New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-07
TALKS WITH RETURNED SURVIVORS.

TALKS WITH RETURNED SURVIVORS.
WHAT THEY SUFFERED FROM THE WRECK AND
WHAT THEY DID FOR THE INJURED.
The train that arrived at the West Shore station al
Weehawken from Albany at 80 O'Clock last nieno
brought five survivors of the accident Ihey hau al
been bound TO various Western pons, Due chans0d
their minds and returned after the ACCIDENT ines
we're three men and a woman with hcr h''ie hle'o
The woman and girl did not give their names. Ihey
were not injured but had lost some OF their oaesas'
In the fire that followed the collision. All OF the
men were more or less scratched and bruised
David Flint OF No. 427 West Ffty-seventhst., was
In the worst plight Of all. He was IN tnc SMOKING car
al the time OF the accident and was one OF the rev
who escaped from that car alive. lie was hinping
badly when he came off the train at Weehawken last
night. His clothes covered with bloodstains,
and his face and head were badly bruised and cut.
He told graphic story Of his experiences: 81 was
sitting doing in my seat when the collision occurred
said he "There was no warning. All at once L
felt an awful shock, and was thrown through tho
air for what seemed TO me TO be long distance.
When 1 realized what bad happened l found myself
mostly outside Of the wreck. one OF my arms ana
one side of my coat were pinned In between the car
seats
az took out my knife and tried to cut my coat away,
but was unable TO do It, All at once felt some
thing moving above me and when looked up saw
an Italian. lie caught In the wreck ana was
kneeling on my back When he recovered his senses
he began to howl and KICK and was afraid he womb
kill me. They finally pulled him ont, and after mat
they took me out. Then overcome. Blood was
streaming from cuts In my head and face, my l1nos
were all bruised and my clothes badly torn was
too weak TO help in the work Of rescue. In fact they
thought for some time that was going to die' but
[ finally recovered sufficiently to start for home al
though 1t will be long time before get over inc
shock All my baggage was lost In the wreck my
ticket was lost, too But don't care feel lucky
that escaped alive. The car was such wreck thao
II seemed impossible that anybody should escape.
The Italians were lying asleep in their seats so that
when the crash came there was no hope for thenl'
They were completely crushed. have had enough
Of going to Chicago. started out for my healh' Dut
the trip didn't do me much good. think VIII stay
at home after this ,
Carleton Montgomery, of No. 205 East Fourteentn-
ST.. was another survivor Of the wreck VINO arrived
last night He was suffering from a wound on his
forehead and his clothing was badly torn. u was
sitting In the front Of the passenger COACH said ne
"I was wide awake when tho crash came Inc
shock wrecked the closet at the end OF the
car and one side of 1t fell over on my
seat. There was q man in the seat with me. lie
was so sound asleep that the shock did not arouse him
n once held I'D the side OF the closet until awoke
The man ard got him out We both then went outside
and assisted in the work OF rescue. Inc IRE h'd
started then ard while some worked to get the UNI
teammates out of the wreck, Others began uncouplne
tbe cars that were still the track ana showing the
bocx to a place OF safety. The fire many oro'e US
ov and we had TO let the rest of the cars burn TIC
$50 ~ .oyod vera sfterward used TO take US 10 SYRIA
uso the wrecling engine pulling them. MY trunk was
burned and | lost nv railroad ticket was going 10
Toronto but found myself so badly proReh up U''0
thought had better come home"
John RdSyell. of No. 63o West Forty secohus'" "aH
in the passenger coach and escaped with few bruises
o1nt1,o u U
NIAGARA Falls but he felt badly after the accioe
That he thought he would return home Il was aDie
% holm in the work of rescue" said Mr. Bid"el'
helped to drag seven men from the wrech' fN, "
them were dead and wero horribly muuaOou'
NJ the Others were dying and when iniorIhen Vi 'e
fact they asked for priest Tbere WIS =" pa w
Tho train He could not speak the language OF INC III
,urod men who were Italians, so the thlN man.
who was not so badly hurt, acted as translator.
ono NJ them died five minutes after ue prlese
reached him. They were 81 DaHy Ih""si0N '
fire added a new terror TO the soeho' "noi'
ve thought We had everybody out Oh inc WRECK We
bopon moving the cars back on the track ouu Oh 'nc
'n, - tho Danes While was helping 10 DO this
strmblcd over a man. His back was bare, where
Tho clothes had been torn away. He was dead
After that we devoted more attention 10 the wreck
and found more bodies. The main trouble was lack
NJ TOOLS So far as l could see, we had only couple
OF crOwbars and an axe.
1.-The place where the acclueh1 ooounieu was liz ""io
seemed 10 be n sort of swamp. AS we took the dead
and wounded from the train, we brought them down
and laid them in the damp grass. When the fire grew
moro fierce we had to take them mp again and move
tbem further away l don't think anybody was
burned although couldn't be certain about II. The
fire burned hercely after it started. only twelve
thinks were saved from the wreck and there were
large number OF them on the train. | believe than
The victims besides the fireman, were all men that
we're in the smoking car When left the scene the
dead and wounded scattered about on the
Tho doolO
we're doing all they could for them"
BENJAMIN Il. PITTS of No. 2l7 East Fourteenth ST.
was i'm tho smoking lie is the musical director
N the "Uncle Isaac theatrical company. he was
badly bruised and IS now being cared for by faends
at NIAGARA Fa'l,. 4 dispatch received last night
at his home in this city, stating that he was not
seriously Injured Pitts u open with the Uncle
isaac company in Toledo. The entire company was
on the wrecked train, and most Of their baggage was
destroyed.
VERDICT OF TIE 'CoRONER'S JURY.
Late last evening dispatch was received ny inc
West Shore officials from superintendent Bradley who
uent through 10 ~ racusc from here receipt OF the