Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
DAY OF MOURNING.
Sad Scenes at the White Plains HALL
way Station.

WHITE PLAINS, ". Y. February IS
Sunday was a day of mourning for the Ne"
York Central wreck victims. In seven MONIES
the families waited for news Of the arriVai
of the bodies of some member OF the circle
while about them were the evidences OF the
daily life of the missing one.
In other homes the father who had been
the unwearied Sunday playfellow OF the
little boys and girls was lying in bed In his
room. while the children were told to keep
as quiet as possible, as papa Is very SICK.
In other homes it was son or daughter
of the housef bandaged ana achihs' WIN
was waited upon by the others. ,
All night crowds had been at the rali-
road station. When the news OF the acti-
dent spread about the village, later 10 De
intensified by late editions of afternoon
papers. it seemed as though all OF the
women and some of the children or WHITE
Plains were at the station. >,
The watchers at the station iouno shaii
comfort in the preparations being MADE
for the reception of such of the traVeiers
of the wrecked train as should be Drought
here. Early in the evening those WITHIN Ine
station and on the outside PLATFORM heai
Che tracks heard the rumble OF many We
hicles driving to the rear OF the stauon.
Many of the women hurried TO the rear
platform, where a view could De nan OF
the wagon arrivals. There they saw an
of the ambulances of the village and Two
patrol wagons. AS drivers blanketed their
horses preparatory to a long wait physicians
climbed down from their seats at the rear
of the ambulances Many OF the Woinei,
at the sight of the ambulances moaned and
some of them turned away their heads
Sought Her Sister.
One woman rushed into the station cry
ing historically. She told the employees
she was Miss See of Pleasantvile.
MY sister was on that train she said
obi 70 brJJS enly. no
one knows anything of her. No one has
identified her or sent me word. l believe
that she is so mangled that no one couid
identify her. A.,
The station employees told her that they
knew nothing about her sister.
After what seemed hours of waiting TO
the women a bulletin was posted bearing
the names of some of the dead ana IN
jured one of the first before 1t was MISS Iiss
See She gave one quick glance at the list
and in moment she fell against a woman
at her side. who put her arms about her.
I'm all right I'm all right" she said
weakly, II must get used to II. My SISTER
is dead"
She had read the name of Bessie See
upon the list. $751;.
Al length a movement of lights was seen
far down the track. The members of the
fire department. who had been called to
the station in a body to aid the police,
formed hollow rectangle about the space
which it was expected that the train would
occupy AS the coaches were drawn slow
" into the station, however, there came a
sudden rush. and those guarding the
rectangle not wishing to use violence, were
pushed aside, as women crowded closely TO
the track.
Crowd Was Silent.
On the train came. The women upon
the platform were as silent as the dead
they feared to meet. The only sound was
the subdued rattle of the coaches. AS the
train came to a stop before the crowd after
one pause, it's members again swarmed for
ward The first man off the train came
unassisted and straight into the arms OF a
little woman. who clasped him with arms
that throbbed.
Med, Ned! Ned"' was all she SAID.
He kissed her. and then she broke into
a wild, rambling talk telling him hys-
terically about the anxiety Of the children
and the pathetic remark little Ned had
made until he gently checked her.
Hush" he said, indicating at the same
time with his hand the train behind them.
out of It, on stretchers carried by the
fremen came a file of the injured. AL
most upon the stretchers themselves the
waiting women pushed themselves, bend
ing over to catch some glimpse of those
lying motionless on the swaying canvas
Finally the firemen who bore them called
the name of their burden. To the other
side of the station the injured were car
ried there to be placed in the ambulances
and patrol wagons, to be conveyed to their
homes.