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

Thoust, badly hurt. he helped another pas
senger out.
John Ryan Of Jersey City. 30 years old
badly laceratcd hand. shoulder and knee.
Clarence Morgan Of Aurora. N. r., age,
20; broken shoulder.
The three Chinese were suffering from
scalp wounds.
W. s. IAnsford Of Bayonne, N. j., was II
one OF tho hast coaches, which remained or
the track. He secured an axe. and. chop.
ping out panel OF one OF the partly sub
merged cars, he helped TO rescue four peo.
pie.
At 8 O'Clock an express train left the
scene with the man who had died on the
track and about twenty five injured per-
sons. The dead man aud five injured were
left at Peekskill, where the injured were
taken to the Helping Hand hopsital. while
the train proceeded to New York with the
rest OF the injured.
General Manager Toucey gives the fol-
lowing statement as to the cause of the
disaster to the Associated Press:
''The accident was caused by the bed
OF the railway being washed out in some
inexpllcable manner. In this undermined
condition the track sank as soon as the
weight Of the train was put on 1t, and. the
embankmcnt giving way, the train was pre-
csptated into the river. Such conditions
as this We have never looked for. Trains
have been running over this spot for years
and years without accident or difficulty OF
any kind, and this piece Of track was con-
sldered as good as any section in the
world. Not only was tho roadbed the
hardest kind OF an cmbankment, but 1t was
strengthened by a retaining wall OF solid
masonry three feet thick"
Other railroad officials were Of the opin-
ion that a qucksand foundation OF some
kind below the wator line was responsible
for the sinking of the roalbed.
Before 10 o'clock this morning a. num-
bar of curious spectators had gathered
at the scene, coming from the nearby
towns and villages by trains, wagons, BIZ
cycles and boats. The number of morbid
ly curious steadily increased as the day
from places far up and down the river,
all loaded down to the waters edge. until
this afternoon there were FULLY 49, 900 about
the wreck. 1t required the utmost exertion
on the part OF Chief Humphrey OF the rail-
road police and his force of detectives
TO hold these far enough In check to al
low the railroad mon to pro iced with their
work Chief Humphrey did good work
in recovering valuables, and IL there were
any thieves about they got no opportunity
to ply their trade. Tho American Express
had number Of their AGENTS
ut the scene early In the hay, hut they
wore powcrloss to do anything. as no at
tempt was made to raise their car 1t
was said this car contained thausands of
lolars worth OF valuables. but the Off
,ials said oil would he recovered. as the
were In stationary safe at
ached to the car.
1t was at first thought that the ex-
'rcss messenger. John Smith Of Buffalo,
lad lost his life but It was subsequently
earned that he had boon rescued by one
II the tugs and sent to New York with
he frst lot OF survivors.
Among the railroad men II Is generally
believed that A. G. Mckay OF Harlem,
private secretary to the general superln-
endent had lost his life and was last
,een at Albany where he boarded the
locomotive to ride with the engineer. II
hat Is true, he shared The fate of the
,nsincer and fireman. At any rate. he
vas still missing M to n late nour.
Garrsons, n. Y. October oi-Thc ter
lble evidences OF tho frieh,ful wreck We're
ielble at the point two miles below here
oright under intensely spectacular cir
The great wrecking car torch
brew red glare over the men husily en-
aged In tearing apart the wreckage to
et at any bodies that might BE- urde- 1t.
he men worked with as much energy as
there were living creatures to b. saved,
II and anon bringing TO the sur
ace a body cramped Into an abnormal po-
itlon and then renew their efforts. On
he top OF tho partly submerged cars a
arg of men chopped away with axes. and
hs huge dtrricks from the wrecking train |
ore out the mahogany trimmings ami coll
ngs and berths In the cndeayor to re over
loved one from thu wreck. on