New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-20

Ths engine itself was only slightly
broken, but the top and rear OF tae
water.tank of the tender were lifted bodily
off and doubled forward, falling on the Gao
as sort of roof, and demolishing the apparatus
which the engineer handled. Others Of the In
ured were John Connors, the conductor; Edward
Finnegan, the foreman of the gang, and Nike
Mccormick, the blacksmith. The names OF the
injured Italians could not be learned at larry
town.
1t is said that two Italians who were on the
car, were so badly demoraGzed that they plcNed
themselves up from the wreckage ana jumped
into the river and were drowned. Their Dodles
were recovered later. 1t is impossible TO say
whether or not all the bodies that were pio"'i
into the river were recovered. The chances are
that some were thrown to great distance ana
are still in the water.
THE CAR BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS.
The car itself was completely demolished, only
one truck, small pile of scrap iroa and lew
of the timbers being left to witness the fnct
that car had been there. The road.bed. too,
was blown away, leaving gaping hole In the
embankment on which the road runs at that point.
The heavy rails which the Central Railroad
uses were bent like wire into nconceivable shapes
Traffic. however. was not suspended for as long
time as one might think. for gang of men was
quickly at work repairing the damage. and by the
middle of the afternoon trains were again run
ming on time. and little was left but the debris
of the car, the new earth of the roadbed, ana
the cracked and splintered ties of the undsturbed
portion Floating timbers and bits OF clothing
were also to be seen in the river.
The bodies of the dead were taken in charge
by Coroner Edward j. Mitchell, of Yonkers, and
m n Ia bar Of
town Four of them, John Smith, Frank Morris,
and two Italians, were carried to Nh
vanderbilt's shop In Man-st. John Mccarthy
was taken to his home in North Tarry-
town, and the other eight Italians were put
in wagons and driven to Vanderbilts stable in
Central-ave, where they still lay, covered with
blankets, when Tribune reporter saw them.
BODIES NOT MUTILATBD.
Strange TO say, though the car was SO com
pletely demolished and the roadbcd blown away,
the bodies were almost absolutely unmutilated
OF course it is possible that some may have been
annihilated, but that fact can never be known
Two similar accidents occurred at Ardslcy at the
time Of the work on tie Aqueduct, and some OF the
men are known, in those cases, to have been
blown to atoms, SO it is within the bounds Of
probability that the same thing happened in this
case.
or the wounded George Herrick, the engineer
of the wrecked engine. Edward Finnegan, the fire
man, and Mike Mccormick, the blacksmith, were
taken to the House of the Provident Association
Of Tarrytown, just off Wildey-st, where they
were made as comfortable as possible by Dr.
Constant and his assistants and the women under
whose management the hospital is rum
Finnegan's injuries were in the head and feet
He was unconscious for hours after the occurrence
and the doctoB could not say whether he would
live. Herrick was cut about the head and face.
and suffered from confusion of the brain, but he
was able to walk upstairs when taken to the
Provident Home Mccormick was only slightly
injured. and suffered mostly from shock. Both
he and Herrick, the doctors said, would be able
to go out in a day two.
John Connors, the conductor, was taken to his
home In Sing Sing by David Whalen, who
said that Connors was able to walk and
help himself in going there.
Leo Pau, the fireman, and several of the injured
Italians were brought down to New-York and car
ried to Bellevue Hospital What became of the
other injured ones could not be learned. One man
whose head seemed tn be badly lacerated was
seen to be driven up to DIR. Husteds house, but
the doctor was not there, and he was driven away
again.
The people Of Tarrytown, men and women, were
prompt in coming forward with their aid. Many
went to the Provideht House and offered their
services as nurses They were not needed, how
over, as the matron sent to New-YOrk for a man
nurse. With that outside help the regular force
was able to care for the wounded there.
THOSE AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
The seven injured men whom it determined
to send to Bellevue Hospital were put on a special
train and arrived at the Grand Central Station
shortly after p m. Ambulances Nos. s. IL and
IA, in charge of DIS. Willmarth, Sprague and
Gleason, were in waiting, and the men were at
once transferred to them, each ambulance carry
ing two patients, the seventh man being annt to
the hospital in an express van. Leo Pau
was the first man taken from the train,
and ell of them were sorry sight
Dr. Swift was in charge of the men from Tarry.
tow town, and had with him Drs. Moiiitt, Hermann. mann
Pyne and Miles A large crowd had assembled
around the Grand Central Station, but the poor
had been prepared for their reception at the
hospital. the sufferers were soon in their cots
Owing to the severe shock the men had ex-
perienced, they were allowed to rest quietly for
some hours, and were put in charge of Drs
Bensel, Zerega, Munkwitz and w. F. Stone Leo
Pau was sent TO Ward 10, Joseph Nargi to Ward
2. Bernard Anton to Ward IA, James Gouverer
to Ward so, Frank De Barro to Ward 3, VitOorio
Idaliano TO Ward 8, and an unknown man to
Ward B.
Leo Pau, the only one Of the men who can
speak English, spoke feeby. He said he was the
fireman Of the engine, and had no warning of
the explosion. All he knew was that there was
fearful noise, and the next moment he found
himself flying through the air, and remembered
nothing after he struck the bank of the river,
out Of which he had heard he had been dragged
He had idea how the explosion occurred, but
knew there were thirty barrels of blasting powder
in the fatcar just behind the engine Every
thing. he said, had been done for their comfort
The man was looking eagerly for the arrival Of
his wife. Estella
Father Phelan, of the Carmelte Church, First
ave. and Twenty-eghthst, arrived at the hos
pital shortly after o'clock and administered the
last rites Of the Church TO Gouverer, who was
said to be in dying condition. He was severely
injured about tbe head, chest and arms, and was
also internally injured.
Bernard Anton has a compound fracture of
the jaw punctured wound Of the abdomen, and
otherwise is severely confused He is not ex-
pected to live
Vittorio Idaliano has a severe scalp wound, but
is not otherwise seriously Injured.
Leo Pau is badly hurt in the legs, body and
arms, and, II is feared has been internally in
jured. II is doubtful if he will recover
.Insenh Naroi Is terrihlv cnt Ahout the head arms