Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-10-29
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AWFUL DEATH ROLL
Heavily Laden Express Train
PlungeS Over Embankment.
Many Bodies Found - Cause of
Wreck Not Absolutely Known.

GARRISONS, y. Y, Oct. 2G The New
York aud Boston special express train. No.
46 over the New York Central Il Hudson
river railroad has Just been thrown from the
track into the Hudson river al turbiu'>
basin, two miles below here. There We're
90 passengers and "A train hands on board.
No list was obtained OF those who were in
the sleeping ears. Twcnty-three persons
are known To be dead, and the list is not yet
complete. The bodies recovered are ali at
Cold Spring. where the coroner has his OF
flee. The engine and express ear are in
80 feet of water. The combination bag
gage and smoking ear and one day coach
are submerged. OF the six sleepers. one Is
entirely under water. Two are only partially
covered. Three Of the Sleepers did not leave
the track. The cause OF the Hcci lent is not
absolutely known. but it was probably due
to the tides washing away the uud"rpinning
OF the track. The engineer and fireman
went down with the engine. Many pas-"n-
gers We're rescued through the ear windows
Among those in the smoking ear were
eleven Cinnamon who had been smugglrd
in from Canada All say" three of them
were ost. Mr. and Mrs. :. ". Matby of
Buffalo, the former a lavOrite nephew of the
New York Centrals president, were among
the rescued passengers. The following Is
the list ut dead Hs faras ascrrtaincd. Thomas
Eirlly. about 80 years Old. uf go Wisconsin
avenue, ~. Louis. +. 4. Grtch, uS'tl -, OF
Chicago. W. II. q. Meyer OF Pas-air, \. J.
John {. Foyle engineer, 5s East Albany.
Giuseppe Pagnana, Albion, y, \. Samuel
Williams, Buffalo, \. Y. Trueman
Parsons. New York city. Two women,
unidentified. Eight Cinnamon, uuidenti-
fed. Two unknown males. W. 5.
Brecker, Newark, Wayne county. y. \.
Man supposed to be named Matthews from
Cold Springs, " y: A. q, Mckay, steno-
,yraI,har p, SutariutnbIput Van Ittpp Tina
injured are, John Smith, Buffalo, cut over
right eye and bruised; John Flood Stock
port, y. y. cut on forehead and eOntu-
siOns; Charles II. Buchanan, 4l5 West i7th
street, New York, head cut; John Ryan,
Jersey city four fingers nearly severed.
Peek skill hospitals J.. o. Parrish. the con
ductor slightly injured: GWan Hung Cling,
Mott street, New York, severe scalp
wound: Chinaman, unknown, internal
injuries, may die, Peekskil hospitai
Chinaman. unknown, forearm fractured.
Hrckshill hospital. The missing are
William c. Snrad. Lynchburg. Vt; friend
says he was on the train. 1t Is feared Henry
d. Baylor Of Boston. who has been stopping
at the Windsor in this city and who took the
sleeper for New York. and II. $. Philips. the
Montreal agent of the New York Central are
also on the Ill-fated train. Mr.. Philips was
in the habit Of going to New York every
SATURDAY,. and he was not to he found at his
hotel tonight. HIS friends are aPprehenslye
that lie mas gone down wlth the wreck.
Inc accident occurred at o.4o III the morn
ing. There were no eye witnesses Of the ca
taslroPhe' hul the crew Of tug BOAT pass
ing WIN "a tow dhrE saw lhe tram with It's
lShts as II came hashihE around the curves,
ana th"h saw the greater part "I IL go INTO
the water some oi tue cars WIN closed
windows foated, and the tug, whistling for
uelP cast on I'S l""S'r ana Starlea To th'
rescue. Ihe section oI the f"au "her" lhe
cars wen. over was au FPoSen 10 d" tue very
orat on lhe thtlre HlNlSlom In'Te was
sIea''h'nNE returning Waila' a'ohS the pahh'
anu "uno tue 'I9e %H1 n'Eh' YET II was
hoI ""Preteueu'en' Mh"l seems % nave
h"Iptntu ""S 'uas uH"eruea'h -He TRUCKS
ana ana Tue W ne 'hr ht"NH wal had gwen way
ana WhcI Tue great "eIsh' OF 'he engine
strutN str lnS Unsupported traGAs' went
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