New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-15
Spring Violets.
Colgate's
Violet Water.

when rescued. The boy was badly bruised, anu
has a great cut on the face from the r,sn' eye
across the mouth to the chin; one Oh ms es'
Is severely sprained When he recovered con-
scIo,lsness half crazed. he started for the water
again. but was held back by some men, Inc
boy says that while swimming noating oarrei
got over his head and showed him under
SAVING AN EXPRESS TRAIN
The Montreal express train arrived at the
scene about three minutes after the accident ana
was tagged through the efforts Of M. II. Reilly,
an employe Of Tmoney, who boarded at Muir
phys. He thought nothing Of the heavy rain
storm until he heard somebody on the piazza.
about 80 speak Of the reservoir on the HILL
After making inquiries, he apprehended Danger
and went down to the track. Soon afterward ne
heard tremendous in the mountain, and
then the crash Of the buildings swept away. A
freight train had just passed that portion OF the
track and stopped below. having struck rock
that had rolled down the mountain. Reilly nur-
ried down the track and told the fiagman that
the roadbed covered by the flood. and he
had better flag the express. which he did
Reilly fingered round until the food had par
TALLY subsidized: then he saw something white IN
the rubbish. and. reaching down, pulled out the
body of little Italian girl. John 7. Lundy. OF
Matteawan one of Tmoney's employees. rescued
Patrick Murphy and four little boys. He waded
out to a building and carried them one py one
to place Of safety. This was directly after the
first wave. They had no more than got TO the
bank before the house was swept away. Muir
ply lest about 81 900 In cash, which had been
given him by laborers for safekeeping. num-
Der of watches were lost and several hundred
dollars by other brick yarders Fifteen or twenty
of the laborers have no clothing but that IN
which they escaped.
About a thousand yards above Murphy's
boarding house. directly in the centre of the ra-
vine was small settlement Of Arabs thirty or
forty in number occupying half dozen huts.
There is not vestige Of the settlement now.
SO far as known no Arabs lost their lives. They
have not reported anybody missing
The disaster does not affect the water supply
of Fishkill Landing and Matteawan, which de-
rive an abundance from North Beacon reservoirs.
Superintendent Van Etten OF the New YORK
Central Railroad said to-day that the washout
carried away 200 feet Of roadhed. varying IN
depth from three to ten feet. All trafhc was
stopped at $50 a. m. when the accident occurred
and the first train southbound was sent throush
at $3.50 a. m. Trains were staied al tHe W.
from Fishkill to Poughkeepsie. One OF these
was a Cook excursion train. the passengers OH
which expected to start for Europe to-day.
The news Of the washout was received at the
Grand Central Station In this city rev mo-
ments after it happened and wrecking tram
was at once dispatched to the spot. 1t took
five hours hard work to get one OF the three
tracks braced up into working shape. BY y
o'clock the track was so repaired that the ex-
press due here at $50 In the morning. which
had been detained for hours. could get through
II was after noon when the train reached the
city. and it was not until late in the afternoon
that all the three tracks were in condltlon 10
be used 1t will take a great deal OF work 10
restore them to their original condition All
morning trains from beyond Dutchess junction
were delayed from one to five hours. Ihey IN
cluded all fast trains from the West such as the
Boston and Albany special the Adirondack ex-
press the Buffalo and NewYork special and
others. While the trains were delayed at the
washed-out section Of the road the passengers
got off and strolled over the ground. looking at
the havoc dore. BY night tie wreckage was SO
far repaired that trains were running on sched-
ule time.