Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-12
A RAILROAD HORROR.

tO-udy lIOH tuc ueDIlb vi lHO WIOCh, anu
with the exception of Alexander Mum
roe, of Summerville, Mass, who lies at
the Culver House in critical condition,
the wounded arc doing as we'll as could
be expected. The work of Identification
goes slowly on and now body, then a
shred of clothing or cherished keepsake,
is brought to light and delivered to
friends. e. II. Bourne, of Cleveland,
brother of Mrs. Knowles, lost in the car
"City of Buffalo, twas here to-day with
the nurse of Mrs Knowles family, in
search of some relic of the deceased or
her little girl. Bits of clothing were
identified by the nurse as having be-
longed to Mrs. Knowles. DR.. G. f.
Hubbard, of Polk City, Iowa,
from Bergen, N. Y, where he
had been visiting brother-in-law, Thos.
J. Love, was lost in the train and it was
thought no trace was left of him. Mr..
Tone, who had come on to search for him,
was on the point of going home, but upon
coming into the morgue for the last time
to-day found two shirts and shawl which
he Immediately recognized. The shirts
were plainly marked, &C. F. Hubbard" :"
These are all that are left of the de-
ceased. Two hands were found to-
day. One Qhe left was perfectly
preserved, and had evidently been
in the water. The other was a shape
less mass, and was only identified as a
hand by single nail. A pin-cushion
was found to-day, which was Immediate
ly recognized as having belonged to
Joseph H. Aldrich, of Des Moines, Iowa.
Nf n
one side were advertisements of Mr..
Aldrich's business; the other was mir
ror. The deceased had carried it three
years. Mr.. Aldrich's brother.in-law and
wife, who had come on from Des
Moines, were very much gratified to find
even this trifing relic of the dead man.
The following bodies have been identi-
fed, at the freight-house since our last
report: Martha lolita Volk, by parts
of dress and hair; she was fifteen and a
half years of age, and was identified by
her father, Jacob Volk. Mr.. Charles
Vogel, of Albany, was identified by his
wife by some of his coat buttons, one
leg Of his trousers and handkerchief
and watch chain. His watch was gone.
Boyd L. Russell, of Auburn, N. Y, was
identified by cuff bearing the initials
b. L. r. His watch was also found.
The friends of P. P. Bliss are leaving
no means untried to discover some clew
of himself or wife. The pockets OF an
unknown man who had been lying for
some time among the unclaimed at the
morgue were to-day cut out and care
fully examined. Nothing was found in
them. Pieces of flannel underclothing
were found to-day, which were thought
to have belonged to DR.. Washburn.
AsHTABULA. Jan. 3.
Nothing has been found in the creek
to-day, except two pieces of chain, glass
stopple of cologne bottle and two
pocket knives. One of these knives be-
longed to s. H. Merrill, of Dayton, N. Y,
and is the only thing that is left of the
deceased. His son Immediately recog-
nized this slight memento and was res
joiced at finding even so much In the
case of ]. w. Smith, of Toronto, Can,
there is apparently furnished an indica-
tion of the presence upon the scene of
the disaster of experienced robbers. Mr..
Smith is known to have had upon his
person gold watch and chain and in q
single pocket a telegram, which he had
received the evening before he started,
a registered letter and 81 900 in money
This pocket was found with the telegram
and registered letter in it, but the money
was gone. A revolver which he was
carrying in his hip pocket was also found.
Mr.. Smith was of the firm of Smith Bros,
Toronto, fruiters, and had extensive
business connections with firms in the
United States. The saddest scene for
several days was witnessed to-day at the
Fisk House When the two brothers
and invalid wife of the deceased were
shown the sad mementoes enumerated
above, one of the brothers, a strong man,
broke completely down in his grief and
wept like child. The invalid wife
moaned piteously, and not person In
the whole house but was moved to tears
The stricken wife communicated the
following facts: The father OF the de-
ceased is ninety years old, ana does not
know that his favorite son is out of the
city. One of his brothers is IN very
frail health and, it is feared, will not
bear up under the shock when the sad
fate of his brother is communicated to
him.
The following bodies have been idcn-
titled to-day; Mrs. Cowper, of Toronto,
Can, a very badly charred corpse, of
which there was scarcely anything ex'
cept the trunk remaining, was recognized
by her brother by means of a single
small piece of tape, with which her hair
had beentied. The brother had given this
to her shortly before she started on the
journey, and well remembered it. The
body had been in the very midst Of the
flames, and not a single vestige of cloth
ing was left upon it, but having lain upor
the back portion of the hair was MOI
burned, and the tape was upon this
Eugene Steindel recognized the remains
of his brother Robert Steindel Ly a busi
ness card in one of his pockets. Th'
Misses Charlotte N. and Martha A. Smith
of Rondout, n Y, are known to hav'
been on the train; also VIM. w. Thomas
of Cleveland.
The railway officials furnish the fol
lowing; Number of passengers on tn,
train, 1873; number of employees on tn
train, 19-total, lat. Rescued Passen
gers, SO; employees, 9-total, 70, Die
since: Passengers, 8; employees, total
4. Names known: Rescued, 70; lost, 70
unaccounted for, 5-tOtal, l47,
At the Coroner's inquest, on the 4th
Mcintyre, of Ashtabula, testified that n
means were used for the extinction o
the hre till long after any hopes of 1t
avail were given up; he was certain tina
it could have been extinguished withou
any trouble when he got to the wreck
Porter, of Ashtabula, testified there wa
no fire when he got to the wreck; wit
proper facilities the flames could hav
been extinguished fifteen minutes afte
they broke out; witness said the cor
ductor told him there were 100 passer
gers on the train. '"- -'rf i+f'i
AHHTABULA, Jan. 3.
The following are additional names @
persons now known TO have been lost
the wreck; Mary and Ellen AustiI
Omaha; DR.. A. W. Hopkins, Hartfor
Four Corners, VT; George II. Spoone
Petersham, Mass; William Wilson
Boston, Mass.
AsHIABULA, Jan, 8.