Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-27
AT THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.
Raising the Cars One by One-Day Coach
in Deem Wafer.

Garrison. \. Y. Oct. 20-The gray
day dawn tWenty-fOur hours after rhe
frightful happening of yesterday. broke
upon a scene of greater litter and proper
ty destruction than yesterdays sun and
last nights torchlights displayed. The
weary gangs of wreckers were relieved
early this morning by fresh ones ana he
work of getting the chains from the der
ricks upon the submerged cars was ylg0r-
ousIy prosecuted. AS the wreckage was
pulled from the bottom of the river and
placed on shore it added to the p,cEur-
esque though distressing sight.
When the wreckers got sufficient tackle
on the sleeping car Glen Alpine to drag
her uD. there was much excitement and
speculation, as it was believed that there
must surely be some bodies in this car,
the most deeply submerged Of the rot.
When the car had been placed on a sccw
and the water had run out of it a search
ing party went through. and to the relief
Of The railroad officials and everybody
near not a body was discovered. Some
curious things were found. however,
which tends to make the escape OF the
Messengers iii this car almost miraculous.
Not only We're the blankets and curtains
thrown down and damned into the front
of the car but the seat bottoms, which ut
night serve as bed bottoms. the mat
tresses and pillows, and every movable
thing in the car, had been damned trcn
side to side and from end to end OF the
car in q manner that would seem 10 al
most preclude the possibility of any Der
son in the car escaping. 1t is believed,
however, that all in this car escaped, aAd
as there were a full score of hand Gags
and satchels in the car there may nave
been that number of passengers.
Some of the people IN the vicinity and
the hotelkeeper at Garrison say that they
heiDed dress some OF these people, but
the supposition is that the majority of
those who escaped with their lives and
not their baggage were taken care of by
the passengers III the sleepers that re-
manned on the track and when taken to
New York city were provided with
clothes by the railroad people. In the
stateroom of this car were a bride and
groom, who escaped with the others.
Just TO the rear Of the Glen Alpine was
the car Hermes, which in the plunge left
its trucks on the track and landed flat on
its bottom in the river, but only in about
three feet OF water.
The work of searching for bodies,
which had been temporarily suspended at
, o'clock this morning after the pariOr
car Glen Alpine had been hoisted. was
resumed at daybreak. AS the occupants
Of the other two sleepers in the river
have been accounted for by the conductor
and porters. it is to be presumed that
no Wagner passengers were killed. There
was found in the car Glen Alpine in wal
let's and pncketbooks 5000 in money, in
sums ranging from So TO $500, and
eight gold watches, one Of them being
a lady's chatelaine. Some of the watches
bear monograms, by which they can be
identified. There were also found a yari-
ETY. Of diamonds, sleevebuttons studs and
/ pearl pin, all kinds of wearing apparel
! satchels, umbrellas and shoes.
Retaining Wall Gave Way.
Roadmaster Otis, who is considered
one of the most expert track builders il
! this country, told a reporter Of the AS
/ ISOLATED press that the sinking of the
roadbed was due primarily to some al
most unaccountable action of the water
on the embankment. The sand anC
gravel. had been washed out, leaving {;
crust under the track which collapsed I'm
der the weight of the train. Mr.. Oti.
could not understand why the retaining
wall of the solid masonry gave way Il:
it did
Trains are now moving, with but littl
delay, on one track and we shall hav
two tracks in operation by tomorrow. w
shall not refill the sunken section until w
are absolutely certain or the cause of it
collapse. and determine the best metho
of rebuilding it"
Sounds were made to locate the loco
motive. near which are supposed to b
The bodies of Engineer Fove Frema
Tompkins and A. @. Mackay, privat
secretary to Supt. Van Etten. The Ell
CINE is supposed to be lying III fifty fee
Of water, under or near the sleeping car