Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-25
HASTINGS'DEATHLIST
At the Scene Of Last Nights Rail.
way Wreck.
SERIOUSNESS OF TIE CHILEAN AFFAIR.
Bloodshed in Mexico in Clos ing
Monasteries.
DESTROYED BY THE FLAMES.
NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED.
The Results OF the Railway Collision 90
Hastings ON the Hudson.


The Results OF the Railway Collision 90
Hastings ON the Hudson
TARRYTowS. n. y, Dec. 25.-Nine people in
all were killed in the collision between the fast
St. Louis express and the Niagara express on
the New York Central railroad, one mile north
of Hastings. last night
THE KILLED.
Their names are as follows: Thomas Palley Of
Boston, George Knight, conductor; Gertrude
Moore, Medina N. Y; Miss d. G. Ford, Me-
dina, n. Y; George Wright car porter; Mrs. A.
NJ. Baldwin, NY; unknown woman; unknown
man, supposed to be either Lawyer Edward
Johnes or Lawyer E. {. Wilcox OF the firm Of
Johnes 4 Wilcox Of New York; unknown
woman, about twen,y-seyen years old.
THE INJURED.
The injured, who are at the hospitals in
fonkers, are as follows: In ST. John Q Hospital
Miss Lille Baldwin Of No. II east s5th street,
New York; Mrs II. r. Baldwin; DIR. f. Z.
Best, 244 Lenox avenue. New York; editor of
the Poughkeepsie Star, name unknown; a
woman with the BALDWIN family, whose name is
unknown.
At St. Joseph's Hospitai-Miss ID. G. Ford OF
Medina, died at $50 am. today; Geo. Wright,
car porter, died at am. today; Miss Lizzie
Ford, Medina, n Y; Miss Murphy, Medina,
Y.
MORE DEATHS EXPECTED.
Both Miss Ford and Wright were terribly
scalded. Their agonies were intense until they
died from their burns 1t is probable that the
death list will be swelled to twelve or fifteen.
OF the injured Miss Lille Baldwin is scalded
about the mead and body aud her recovery Is
doubtful Mrs. II. X. baldwin. the sister-in-
law OF Miss Lille, is also badly scalded and
bruised. Her condition is critical Dr. l. T..
l.lxl a.
he is in a very dangerous condition.
The editor Of the Poughkeepsie Star, who is
also bruised and scalded Is unconscious. lie
has not spoken q word about the accident. 1he
unknown woman who was with the Baldwlns
is suffering from shock. She is unconscious
and has been so ever since the accident. Miss
Lizzie Ford of Medina is in critical condition
from burns Miss Murphy OF Medina IL also in
q very serious condition.
The entire staff of surgeons OF st. Johns and
st. Josephs Hospitals are attending the SUI
ferers and doing all they can to relieve them
THE RUINS OF THE oIsRALrrR.
Ali that remains today to tell the story Of the
frightful disaster ia the tin roof Of the Wagner
sleeping car 'Gibralter." This is still smoul-
dering at the side of the track where the col
lision occurred. The rest Of the car was
burned up. All the other movable wreckage.
as well as the damaged cars, have been removed
by the wrecking trains of the New York Cen
trail railroad.
AN AWFUL CRASH.
The St. Louis express was composed Of two
express cars two ordinary coaches and three
sleepers. Her running time between the
Grand Central depot and Hastings is much
faster than that Of the Buffalo and Niagara
Falls special
Last night she was two minutes late and made
more than average speed. She was going par
ticularly fast at Hastings, for there are no
switches or sidings to fear there. The engineer
had no warning of the danger until his
engine was within 100 feet or so from the rear
OF the stalled express. Then he discovered the
red lights on the tail end of the last car. He
blew his whistle. reversed his engine and
jammed down the brakes all in an instant, but too
late The speed of the heavy train was scarcely
checked when the collision came. No one has
yet been able to describe the scene.
Mr.. J. G. Gould. the travelling engineer OF
the New York Central wss one Of the passen-
gers in the Gibraltar, and he with two other
men were the only persons In the car who es-
capped alive and uninjured. They satin their seats
near the front of the car. They say there was
no warning whatever until an instant before
the crash, when the laundering of the st. Louis
express was heard almost upon them. No one
in the car had time to think before it was all
over.
sHRIEKs AND CRIES, THEN SILENCE.
There were shrieks and cries from the
wounded and dying, and then they say that for
a moment there was absolute silence, save for
the painting Of the engine that stood in
the midst OF the sleeper and for
the grinding OF its unchecked wheels on
the track. The three men do not know how
they got out Of the car. The shock sent tine
passengers in the other cars rolling from their
seats into the aisles and on top OF each other.
Many Of them were bruised, but none SO far as
is known was seriously injured.
1t was several minutes before the passengers
and the trainmen recovered from the shock
and then they were panic stricken. They
trampled on each other in their efforts to get
to the open air.
WORK OF REscUE.
1t was fully fifteen minutes before anyone
had recovered sufficiently to SEQ the damage
wrought and to think of saving. The train
men were first about They had axes from the
unlnjured cars and got lamps and torches
and went to work chopping away what little of
the wood work of the Gibraltar remained
The injured who were in the wreck moaued
and begged to be released Their cries urged
on the workers. Some Of the passengers were
hurried back to the depot at Hastings to send
the news out over the road to warn other trains
that were due and to summon assistance from
the village.
All the doctorsin Hastings and Dobb's Ferry
were summoned and more from Tarrytown and
ionkers were telegraphed for. They were
hurried to the scene.
half hours chopping by the trainmen and
some OF the uninjured passengers, who had
also procured axes, cut away the shell Of the
telescoped car and tho bodies of two or three
of the dead were brought out
Now and then an injured man was released. |
The dead bodies were laid out beside the track
on improvised stretchers. Beds were pro-
cured for the injured and doctors at |
tended them. Besides their cuts and |
bruises and broken bones they had been
frightfuiiy scsided by the steam that escaped |
from the pipes in the heated cars. 1t was more |
than an hour before the last of the injured and |
the dead were taken out. Then a train was |
made up, and with the doctors they we're put |
ON board and taken to Yonkers and Tsrry- |
town.
Nearly all the injured went TO the former |
place because they could be better cared for |
in the hospitals there. Ambulances were
waiting for them at the station in Yonkers.
Coroner Mitchell went up from Yonkers to give |
permits for ne removal Of the dead.
THREE OF xIoHrKKx ESCAPE
There were eighteen persons in the car /
Gibraltar, including the conductors and |
porters. OF these the three who escaped were /
J. T. Gould, man named Jacobs Of 24S West |
sd street and . man named Cormick The /
engineer and fireman of the second train were |
not hurt. The fireman jumped Just before the /
collision.