The herald., 1897-10-25


players; state league games; coursing
contests.
thither and deposited on the floor. The
man was about 55 years old.
The rescuers did not have time then
to make any inquiry as to who he was
but simply tore off slip of paper wrote
Body No. l." and pinned it on the coat,
and left him to look for others. By the
time they had returned the derrick had
drawn the car to the bank and the work
of getting the victims out was under
way. The searchers We're only able to
find eight Chinese. They were also car
ried to the morgue car, laid in row
and numbered.
The derrick next pulled the day coach
to the shore, and the searching parties
were able to reach it, Although 1t Is
known that there were many persons
in the coach, but six bodies were recov-
cred, and two Of these were women.
The last body was recovered at 5:45 p. m.
Coroner Woods of Cold Springs vas on
the scene and he and several assistants
were soon at work at the task of identi-
flying the bodies. A man who said his
name was Frank j. Degan Of New York
succeeded in escaping from the car. He
said his brotherin-law, w. H. G. Myers,
had boarded the car at Poughkeeksle and
occupied separat te seat from him in the
day coach. Degan was asleep when the
accident occurred. He escaped miracu-
lousy, swimming ashore. Later he iden-
titled Myers among the dead.
Tbn 1t
searched the dead bodies in the. hope of
finding some clue to their identity. Moth
ing positive was found to identify the
Chinese.
By letters and papers found in the
pockets of No. 1 he was identified as
Thomas Riley of St. Louis, a G. A. r.
veteran.
No. 8 was a young man about 80 years
of age, well dressed. A letter addressed
to L. A. Green, care A. w. Otis, architect,
275 Dearborn street, Chicago, and the
business card Of the latter, were found on
him.
Nos. II and IL were women and nothing
could be found on them to identify them.
No. II was a woman about 80 years Of
ago. 1t was sight that will never be
forgotten. the fifteen dead forms on the
floor Of the car. The face of each bore
cuts or contusions of some kind. The
supposition that the Chinese had been
smuggled into this country seems to be
erroneous. as they were all dressed in
clothes Of American make. The Chinese
boarded the train at Malone, N. Y, and
there were fourteen in the party, so that
there are still three missing.
At 8 p. m. the coroner gave orders for
the removal Of the bodies to undertaking
rooms at Cold Springs, where they will
be embalmed and held day for identi-
fication.
THE LIST OF DEAD
Following is a list of dead as far as
ascertained up to midnight:
THOMAS REILLY, st. Louis.
CHINESE, unidentified.
WONG GIM Chinese.
SIX CHINESE, unidentified.
E. A. GREEN, Chicago
CHINESE, unidentified.
w. H. G. MYERS, fremont.
WOMAN. unidentified.
WOMAN, unidentified.
GIUSEPPE PADUANO, New York.
w. S. BECKER, Newark, N. Y.
UNKNOWN MAN, died while being
rescued.
A, G. MKAY. private secretary to
General Superintendent Van Etten, body
supposed to be in the wreck.
JOHN FOYLE. engineer, East Albany,
body not recovered.
JOHN @. TOMPKINS, fireman, East
Albany, body not recovered.
The total number of known dead, 10;
estimated number of dead, 2S.
The injured:
CONDUCTOR E. o. PARISH of New
York, knocked Unconscious; severely
bruised.
CHINESE, bad scalp wound and body
bruised
CHINESE. face badly cut and legs
sprained.
FRANK ]. DEGAN, New York, body
bruised and face cut.
CHINESE, LONG LEE, badly bruised.
HERMAN ACKER of Peekskill, bag
gageman, heed cut.
- SHAW, express agent, New York.
slightly bruised.
JOHN E. RYAN, Jersey City, badly
lacerated arms and legs.
Clarence Buchanan, John Smith and
John Flood were taken to Flower hospit-
al, New York city.
number of others were injured, but
up to late hour tonight the list was in
complete.
Lord Douglass of Hawick was in the
New York Central wreck. He was COM
ing from Toronto with Edwin Wilkin-
son of London. When the crash came
and the coaches We're thrown into the
water Lord Douglass, assisted by Mr..
managed. after great diff
Guilty to get out of the coach. 1t was
much more difficult than it would other
wise have been because of lame leg,
which Lord Douglass suffered from, the
result of recent accident. He came to
this city and is now with friends at a
private residence.
Among those who escaped and reached
thisc ity was Fred A. Marriatt, son of the
proprietor of the San Francisco News
Letter. He was unhurt by the crash, but
bore few bruises, received while work.
ing with the rescuing parties.