, 1876-12-31


after wives and children and found them suf2e
locating and roasting in the flames. The neigh
boring residents, startled by the crash, were
lighted to the scene by the conaagration, which
madc even their prompt assistance too late.
By midnight the cremation WAS complete. The
storm had subsided, but the wind still blew
fcrceiy, aud tie cold WIS more intense. When
morning came all that remained of tho Pacific
Express WIS winroW Of car wheels, a1les,
hrake-irons, truck-frames, and twisted rails
lying in black pool at the bottom Of the
gorge. The wood
Had BURNED COMPLETELY AWAY,
and the ruins were covered with white ashes.
Here and there q mass Of charred, smo1derfng
substance sent up a little cloud Of sickening
vapor, which told that 1t was human flesh slowly
yielding to the corrosion Of the fire. On the
crest Of the western abutment, half buried in
the snow, stood tho rescued locomotive, all that
remained OF the fatcd train. As the bridge fell,
It's driver had given it q quick head Of steam,
which tore the drawhcad frcm its tender,
and the liberated engine shot forward and
buried itself In the snow. The other locomo-
tive, drawn backward by the falling train,
tumbled over the pier and
>, FELL. BOTTOM UPWARD
on the express car next behind. The engineer,
Folsom, escaped with broken leg. How he
cannot tell: nor can any one else imagine. There
is no death-list to report There can be none
until the list OF the missing ones who travelled
BY the Lake Shore Road on Friday is made
up. There are no remains that can ever
be identified. The three charred, shape
less Jumps recovered up to- noon
to-day arc beyond ali hope Of recognition. Old
-
man can tell. They are
ALIKE IN TIE cRuc1n1E OF rEArH.
For the rest, there are piles Of white ashes in
which clisten the crumbling particles Of calcin-
cd bones; ia other p1accs masses of black,
charred debris, half under water, which may
contain fragments Of bodies, but nothing Of
human semblance. It is thought that there
may be few corpscs under the ice, as there
were women and children who sprang into the
water and sank, but none have been thus far
recovered.
CLEVELAND PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN.
There were few C1eVeIandcrs On board. DR..
4. II. Washburn, Rector Of Grace Episcopal
Church in that city, went On board the train at
Erie, and cannot now be found. Mr. George
Armstrong, late Of the firm Of Alcott, Horton
& Co., and we'll known in New York, is also
thought to be among the lost.
Thirty Of the survivors, many OF them wound
ed, we're taken to Cleveland this morning.
They relate many interesting details OF the
catastrophe. Among the rest is Charles s.
Carter, Of Brooklyn, NJ 7. He was in the rear
drawing room car playing cards with two others,
one MIR. Shepherd, Of New York, the other
stranger. Suddenly he heard the glass OF the
car-wtndows begin to crackle, and the car
plunged to the bottom Of the rayine- The
stranger
WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Alr. Shepherd had broken leg, which was am
putated this morning, and Carter, though some
what bruised, vas comparatively unhurt. Car
ter says that the front OF the car was much low
er than the rear, and that the flames in the front
began to cat upward and spread with great ra~
pidity. He turned to the assistance
Of Mr.. Shepherd, and with great difficulty
succeeded in getting him out, the broken leg
impeding their advance. When Shepherd was
fairly out, Carter returned to the assistance Of
q woman who was calling for help at the front
OF the car, He got her ont, and, rs she WIS
quite thinly clad, gave her his ovcrcoat.
A large gang Of men have gone down to clear
away the wreck and prepare for throwing tenn
porary bridge across the chasm. It will be ten
days before the road will be open again.