The sun., 1897-10-25
CORBETT As 4 LIFE SAVER.
Tho PuEillst Actor Reacues . Man from q Sub
merged Car.

James ]. Corbctt. the ex.champion pugilist
now touring in "A Naval Cadet" werc
on the train that followed closely the one
which wrecked. Corbctt told his story
last night in tho most graphic manner. He said :
But for pile of baggage. including our
scenery, VIC might have all been killed in this
fearful accident. We were in Troy Saturday
night, and intended taking n train that regu-
larly leaves a few minutes before tho ono TINT
was wrecked: but there was some delay in get
ting our baggage aboard. and the railroad off,
cas decided to send the train from tho West Off
ahead OF US. to run on our regular schedule. We
did a lot OF kicking over tho incident. but we
can all thank God for 1t to-day.
"As 1t was. our train left Troy fifteen minutes
after the Western express. We were three min.
utes behind 1t at Poughkcepsie. Our train was
bowling along at pretty stiff gait when. all of
a sudden, after wo had left Garrison's, we were
shaken up by the train coming to stop with
rapid jerks. Somebody said there was an acci-
dent ahead. and everybody tumbled out OF the
barths. AS soon as / could hustle n few clothes
on lcaped out on the ground and saw some
thing that will never forget rs long as 1.-Two.
There was a whole train of cars in the river
and people fighting to get out Of the windows.
Three cars were left standing on tho track.
gonc to tho bottom OF the river. Several cars
were submerged excepting their tin roofs.
Others were halfway down tho bank with their
lower halves in the water. On all sides were
people who we're bruised and bleeding and cry
Ing Tor help
,"Onc ! was tilted on the bank so that it was
almost Mica with water, and scyeral of us
rushed TO it armed with fire axes. There were
Two mon ahead OF us, and they had madc n sort
Of bridge with railroad ties torn from the road
bed. They had nxcs and they were chopping
pulled out little boy and an ola man. both Of
whom we're literally cut into ribbons. but con-
scious OF Wnat was going on.
While they wore taking them away to n
place Of safety tho rest OF MS, looked into the
down the bank. and we heard II man cry:
FOR , Gods sake. take me out and also savo
q reached in through tho opening we h ad
made with axes and found n man who was
cllnging to the woodwork on tho ceiling of the
car. INC water was almost over his mouth. l
out. lie pleaded with us to get his
could SEQ nobody. We could hear though.
half choked cries of persons who were trying
to swim around in the water. Just then the
creatures inside ceased, for they were all
F." The man pulled out of that car said ho was
from New Jersey somewhere, He gave me his
that the first he knew OF the accident was when
ms train gave great Jump upward and then
UNsiS ~ nouH III ne car was swimming. MS lrlehd'
" In % snnt In hp P'uauoui @ @ WIS propap.! -!
wo found poor ChnHman The upper part OF
MS race from his nose up was literally torn off.
We had to lift the skin up and hold il against
his forehead in order to see what he looked like.
He was conscious. and when we offered him
some whiskey he refused to touch il. He
seemed TO be afraid that he might DO
drugTed for he clutched his watch and
couldn't make him et go lie was literally
frightened out of his wits when forced his
mouth open and poured some whiskcy down his
threat. don't know what became OI him.
II most awful sight OF all WAS the fruitless
nGht i0r life made by Mr.. Williams of Buf-