The sun., 1897-10-25
STORY OF A BRIDAL PAIR.
Escape OF MIR. ana Mrs. X. A. Forsyth or Yon,
Lerh from tho Cnr IIcrmea.


Lors from tho Car Icrmos.
Edward A. Forsyth n young architect OF Yon.
kcrs, and his bride were among those who es-
capped from the wreck with only few bruises.
They were on the car Hermes. in tho last sec
tion OF tho car, next to the smoking room. Mr..
Forsyth is tho Republican candidate for Super
visor In the Third ward OF Yonkcrs. He had
shortened his wedding trip by ono day to get
back into the political arena. He and Mrs. For
syth told their story to a Sun reporter. Mr..
Forsyth began:
Il was in the upper berth. lay awake most
OF the night because had an awful headache.
Almost all tho berths were made up. bridal
couple got on at Syracuse. The section opposite
ours was not made UP. Tho porter sat there
asleep most OF the night. He was big fat man.
There was noise like cannon shot right next
to my ear, and with 1t yank OF the train that
knocked me all in heap into the corner OF the
berth. Then thero began an awful rumbling.
Crunching noise as IL tho world were falling in
top of itself In just flash OF time thought
to myself, We'll. we are all going to
he killed. We arc going to be crushed
or burned. l wonder IL we will both
OF us be killedf Then came another crash and
another big Jolt. was holding on to some.
thing. don't know what. and my body was
thrashing all over the berth. i hadn't heard a
sound from the rest of tho car. wonder IL
Ethel is all right, thought, and then camc the
biggest crash and Jolt of all. 1t was 80 loud
tn ought for a second that my drums had
burst, The gasight opposite the berth went
ont ThS S car ;g eegSn to to tPpp on one side and
out in the dark: oh, Ed!
That" explained Mrs. Forsyth. was when
heard that awful grinding. rumbling noise. and
wanted 70 Know where Ed was. When he
answered Just waited. He climbed down and
nd hat I
right. He told the porter to light the gas He
dd,, did that, and then l told him to go to the
was way out there. and he went to he the
rear end. The porter came back and said
full of water. Ed CAME back and said that his
end was all smashed and crushed right up to
six inches OF tho section we had been In. Then
Ed came back and opened the window and put
me out with what few clothes had on. | had
put my shoes away just where I knew could
lind Ind them il anything happened; and grabbed
to and dressed the 0p BANK ino aftsr fssr
broken off and lay right under m err my window. M "i I'd
stayed for minute to get one OF his shoes that
had slid down into the water. Then he came
! don't know how he got out. but know he
never came through the same window that
Five minutes later" said Mr.. Forsyth. "the
car was under water altogether. / didn't see
any any S"n, one elss come out, though saw man
hadn't been hurt. Just after the third crash,
the biggest Of all. there was an awful noise Of
ever heart."
Mrs. Forsyth put her hands over her ears to
shut out the memory OF the sound. They all
died away in a minute. as IL they were being
smothered, continued her husband. when
we got out on the bank saw the sleeper
ahead OF us i'oating ouL in the river. There
were four people on the roof. None OF them lad
any clothes on. They were taken Off by a tug.
had in our yalise TO people who hadn't any.
saw men take Off their coats and waistcoats and
shirts to give to women who had no clothes.
The men vent around in sleeping-car blankets. -
Mayor Pcene of y Yonkers last night called upon
Mrs. Forsyth and in the name OF the city OF
Eonkers congratulatet her on her pluck. Tho
Forsyths were married on Oct. l2. Mrs. For
syth s maiden name was Ethel Boynton Sisson.