Evening journal., 1891-12-26
THE DEATH LIST GROWS
Eleven Lives Lost by the Hast
ings Collision.
TIE BODIES ROBBEp BY aHou1s

Their Pockets Cut y Torn Out BY rse.,ds
Devoid Of Conscience wounded aen
Similarly Treated Careless brakeman
Herricis Fleeu 10 Avoid Punishment.
TARRYTowN, N. y, Dec. 9N-The total
number Of thoee who loat their iives Ny the
collision at Hastings now reaches eleven.
The eleventh victim died early hast even.
ing. The official list Of the dead is M follows.
Mrs A. N. Baldwin, of New York.
Thomas W. Policy, Of the firm Of George
II. Policy a. Co, Boston.
Abraham Knight, Wagner Palnoe Cor con
ductor
Miss Libbie Van Arsdale, a school te0chor
Of New York city
Miss Mabel slocum, of LoolSport, N. Y.
Miss Gertrude Moore, Of Medina N. X.
Miss Lizzie Ford Of Brooklyn.
J. W. White, oo1ored porter on Wagner
car.
Miss Lillian Baldwin, of Now York
DIR. s. e. Best, dentist, Of New York
Edwin S. Wilcox, Of the hw firm Of
Johnee & Wilcox, Of New York.
A+tN aFtfAANn "a INV tthIANfNfs
The injured are Mrs, Homer Il. Baldwin,
Of New York, seriously; Miss Annie Ford,
slightly D B. Murphy, Of New York, se-
riously; Harry A. Jacobson, slightly, J. r.
Bagnall, Of Poughkeepsie, probably fatally.
of the twenty-five persons who we've IN
the III fated car, but six escaped seriosn In
jury. They We're J G. Gould, of New York.
Dir. Mccormick, Miss Freyer. N Pouch
keepsie; Homer r. Baldwin, Of New York.
and Mr, and Mrs. A. b. Tromaine, u Brook
lyn.
brakeman Herrick rlcd.
Albert T. Herricls, the brakeman whose
oarelessness caused the accident He'd soon
after the collision and has not va been
found. He win be arrested II found.
HerTick was sent back by Conductor
George WillSens to aag the track. He was
provided with red and a white lantern
and two torpedoes. His business was 10 20
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 ut Hastings,
about 200 yards back Of the delayed train,
and entored into conversation with Station
Agent De Lanoy.
While be stood there the ST. Louis OK
press thundered past The lights ON tho
rear of the Buffalo train were concealed by
the curve IN the road until 1t waa too lato
20 avoid collision. Engineer Donahre stuck
70 his place on the engine Of the Sc. Louis
express and escaped almost unhurt. His
fireman jumped Just before the trains met
and was bruised
The Dead Were Robbed.
disgusting fact was revealed during the
examination Of the bodies of the dead BY
undertakers. The pockets Of several of the
victims We're found to have been either cut
or torn from their clothing and all their
valuables, including pockotboolis, jewelry,
etc, were missing Inquiry at tho hospital
among the injured showed that several OF
them, too, had been robbed. A number OF
strangers volunteered their services "a tho
work OF rescue at tbs wreck, and it Is bo-
heyed 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 n East
Eighty-ffth street, New York. The chances
are that Of the little party Of five which
started TO spend the Christmas holidays at
Niagara Falls he viii be the sole survivor
His mother ID dead, his sister Is dead, his
intimate friend, Thomas W. Policy. Is dtad.
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Baldwin himself is so overcome with shock
and grief that h. hardly thinks life worth
living.
Saw Three Pairs Of Feet.
Baldwin was in the smoking room when
the crash came He got out, but does not
know how. He rushed 10 tho side OF the
car near where he had left his relatives He
saw that the side Of the car was burst open
and through the cloud a escaping steam he
saw three pairs Of feet protruding from the
wreckage He caught hold of the first pair
and began to pun AS be did 80 he reoog-
nized his sisters voice pleading for help.
With the assistance OF Mr. Gould he got
Miss Baldwin out Of the wreck Mr.. Bald
win took hold q the next pair Of feet and
began 70 pull ont the victim
. 1t was his mother He got her out IN a
few minutes, but she was decd
There was another pair * feet sticking
out OF the wreck Taking hold Of them
Baldwin cried, III you are living kick your
feet.S The feet made a foebie motion and
Mr.. Baldwin dragged Policy out. Poley
seemed literally acalded alive