The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-11
TIE NEW HAMBURG DISASTER.
GIsnbinss from the Wreck-NnTrow Escapes
-Htemoits Of the Dsnd-Mr EOrbash-Th
Fowler Family.

Memoirs Of the Dsnd-nr. Eorbush-Ths
Fowler Family.
The terrible accident on the Hudson River
Railroad has not lost its interest. We give few
extracts from our morning malt
NARROW ESCAPES.
Bertbs Lad been secured Ill The lll-fated car
for a party of three, one of the number taking
passage NJ New York, but deferred entering the
sleeper, intending To meet his friends in this
city, " hen their quarters in the sleeper would
have been occupied. Tue gentlemea mentioned
had a seat in The rear passenger coach at the
time OF the accident. A gentleman stopping
in Poughkeepsie who was 10 have met Or. Nam
cTede at the station, and proceed in his company
Ia Buffalo. lie was at the station waiting for
the train, when he heard of the accident. Elrly
the next morning he was on the scene of the
disaster. and there found his friend among the
dead. horribly mutilated. James Stafford in-
tended taking the Montreal train which followed
the express, but at the moment of starting was
induced To take passage on the express as helper
to the baggage man. He persisted, while the
bagc age man escaped. Stafford was in the em
ploy of the railroad company as fireman on a
dummy. His body was placed in charge of his
friends, last night, and removed to New York.
w. II. FORBUSH.
When the friends of Mr.. Forbush, of Buffalo,
came on after tie body, the watch which he had
with him AT the time of the accident was
missing. II was very valuable gold time piece,
which bad been presented 10 him by the officers
of the International Exhibition, Buffalo. rhs
following inscription was engraved upon the
case iuside:-'Presented TO Waiter H. Forbush
by the International Exhibition, Buffalo," Dill
gent inquiry made for 1t ut the tlme but
without IA satisfactory result. 1t has since been
restored to his friends. being found under these
circumstances. Professor Eastman, while
route To New York the morning following the
accident. stopped ut the scene of the wreck in
his passage across the ice to the other side of
the bridge. While looking ut the ruins he dis
covered u vest floating in the water, which he re-
covered. Attached to the vest was a gold chain
oh, ~ falya aha
of the same before the crowd of loungers
ABOUT the scene could Law hands upon them,
and, perhaps, appropriate them TO their
own use the Professor did SO, and on his return
from New York last night hunted out the
friends Of the deceased and promptly restored
the much priced vauables, receiving the sincere
thanks of the latter for his thougntfulness. NJ.
FCTbush WAS man of uncommon talent aud
atiaiumeuts. He was of the law firm of
sprague. Forbush & Hyatt of Buffalo. He
was also famous as mechanical engineer, and
his judgment in such matters was considered
indisputable by the officers of the Patent once,
Washington, whittier he was frequently called
| for consultation and advice. He was hut thirty
| years of age. He leaves wife and three chill
| GTon. There was an insurance of 52O 900 on
| his life 1t IL a singular coincidence that his
! father was burned In the terrible Angola disas-
| Ter which occurred two or three years since
near Buffalo.
THE REV. MORRILL, FOWLER AND FAMILY.
Mr.. Fowler came from his home in North
| GulfOld TO The Berkeley DlVlulty School in
| MiGd.etown. In the seminary he aG once made a
| reputation for mOdesty. industry, scholarship,
anO d, Notion. His merits quickly transferred
him from his first parish, Oswego, n. Y, tO that
| of Batavia, in the same State, aud here his sue
cess was without parallel in any parish of his
brethren at that time In Batavia his health
became impaired to such an extent as TO require
total rest from the labors of his Office. Last
summer, eager To resume work, he visited Salt
Lake City, for the double purpose of trying the
climate of the plains and of doing the little that
might be in his power in behalf of the Gospel
In that city. An experiment of few
months convinced him that he had found a
place where hls health would he restored. Tie
returned TO Connecticut for his family, and &C
say his last farewells To his Parents in feeble
health. We saw him here only a few days ago
They started for their home in the far West
Two hours from New York their journey ended
and all their jOurneyings for evermore. VIVA
volumes and years of agony are in the few
words which tell how their bodies were found
and by which Imagination sees them in their las
few moments. Mr.. Fowler, ''terrioly disfgured,
Mrs. Fowler with the two youngest childre
folded in her arms, as though in the first shoe
of alarm she had caught them TO her breast fO
protection. SHALL We go on? "Hs face an
head burned backened charred to the bones.
The heart IL sick. Let us turn our eyes away.
Bridgeport Farmer.