New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-15
DEATH or LIEUTENANT ToTTEN.

CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO RAILWAY TRAINS AT COLD
sPRrNG-NARRow ESCAPE OF THREE YOUNG
IADIEs-HIs MILITARY RECORD.
poUGUKEEPsIE, June 14.-Lieutenant Ed
ward H. Totem Of the Regular Army met with sudden
death near Cold Spring Station, tho Hudson River
Railroad at hafpast nine o'clock this morning All the
circumstances surrounding the affair are OF the most
thrilling character and the wonder Is that three young
ladies who were with him we're not killed also. Young
Toten attended the exercises at West Point yesterday
and WAS present when the diplomas awarded TO
rbe graduating class. Being relative Of Governor
Kembles family at Cold Spring, he went TO their resi-
dence last evening ana spent the night there This
morning he announced his intention OF returning TO
West Point 10 witness the departure OF friends
and the young ladies OF the Kembe family concluded
TO accompany him TO Cold Spring dock, where he was to
take passage in small boat for West Point The party
,Vos composed Of Miss Maria r. Kembe, about eighteen
wears OF age Miss Gertruds Kemble, trihe younger
and Miss Mary Kemble, age twelve or thirteen when
they gained the railway all walked along on the up
track through a deep cut in tho rock, till suddenly
n locomotive whistle was heard. The party looked
southwark and observed the Poughkecpsie passenger
train approaching. They were little bewidered
for moment when a man ahead OF them
told them 10 hurry 10 an open space
bevond where they could find safety. They either did
not understand him, or became bewildeied, ana all
rushed across TO the down track When looking north
they the 81. LOUIS express NJ i"'o
Of forty miles an hour and close on TO them for there Is
n sharp curve there. Miss Gertrude and Miss May
Kemble with great presence Of mind ran across the
last track again and got Of the way Of both trains
Miss Maria Kembe stepped of the down track TO
wall close TO IT, and clung close 10 the wall as posi-
be with her back toward the fast train and holding her
sirts down with her hands Lieutenant Totten stood be-
tween both the UP down tracks edgeways, with his
face 10 the west ana the trains passed each other
like lightning When they disappeared he was fOund
living psrtly on the down track with the back OF his
head crushed I'm and his neck and one arm brOken ana
the blood nOWlng from MS Bhasty "ouhuS Win
rapidty. al, 49,, -, J.. j, ,,,,,, ,o
the wall expecting every minute 10 DE nled iaInlS
from fright and carried on IN an lnsehDle conu-
tion but aferward recovered. The remains OF Leu
tenant TOtten placed upon stretcher ana GO
40 shortly before emerged fun OF bright hOpcs ahu INC
entire household was plunged In grlef.
Tho fireman OF the engine attached 10 tue fouBnktep
ale train SAYS that as he passed he saw Lieu
fenant TOtten standing between the Two uachs
Iust as our trains passing each other saw the
mans straw hat blow OF and IL struck the front OF my
engine looked 10 the rear ana saw tHe thsiue' Ihal
car bagRagecar, ana Two c IT. " ht
nosseyer car struck him and knocked him against the
last car OF my train he bounded back under me Wnees OF
The EXPRESS The girl who cliuging 10 tne wall saw
the aneer OF the st. Louis express mOuoDg ~ noI'
and mi led her dress about her more tghty. m.
lieutenant TOtten was the graudsOn OF uencIh iVt-
ton who was for many years Chief OF United states En-
sncers He was graduated at West Point In iso2i ne
u.s. assigned 10 the 10th Infantry with the rank OF flIst
Iieufenant in 1866 he was transferred 10 tho ottn III
fontry 10 $50 was transferred TO the l3th lnihu
in 1871 was transferred 20 the lst Arleiy OI nno
was made Adiutaut March l. 1879. lie was stltoheu ~
Newnort for several years previous 10 Ds usa'u;;
ne was between thrtythree aud thlrty-Iouf Year, VI
uge He leaves wife but no children