Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-10-25
In MIDST OF LIFE DEATH
New York Central State Express
Plunges Into the Cold Waters
of the Hudson River.
TWENTY PERSONS SENT INTO ETERNITY
An Embankment Unaccountably Gave
Way and the Train Dropped Into
the River-Three Bodies Under
Locomotive in Water.

Garrisons, N. Y, Oct. 25.-The state
express on the New York Central d Hud
son River railroad, which left Buffalo for
New York at p. m. on Saturday, ran
into the Hudson river near here on Sun
day morning. The embankment appears
to have given away under the weight OF
the locomotive which plunged to the
river bottom. The express car, combina-
tion car and two sleepers also went into
the river. Four sleepers remained on the
track. The train carried about 80 pas
sengers.
Those in the sleepers escaped, but out
Of the 20 people in the day coach at least
IL were drowned. It is known that 20 per-
sons were killed as follows:
Thomas Reilly, ST. Louis.
E. A. Green, Chicago.
W. h. Myers, fremont, N. Y.
Giuseppe Paduano, New York.
W. s. Becker, Newark, N. j.
A. G. Mckay, private secretary to Gen
eral Superintendent Van Etten.
John Foyle, engineer.
John Il. Tompkins, fireman.
Two women and one man unidentified.
Nine Cinnamon.
When the wreckers raised the sleeping
car Glen Alpine this morning there was
much excitement, as it was believed there
must surely be some bodies in this car,
| the most deeply submerged of the lot,
but not a body was discovered.
1t is now believed that all in this car
escaped and we're taken care of by the
passengers in the sleepers that remained
on the track.
just to the rear of the Glen Alpine was
the car Hermes, which left it's trucks on the
track and landed on its bottom in the
river, but only in about three feet of
water.
The porter of this car, VIM. Patterson,
said: II selzed hammer, and, rushing
outside, broke all the windows on the
short side, and in few minutes had got
out 12 passengers. I am positive that
everyone got out because there was only
foot or so of water in the car. The car
Hermes, just ahead of mine, plunged into
deeper water, so that one end was com-
pletely submerged, while the other was
against the end Of ours and a trifie higher
saw people climbing out of the high
end and am quite positive that before
the car settled into the deep water we got
everybody oot. Some people were scsnt-
lily dressed. They scattered to the other
cars and think went to New York"
"After we had gotten out all the sleep
ing car passengers, we saw some people
from the combination car swimming and
helped them to safety. am afraid some
of the people liberated from the other
car were drowned because of the cold
water cramping them."
| If there are any more bodies of pas
sengers in the wreck, they are believed to
be in the day coach, which lies in the wa
ter up to the roof. diver took six
bodies out of this car last evening.
Roadmaster Otis told reporter that
the sinking of the roadbed was due to
some almost unaccountable action of the
water on the embankment. The sand and
gravel had been washed out, leaving a
crust under the track which collapsed
under the weight of the train. He could
not understand why the retaining wall Of
solid masonry gave way as it did
The locomotive, under which are be-
lieved to be the bodies of Engineer Foyle,
Fireman Tompkins, and A. g. Mckay,
who was riding in the cab, lies in SO feet
of water.