The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27

dy Bed-Engineer's Body Still Missing
Buffalo.
Garrisons, N. Y, October 26.-The
event of this the second day after the
Central railroad accident was the raising
OF the day coach of the ill-fated train, the
finding of an additional victim there, and
the raising Of the engine, with the body
of the fireman, John @. Tompkins tightly
wedged between two masses of iron in
front.
1t was shortly after three O'Clock when
the huge derrick bfought up the day
coach from the bottom of the river. When
the water had drained out of the car,
those watching the operation saw at one
of the windows human hand badly
bloated. The wreckers tore aside the de-
bris and soon had the body out. To the
relief of the searchers and watchers, no
more bodies were found.
The body removed, making the seven
teenth since the wreck and the twentieth
known victim, was that of a man of
thirty-five years Of age, dark, with a
short dark moustache. He was dressed in
gray woolen outing shirt, dark blue
vest and trousers, black necktie and
yellow socks. 1t was evident the man had
been sleeping when death came Whether
he was killed by concussion or whether he
was drowned, never will be known In
one of the pockets of the vest was wallet
containing six ten dollar bills, a two
dollar bill and Casualty insurance oom-
pany ticket such as is bought at railroad
stations, as an insurance against accident
or death.
1t was made out for the usual sum of
$2500 In case of death, but very curiously
the name, or at least the last name Of
both payor and beneficiary were missing.
The card read. as far as could be read,
Ike X, as the purchasers name and
Mrs. X. as the person to whom it was
to be paid. The railroad officials are of
the opinion that the man boarded the
train at Rochester. The body was taken
tc the coroner's office at Cold Spring.
The other interesting event Of the day
was the raising of the express car, from
which it was alleged that large sum of
money had been lost by the dropping to
the river bottom of q small safe.
This car was the mosU badly damaged
of any that had yet been taken out. One
half of the car had been entirely demol-
ished and washed away. AS soon as
possible.the car was searched by inventory
General Superintendent Van Valkenburg
could not estimate the loss and could not
say just how much money was on the car.
but intimated that the amount had been
exaggerated.
The heavy engine was dragged out of
the river tonight. The divers had located
the tender early in the afternoon and
brought it up without trucks When the
engine came to the surface, it was seen
that the front trucks were missing and
that the front of the boiler and the guards
were all smashed into an unrecognizable
mass. AS the great machine came in
sight, one of the men on the lighter saw
clothes dangling from the front, and
when the lanterns could be brought to
bear it was found that the rags covered
the body Of Fireman Tompkins. The
body was wedged in front of the boiler
had to be dragged out. 1T was taken to q
train at once and sent up to Cold Spring
to the cOroner's office.
If the raising of the trucks Of the engine
and the tender in the morning do not
bring to light the bodies of Engineer
Foyle and young Mckay, dredges will be
put to work in the vicinity to see whether
they are buried in the mud.
Eighteen bodies SO far have been re-
covered.
BODY II IDENTIFIED.
Poughkeepsle, N. y, October s6.-
Body No. II, which was found in the day
coach late this afternoon was Identified at
Cold Spring tonight as Isaac Rett1nger
Of Buffalo, 80 years of age, dealer in eye
glasses.
Body No. IS, John @. Tompkins, fire.