Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 October 1897 — Page 7

DIVED INTO THE RIVER

New York Central Passenger Train

Plunges Into the Hudson.

TWENTY-EIGHT LIVES LOST.

Retaining Wall Hud T?ecn Undermined Wlieu the Engine Struck It—Engineer anil Fireman Go to the IJottoin With

Their Engine as Ditl Several of the Coaches.

GARRISONS, N. Y., Oct. 25.—From the sleep chat means refreshment and rest to the eternal sleep that knows no waking, plunged in the twinkling of an eye yesterdny morning 28 souls, men, women and children. Into the slimy bed of the Hudson river a train, ladeu with slumbering humanity, ploughed, dragging through the waters the passengers. There was nothing to presage the terrible accident which so suddenly deprived these unfortunates of life.

The Now York Central train left Buffalo Saturday night and had progressed for nearly nine-tenths of the distance toward its destination. The engineer ana his fireman had just noted the gray dawn, breaking in the east and the light streak of red betoking the sun's appearance, when the great engine —a servant on the rails, a devil off— plunged into the depths of the river. Neither enginaer or fireman will ever tell the story of that terrible moment, for with his hand upon the throttle, the engineer plunged with his engine to the river bottom and the fireman too, was at his post. Behind tliem came the express car, the combination car and tho sleepers, and these piled on top of the engine.

It is known that it was a trifle foggy and that the track was not visible, but if there was auy break in the lines of steel it must have been of very recent happening, for only an hour before there had passed over it a heavy passenger train, laden with human freight. Neither is an explanation ready. All is conjecture.

What seems to have happened is that underneath the tracks and ties the heavy retaining wall had given away and when the great weight of tho engine struck the unsupported tracks it went crashing through the rest of the wall and toppled over into the river.

Miraculous Kncape.

Then there happened what 011 the railroad at any other time would have caused disaster, but now proved a very blessing. As tho train plunged over the embankment the coupling that held the last three of the six sleepers broke and they miraculously remained on the broken track. I11 that way 00 lives were saved.

Of eye witnesses there were none except the crew of a tugboat passing with tow. They saw the train with its light as it came flashing about the curves and then saw the greater part of it go into the river. Some of the cars floated and the tug, whistling for help, cast off its hawser and started to the rescue.

Victims

WVRO WOIIMMI

and Children.

The day coaeli, which contained 18 or 20 passengers, most of them women and children, and smoker had gone down in the deep water and rescue was impossible. In the latter ear the conditions must have been horrible. Tho car turned completely over and tho passenger end of it was in deep water, while the baggage end stood up toward the surface. The men in that lower end must, have fought like fiends for a brief period lor the bodies, when taken out were a mass of wounds.

The closing scene, of this tragedy was drawn around a common car that"stood near the scene of the accident where nearly a score of badly mutilated bodies -were lying in a long row, grewsome evidences of a disaster, the givutt 1 il it ever happened 011 this railroad. lM':uik .J. Ufgiin's Ex|rii.-iir«.

Frank J. Degan, one of the few who escaped, said, "As near as I can judge there were IS people in the day coach, most of them being women and childran, and nearly all were asleep. When the crash catne the car tiave a great lurch, and rolled over 011 its side. The water rushed in and almost instantly the lights went out. I knew we were in the river, and tho car seemed to plough through the water for some time after it was submerged. The car was tilted over 011 one side and I managed to reach the fan light overhead and cling to it until help came. "I heard people in the back part of the car groaning as if they were pinned fast. It was so dark that I could see 110 one and I think tho passengers must have drowned like rats. After a while, it seemed an age, I heard people 011 ton of the car and an ax crashed through the roof. Soon they had a hole cut in the roof and pulled me out through it.

A man and boy (father and son) were also rescued in the same way, but I know of 110 other occupants of the coach escaping. The car at this time was floating, but fast filling with water and we were put ashoro in a rowbo.it."

Manager Toucey was telegraphed for and on his arrival he wired the Ohapr man wrecking company at New York to bring their wrecking boat to raise the coaches. As soon as they arrived work eominenocd. In the meantime the coroner had arrived 011 the scene and as tho coaches were hoisted 011 the river Dank the. dead were removed, numbered and placed in a car for identification, Fully 10,000 people visicecl tne scene during tho day.

Lovtl Perry Uoujjlass.

TORONTO, Oct. 25.—Lord Percy Douglas of Ilawick, son of the marquis of Queensbury, left the Queens hotel 011 Saturday and caught the 5 o'clock train making connection with tho fatal Buffalo special. A private telegram has been received here stating that he is among the dead.

IB IU New York*

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Lord Percy Douglass was not killed in the railroad wreck. He is iu this city.

GARRISON WRECK.

Compltco List of tho TVad—Thousands Visit (lie Scene. GARRISON, N. Y., Oct. 26.—A complete list of the killed in the wreck of the Now York Central train, which plunged into the Hudsou river through tho giving way of the retaining wall, as furnished by the railroad officials, is as follows: .Tons BOYI.E. engineer, of East Albany, body still in the river.

JoHx Q. TOMPKINS, fireman, of East Albany, body still in the river. yVSAMUKL WlI.UAMS of Buffalo.

THOMAS HI LEV of St. Louis. \V. H. G. MKYEHS of Tremont, X. Y. A. J. MOKAV, Harlem, body still in the river.

K. A.. l!EEN of Chicago. WII.LIAM S(.IIKN KKNI!E(.'KER, Newark. N. J., otherwise known as William S. Becker.

GUISSKIM'E TAGI*ANA. New lfyrk. Miss. ROKKHT T. I.INDSMAN, I'tie.i. UNKNOWN WOM AN, nut. yet identified." EIGHT CHINAMICN. Late yesterday afternoon the wrecking company made another search for the bodies of the engineer and fireman and Superintendent Van Ertan's clerk, Mr. McKay. When the diver came up, after 25 minutes, he said: "I could find no tract of any of the missing men and I don't believe they are near the engine. I should say that if they did not jump, and it looks as if they did not have tinv\ that the rush of water through the cab was so fierce that it fairly swept them out of it and drowned them quickly. I would not be surprised if they were, half a mile or a mile beyond the engine."

Had it not been for tho fact, that torrents of rain poured down all the afternoon the New York Central railroad would have had an excursion upon their hands larger than any for many years. As it was, trainload after train load of curiosityseekers landed at the stations near the wreck and walked through the drenching rain to stand and slare at the burning embers and mutilated cars. Of tho 10 dead who lay in the coroner's office at Cold Springs, eight were heathen foreigners, whose names or residences meant scarcely anything to the general public, and yet six of these eight were identified and claimed long before any person had come forward to inquire or seek for two well-dressed and evidently very respectable white women, the onlv women killed in the wreck. The 10 bodies that were held at Cold Springs for identification and the claim of the relatives were divided between tho two undertaking establishments.

PULLMAN'S WILL.

Its Content* May Not lie Maile Known For Several Day*. CHICAGO, Oct. 2(3.—The disposition of the estimated $50,000,000 left by the late George M. Pullman will not be known with certainty for at least a day or two. That assurance both Mr. Robert Lincoln and Mr. Norman R. Ream, executors of the estate of the multi-millionaire expressed with authority yesterday. They say the property left is so vast that it may take several days to estimate its value as the law requires. All sorts of stories arc current in financial circles over the Pullman will. It is said positively that the estate was not worth over S20.000,0 )0 or §25,000,000. Sonic well known LaSaile street men, however, say that George M. Pullman's income was averaged 810,000,000 annually for a number of years.

Mr. Lincoln said yesterday that there were a great number of public bequests, but refused to give them out. Neither of tho executors of the will would confirm or deny the statement that Mr. Pullman had disinherited his two sons, George M. and Sanger W. Neither of the young men is said to be violently drawn toward a business career. Anil for that reason it has been declared that the bulk of the property is left to the widow and Mrs. Frank Lowden, a daughter of tin decedent. The university comes in l'ur a large amount, it is also said.

Insurgent Killed.

HAVANA, Oct. 2(i.—The body of General Adolfo Castillo, the insurgent leader who was killed in an engagement with Spanish guerilla forces under Major Manuel Tapia Ruano of the artillery, between La Chorrent and Managua, arrived here yesterday. Large crowds have visited the morgue to look at the remains. Major Ruano is a nephew of President Cisneros of the Cuban provisional government.

Will Kxplore on the Shares. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 2i.—Professor William Niven of New York has arrived here and will soon start to explore the state of Guerrero, one of tho least known parts of this republic. He has a concession from the government for the exclusive right to search for antiquities 111 that region and will be allowed onehalf of the objects found to be sent to the museums in the United Srates£&~

Fugitive From Justice.

ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 21!.—Harry A. C-assin, ex-bank cashier, is a fugitive from justice. When his case was called in court yesterday he did not respond. Cassin was indicted for embezzling 871.000 of the funds of the Georgia Loan, Savings and Banking company, a corporation of which he was cashier. He gave bond in the sum of §10,000.

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Hamburg. Germany, has just dedicated a 10.0i)!J,0: 0-mark townhall. lie v. .John Stomjhfon, 1). D., the well known .Congregational minister and author. is dead in London.

The Baltimore-All-American ball same at- Kansas City resulted in favor of the latter by a score of i) to 1.

The steamer Mariposa has sailed from Sydney, X. S. \\\, for San Francisco with 275,000 sovereigns for tho United States.

Hannis Taylor, ex-minister to Spain, it, is said, will shortly publish an elaborate c&inmunicntlon 011 the Cuban question.

A tilemaker named Oiuillout, his wife and four children, committed suicide by the use of charcoal funics in Paris. Poverty was the cause.

Emil Schuler of tho Morse Cycling club, Chicago, has lowered the triple century amateur record 10 minutes, riding 300 miles In 29 hours and 58 minutes.

Tho supreme court of tho United States has refused a writ of habeas corpus In the cage of Henrj -Jraemer of the state of Washington, under sentence of death.

WAYNETOWN.

Oliver Fowler, of near Linden, was here Tuesday. J. Harlan & Son moved into the Landman property Tuesday.

Hurt English is building a barn on the lot recently bought by him. Mr. Bolt, the miller, has bought the E. M. Hamilton residence on Canal street.

Lon Freeman moved Monday to the Henry Brant property on Church street.

Rev. Henson will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday morning and evening.

The indications are that we «will haye a big lumber yard started here next spring,

The novelty works on Vine street will soon be run by steam instead of horse power.

Ras Williams has so far recovered from his late sickness as to make his appearance on our streets once more.

James Twiddy has severed his connection with the Horinell hardware storo and will move to Mellott next week.

We have been authorized to say that the Christian church people here will retain Rev. Brewer ah pastor for another year.

The Tandies, of campaign fame, like the cat, came back after an absence of six months, and are now full Hedged Canadians.

Several ladies from Hillsboro representing the Eastern Star order gave an exhibition drill here Saturday night before a small but appreciative audience.

Mack Foster will probably build a large brick store room for his own use next spring that will be sufficient to accommodate his mammoth stock of dry goods and groceries.

A. W Groves on last Monday while driving his spirited young YVilkes, let him get the advantage so much as to result in a lively runaway, the effect of which is causing Mr. Groves to carry several members of his body in slingB.

The K. of P.'s at this place, 140 strong, have just completed paying for one of the finest and best furnished halls in Montgomery county. So on last Monday night finding themselves entirely out of debt with a fair sum of money left on hands they decided that after Jan. 1,1151(6, *hey would lower the dues f:om 85.20 to 54 per year.

Under the new administration the demanc for.labor in tbis locality haB become so great that the cry for work has become a lost art. Even the law yers and preachers, owing to the scarcity of hands, have been forced to don their work clothes and put their shoulders to the wheels of progress, in order to help satisfy the great push.

TEXAS.

Jeff Etter is getting better. Miss Daisy Ellis is able to see again. Jesse White, our school teacher, has 45 scholars.

Miss Mattie Michael visited Daisy Ellis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Davis' children were all home Sunday.

Philip Harwood was in Crawfordsville Saturday. Ad Vancleave has moved on the Denman farm.

John Weller and wife visited Mrs. Huffmire Sunday. Geo. Campbell is building three more rooms to his house.

Jas. Ross has gone to Illinois to meet his family from Colorado. Asa Michael, from Lafayette, is visiting his uncle, Jas Michael.

Mrs. Oraa Michael was able to visit her sister-in-law, in Veedersburg, last week.

There is quite a time at this place about going to law. Andy lloss sued George Campbell and won the suit. Mrs. Savannah .Huffmire bued Mr. Jones and gained the suit. There will be more suits if someone don't be careful.

Cloyce, the 12-vear-old son of James Michael, nearly met his death Sunday morning. He started to the pasture with one of the horses, but met one of his brothers who wanted the horse and he started to go back home. The horse ran off,throwing the boy against a fence. When the animal arrived home the mother became uneasy and started out to hunt the boy. She found him laying unconscious by the roadside. He was not dangerously hurt, however.

RATTLESNAKE.

W. B. Galey has a tubular well with plenty of water. Teddy Coons is going to have some wire fence built.

Ed Henson and George Coons and wife ate dinner with W. B. Galey and wife Sunday.

The play party club held the boards at Sam Hunt's Saturday night and had quite a good time.

Dave White and iJames Gilliland are the boss carpenters. It took them three days to put on three squares of shingles.

Cal Stewart, traveling agent for the JOUISNAL, the best paper in the county, called on the Rattlesnak scribe Monoay night.

George Davis, the gravel road superintendent, has completed hauling gravel on the road. He had excellent work done.

Mrs. Maggie Gilliland has had her bouse on her farm painted and new roofs put on the smoke house and'SUMmer kitchen.which adds.to the appearance of the place wonderfully.

Five of Miss Sarah Coons' mute friends called on her Sunday. They were Frank'.Davis and wife. Daniel Mclntire and wife, and Ernest Thornton, of Waveland. They had a general good time together and returned home in the evening pleased with their visit.

POTATO CREEK-

Miss Lillian Britsch is working for Mrs. John Jordan. Miss Delia Britsch,ofjWesley, visited home folk6 Saturday and Sunday.

There will be a box supper at Potato Creek school house next Thursday night, Nov 4. Everyone invited.

The Journal Co., Printers. Leaders in Type Styles.

Ladies' Habit Cloth, 36 inches wide, all colors and black, strictly all wool, per yd,

25c.

Nobby Fall Suits in Plaids, camel's hair effects fancy mixtures and novelty weaves, 36 and 40'inch wide, per yard,

25c.

Regular 5c brown bleached muslin Per yard

Regular 10c brown canton flannel Per yard

Extra heavy shirting plaids worth S£c

Per yard

It pays to trade at

THE BIQ STORE

With the coming of Autumn's frost-fringed breezes, real shopping demands appear. All preparations ceased with September's closing days. October announces stock completion. Variety now fills the spacc of every department! -i•: rich colorings take the place of delicate tints and fabrics of weight and warmth command attention.

Tariff prospects caused early buying and heavier purchases than ever, Good crops and better prices for them have made brisker selling than usual. Whocould estimate for such crowds as fill the aisles of this store? Impossible! Stock select tions can't last recorders must cost more, and that we tell you for your own interest. If you value good advice you will do your shopping early.

Autumn Dress Materials.

For the past two or three weeks we have kept Uncle Sam* faithful mail agents pretty bus with letters containing re-orders for dress materials, and we have been fairly successful and again we are ready with a beautiful assortment of fine stuffs, our second purchase for this season. This is the first season in many vears we have had to go into tho market and buy a second assortment, and all this notwithstanding our first purchases were larger than usual on fine materials. This clearly proves that the buying public have been quick to respond to tho Big Store's effort to please. With few exceptions our second purchases were secured at the old prices because the sellers were anxious to get more of oi:u business and were willing to make sacrifices, and even where the cost has been more the selling pi ice will remain as before because we want more of voru trade and it is not the rule of 1 he Big btore to take advantage of the public. The exhibit pictures a study of fashion from every quarter. The color artist—the man at the loom—was surely at his best this season. For never has color blending 6hown up so charmingly, nor the weaving so artistic as is seen in the autum materials. Here is a little collection of the Frenchman's to describe them would be next to impossible. We invite your personal inspection:

Epingalines, Helange Cord Velours in large Cords, Matlesse Velours, Novelty Silk and Wool Plaid Velours, Irish Poplins, Drap' Almas, Vigarals, Bengalines, Grenada Silk and Wool

Figures, Broadcloth, Kerseys fortailor-madesuits.

Finest Line of Plaids in the City.

l&ids of Velour, Bangaline, Grenades, Camels' Hair, Poplins and silk and wool novelty weaves in every new shade and color imaginable. And that's not all. The largest purchase of the season lies mainly in the more staple fabrics— those that reach below the dollar mark, and the fifty cent mark—bought there, toe, by reason of our buying advantage. Case lot assortment, and quantity that brings the price to its lowest notch. Always beyond competition. This is one of the buying essentials of this store.

English Kurl Cloth, French Granities, Botany Storm Serge, Rough English Cheviots, Henriettas and Cashmere, Heather Mixtures, Silk and Wool Fancy Mixtures. Here Area Few Samples of Many Specials AH Through the Stock:

CLOAKINGS.

We arc showing some very handsome and exclusive things in plaid back cloths for Golf Capes. Also full line of colorings in Astrachan, Meltons, Kerseys and Beavers for Capes and Jackets

Cloaks!

The warm weather of the past few weeks has had no effect in our cloak selling and wise are the early purchasers. Every day brings us notices of advancing prices. Happilv we placed good orders early and now see the wisdom of our course, but there are bound to bj breaks in the stock here and there, which can only ba replaced at an advance later in the season. Hut there is good cause for tho popularity and immense business of this department. It is almost impossible to realize the serviceable and nobby jackets and c^pes that S5, 80 and 87 will buy. Of course the really elegant garments start at S10 and one can go as much higher as one likes We would be pleased to "have you pay our cioak department a visit in the near future.

Blankets and Woolen Goods.

This is the first season we have had a complete line of the famous Yountsville Flannels, Blankets. Skirts and Yarns. You will find our prices the same as at the factory and the Big Store's reputation of doing things in a complete manner insures a goodly assortment of these goods at all times. 1 a'.tract attention to our venture we have made arrangements with the mill to cloi-eou their stock of odds and e.ids at a special sale. In a mill of this kind there is alwuvs many goods that are not just perfect. In this case we have secured about 50 pairs of their regular live pound blankets, some of which area few ounces too light, many of which area pound or more too heavy, while others have the wrong color woven in the ends or borders. In sending out a bill of goods this firm is very particular to have everything just so, consequently these odds and ends have accumulated until the Big Store gets them for an introduction s*le and here they are at *3 7i for ctioice of the lot. With them we have placed several pairs that have been sent u* as samples from other mills that are worth S5.50 to SO, but if you want Yountsviile blankets the.e will be no danger of getting anything else. Come at once, they won't last long at the price. See our cotton blankets at U'.iJ pair.

Some Trade Teasers.

4c 7c

40'inch Black Jacquard Figures in select dc signs, per yd,

2Bc.

100 pieces rich Silk and Wool Effects, fancy Cheviot Mixtures, and new Plaids, 40' inch widths, per yard,

SOc.

Good apron ginghams

Per yard »J "C Best quality calicoes including turkey red, indigo blue, fast blacks, grays and larger ',4 line of fancy styles, per yard Cotton crash worth 5c

Per yard OC

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