New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25

raised az soon as possible on It's being located y
is one OF the biggest locomotives on the line
Weighing over forty tons; but the giant derrick
Will have trouble In raising Il.
4 hundred and fifty fee. south OK the ensufed
track IS the combination baggage aud smoking
car from which the bodies OF Riley and the
Cinnamon were recovered yesterday This car
which lies with .ts northern end ID the water, vas
entirely submerged when the accident occurred.
The railroad wreckins crew. however. succeeded
in raising 1t partly. so that some Of the water
flowed out and the divers could work in II. There
were two cars between the combination car ana
the englne-the express car and the oay coach'
from the latter of which thc dead bodies OF TWO
women and four were taken-and these TWO
drlttsd with the tide down the river to Highands'
two or three miles Below where they were occurred
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
A. the work O, recovery OF bodice went on all
day. 50 It went on all night. although after night
fall the only bodies be sought for were these O.
the three men supposed be or the engine many
feet below the surface OF the piacid Hudson Ciose
I'D 10 the break, on the southwark end st'o' OF
the southbound track the CcntraFs wrecklng es'-
rick which Was now busy in bringing 'ne o'en
Alpine TO the surface. Spectators were 'aeTe
anIeniv standlns In the glare Of the roaring saso-
line fame which the wreckinS crew were using
on their derrick and lingering 20 see II perhaps
there might not be found some drowned oodies III
tie slowly rising car y ieN na"d'ed 'es'
down the track stood an engine 70 WHEN
were attached The wreck!ng car and the mersue
car" an ordinary passenger coach. to when were
carried the bodies fast as recovered coroner
" God, Of Putnam County. was IN this car WHICH
a little after o'clock when II became KNOWN ma
there were no bodies in the Glen Alpine ard that
the engine could no; be raised until nearly morn
ing. takei 10 Cold Spring.
WEIRD NIGHT SCENES.
ID ana down the track last night t~inkei the
II .ffys- - f.h
from the wreck.ng car with liberal hand. Ever
row and then locomotive whistle was heard. and
train came slowly rumblIng by In direction
or another. Its passengers crowding the platforms
and lll!ng the window spaces in all endeavor 10 see
sonnet thing OF tn. wreck, and not few OF the more
curious alightins and taking their chances OF
getting later train 20 their destination. All the
trains were. o. course. delayed little. because only
tho northbound track available; but the dcien-
ton IN no case serious
Passing steamers the river turned their search
lights the scene, and kept them there for many
minutes. Above the scene Of the wreck blazed
bonfire around which were gathered a group of
railroad men, whose duty it was TO get the trains
pas, the wreck Near by. in o watchmara shanty.
sat Division Superintendent Mccoy. before tclc
graph In trument. from which frequent message
from Genera Superintendent Van Elien ~ N o@t
high With dripping cohn r and w., Sh oeg6ns sna
ables found in the clothing. ,.,...
Al about O'Clock In the evening Colonei Ashley
W Cole president Of the State Railroad Comnls
sion arrived from Albany and called on superin-
tcndent Mccoy Colonel Cole stayed only few
minutes going then 10 Garrsons. but saving that
ho would return in the course OF the night
FISHING FOR RELICS
One interesting feature Of the scene AT night vas
the activity OF the relic-hunters. who we're out IN
force some with boathooks and some crawling
down to the waters edge and reaching out with
their hands TO their positive peril In the endeavor
70 secure some article souvenir. The water
was full OF fosam--pillows. seats. pieces OF Car
furnishings and a mass OF splintcTs and fragments
OF all sorts prevented from floating away by the
half submerged cars lying parallel with The shore
Two pairs Of wheels with their a1lcs. were on tho
very brink OF the river. but they were too bulky 10
be carried OF. Alongside the combination car was
piled in the afternoon mass OF trunks and Valsea
and water-soaked rnaIpags. which tho railroad
mon guarded carefully. Most OF this baggage was
loaded into a train for New-lork Al about o'clock
last night. g..
% the wreck, and the Work o; repairing
the damaged roadbed and renewing the sou.hOound
track will begin.
William l. Chapman. OF ia" w, ck.nS com,
pany came Up IN person - supervise nc labofs o.
his men Mr.. McCoys instructions - him wer"
that the company wanted the Work 70 proceed with
the least possible delay. The divers, OF coarse
could not work so effectively AZ night as by day
wed rather work all night 10 get one body out
tonight than fifteen minutes tomorrow.