New-York tribune., 1891-12-26
DESCRIPTION OF THE VICTIMS.

TIE BALDWIN FAMILY HEAVILY AFFLlCTl-D-
OTHERS WHO WE'RE KILLED OR INJURED.
Especially sad is the history OF Christmas Day In
the family Of Mrs. Homer Baldwin, No. II East
Eighty -ffthst. on Christmas Eve the family gave
their presents to one another and then took the train
intending to spend Christmas Day at Niagara FAILS.
The merry party it shated consisted OF Mrs. BALDWIN
! (whose husband was a welLknOwn clothier In this
city before his death ten years ago) her son Homer
r. Baldwin and his wife Gertrude Miss Lillian. his
sister, and Thomas W. Policy, an Old hiend OF uie
family who had lived with them for ten years. When
the accident happened Mrs. Homer baldwin and Mr..
Policy were Eilled almost instantly MISS Lihan
Baldwin died yesterday morning in st. Johns Hospital.
md Mrs. Homer II. BALDWIN is lying In the same
hospital the physicians being unable to say whether
she will live or not. Mr.. Baldwin was 10 the SMOKING
car at the time Of the accident. and escaped Win
slight INJURIES lie able to return 10 his home In
Eighty ffth-st yesterday afternoon As soon as the
news OF the accident reached the home of the Baldwins
Dr. Charles Foster, Mr. Havens. Wallace Nichols and
his son. c. H. Nichols, and Mr. and Mrs. Tce. started
for Yonlcrs All but c. H. Nichols returned with
Mr. BALDWIN. Arrangements have been made to bring
the bodies to the city tins morning on the O'CLOCK
train. The funeral will probably be held In the
Calvary Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, although
the arrangements have not been made with the family
pastor the Rev. DR.. r. 5. Macarthur.
Mrs. Homer Baldwin, the mother OF Homer h.'
was a 1nc-looking woman, about ffty-fve years old,
although she looked much younger. She was sitting
I'm the car chatting pleasantly when the crash came
Her son had gone forward into the smoking car q
short time before, and that act probably saved his
life As IL was he escaped with moderate scaldng.
Mr. Baldwin Is employed by the Hazard Manufacturing
Company No. 81 Liberty-st lie is thirty years old.
Ills wife, who lies In a dangerous condition In st.
Johns Hospital, YOnkers, was Miss Gertrude Moore,
Of Troy when she married Mr.. Baldwin, one year ago.
Miss Lillian Baldwin, who died yesterday morning.
was charming young woman, twenty-three years old,
a graduate of the Normal College In 1888, and a
teacher in this city since that tme She was one OF
the active young people Of the Calvary Baptist Church
and taught in the Sunday y-schoOl there.
Thomas W. Policy III the publishing business
with his brother, George II. Policy at No. 99 Court
| st. Boston, and had charge OF the New-York orice
OF the company at No. Is West Twenty third-st lie
was born in Canada thirty -four years ago and has
several brothers and sisters living In different parts
| OF the United States. lie had boarded with the
| Baldwins for a number Of years and was unmarried
Dr. Charles H. Foster, vito also boarded with the
Baldwins, and who has q dentists parlors at Sixth
ave. and Thiry-sxthst was expecting to 20 with the
party on its pleasure trip but was detained by bus
ness lie has practically had control Of the household
arrangements since the accident. The frst one "
bring news Of the disaster to tie house was Wallace
! Nichols an old friend of the family.
Dr. stephen f. Best, twenty nine years old another
OF the unfortunate passengers, died at st. Johns Hos
pltal Yonkers at 30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
reporter who called at his home, No. 244 Lenoxave
last night told that DIR. Best left this city Christ
mas eve to visit his mother at Hudson, n. \. Dr.
Best was educated in this city, graduated from the
Homeopathic Medical College in 1858. DR.. Best was
unmarried lie had already entered upon the practice
OF dentistry with much Arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed but the services will
be held here tomorrow II the body be brought here
by that time
Miss Elizabeth Van Arsdalc. twenty eight years OLD,
the daughter of William J. Van Arsdale Of the real
estate department Of the NewYork Central Railroad,
was well known in musical circles in this city. SHE
occupied place In the choir of st. BaIthoiomew's
Church. and had delivered several entertaining Lectures
on the compositions OF Richard Wagner and other COM
posels. Miss Van Arsdale had been enjoying visit
from her cousin Miss Mabel slocumbe, of Lockpor for
several days On Christmas Eve the two cousins were
taken In carriage TO the Grand Central Station by Mr..
Van ATsd9le and placed on boa,d Wagner car bound
for Lockpot, where Miss Van Afsdsle had been in the
habit OF spending the holiday season for several years.
gl0 Bank-st, late last night Mr.. and Mrs. Slocumbe
started 70. this city from Locp0t a. soon the news
OF the disaster reached item The double funeral will
be held AL No 10 Bak-s tomorrow afternoon, after
which the body Of Miss SOcumbe will be taken to her
| home Mr.. siocuutc 5 prominent citizen OF Lock
port and is connected with the Holly Manufacturing
| Company thee 49,
| Edwin S. Wilcox a young man, recently admitted
| into partnership In the law firm Of Johncs a. Wilcox,
| No 20 Broadway At the home OF Edward X. JOlnes,
No. l24 West Thirty sixth St, last night L was said
had formerly been engaged In business with Mr. Johnes.
He hsd left the oftce Thursday, saying that he
TO visit the x-ag woman TO whom he was engaged to