Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.
THE BODIES OF THE HASTINGS
 WRECK VICTIMS ROBBED.

Herrick Flees to Avoid Punishment.
 TARRYTowN, N Y, Dec. 26.-The total number of those who lost their lives by the collision ct Hastings now reaches eleven. The eleventh victim died early last even ing The official list of the dead is as follows:
 Mrs. A. N Baldwin, of New York.
 Thomas w. Policy, of the firm of George H. Policy & Co.,, Boston.
 Abraham Knight, Wagner Palace Car con- ductor.
 Miss Libbie Van Arsdale, school teacher of New York city.
 Miss Mabel Slocum, of Lockport, N. Y.
 Miss Gertrude Moore, of Medina, N. Y.
 Miss Lizzie Ford, of Brooklyn.
 J. W. White, colored porter on Wagner car.
 Miss Lillian Baldwin, of New York.
 Dr. S. E. Best, dentist, of New York. >
 Edwin S. Wilcox, of the law firm of Johnes & Wilcox, of New York.
 The Names of the Injured.
 The injured are Mrs. Homer R. Baldwin, of New York, seriously; Miss Annie Ford, slightly; D. B. Murphy, of New York, se- riously; Harry A. Jacobson, slightly; J. R. DdSSudll, u IOussAAOcpSAC, PAOOoOAJ A0oesAAy .
 Of the twenty-two persons who were in the ill fated car, but six escaped serious in jury They were J. c. Gould, of New York MT. Mccormick, Miss. Freyer, of Pough- keepsie; Homer R. Baldwin, of New York, and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Tremaine of Brook lyn.
 Brakeman Herrick Fled. -,7s
 Albert E. Herrick, the brakeman whose carelessness caused the accident, fled soon after the collision and has not yet been found. He will be arrested if found.
 Herrick was sent back by Conductor George Wilkens to flag the track. He was provided with 8 red and white lantern and two torpedoes. His business was to go back 1000 yards and signal with the red lantern that the track was blocked Prob ably thinking that he had plenty of time Herrick went into the station at Hastings, about 200 yards back of the delayed train, and entered into conversation with Station Agent De Lanoy.
 While he stood there the St. Louis ex- press thundered past The lights on the rear of the Buffalo train were concealed by the curve in the road until it was too late to avoid collision. Engineer Donahue stuck to his place on the engine of the St. Louis express and escaped almost unhurt. His fireman jumped just before the trains met and was bruised.
 The Dead Were Robbed.
 A disgusting fact was revealed during the examination of the bodies of the dead by undertakers. The pockets of, several of the victims were found to have been either cut or torn from their clothing and all their valuables, including pocketbooks, jewelry etc., were missing Inquiry at the hospital among the injured showed that several o1 them, too had been robbed. A number oi strangers volunteered their services in the work of rescue at the wreck, and it is be lieved that the vandals were among these.
 On no one has fallen the blow of this dis aster with more crushing force than on young Homer R. Baldwin, of Fl East Eighty-f1fth street, New York The chances are that of the little party of five which started to spend the Christmas holidays al Niagara Falls he will be the sole survivor His mother is dead, his sister is dead, his intimate friend Thomas w. Policy, is dead and his wife is at the point of death. MT Baldwin himself is SO overcome with shock and grief that he hardly thinks life worth living
 Saw Three Pairs of Feet.
 Baldwin was in the smoking room wher the crash came. He got out, but does not know how He rushed to the side of the car near where he had left his relatives. He saw that the side of the car was burst ope1 and through the cloud of escaping steam he saw three pairs of feet protruding from the wreckage. He caught hold of the first pail and began to pull AS he did so he recog nized his sisters voice pleading for help With the assistance of MT. Gould he got Miss Baldwin out of the wreck. MT. Bald win took hold of the next pair of feet an6 began to pull out the victim.
 It was his mother. He got her out in { few minutes, but she was dead. There was another pair of feet sticking out of the wreck. Taking hold of then Baldwin cried, ''1f you are living kick you feet" The feet made feeble motion an6 MT. Baldwin dragged Policy out. Policy seemed literally scalded alive
 The accident occurred as follows: Tht Buffalo and Niagara Falls special, whicl left the Grand Central depot at 7:3O o'clock was delayed one mile north of Hastings | The rear brakeman was sent back to Hast | ings to signal the St. Louis express. In stead of standing on the tracks and waving | his lantern, he went into the depot. In tht | moment or two he was there the heavy St Louis express thundered by the station. II less than seventy-five seconds it had GOV | cred the distance between the depot an( | the delayed express, and there was a crash. The engine literally disappeared inside tn, last sleeper of the express, the heavy woot | and iron work of the car was smashed t< bits.