The sun., 1897-10-25

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valuablcs which ho had left in pocket at the
| head of his berth.
| Tho car was filled with water, and was listing
over on its side so far that he had TO give IL up.
| l saw druggist from Albany, whom had boon
| talking with on Saturday night, come out OF
| the wreck with oil the fingers on one hand
| missing. Our escape was miraculous.
Dow Clock of Sayvilc. L. J., and his l2year-
old son Chester. who were Of the few that got
| ont OF tho day coach alive also had a thrilling
| experience.
| II was reclining and in dose on one OF tho
| seats we'll back in the car and my son sat beside
| mo on the inside. lie was awake and looking
| out of tho window. became conscious that
| something unusual had happened when my son
| suddenly threw his arms around my neck and
| tho car began wabbing as II 1t were sailing
| through space. There was only slight
| lar as the car went into the water, and
| then wo seemed TO be rushing through
tho water. There wero two men, two
women. and two children in tho forward
| part OF the car, as nearly as l can remember.
| The water was up to the top Of the seats two
m nutcs after / awokc, and II was rising 80
rapidly that we were only able to keep above 1t
by standing on the backs OF the seats and cling.
held my boy up with one arm. and clung to the
| ventilator blinds with the other. told the boy
to be calm, and he was so much so, in fact, that
! he pulled out his pocket knife and coolly tried
TO cut away the vcntilator so that ho could get
The water rose steadily, and was, up to my
armpits tw minutes after 1t reached tho top OF
the seats. l thought thero was no hope until
my boy, who could look out of the ventilator.
saw saw, man nn Shopping hole in The roof OF car
OF our voices. and the man. who aftcrward
learned was w. ID. Langtord OF Now Jersey,
heard us and came to our rescue. llo chopped
enough for my boy 10 crawl through. could not
get through though. and Mr.. Langford told mo
day coach had tioatei around the rock at
the point where the accident occurred, and was
tops, keeping hold of the ventilntors until got
to the rear, when Langford cut piece out of
the rear OF the car and got out on the roof.
My son was already in n boat whic ono of
the the brakemen was rowing. and got in with him.
There There were two other injured persons in tho
shore, and, looking around, could see nothing
but the tops Of the cars. We got in the slcepers
railroad officials credit for rendering us every as.
sistance possible and looking out for our com.
water, but find that my wach was stopped at
/. D. Burrows, a farmer of Fayete, Seneca
II slept y ith my clothes on and was awakened
by n jar which gave me the impression that we
had broken a wheel. had been in n railroad
accident once before and instantly realized that
was in another. l was near the door ana
managed to get out Just as the cars were sinking
and gained the roof. Tho other cars were
the Cinnamon and other passengers were awful.
Melville Shore the agent Of the Westcott Ex-
succeeded in chopping his way out, and. al:
though injured. MANAGED am to swim ashore / !
people out OF the holes chopped in tho roof by
the railroad men.
sion Of the Wagner Palace Car Company, was a
passcnge- in the car Glen Alpine. which was the
frst Of IN, ths seeping cars to go into the water.
II was awakened by the sudden jar of the
train, and; knowing that we were very near tho
as the train stopped. l conscious OF q
strange sensation. as II the car was sinking, and
matter, The air in the car began to get warm
and thought b.sIh the car snS was ar
the wa that eF'H Was rising he
car and forcing the warm air upward.
Uns,nn, was in H. lover berth and opposite that
ceoded in getting window opcn and Mrs. Acton
wanted to jump out into tho, river. Her hus-
out OF the window onto the root lifted Mrs.
Acton out OF the window. and her husband
! lifted her feet There were three other women
In the car. and other men were attending to get
There was an elderly man in the car VIII
said he had recently had an attack OF paralysis
and did not want to venture out Of the car
window through fear of having another. i told
Ing, a blanket passed it around under his arms rms
In this manner he was lifted out and up i on the
roof.
Il think that all had time to get out, although
tho water was up to my neck when escaped.
We remained on the roof for four or five min
the Top the he car tSe shoqo 1S with rarossd % es
Tor us to get ashore. Tho cars were listing over
We're uncoupled as quickly as the tranmen could
get at he coupling pins, and thus they were saved
from plunFng in with the other. II touk from
seven to eight minutes for the cars to sink. Tho
two rear cars were backed up on the up-bound
track, and the survivors placed in them: The
and a broken arm"
Mr.. Litteheld sent the message to the station
ut Garrison's telling of the wreck.
A. p. Lee OF Chicago. who is stopping, at the
ter couch, and was making his first visit to this
city. he said that the first shock awakened
the the second sSook threw hm
tS PACK and and forged his head against the head Of
hs S ne soId Sd e1s the
thar car was seriously hurt. he said, but all
| Frank II. stiman Of los Rodney street, Will
at 2O2 East Forty.third street. in this city said:
was returning from a business trip to Buff
in. as nearly as can recollect, was The fourth
| one In nine: e:car train. In berth on the op-
sons; Just before O'clock wns " awaRenod ieH BY
| sudden jolt and then for a moment felt as II
going through the air moment later
and called TO Parsons. but received no
reply ro, Put Put '1y hand out Of The berth and dis;
opened the window nearest me. and only attircd
| in my underclothing. l crawled out and found
myself in the Hudson River. Then saw that
the sleepef l had been in WAS half under
| water. managed to reach tho shore
where, ], with Others found shelter in
shed. There VIC remained until the Montreal
| express came along and were fur
pished with blankets. Afterward we were
| brought to the Grand Central Station. where
| cabs were in waiting TO take all OF us to the
Murray Hill Hotel I declined to go and WAS
| brought 10 my home in q cab and with only my
night.clothing and y blanket on me. 1t was tho
| most thrilling experience havo ever had and
| don't care o go through il again"
| The injured taken to tho Flower Hospital arc:
John smith. 40 years old. tho American Tx.
press Company's messenger, OF Buffalo, who had
u broken arm and cut head; John Flood, 2s
| years old. n lnhorcr of Stockport. n. Y, whose
head and right arm were cut. and Char cs II.
| Buchanan of 4l5 West Forty seventh street.
| who sustained lncerated wounds of the right
hand and arm. Tho doctors said that none was
seriously injured, and that NIL would be able to
leave the hospital in day or two.
John Flood, who is in Flower Hospital. do