The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-26
NINETEEN LIVES WERE LOST.
THE HUDSON DISASTER NOT so BAD
AS FIRST REPORTED.

only Nineteen Can he Counted as
Missing-CuriOus Throngs COngre-
gate at the Scene of the Wreck.
Bodies of the Two women Killed
Remain UncInImed-The Engi-
neer, Fireman and the superin~
tendent stiII at the Rivers Bottom.
Work of RecOnstructIOn Being
Hurried TO ComDIction-COache
Burned ON the Rivers Bank.
Garrisons, N. Y, oct. 25.--The complete
list Of the killed In the New York Central
and Hudson railroad wreck. a list which
the railroad officials believes includes all
of those who could possibly have been
lost is as follows:
Engineer John c. Foyle of East Albanyf
body stan in the river
Fireman John @. Tompkins of East Al-
bany; body stil in the river.
Samuel Williams of Buffalo.
Thomas Reilly of st. Louis.
w. H. G. Meyers of fremont, n. Y.
A. G. Mckay Of Harlem; body still in
the river.
-. A. Green of Chicago.
William schenokenbecker Of Newark
N. J.
Giuseppe Taguana of New York city.
Mrs. Robert Lindsman of Utica.
one unknown woman.
Seven Cinnamon.
The number is nineteen, as sent lasd
night and there is little doubt that this
is the total list Of the killed.
The bodies of the engineer, fireman ana
Mr.. Van Etten's secretary are yet in the
river, with small hope of their immediate
recovery. The Incidents and features of
the day have had a tinge Of the dramatic
around them.
Had It not been for the fact that tor
rents of rain poured down all the after
noon, the New York Central railroad
would have had an excursion upon their
hands larger than any for many years.
As It was. train load after train load of
curiosity seekers landed at the station near
the wreck and walked through the drench-
ing rain to stand and stare at the burning
embers and mutilated cars. OF the six
teen dead who lay In the coroner's office
at Cold Springs, eight were heather for
eigners, whose names or residences meant
scarcely anything to the general public,
and yet six of those eight were identified,
and claimed long before any person had
come forward to inquire or
seek for two well dressed
and evidently very respectable
Christian white women the only women
killed an the wreck.
In the morgue they lay for the full two
days. unclaimed and unsought evidently,
while the other dead were claimed and
taken care Of The sixteen bodies that
were held at Cold Springs for identifca-
ton and the claim Of the relatives were
divided between the two undertaking es-
tablshments. All day long these places
were besieged by crowds Of the curiouss
but only those who might In any way es-
tablish the identity Of the victims were
admitted to look upon them. At o'clock
tonight, but for a few burning embers and
twisted rails, it would be difficult to de-
tect any sign OF the wreck.
Division Superintendent Mccoy decided
that none Of the cars would ever be fit for
use again, and that, with the exceptions
of the cushions, there was nothing worth
saving. The torch was applied to-day to
the coach and the combination smoking
and baggage car The work Of raising the
sleeping coach Hermes proceeded slowly.
and it was not until ] o'clock that IL was
foated upon transport. While being
raised the trucks gave way and fell with
a crash into the river. The car was tow
ed down the river and deposited on the
bank, where Il was destroyed by fire. The
last coach Of the Inflated train, the Niobe,
was gotten out Of the water at o'clock,
and also burned
The express car is also under the ittls
knoll Of the mountain. 800 yards below.
No attempt will be made to raise IL until
tomorrow morning.
A n large force
work building up the tracks. The north
bound track was moved over five feet
east, a firm bed, composed Of sand, gravel
and broken stones, having been prepared
for It. The track has also been planned
for southbound trains. Supt. Mccoy
thinks the two tracks win be in opera.
ton by tomorrow night.