New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25
LORD DOUGLAS NOT HURT
Thr YOUNGEST son or TIE MARQUIS o.
orErNsRERRY ENORMOUSLY IF
PORTED DEAD.

FOR I'D DEAD.
\ dispatch was received in the city yesterday
10 the effect that Lord Percy Douglas Of
Hawich and TlbLcrs. ii son IF the Marquis Of
Quccnsbcrry. was among the dead.
IL l.. Leonard. tho private secretary to n.
alter Webb. the third vice-president Of the
railroad company. told Tribune reporter last
evening that he had learned that Percy Douglas.
OF Hawich Scotland. with Il friend. 8 p. VII
kinson Of London. had been "A passenger In the
Montreal sleeper.
When the crash came. and the coaches were
thrown into the river Lord Douglas. assisted
by Mr. Wilkinson. managed, after great diiil-
Guilty. 10 get out Of the coach. II was much
more difficult than It would otherwise have
been. because OF a lame les which Lord
Douglas suffered from. the result Of recent
accident. Lord Douglas came AT once to this
city and went to the homo Of friends IN West
Eighty olshth-st.
M Wilkinson was seen at tho Hotel Manhat-
tan last night II, IS a member Of the oxford
Press. Of London and said that he and Lord
Douglass had come from Toronto.
THE first thing 7 knew after the accident"
said Mr. Wilkinson, was VIII N found myself
all huddled in . corner OF my berth, where
had been thrown by the shock. y pillow got
LODGED between my head and the partition, or
Id have been seriously hurt. | pulled myself
together aud got on few pieces Of clothing.
which was not an easy task. one end of the
car was In the water and the other on the rails
attached 10 another car. | waS on the Niobc.
I could not get out by the door. and saw n
window in which there 70 glass. | after
ward found ont that all the other occupants Of
the car had escaped by that window. I climbed
out all right Meanwhile the cries Of those In
the other cars IN the water were pitiablc They
could he distinctly heard. and were hear;rend-
Ing.
Il went forward to see II | could help. and the
sight that met my cye shall never forget 1t
was Jtiable in the extreme. Women and men
were here and there on the tops Of the cars with
their faces cut and clad only In bits Of clothing
Man. were standing on the tracks In their bare
feet. while number were on the roofs Of the
all but submerged cars They were got on
shore as possible by those more fort
urate. Not vestige OK the engine or forward
cars could he seen. They had plunged into the
river and were, | understand, ~ fifty or sixty
feet OF water. Some one told me that he had
seen the engineer on the track after the acci-
dent. but doubt II.
The bravery OF the women was most marked.
Some of them stood about talking lightly about
the accident. Many Of the women had little
clothing and had been in the cars in the water
for some time before they could be got out
I'm the sleeper with me Lord Douglas.
He had hard time getting out. He had in
jured his foot before he left Toronto. | think
his escape was marvellous. as he was at the
end Of the car nearest the engine. His injured
foot made 1t extremely difficult Tor him to get
out but he rescued himself all right. We sail
for England this week.
Lord Percy Douglas is the second son Of the
Marquis OF Queensberry. He was born In 1868,
and was formerly n midshipman I'm the Royal
NAVY and lieutenant 81 Battalion. Kings Own
Scottish Borderers. lie has been visiting in
Canada FOR some time.