Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-28
WAS 1T DYNAMITE :?
Suspicion Of Foul Play in the
Garrisons, N. Y, Wreck.
Thought that Wall Was Deliberately
Blown Out With Dynamite.
Detectives at W0rk-0ne Admits that Road
Officials So Suspect.

Cold Springs. N. Y, Oct. 27.-The
suspicion, which was only breathed in
minister's, last night. that the terrible
disaster to the state express on the
New York Central Railroad on Sunday
morning, which sent 20 souls to eter-
nifty, was the work of a diabolical plot,
gained strength, and the opinion was
expressed by more than one official
that the train was sent to its destruc-
ton by human. or to speak more fit
tingly, inhuman hands.
IF the bank of the railroad was torn
up by dynamite, the motive of those
who did it was not robbery, but re-
venge," was the startling statement
made by one official Of the road.
The suspicious of the railroad people
having been aroused. vigorous in
Vestigation is being made, and at least
one man may be arrested, today.
When the party of rs roadmasters of
the New York Central railway system
arrived at the scene early Monday
morning and commenced critical sur
vey of the section of the embankment
which had been either washed or blown
out one of the roadmasters-a man who
dynamite-said to his fellow officials
that the excavation looked to him very
much like the work of dynamite. He
has used this powerful explosive
great deal in his work on the Adiron-
dack division of the road and conse-
quently is familiar with the effects.
The tendency of dynamite is to blast
downward, rather than outward and
one of the most expert track builders
of the railroad says that a very light
charge of dynamite would have COL
lapsed section of track fully as ex-
tensive as the section in question.
The Associated Press representative
was informed. this morning, by a gen.
tleman who travels from Garrisons to
New York every morning, that three
weeks ago this same train, No. 46, had
narrow escape from being wrecked at
point about two miles south of the
spot where it finally met it's fate. A
huge boulder weighing two tons was
discovered in the track just in time for
the train to be stopped---
4 made the remark, that morning,
that l believed some one had put that
stone there. and l still think so," sail
fallen from the top of the mountain for
it cleared the inland track in it's fall
and landed squarely on the down
track. 1t looks to me as if some one
bears grudge against the railroad
company, but who it is l cannot say
Little remained of the debris of the
wreck. this morning, beyond the
smouldering embers of the cars all of
which had been raised and burned
along the shore. A diver appeared on
the scene at o'clock and went down
to search for the bodies of Engineer
Foyle and Stenographer Mckay. their
bodies being the only ones positively
known to be in the river.
The diver commenced a thorough
search in the mud hole from which the
locomotive was lifted. yesterday This
hole is six feet deep and after search
ing in it for Is minutes he returned
with telescope satchel which had
fallen into the hole after the engine
was taken out of it. He said that the
depression contained a number of mat
tresses, seat cushions. and stuff of a
similar nature but no bodies were in
sight. He was sent down again with
search.
The officials of the New York Central
deny most vehemently the statement
made by Michael Glare of Cold Springs
that he resigned his position as sec
ton foreman because he knew that the
road bed was unsafe and did not wish
to longer take the responsibility for
it.
The officials say that Glare was dis
charged for drunkenness and neglect |
of duty. General Superintendent Tou-
cey and others state that they saw
Glare. only last evening, in an intoxi- |
Gated condition.
Only one body remained unidentified |
in Cold Springs, this morning, it being |
that of the woman, who was, last |
night, thought to be Mrs. Mary Theirs |
of Cleveland. A dispatch from there |
states that she has been accounted for. |
The hearing was productive of no in |
formation whatever bearing upon the |
cause of the disaster. The inquest was |
adjourned until Nov 4, at 7.30 p. NJ.
Chief Detective Humphrey of the |
New York Central Railroad, was asked |
tonight, if the arrest of any person was
NoheSihpiotSu VII ouSpICiOH VI udNll6
caused the wreck Of the State Express. |
Mr.. Humphrey admitted that the rail-
road officials suspected that the road |
bed was blown out by dynamite, but |
refused to divulge any information.
He said that his instructions were to
report the result Of his investigation
personally to President Depew.