The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-25
IN THE DAY COACH.

A drizzling rain started in at an early
hour today and the outlook was dreary
and dismal IL the extreme. The wreckers
began work very early in order 10 recover
bodies known To have been in the river
or Others they might land. If there ara
any bodies in the wreck or in the river,
they are believed to be In the day coach.
which lies In water up 10 its rfof. off
Kings dock. The diver who took six
bodies out Of this car last evening. said
he could find no more bodies. But there
is great difference of opinion among ti o
railroad men as 60 whether there are
others there A good many believe that
when it is raiscd. as passengers who es-
capped from IL. End tie crew, believed
yesterday that a. least IL persons peiished
in the dav coacn
There was found in this one car, in
wallets and pooketbooks, $500 In money,
in sums ranging from Sl5 To $500, ana
eight gold watches. one of them being
n lady's chatelaine.
MONEY AND WATCHES FOUND.
Some of the watches bear monograms
bv which they can be evidently identified.
There were also found "a variety of
diamonds. sleeve buttons. diamond studs
and q pearl pin, all kinds CT wearing
apparel satchels, um mbrellas and shoes
men were set to the task of removing the
equipments from the sleeping cars and
at the same Il me all tho available track
men were put TO work on the road bed in
order to get both trauits in operation.
This work was commenced under the
direction of General Roadmaster w. ID.
Otis, who arrived on the ground at an
early hour this morning with every road
master in the New York Central's 5 en-
ploy, some 20 in mum per.
ROADMASIERS ON HAND
Ii happen ed that the roadmasters were
making their annual Tour of inspection
over the road. ana were thus able to reach
the scene in a bodv 1t is tho custom of
the Central to send Its roadmasters over
tho entire system on heavy trains com
posed of sleepcrs, dining and vestibuled
cars once year. This was done on this
part of the roac last weak and the section
where the accident occurred wos passed
without misnap.
Roadmaster Otis who is considered ono
or the most expert track builders In this
country, was reticent about giving his
opinion rs to the cause Of tho sinking road
bed, but no told "a representative of the
Associated Press that Ii was due rimarily
to some almost uDaccountabl, cause.
SPECULATING AS TO CAUSE
The exact cause that threw the engine
and it, burden into tho dark water
could probably only be told by tho on
glneer and fireman. LThey are dead. To-
day IL Is believed by experts that tbs re-
cent high tides had weakened and lpsid-
iously washed away tho road bed. But
whatever the cause may have been. the
disastrous result Is known though it Is
feared not even in full as yet.
Perhaps the most marvellous OF all
things connected with this accident is
that so many escaped and tnat only nine
teen persons. so far as known, perished.
Those known to have died are as
follows:
Thomas Reilly, st. Louis, Mo.
H. "A. Green, Chicago.
w. ii. u. Myers, Passaic. y. j.
Giuseppe Padauuo NewYork
w. > Becker. Newark. y. j.
Samuel Williams Buff, 10, y. Y.
A. q. Mckay. private socr stary to
Gen. Supt. Van Etren.
John Fovle. engineer East Albany.
John q. Tompkins, fireman, East
Albany.
Two unidentified women.
Wong Gin.
Hop Sing.
Six other Cinnamon, not yet iGent Il q.
H. Parsons who was thought to be
dead escaped with only "A few bruises.