The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-26
Diana, with about Is; Anita, nearly
full. and the Racket River, with no

speed, as Is ita custom, to run irom tn;Lt
point to 1arS-town at the rate of about
% miles an hour. Most Of the pasSen-
gers were asleep. those in the SlecPers
being in their herthS. while the orcG-
pants of the coach and smoker were for
the most part doubled up In their seats.
Just how the train met it's awful fate
Will never be fully known. for the men
who firs'. felt the danger, Engineer
john Foyle ana Fireman John ,Tomp-
kins, Tonight lie dead in the cab of
their locomotive at the bottom OF the
hudson river.
Conductor Parish who was in charge
of the rrain, and who was making up
his report hi one of the ears when the
crash came, WAS rendered unconscious
by q blow on the head. When ne re-
covered he was three seats ahead OF
the one in which me was sitting.
\ SURVIVORS STATEMENT.
One of the few occupants, OF she coach
who escaped with his life was T2ank
j. Begnan. Il wood-iinishcr of New
York. His tert eye WAS cut by broken
glass ana his body WAS slightly bruised.
Air. pcsnan made this statement:
''With my friend, w. II. q. Myers. Of
passaic. u. J.. who was killed In the
car from which escaped. had been -
POuGhkeepsic. we boarded the train at
THAT place and took Il seat III tho coach.
Three other people got on ut PonGh-
kccpsie; one WAS woman ana tn" rwo
OtnSfS were men, one OF tutnl iGbkSNt
like a railway emplOye. As near as |
can judge, there were Is people in the
coach. most Cr them being women ana
children. ana nearly al wctc as:ecp.
Myers and ] cat III the middle of the
eur.
when the crash came the car gave
IL grcu- lurch and rolled over on its
side. The water rushed in and almost
Instantly the lights went ont. knew
we We're in the river. aud the c1r seem
cd 10 pIow through The water 10: some
time after it was submerged.
The car was tilted over on one side
and managed to reach the fan light
overhead and ding 10 it until nclp
came"
Il heard people in the back part OF
the car grooming rs If they were pinned
fast II was 50 dark | could see no
one aud think II" passengers must
have been drowned like rats. After n
while, it seemed an age. ! heard people
on ton Of the car, nnd an axe crush
through the roof. The noise OF that
axe in the sp!lnterod timbcrs made the
SwcetcSt music ever heard in my life,
soon they hasl Il hole cut in the roof
ana pulled me ont through it,
"a man and 10" Gather and SOM
were also rescued in the same way. but
know Of no other occupants Of tho
coach escaping Thn car at this time
was floating. but fast nl!n% with water.
and we were put ashore in Il r1w hoa5
am sure that my friend Myers was
drowned"
CRY FOR NI.Lr ANSWERED..
Augustus Kah. = German living near
the scene Of ihc wreck gives This de-
scriptidn:
''li was about five minutes before
when was awakened ny some 0nr In
Lay yard calling for held. Looking out
of my window / saw II sleeping car p1r-
ter, who shouted: l'or Gods sake. i0an.
II you own a boat come quickly. our
train IS in the river nrd pcGylc are
drCwnin@!'
Il dressed myself, and. accompanied
by the porter, got into my rOWbuat and
ruwcd around 10 where the train was in
the river. When we reached tn, cars,
which were submerged, nearly t. their
roofs the engine being cntiyely ont If
sight. the crews 0f tile tuGbnats were
making efforts To save the Iias$tugcrs
The first man saw them take out was.
think, The agent of the express car
The first persons We succeeded in
rrscuing were two Chiiramcn. who were
sitting on the roof Of the smoker. one
had his arm broken. We put th"m
ashore and then took three more per
sons OF tho top OF another car At the
same time people in their undCrClorhcs
were being taken our of III" sleeping
cars by the crews OF the several tugs.
'Onc man on shore, with an arm cut
OFF. was DYING. and we made his: last
moments as comfortable as possible !
want TO say that the pOrt"rS. although
frightened Shaved great bravery. ana
saved many lives"
ono OF the trainmon vino survived The
disaster made i; his first duty 10 rIin
10 the nearest simnaI tower tn tric-
graph for hclp Tho rlncc where the
wreck occurred is rather Isolated Il
Is Just nj the entrance to what is known
rs Kings. cut. three miles south Of
HarrisonS and five miles north Of
P'cksknl.
Two other evnrcss trains were fol,
lowing close behind the Ill Gated STATE
express and the engine of on,. uf ihr;D
WAS sent 20 Gnrrisona for General Man
aGcr !. NJ. Touccy who lives ihyrc
while the other engine hurried to T,rcks-
kin for medical aid. MIR. Touccy Gvas
the first official Of tho railroad at the
scene. reaching there ut 7:30 o'clock.
'fh" engine which brought him there
steamed 10 cold Springs ANA returned
m-iih Drs. Winslow, lHillu5rowm ana
Murlock. In the mrlntmc Drs.
Charles and Pcrley Mosan. !. NJ TIL
den. j. c. S'nowdon ana L. -. Lynn had
arrived. ana all the doctors wcr,. soon
At work among the injured
list OF TIE KILLED.
Garrsons y. y. Oct. 25.-Thc com
rletc list Of the killed III the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
wreck, Il list which he railroad officials
believe includes all Of those who could
possibly hav" been lost. is as follows:
ENGINEER JOHN G. FOYr,E of
East Albany. body stiIl in the river.