The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-10-29
THE GARRISON WRECK.
The Search for the Bodies of the
Victims Continued.
HONE IN THE SLEEPER GLEN ALPINE.
II was a Miracle, However, How Any
one Escaped From the Cara Por-
ter's Story-A Harvest of
Valuables Gathered In.
A SCENE OF DESTRUCTION.

GARRISON, y. ", Oct. 25.-The gray
dawn 81 hours after the frightful hap
pening of Sunday, broke upon scene
of great litter and property destruc-
tion. The weary gangs of wreckers
were relieved by fresh ones, and the
work of getting the chains from the
derriclxs upon the submerged cars was
vigorously prosecuted. As the wreck
age was pulled from the button OF the
river and placed on shore it added to
the picturesque, though distressing
sight.
TIE SLEEPER GLEN ALPINE FIsHED oUI'
When the wreckers got sufficient
tackle on the sleeping-car Glen Alpine
10 drag it up, there was much excite
ment and speculation, as it was be-
lieved that there must surely be some
bodies in this car, the most deeply su b
merged of the lot. When the car had
been placed on the scOw and the wa
ter had run out of it a searching party
went through, and to the relief of the
railroad officials and every body near
not body was discovered.
SOME CURIOUS THINGS WERE FOUND,
however, which tends to make the es-
cape of the passengers in this car al
most miraculous. Not only were the
blankets and curtains thrown dow n
and iammed into the front of the car,
bnt the seat bottoms, which at night
serve as bed bottoms, the mattresses
and pillows and every movable thing
| in the car had been jammed from side
| to side and from end to end of the car
in a manner that would seem to almos
preclude the possibility of any person
| in the car escaping. 1t is believed
however. that all in this car escaped
and as there were
A SCORE OF HANDBAGS AND sATCHELs
in the car, there may have been tha
number of passengers. Some of the
people in the vicinity and the hotel
keeper at Garrison say that they helPe'
dress some of these people, but Tn
supposition is that the majority O
those who escaped with their lives an
not their baggage were taken care Q
by the passengers in the sleepers tina
remained on the track and when take
to New York city were provided wit
clothes by the railroad people. In tn
state-room of this car were
| BRIDE AND GROOM WHO ESCAPED
with the others. Just to the rear {
the Glen Alpine was the car Herme
which in the plunge left its trucks o
the track and landed on its bottom !
the river, but only in about three lee
of water. The porter of this car, Nn
Patterson, an intelligent and coo
headed man, tells the most graph
story of the wreck. and one which wi
probably be found to be the neare
lucid explanation of how so man
sleeping people were
NIRACULoUsLY SAVED FROM DEATH.
He related the story to Col. Ashley '
Cole. the president of the state raj
way commission, who is making
investigation. He said:
lust before the accident L w
awakened from doze by the slowil
I M of the train and 1 got up, thinkil
we were nearing Peeksl1ill. l look
ont of the window, and just as d
so there came a crash and the leap
the car toward the river. was throw
70 the floor, but, getting up in n
ment | seized a hammer and rushl
outside
RRoKE ALI, THE WINDOWS on THE SHO
SIDE,
a and in a few minutes had gotten my
II passengers out. l am positive evel
one got out, because there was only
!, foot or so of water in the car at |
# time. When all my passengers II
!, gotten out we began to look out
others. The car Hermes was j.
> ahead of mine, and had plunged IL
- deeper water, so that one end was co
10 pletelv submerged, while the other "
AGAINST the end of ours and tr1
e" higher.
~ IsAw THE PEOPLE CLIMBING OUT
ty of the high end, and l am quite pc
IL tive that before the car settled IL
, deem water we got every body Q
ilo Some of the people were scan'
Nd dressed. They hurried away to
other cars, and think went on to \
m York.
m N; After we had gotten out all
We sleepinQ car passengers, we saw sc
o0 people from the combination car sw
ming in the river, and we helped I'll
40 safety. l am afraid that tho'
a some people were liberated from
other ears all right they were drow
because of the cold water cramp
them
A HARVEST OF vALUABLEs-
There was found in the car Alp
N. In wallets and pocketbooks, S9O
money. in sums ranging from 81
$500. and eight gold watches, one
ng them being lady's chatalaine- D
or. of the watches bear monogram
IN which they can be identified. IL
"A were also found variety of diamo
sleeve-buttons. studs and pearl
. all kinds of wearing apparel, satcl
umbrellas and shoes
THE LOST ENGINE.
The engine is supposed to be !.
in so feet of water, under or near
sleeping cars Hermes and Niobe.
of the side of the day coach, from w
many bodies have been taken, has
torn away, and it is possible that
bodies of those drowned hoated
Ia or else are at the bottom OF the rlv
rtwad m Hundred and Nineteen 1es