New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
EFFICIENT EMPLOYEES LOST.
TIE ENGINEER ~ THE ROADS SERVICE
SINCE lsGi- SrrERINTENpENT VAN
ETTENs PRIVATE SECRETARY
oNE or THE DEAD

DNG VI mn bA~-Nb'
The husc train that plunged hcadlong into the
Hudson River A. Gtrri.on early yesterday morn
ing carried down TO Death three ~ the most trust
worthy q tho NoW-lork c-ntrais employees J.
Fo,ie IA. engineer lived - Alhany. lie entered
thc service of the central 1851. and tn 1855 was
made IN engineer. He raves family. Ills son
ven, ~ the Grand central Station soon - u.
hard ~ ~. accident yesterday morning. and At
once started for Garrison. on d special engine.
Tho Nrcrnan vas John Thompson. OF Eas' Ahany.
Tic WIS vel known. aud had host 81 friends on
the road lie Wa Republican Fire Comm.ssion"r
in hi~ ;oNn.
In the death 81 Albert -. Mckay. a sad story is
70 b. told Mr.. Mckay MAS private secretary TO
Edgar Van f.uen. general superintendent 81 III,
road lie VS. kncpu from end Of tho limo 20
the Other and was favori'e Of the engineers IL
frcoucntly took ride on an engine, and II Was
v hilo doing this that he met his death. lie went
up 90 Albany Saturday. aud joiHs1 FoNl". the en-
.ine.r who wss waiting with engine 40. 81 20
bring the state Express down. Tho train loft Al
h.nv 2, 3ls A. m with Toylc. Thompson and
M,K,v In the cab The signals for clear track
vcrc shown at Poughke"psio. and from there IL
WAS rsportcd that Mckay was on the engine No
word wa heard from him after that
II MAS hoped until late in the afternoon. that
,,.E,y b.d left the engine AZ PouGhke.psis and
snrc back or bad stayed there. All day, in the
-.r. ana worrv brought Oh by tho wreck. Mr. Van
rt,en kept ~ sr ncossan: tei"graphing along the
ure "a md out II ~ some good fortuna Mckay
rI io,, he engine before II plunged into the
/, us late in tho afternoon before he gave up hope.
saying - Al. a., -. 49,.
urd,r I'M / canno, bring myself to believe II. n
NO h.d left that train. and T. anywhere along the
line n. would have communicated with me before
,bis I know n. would have been the first one TO
urn m Ills silence and absence can alone h. ac
coured for hv the fact that he stuck 10 the train
~ ,vcu down with it
'' mk Wa MARRIED. and his efe Is said he
AZ Fulton chain. . - -
1.hc CHER mernbers OF the train crew were T.. Q.
Parrish conductor. who received a slight face
anna T. J Brown and g Cunningham. brake
49, 10Th of whom e~caDcd unintured. Herman
.ct.r bgggagcman. escaped uninjured: Charles
,,,ch.rsn a clerk in the shops at bepcw who
,'.s hadlv shaken up and j Smith. agent OF the
@nncrirsn EXPRESS company on the train. He was
also well shaken up q. -, 49, .,,,
-, r,other that ht had been in the wreck. but
NJ ,,t hurt he telegraphed HIS sister that he
20 hs.n shaken mp and asked her to meet him a
1'' lion I'm New York. he was coming the
W. - rim when he reached the station he
,ten "a The Flower Hospital and his Injuries
I'M. ,aad Thev are regarded as serious. Smith.
ohc .. nrcssman. lost all his clothes but he CANE
w. ON The train with Buchanan wrapped in blan-
kct lie also went to the Flower Hospital. and
nhoo,r,iv afterward friends came With new clothing
md he was enabled 20 go home \ third 10 go 10
an' Iroucr Hospital John Flood. OF Stockport.
~ lie Nss not badly hurt.