The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-25

| dows were clear out OF the water. The
body OF q man fell out OF a window as the
car was being brought to shore. A boat
was near by and the oarsmcn secured the
body II was the first lifcless form Of any
Of the passengers to he rescued. A pas
senger coach was at hand, and the body
was carried and placed upon the floor. The
man was about IS years old. His head
was partly bald. AMI bushy beard tinged
with gray. covered hA face. He was
dressed in cheap clothes and his Shoes we're
cheap. A Grand Army badge was fastened
to the breast OF his vest. The busy res
cuers did not have time then to make any
inquiry as to who ne was; amply tore OF
o slip Of paper and wrote Body No. L."
and pinned 1t on his coat and then left
him to look for the others. by the time
they had returned the derrick had drawn
the car to the bank and vas getting more
OF the passengers who had come to an I'M
timely end. The searchers were only able
to find sight Cinnamon. and they were
also carried to the morsue. They wers
laid in row, numbered and were ready
for identification. The derrick next pulled
the day coach to the shore. AMI the search
Ing party was able to reach 1t. Although
1t is know that there were many more
persons In the coach, but six bodies were
recovered and two OF these were women
They were placed side by side. The last
body was recovered at 5:i5.
Coroner Woods Of Cold Springs was on
the scene. and he AMI several assistants
were soon at work at the task OF identify
ing the bodies. Before they had begun
injured, staggered into the car He said
his name was Frank j. Dingene OF New
York. He said his brother in law w. II.
Myers of fremont, N. Y, had boarded the
car at Poughkcepsie and occupied sepa-
rate seat from him In the day coach. Din,
gems was asleep when the accident &C.
cured He was awakened by terrible
jar. He called to Myers, but before he re-
ceived an answer the ear was rolling over
and over. Before he was aware Of what
had happened window was broken and
water ushed In in torrents. He made q
diligent search for his missing relative,
but had not found him, and concluded he
was among the killed.
Dingens then walked down to the row
of the dead Four Cinnamon were the
first TO meet his gaze and he did not
pause to look at them. The fifth was mo.
IL and he was not the man sought for.
Four Cinnamon were on the other side Of
reached, when he exclaimed, There he
is. lie was deeply affected but after
making the Identification positive he went
away. 4
search vas made of Myers pockets and
$40 in money was found. In his vest |
pocket was found handsome open face
gold watch The searclier CHANGED 10 look
at 1t and found that the hands pointed |
to $40. rhe watch stopped at the minute |
Of the accident.
The coroner and his assistants searched |
the dead bodies in the hope OF finding some
clue to their Identity. He began at No |
z "A Chnaman. without discovering any |
thing. quantity of money vas found |
sewed in the lining OF his clothes, but |
was not disturbed. In the pocket of No. |
., Chinaman, was found a Canadian pass
port, made out to Wang Cling. No other |
papers were found. No. A. a Chinaman,
was without papers. In the pocket Of No.
, was found a letter of introduction to
Hop Ling Of Newark, N. j., but no other
name could he found. BY letters and pa
peS found In the pockets of No. /, he
was identified as Thomas Reilly OF st.
louis lie wore n gold set ling on the
inside OF which was the following lnscrip-
lion: Presented TO Comrade Aeilly by
his Comrades Post 10, G A. r." Some
small change and % pounds English money
Mas found nn the body. No. . was A young
nan about 30 years old, we'll dressed. Il
ettor addressed to e. A. Green, care A.
". OTIS Architect, c15 Dearborn street,
Jhicago and the business card Of the laIt
er were found on him. Nos. 10 and 10
we're the Two women and nothing could
pc round on them to Identity them. No
= was woman about 80 years of age. She
wore a black shirt, a checked waist with
! black silk front. The only article of
ewelry thai she wore was a gold band
Wedding ring, which bore no inscription
she was OF light complexion with high
meek bones and light hair. No. IL was
!, woman dressed IN black, % years of age.
she wore belt with q gold buckle. She
was a brunette
No IA was evidently an Italian.
postal card was found in his pocket ad
dressed TO Giuseppe paduano. The con-
ents were written in Italian aud II was
signed Ter Baur1. 81 Park street New
otk The Identity of No. Is, man, is
letter was found in his
,oat pocket addressed TO A. s. Becker,
Newark n. j. In his vest pocket was
Iouni prescription written by DR.. Thomf,,
# Noaknls, ~ Y.
IL was sight that Will never be forgot
ien' The fifteen dead forms on the floor
d the car, The face of each bore cuts or
iorasions OF some kind. The superstition
mat the Cinnamon had been smugeled into
me country seems to be erroneous as they
were all dressed in clothes of American
make, The Cinnamon bearded the train AZ
Maione, ~ Y, and there were f,,orteen In
no car, so three afs still MISSING
FROM the lime the bodies were taken
rem the ill-iated cars thousands Of NOR
eidiy curious persons assembled about the
mprevisca norgue With two executions s
ne eyes or all the dead were tightly ,
,iosed. Reilly'e eyes We're wide omen. AZ
?, m. the coroner gave orders for the 70
novai Of the bodies TO undertaking rooms
II Cold Springs, where they will be EN-. Il
aimed anu held day for identlficatio,. ,
Inc following is list % dead as Tar as 1.
sSertaned UP to midnight