The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-26

OF the cars when the crash came, was
rendered unconscious by a blow on the
head when he recovered be was thfes
seats ahead Of the one In which h. had
been sitting
One ~ the few occupants OF the
coach who escaped was Frank Dc
gan. a wood huisher u New York his
lef eye was cut by broken glass aud
his body was slightly bruised.
One Of the tralnmen who survived |
the disaster made 10 his first duty To
run 10 the nearest signal tower to tel
egraph for help The place where the
wreck occurred is rather isolated. u
IL al the entrance ~ Kings Cuts TIRES
miles south o. Garrison and hve mile'
north " Peekskill. !
Two other express trains were ioi- I
lowing close behind the Inflated state
express and the engine ~ one OF them
was sent 10 Garrison for General Man
ager J. NJ. Tuucoy who lives there.
while the other engine hurried %
Pcekshin for medical aid MI Ioucey
Wa the first official Of the railroad 10
reach the scene The engine which
brought him there steamed 90 Cold |
Spring and returned with four doctort
In the meantime Eve other physicians
had arrived and all the doctors we're
soon AZ work among he injured
OF the dramatic horrors IN the com |
bIuation ear when it let the track |
and struck the water perhaps the bes, /
account IL had from the story ~ Her
man Acker ~ pcekskn he baggage
man and mail--sot,r Ackor wa sui.
iering badly from iho shock when -ocn.
but the scenes De- graphically drrcrih-
ell iie said
John shaw. agent ~ the Wes.coiie
ENprss company. and myself were 100
the compartment when suddenly there
was a terrible bump and then rush
Of water that forced us % the ceiling
Tho car seemed to turn completely
over and had flied with water 90 with
IN about q foot Of the top When We
struck the car whirled completely
around the end whore the Chimes
we're being under water while one oud
was tilted up. We swan around and
got ventilator open, and. noting the
situation. 90, an az from toolbox
which was ahoat'
When diver arrived from New
York about noon the first thing he
did was 20 20 through the three sub
merged sleeping ears lie stated be
found no bodies. but said one or more
might he under the bcrths which we're
In great confusion u was 3 o'clock
before the derricks and hoistiug engine
could raise the combination carr. CON
slsting ~ the smoker and baggage
compartments 20 such a position that
the top of Il was ont ~ the water.
slowly the biz load began 10 rise and
IN n few moments u had been turned
over 90 that the windows we're clear
out ~ the water The body ~ man
came out % q window as the car was
being brought 20 the shore A boat
was nearby and the olrsmeu secured
the body Il was the first l.f-less form
% any ~ the pass myers to Do rescued.
4 passenger coach was al hard and
the body was carried thithCr and de-
posted on the noor The man vas
about 80 years old Ills head was part
Is bald and q bushy beard tiugcd with
gray covered hts face He vas dressed
In cheap clothes and his shoes were
cheap. 4 Grand Army badge was fast
enpd 10 the breast Of his vest The
/ busy rssCutrs did not have time then
/ 10 make any inquiry a. 10 who he was.
/ but simply tore OF a slip ~ paper and
I wrote Body No ! and pinned % IN
[ his coat and ltfi him 90 look for oth-
ers. By the time they had returned
| the derrick had drawn the car to the
| banN and the work Of getting the pas
sengers who had come 20 on uniimely
end was under way The scarcherf
we're only able 90 end eight ChInamen
and they we're also carried 90 o."
morrue car They WIRE laid iu a row
numbered and were ready Tor ldcnt'
Rratiun. Tho derrick next pulled the
day coach IN the shore and the search
I lrr party was able 10 reach a. AZ
thoue Il Il known that there we're
many more persons In the cosch. hut
ak bodies we're rescued and tao ~
these we're women They wefy placed
side hy side. The last body was rcoy-
I cred AZ 5i5
Coroner Woods Of Cold Spring. wa
on the scene and Do and several assist
ants were room AZ work az The task ~
Identifying the bodice
II vas n sight that will never be for
gotten. tho fifteen dead forms on the
floor ~ the car The face oi each one
bore cuts or contuslons Of some Kind.
The supposltIon that the Cinnamon
had been struggled into the country
seems 10 be- erroneous AZ they we're all
dressed In clothes oi American make
The Cinnamon hoarued the train az
Malone. y. Y. and there were ~ In
she party. so three are sin missing
From the time the bodies we're taken
from the cars. thousands " mOrh.dIy
curious persons assembled about thu
improyised morgun MANY gained adj
mission on the ground that they wished
10 Identify someone
With two exceptions the eyes ~ an
the dead were t.ghily closed Rcilly'sI
ewes were Wide open. At9p. m. III
coroner gave orders Tor the removal Z
the bodies 90 undertaking rooms ~
I Cold Graf" whore they will be- em'
halmed and held f1r Identification
a number Of persons were injured,
hut most ~ the names could not be
| procured on account OF the excitement