New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15


Unknown Law on a mattress on the floor covered
with n mass of burnt garments 1t was not un.i
articles were taken from the clothing tat MS pouS
was identified There were one or two lce-ooNes
in the room in which the remains were hnaliy
hacked. Next TO the body of Senator wagner lay
another partly covered with q few charreh raj
Outside Of the station curious crowd OF country
people stood in the gray dawn talking about the
disaster.
At the immediate scene of the accident, half
mile away. the light of morning shone OIL scene
of destruction and rum.
The railroa as 1t neared tlc Kingshr'dgc station
describes several curves Before reaching the spot
where the accident took place II passes through
deem and narrow cut which itself describes curye
and after continuing several hundred yards 1t
straightens ont and proceeds in almost dlrec' iie
AT the place of tho collision 1t is impossible to see
the track for more than two hundred yards the
eastern entrance to the cut being entirely hidden
from view bv the bend in the road Early yesterday,
IN the side of the cmbankment, between the
river and the track lay a mass of blackened and
cborred wood and bent and discOlOred iron. me
fires were not yet wholly extnGulshed, ana paris
of the wreck were still burning brightly. On thG
other side of the track were stitWu poIuoh9 90
med chairs and other ear furniture. Acro'
the road the hillside was bare OF snow Wheie lnrn
and women had scraped 1t mp INTO DaiiS and toH I
Pivcr which M the time OF the accldent was SO
low that men had 10 wade far ont INTO the na,l.
frozen mud Tor water was at ii0Od tuo. ~ . tnt
horses pear by women and children, even ~ 'Ha'
early hour swarmrd III the dOorwayS ana WINDOWS
discussing with their ueighhOrs the catastrophe;
Parties of men gong 10 their work would stop anu
Ionk at the ruins Tor u few minutes and pass on
Several policemen prevented the spectators iron
approaching too the debris whit the wFechelS
worked to obliteratc all traces OF the Disaster.
I'm front of kilcullons Hotel strips OF linen ban
dages and pieces OF cotton living here aud ibeIo on
tine around recalled scenes OF the previous h'Ih';
Owing to the ncarncSs CT tho hotel 10 the schc VI
the accident 1t was used as n hospital during ne
night and when a TRIBUNE reporter Nlslttu II cary
Yesterday the inmates had not gone TO- bed. In
room upstairs was Miss Daniels, still suffering
severely but considered out OF danger. Nj. hHchl-
len. the proprietor of the hotel, threw MS mouse
open for The reception oil the dead ana "olnue e
He absolutely refused. however to tell the reporter
what part he had taken in the scenes OF the ni4hI
before but drew him aside several times to tell OF
Foln lad who works up at the rOllin mlll' VINO De-
haved like n harO" 800 =,
Henry Welch. bartender at Kicullen's. who was
staining the piazza OF the hotel at the tiie
OF the accident said to a TRIBUNE reporter:
| stood ont there lOokng at the train which was
waiting on the track. ! saw brakeman standing
several feet to side of the rear car. lie had
red lantern in hand and white one III inc
other. All OF sudden saw the larrytOwn express
come tearing up the track at high speed saw me
brakeman run toward the approaching tram swing
ing his red lantern over his head but ne nSi aVe
swung it so suddenly that it put out the llght Tor
you couldn't tell that II was red noticed thaI hG
brakeman saw that IL was OF no use ana Hau
Jumped 10 one side. Another minute ana knew
the crash would come. | started TO run thTongh 10
Inc front of the house hut bad just reached the
entry when heard the noise OF the collision. hon
| locked up the barroom and ran to the railroad
track. 1t took about two minutes, but Whcn l
reached the place the two rear cars were on me-.
Another man said: " 10 was not very long before
there was big crowd at the wreck, aud every BODY
was pretty mad at the brakeman If they hdd got
hold of him they would have lynched him.
Thomas Manner. who lives at Spuytrn DuyNH,
was Injured while eng gcd III rescuing persons IRON
the burning cars. lie was unconscious Tor several
hours. but was sufic emily rrcoverc from h!s IN
iuIie, later to tell hi. experience. He SAID was
within short distance OF me spot when The COLI.
sion took place. ! knew that the Iarrytown special
vas nearly due. ] SAW the collision and the he
which was caused by the stove up>rttug. tuiuk,
and not bv the fire from the engine, a some believe
Mrs. Brown / helped to get ont OF the hrr. Shr
was dead probably killed by the first conclusion oi
the trains, and alterward burned. l then went
back to The wreck ana enu9avoIed TO assist others
ont OF th- burning car, but va, struck on the head
bv something which stunned me. do not know
how | was hnrt but did not regain CONSCIOUSNESS
until 4 o'clock this morning. Ny back IS injured
from falling acros, tn rails and losC my coat anu Z
a pair of gloves
one OF the incidents Of the morning at the police
stat ION where the bodies lay WAS heated discus
EOn between two rival Uudcrtakcrs as 90 who
should prepare the dead for removal TO this city.
Word was sent to both of them IN lon6crs on
Friday night The arrival Of SUPERINTENDENT
Touccy pa. an end 10 the squabblc hy placing Tn
dertaker OGict in charge until the bodies were
Identified About 10 o'clock the last bodies were
placed on = train that stopped in front OF the police
station aud brought 10 the Grand Central Depot.