, 1897-10-25
PLUNGED IN HUDSON.
THE STATE EXPRESS. CONSISTING
OF TEN CARS. GOES DOWN
TN DARKNESS.
Lives Are Known to be
Lost. Either by Injury OF Drowning
Train Was Submerged in a Few
Seconds-Vic,ims Persisted Without
Warning Like Rats in a Trap.

Warning Like Rats in a Trap.
Garrison's. N. Y. Oct. 24.-From the
sleep that means refreshment and rest
90 The eternal sleep that knows no walk
ening. plunged into the twinkling OF an
aye this morning % souls. men, women
and children. Into the Shiny bed OF the
Hudson river a train, laden with slum-
boring humanity. ploughed, dragging
through the waters the passengers.
There was nothing to presage the terri
ole accident which so suddenly deprived
hose unfortunates Of life.
The New York Central train
eft Buffalo last night, and
had progressed for nearly nine
.enths O. the distance toward
It's destination. The engineer and his
fireman had just noted the gray dawn
reaking in the east, and the light streak
D, read denoted the suns appearance,
when. with the great engine, a servant
on the rails, a devil of, plunged into
he depths Of the river. Neither engi-
neer nor fireman will ever tell the story
D; that terrible moment, for with his
rand upon the throttle. the engineer
plunged with his engine to the river boz
ON. and the fireman. too. was at his
post. Behind them came the express
ar. the combination car and the sleep,
ers, and these piled on top Of the en-
CINE.
THE CAUSE CONJDCTURED.
1t is known 1t was q tribe foegt, and
hat the track was not visible, but IL
here was any break In the lines Of steel
i aus have been Of very recent hap
.;ening. for only an hour before there
lad passed over 1t q heavy passenger
rain. laden with human freighr- Meth.
or Is an explanation ready. All Is CON
lecture.
The section Of road was supposed to
oe the very best on the entire division.
There was . great heavy retaining wall
all along the bank. and while the tide
was high yesterday. 1t was NOT unprece-
dented.
What seems to have happened was
that underneath the tracks and ties the
heavy wall had given away, and when
the great weight Of the engine struck
he unsupported tracks it went crashing
through the est Of the wall and top
pied over into the river.
Then happened what on the railroad
at any other time would have caused dis
aster. but nov proved q blessing As
the train plunged over the embankment
the coupling that held the last three Of
the six sleepers broke and they miracu-
lousy remained on the broken track.
In that way some 60 lives were saved.
TUG BOAT CREW SAW IT.
OF eye Witnesses there were none ex-
cept the crew OF the tug Loaf passing
with . tow.
They saw the train with its light as
1t came flashing about the curves. and
then saw the greater part OF 1t 90 into
The river. Some OF the cars with closed
windows fioated and the tug, wheeling
for help, cast OF its hawser and started
10 the rescue. Aporter jumped from n
Of the cars that remained on the track
add ran into the yard Of Augustus Kah's
house. near which the accident occurred,
and stood screaming for help and moan
ing: The train 10 in the river. AL u
passengers are drowned"
In > few minutes Kah had dressed
himself. and. getting = boat. rowed with
the porter to the scene. As they turn
ed a point In the bank they came upon
the express car and the combination car
hoatine about 30 feet from shore, but
sinking every minute. One man was
taken from the top Of the car and eff
forts we're made to rescue those inside.
A few were gotten out. the passengers
left upon the track making = human
bridge to the shore to take the wounded
on. The day coach and smoker had
gone down In the deeper water and
rescue was impossible. In the latter
coach the condition must have bsen hor-
rib,e. The car turned completely over
sud the passenger end OF It VA deep
l,u the water. while the haScags end
stood up towards the surfacA The men
lin the lower end pust have fought Ike
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