New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-25

,vers Cinnamon two were women, and five were
white men. One man. whose body vas io"hu
floating In the river early this norhinh' "a'
removed to peeksk. / believe he has been
identified. but don't know his name Ihal
makes total Of sixteen. Then there are the
engineer and fireman. and possibly Mir. Meha!,
who were drowned with the engine No.
heard II said that the engineer was seen py
some one walking up the track In dazeu soI.
OF way fear however, that there is niue
doubt that the poor fellows body VIII Dc iou''
In his cab when the eng!ne IL raiseu
THE CAUSE HARD TO EXPLAIN.
1T Is hard 70 understand just what caused
the giving way Of tho enbankment Inc ohiy
way can account for 1t is that the founda'ioh
OF the ground had been Slapped away D! inc
stream We have had exceptionally heavy tiueS
during the last two days. when ~. pr r,hsnk.
brought about the final collapse Of the emoank
ment The roadway Is constantly lhspeo.eu,
but it was impossible 10 detect the SOAKING anu
consequent weakening Of the bed OF the perii'a-
nent way
PREPARING TO RESUME TRAfflC'
\ large force OF men was employed through
out the day In cutting sufficient width in the
hill At the side OF the rails TO make a temporary
track while the damaged roadway Is beng re-
paired and the embankment rebuilt Several
hundred laborers will be puc to work to-mor-
row, ana II lS pTODdOIe mat tIc duui''Oh"i
will be completed in three or four Gays. nun
then only the remaining track can be useo loI
traffic.
A singular experience happened to the express
car After the accident II was seen TO De resting
In the bed OF the river, almost suonergec. ANU
twenty-five yards from the bank NO afternoon
was given to Il by the wrecking gang. as J, was
decided 20 raise the passenger cars nrst. When
the agents OF the express conn amy arrived ABOUT
noon 10 take charge OF Its contents. the car
was not 10 be found II was presumed al once
that II had sunk below the surface or the water
but the efforts o: diver 10 locate 1t were uh-
successful. ,
An hour or two later report was received
that a tug had found II floating down the river
at least two miles from the place or the wreck.
In the excitement II had floated unnoticed lnto
the middle Of the stream. and was being carried
down with the tide. II was towed 10 a COCK at
Highlands where IL Is now guarded by three oe-
tectives The car had three SAFES, In when
were consignments Of great value. The largest
OF the safes was fastened to the moor. put me
other two were loose. and as one side or the car
has been wrenched of. the express company
representatives fear that these two safes may
now be somewhere at the bottom or the Huoson'
The score CT more of Cinnamon VINO We're on
the train were at hrst thought 20 nave peen
smuggled from across the border Upon ths
eight Chinese who were killed, however, were
found properly accredited passports
The three sleeping-cars which were wrecked
yyera the Glen Alpine from Buffalo; the Herines,
from Niagara Falls. and the Niope. from To-
ronto The other three sleepers which did not
leave the rails. We're the Diana. from Rochester'
the Anita from Canandaigua, and the Roquet'e
River. from Montreal