New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
WATER SILENCED THE CRIES.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE or YoNKERs MAN
AND HIS RRIDE-rHEY GAVE CLOTH
ING TO OTHER PASSENGERS.

Edward 4 Forsyth. % Yonker. who. With his
br,d, Nas returning rom his wedding tour 10
Niagara Falls tells tho following story OF the
disaster:
NV ai,e and occupied berth IN the third
sleeper from the last There we're several other
person, I'm m. car including newly married
couple aho sot Syracuse. was lying
awake. being unable 10 sleep on account 0, a
severe headache. when nas startled by 4 severe
crash which sounded like IN explosion. my head
vas throan against tho side o. the berth, and
when tried 70 rs- there came second crash.
which vas foiinaei by continuous dealening
rumble which ended IN third crash. fclt the
car lunge 20 one side and heard the tearing o,
aooi Then the car came 20 a stop. but knew
. IL yas leaning over and the forward end seemed
~ ho down hill r Nas dark. Tor the lights went
ouf With the first shock ! know something fear
Phi had happenci rom the grosns and cries o:
tho nasssnserS NJ thoughts wero for my wife.
VINO had been sleeping soundlv. She AZ my
side and had boon awakened by the first crash. T
told hcr 10 ~ ready 20 get out. and she started
10 lress as bes she could / saw the porter cropping
through the car. and told him TO 20 10 the
rear. nhile ] started for the forward end. He
called 10 me that tho rear end 81 tho car was
smashed in and he could not get OFT. Finding
that the forward end o, tho flooded With
wafer knew that had gone into the river.
Getting back TO my berth found my wife hai
partly dressed. managed 10 get our window open
and I climbed cut Ny wife preserved her presence
OF mind Assuring her that were getting out Of
danger ! pulled her through the open aindop. and
lot her down on the truck. which had fallen from
The car and lay beneath VIZ. part yout of The
wafer : man stood the truck and caught her
AZ she came down.
The wall along nc river had been torn down.
and We managed 10 get the bank in safety
When had placed my wifi. in safe place went
back 10 tho car saw the FOUR five ahead
in s1a ata M mo limo -.l
The engine could not be The fearful cries OF
the passengers did not last more than minute or
two after the last crash came. and T knew they
must have been drowned There seemed 10 d.
number who escaped and some OF them were bad,
injured.
II recognized ore whom had me; In the
smoking-room He was not hurt. and went 10
work 10 try and ono. or the injured |
saw ono man with his torn ont OF the socket.
and We worked at him for some time, but he died
The doctors did no, seem 10 DC doing much for the
injured.
II saw another man, who seemed to De a train
hand His face was horribly cut and torn. but he
WAS shouting wildly: Has any one tagged the
other train and then he limpins up the
track saw several men carrying apparently lie
less forms out from the water. and some who were
dad were placed the bank Of the river and
coversd over Some of the rescued were pulled
through the windows and All OF their clothes
a,nre Torn or | got my wife's valise out and We
ave some Of the passengers such garments as We
n nsr ana myself and two other linked hands
and pulled one or two OF them odt or the water
son,e other passengers who were IN the water. The
deep ana no kno ns ow a G
pu, 7 know there only small number saved
out Of the Gars do no. know but found that
our sleeper had been tslescoped TO within loot OF
berth our Ssare va" m.rs Ss n.
water soon sieIced them all.