The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-26
THERE ARE ELEVEN DEAD.
FRI0HTFUL RESULTy OF THE COL.
LISBON AT WILLOW POLNE

Mr.. BALDWIN Lost Mother. slater. ssA
Friend. and Saved His wirs-AIi.s A.nis
Ford saved and Her sister Killed Me-
side Her--A Betrothed Girl In Dunkirk
Learns that Her Lover IL Dead - Two
Fublic School Teachers and Niece OF
George Kennnn's Among tho Kiiicd-Ise.
renved Mothers whose ChIidren Were
Going Home for Christmas-The Brake.
man who II Blamed for tho Coiiisisa
Not Vet Arrestcd-It II Said that No En-.
claimed +" That's Oao Me.' ms the -.
Louie Express Thundcred ny Him-A
Proposition to Pit In the Block System
Through to Buffalo Likely to Be Laid
Before the New York Central Directors.
day increased to eleven the number Of those
killed by tho Christmas eve collision between
New York Central express trains at Willow
Point OF the eleven others who were In the
telescoped sleeping car seven were hurt, the
recovery OF only one OF whom Is in any doubt,
and four escaped uninjured. In no other car
OF either train was any one seriously hurt
The extension Of the block signal system over
the entire line Of the Central to Buffalo will. u
is said. be a proposition to be acted upon By
the directors OF the road at once.
This list accounts for everybody In the telos
scoped sleeping car. the Gibraltar:
DEAD.
BALDWIN, Mrs A. NJ. widow Of Homer Baldwin, n
East Eighty NTH street. New York. a.
BALDWIN. Miss LILLIAN. daughter Of the FOREGOING.
BEST. srrFnES, E.. dentist. Pa Lenox avenue. New
York.
FoRp Miss lizzie. of 11s South Second street. Brook.
Ign. teacher in the Maujer street public school
KNIGHT. ABRAN Wagner conductor.
MOORE Miss GERTRUDE, Of Medina, niece Of oeoreS
Kennan.
PoLlrr, THOMAS W., Of II East Eighty nth street.
New York publisher 10 West 2sd street. and of the
firm Of George II. Policy Co.. Boston. publishers a
architectural and industrial art works.
sLocuxsE Miss MAsEI OF Lockport N r. friend Of Miss
Van Arsdale.
teenth Ward Primary School, New York. daughter Il
School Trustee W. J. Van Arsdale. formerly Chauncey
NJ Depew's private secretary and now Chief Clark a
the real estate department Of the New York Central.
WHITE. J. W., Wagner car porter.
WILCOX Edwin c.. Jr. Of <e1 Eighth street. Brooklyn
. you ng lawyer at SO Broadway.
INJURED.
.BAcNALI. JONI R. editor Of the Podghkeepsie Essa.
ing Star badly burned and internal injuries: at o.
Johns Hospital YonkerA
BALDWIN, HOMER R.. of II East Eightynfth street.
slightly burned on the neck.
BALDWIN. Nrs HoxRR R. Of II East Eighty street,
face and burned and internal injuries: in 81.
Johns Hospital. Yonkers
Mlbs ANNIE OIL Ito coutn ceCOnu bttect br00ks
lyn stenoerapher for the American Protective Taria
League: slightly burned on back at St. Jossphs Hospt
tai. Yonkers.
FREER Miss Eva OF cut on the left knee
and slightly burned; to st. Johns Hospital and thence
home.
JACOBSON, HENRY A.. painter and decorator Of 813
West Nineteenth street. New York: brought homss
badly scalded about the face and injured by inhang
steam. .t
MusrHY, DENNIS B., lawyer Of 81 Chambers stress
nd Madi md frnc le0 ~
collar BONE face and badly burned at st. Joseph1
Hospital. Yonkers. .---v
ESCAPED FROM THE WRECKED CAR UNHuRT.
GouLD. j. c. travelling engineer. New York Central
MCCORMICK -, OF Toronto.
TREnAISE, AMBRosK B., 1873 Montague street and $50
Hancock street. Brooklyn
THxxAIsr, Mrs. AMBROSE B.. Hancock street. Brooklyn.
Details of the wreck were to be had yester.
day for the first time. The Buffalo and Mag.
ara Falls special. which left the Grand Central
Station at 1880 o'clock on Thursday evening.
was delayed by signal about half way between
Hastings and Dobbs Ferry. because the
Croton local ahead had stopped to make re-
pairs to its engine. 1t was 500 o'clock when
the express stopped. The three-track road
makes big curve at that point. and
the end Of the delayed express lay al
visible from 100 yards either way. The
rear brakeman. Albert Herrick. was sent
back by Conductor George Wilkens to
flag the track. He was provided with q rcd
and white lantern and two torpedoes. His
business was to 60 back 1000 yards and sig
nal with the red lantern that the track was
blocked. Probably thinking that he had
plenty Of time. Herrick went into the station
at Hastings. about l 200 yards back Of the de.
layed train and entered into conversation with
Station Agent De Lanoy. While he stood
a h N,,a 10 nNhL n
Ferry at 1898 Numbered past The lights ON
the rear Of tho Buffalo train were concealed By
the curve in the road until 1t was too late to
avoid collision. Engineer Donahue stuck to
his place on the engine Of the St Louis OK.
press and escaped almost unhurt- His fireman
Hs 6e9rS the trains met end
The Buffalo and Niagara Falls train was
side and the Gibraltar: Wagner sleeping
fSs he mss snsns sly yAs ss Dops
hue; ploughed almost through It; The I'm.
pas b Snd % the o I sane ss
the whole Buffalo train On thirty feet until the
platform Of the Croton local ahead. The sleep:
or was t tairly cut in tWo iSngthWiss The hall
down precipitously to the track. was TANNED
tightly against the boiler OF the St Louis or:
profuseiy on that side. The passengers on
that side OF the coach were moro severely hurt
than those who sat on the river side. which
tilted slightly outward.
No part OF the st Louis train left the track
but the passengers were startled by tho shock.
Some. OF them were thrown from their seats.
The front wheels, Of the locomotive were
was added to that OF the. escaping steam
and the cries of the injured and dying. Pas.
ments panic stricken and. fearing an explo.
sion. made for the low embank ment that
Within few moments the trainmen recovered
their presence Of mind. and: with passengers
sIeeping car. Some Of the passensers hurried
back to Hastings while others ran to Dobbs
Ferry. Messages were sent UP and down the
villages near by were appealed to for doctors.
DR.. Brandt OF Hastings was the first at the
rem. ISchoppe1. and Porteus Of Yo9kers, and