The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-26
A WRECK MOST AWFUL
Train Leaves the Track and Plunges
Into the Hudson River.
NUMBER OF DEAD UNKNOWN
Fifteen Dead Were Taken Erom
the Coaches That Went Under.
Most Victims Are Chinese.
IMBER OF DEAD UNKNOWN

Central and Hudson River railroad,
due TO arrive In this city at 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning, was thrown from
the track into the Hudson river one
and half miles below Garrison's sta
ton. Twenty-eight lives we're lost
The retaining wall along the river
had been undermined by high water
and the track cayed under the weight
Of the train The train consisted u
the engine. a combination baggage and
express car smoker two ordinary
coaches and four sleepcrs
The eglne and two front cars were
submerged In 30 feet Of water Enri-
neer Foyle and Fireman Tompkins
went down with the engine. All the
sleeping car passengers escaped A
man named williams. Of Buffalo. died
after being rescued from the river his
arm having been torn On.
Up to $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon 10 bodies had been recovered.
Seven or eight Of the dead we're China
men. who we're In the smoking car a
G. Mckay private secretary 20 General
Manager Van Etten. Is missing and Is
said 10 have been on the engine.
a number Of wounded have been
taken 10 hospitals In Poughkeepsie and
Peekskill
Following is the list Of bodies recoy-
cred from the wreck up 90 $3.50 p M:
Thomas Reilly. about 90 years old,
OF 2s6O Wisconsin avenue, 81 Louis
Five unidentified Cinnamon. one
bearing passport In name of Woug
Gin. and one bearing letter adj
dressed to Hop Sing, II Aprlngneld ay-
enue. Newark
E 4. Green. about % years old. sup
posed to be employed by W a. Otis
architect. i7i5 Dearborn street. Chi
cage
All ~ these died from drowning
Green's A. the FIRST body taken ont
OF the car by the driver who continued
searching Tor more bodies.
A. g. Mckay. private secretary IA
General Superintendent Van Etten. /.
believed 20 have been riding on the On.
CINE aud killed. Conductor Parish aud
rs others we're uninlured and have
ben sent 10 New York.
Five other survivors 81 the wrccl
were taken 10 the Helping Hand hospl
pltal AZ Peekshlll Two Of these ar,
Americans and three Cinnamon tn
former are John 4. Ryan 2gi Barrow
street. Jersey City. badly lacerate,
arm. shoulder and knee. Clarcnu
Moran Of Aurora. y. Y. shoulder bro
ken.
Mrs. Morgan escaped from a car afte
u had fallen into the water through
hole In the end. W. s. Langford o
Bayonne. n. Y. was In one Of the las
coaches which remained on the track
lie swan out 90 the sunkeh cars will
an AK and succeeded In chopin
through one 81 them.
The wreck occurred about SIX mile
above Peekshill A retaining wal
which supported the track slid out an
der the weight Of the rapidly movlnl
train. Of late the tide In the Hudsol
river has been very high. and 10 thl
was due the undermining % the wall
10 the railroad officials state
Herman Acker Of Peeksih. the hag
ragemaster Of the train. who was d
the baggagecar with John Shaw. Al
express agent. had a narrow escape. Il
a second compartment OF the car wer
several Cinnamon. Acker felt a heay
jar and found himself IN the water
The water rose to within a foot % IN
roof. The car had Whirled completed
around In falling and the compartment
containing the baggage stuck up slight
~ at one end. the end In which wer
the Cinnamon being completely sui
merged
Acker got out an ak. smashe
through a panel and with Shaw climb
ed TO the roof % the car Three o. N
| Cinnamon also made their escap
through the same opening Acker's arr
was badly cut and his body covcrc
With bruises. lie was sent 10 his HON
IN peekskilk Shaw was not hurt tn
first man. unknown. who was take
out ~ the wreck by the rescuers. wa
breathing when found. but badly crush
ed, lie died soon afterwards. his bod
being sent 20 peeksklll also. The slecr
ing car conductor SAYS he Is able {
account for an of his passengers oxccr
five and he Ia not certain that thcs
are lost.
W q. Meyers n Pusslac, n. J. wa
host
Poughkcepsic was the last aorp.n
place before the disaster. No $40
AZ this time there were - the rmok
er, In addition 20 the bagraremar
Herman Ackcr Of pcekskill. who wa
IN his compartment. eight Chlnams
IN route from the Canadian borlcr q
New York, and middle-aEod maj
supposed to be- Thomas Reilly OF gNe
Wisconsin avenue. 81 Louis
AN Of these excepting the bagrar,
master perlahed.
The day coach contained rs or Q
passengers. many u whom were won
On and children. How many 81 thcs
escaped IL not known. but az loasi Il
were drowned or killed IN their ga,
Behind the coach were the ak sleeppl
with about s. passengers. The toia
cargo 81 human freight consisted %
something over 100 persons
Al Flshklll the train leSenei I'l
speed. AZ Il Is It's custom. To run from
that point to Nrrytown az ;hc RAJ.
Of about % miles an hour Moe, o
the passengers were asleep. those /,
the slocpers being IN their bor,hs Will.
che occupants OF N coach and smoke.
were for the most part doubled up ID
their seats Just how the train met 10.
awful fate will never b. fully known
for the men who hrst fclt TIE DANCE
Enginecr John FOyle and Fiivmar
John Tompkins. lie dead In the tahlr