The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-14

Poughkeepsie with complement of
physicians and all necessaries. DIR. Warn
shuts had treated fifteen who most needed
succor. On the relief train were DR.. =. J.
Weaver of the New York Central staff
and under directions the injured were
prepared rapidly for the trip to New
York.
Meanwhile those who had been for
tunate enough TO escape with Il few
bruises or none at all were trying to as
ssmble missing parts Of their clothing
Women who were in night clothes when
The accident happened were helped out
by those who had been lucky enough to
save their valises. In few cases fur
coats covered the thinnes. of slee ping
garments.
Men wandered about humorously in
quiring IL anybody had AN old hat that
wasn't working or If any one could please
spare a coat. just one little coat. Some
how the deficiencies were supplied after
a fashion. II was cold. miserable wait
ing. and the passengers were thoroughly
glad when they werS placed on the second
section of the Twentieth Century and
started for this city.
RELATIVES THRoNG STATION.
The second section arrived at the Grand
Central Terminal at 1:lO p. NJ. Long be-
fore il came in friends and relatives of
the first sections passengers had thronged
the space about the bulletin board inquir-
ing for news. By noon the railroad Off
cials were able to supply a list of the
injured and to assure every one that
nobody had been hurt fatally. Then the
caller announced the second section
and there was rush to the gates. Every
passenger who appeared through the
grill found some one TO hail him gladly
and there was great todo OF rejoicing.
There We're women curiously attired
but smiling happily, men with overcoats
out no hats. men with hats hut no coats
at all. Some carried watersoaked. bat
tered bits of baggage. A man named
Brster, who said his home was in Gin
| cinnati, said he had lost a valise contain
ing 5000 worth of jewelry Nearly all
OF the men passengers stopped long
| enough in the termina, to explain what
| they had been through.
Those who were TOO severely injured
| to walk We're carried from the terminal
on stretchers and removed either to
| hotels where they had booked accommo-
dations or. in a few instances, to hos
pitfalls Thomas {. Willard of Cleveland
was wheeled in chair through the depot
and placed in an automobile which took
| him TO the Waldorf Astoria. Mr.. Willard,
all the way out to his car, kept up cheer
| fully a running story of the wreck and
what he had seen when most things were
, doing
NEW YORK CENTRAL's STATEMENT
! Later in the afternoon the New York
! Central gave out this statement as to the
cause of the accident and as to who were
| injured:
| The last five cars OF the first section OF
the Twentieth Century Limited were de-
rallied at point one and half miles sout b
OF Hyde Park station. Four cars toppled
over the embank ment into the river and
were partly submerged. The fifth car
the first Of the five to be derailed. landed
against a boulder at the side OF the track
and did not go into the river.
Everybody was able TO get out OF the cars
and fortunately none OF the passengers
was fatally injured The injured are a,
follows:
BRUCE. j, r., Pullman car porter bruised
CoNGER. j. F.. porter. cut and bruised.
DEAN, W., porter. cut and bruised
GREELEY, WILLIAM LEWIS, 2S7 Wes
i38th street. New York city. bruised elbow
home.
HILTON. GEORGE E., porter. bruised.
KEEFER. Il, s., 254 Williamson street
Elizabeth. n. j.. cut and bruised. home.
KocHs, AUGUST. 500 Fisher Building
Chicago. slightly bruised.
McMIcKEN, Mrs. JENNIE. ?4ia Auburn