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Show THE LIST OF DEAD. Horrible Accident on the Mew York Central Tbe llrakeuian's NeiillRence. Xkw Yohk, Dec. 'JO. The accident on tho New York C entral Railway Thursday night at Hastings baa proved much greater than Indicated by first reports. The official district of deaths numbers H people. They are: Mrs. A. N. Baldwin of New York, Thomas W. I'illoy of New York, of the firm of We urge Filloy A: Co, Hoston; Ahrani Knitfht, conductor; Mr. Van Ardal of New York, Miss Slocum of I.ockport, X. Y.; Miss Little, .Miss J.i.ie Ford of Brooklyn, '. W. Whytc, porter; Mi Lilian Baldwin of New-York, New-York, and oiio man not identified. The burned and Injured are? Simon Homer of Haldwin, N. Y. ; Annie Ford of Brooklyn, D. II. Murphy of Lnneyer, X. Y. : Harry A. .Taeol.snn of New York, J. K. Ilaguelle of I'omjhkcpsie, X. Y. The terrible accident was due to the care, lcssness of Hrakcinan Albeit F. Herrlek of the Buffalo express, whl-h was lying hIIII below Hastings. Herrlek has fled and has not yi4 been found. Ho left his uniform and put. on clii.en's clothes. From the nllicial report given out train No. Oil atopped at Dohhs' Ferry to inako slight repairs on the engine. The distance signal was blown, and the following train, Ibe Buffalo fc Ni-agara Ni-agara Fa'ls special, leaving here at 7 p. m., stopped seven and three-quarters miles snulh of Dohhs' Ferry station. The conductor con-ductor of Xo. 4 immediately lent Hrakeiiiuu Merrick back to signal the coming trains, lie proceeded as far back as the station at Hastings. Ho went Insldo to talk with the station master, waiting for the Cincinnati cc St. Louis express No. 7, which left the city at 7 o'clock. While llerrick was standing near the door the St. Louis express whizzed pat at the rato of forty miles an hour. F.ngineer Don-ohue Don-ohue of the express received no warning of the presence of the Buffalo express on the track ahead until she was almost on the train. He reversed his engine, put on the air and Jumped. The engine of Xo. 1 crushed Into the rear sleeper, Gibraltar, of the IlurTalo with terrific force. There were twenty-two people In the car. The ballast of the' New York Ccutral Is of stone. Here and there between the tracks are great blotchen of blood, dryed and clotted, two or three feet In diameter. All else that rc. mains today to tell the story of the frightful fright-ful disaster is the tin roof of the Wagner sleeping car Gibralter. This is still lying iu t smouldering mass at the side of the truck where the disaster occurred. The rest of the car w as burned up. When the St. Louis express crushed Into the sleeping car the engineer was completely lost in the interior of the car. The heavy woodwork and iron of the tiibralter was burned up. The hiss of exeaping steam and the cries and groans of tho wounded and dying passengers could be heard a long distance. The appeals of the wounded and the cries of the dying were heartrending. A momeut Inter the Gibraltar took fire. The crews of both trains quickly recovered from the momentary shock and rushed to the aid of the people. The passengers from both trains fcllowed, and soon a score of persons had organized themselves into a relief party, fine after another of the wounded ind dying were taken out. The axes were torn from the ears and, by the light of lamps and torches, the men began to chop away the burning woodwork of tho Gibraltar. To add to the horror of the occasion thieves got to work aud begun to rob the Injured In-jured passengers. How much they secured is not know. It was not known that thieves were among the injured at tho timo of the accident, and tho fact was not discovered till this morning. A number of volunteers worked among the injured passengers and it, is probable that this was made a cloak for stealing by ionic. Tho coroner this morning took possession of the effects of the dead and w ill hold them until they arc claimed by the relatives of the deceased. Tho scenes about the, waiting room at Dobb's ferry were pathetic.. Little Homer Ho-mer Haldwin, son of Mrs. Haldwin, way crying cry-ing for bis mother. His arms were bruised, but the child seemed anxious to know how his mother was. Ho did not know thai she was killed. Tho child had been sleeping in the same berth wilh his mother. The unidentified body has been ascertained ascer-tained to be that of Edwin 8. Wilcox, of Ihe law linu of Wilcox & Jones of Xew York. |