, 1877-01-02
A Passenger, Competent to Judge,
Thinks Two Hundred
Went Down.
Arrival Of Other Witnesses OF the
Ashtabu!a Horror.
They Repeat the Oft-Told Tale Of
That Eyentfful Night.
Return Of ]. Y. farwell from an unayailing
Search for His Friend.
MONDAY.
STRANGE I'HoCHAsTINATfoN.
RcAc{df f1taaaA aAa& tn Ia 3SefkstaH

3ptcfdt Dsposch to 1as Ttftuas.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 1.-The workmen at
Ashtabula 1abo,ed all day, mainly in cutting up
md dragging cut the wreck Of the bridge, only
few working at the debris Of the cars. No ad-
dltional bodies were found, but large basket
ful Of feet, hands, arms, boots. and other frag-
ments Of flesh and clothing we're 1sbed out, hut
nothing that any one could Identify.
THE unlpoE
was crossed by q double track, The wrecked
tratn WIS coming orcron tho left hand OF south
ern track. Tia. side Of the bridge cayo way
first, and tho train In failing was thrown some
thirty feet to the left Of direct line between
tho abutmcnts. Tie bridge fell directly down
ward, aud crtAhe4 through the Ice to the bot
tom Of the river. It would therefore form q
dam which would stop the bodies wished down.
stream under the leo
ON HORRORS HEAD.
It Is d current theory at Asbtabuln, where
public feeling Is Intensely bitter against the
managers Of the road, that they are anxious to
rcmoyo the bridge, FIRST 80 As TO permit any
human remains now lodged against It to be
washed away, mud thus oblitcrato the evidence
upon which clalns can be based Tor damages by
the friends Of the lost.
ANOTHER FACT
TINT is strongly commented upon Is that, I'M
medfatcly after tho accident, a train-llspatcher
In this city telcgraphcd not to permit water to
be thrown on the burning cass. The dispatcher
admits sendfng tho dIspatcll, but says
that 1t was through fear that the wounded
.n'soe pe oro"heo ~ zoo 1'peFal use VI "ates'
Near tho west pier stands an cnglne-lIouse, with
etcam-pumps for forcing the water into the tank
on tno n''' ~ lau pien15 o. noso tnA.
eoulo hase oeeh instantly attaeheo, aha
Po"es'ut sefean' ~ "ateF tnFo"h
uPon tio pafn1uk "'esA ~ t"'s "uJ' - -
e'alaea 'hat taos' o. 'ae "onnoeo "to were
Nv, naineu W ueata ,''s"t "ase oeea sa'eu' ana
the i!'enos oA tne iost' 1naaoeheo " thclT ia'i-
ute ~ nnu ahyt"an9 ot't t"o asnes u tAelf
.''enas' e"asks t'tat ~ WIS
9aE pEt,nsnATE P'nPoss $50
VI Tue soH'p"ns u tet tne nre ~ ts "erk ~
completely ~ poaslblc. unt'l the Coroners
Jury now In session hns r,4tdly examined all tho
facts, Judgment Oil these points may fairly be
suspended.
In all, eleven bodies have been brought tn
Cleveland md prepared by the undcrtakers for
| burial. Their names have been already given
III Tue press reports
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s, se..o, ~ uaeo e."'s" ~ e'e'eiaau' Aau u.su
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ovvs' ,s,. s.ppo'ea ~ ~ A.s' 1ne .es VA e,usa
-. w. ,.e... ts!s =. "'A"s, . Aso p'sess
Of this clothing were brought here a''d
shown to slr4. "ashb'rn, who Immediately pro-
"oanseu .a.a aos '.ose =. "ss a.''u1' H. ~ -
not now expected that any trace III the dead
e'e's'n'4" WA .!an' v'ss w !onuu.
| FRIENDS OF THE LOST
| afe pouring into Aihtabula fru1n all Quattera,
and their excitement and s.i'pense add
new element u tragic interest to
that long-1Fawn-ont chapter Of horror.
Strong men, frail, trembling women, and even
children have hocked to tile srenc frou cost and
west. md stand about wecpt e, moaning, and
III some cases 1ntntln9 with Il r,r as they look
down Into tue abyss into which tho trnin with
thelr friends On boara plunged on that fearful
night.