ale bu>ily engaged in drawing away the
halt-burned raftcrS and stringers of the i'll
fated bridge. The ice surrounding this
vale OF death is thronged with the inhabit-
ants of the village, whose dismaY and eX-
pressions Of awe and pity we cannot ade-
quately describe. The baggage-car, which
has been employed asa temporary morgue,
contains spectacle most appalling.