The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-01

! lureu slightly; b. Is, Lyons, New York
safe; K, II. silvey, residence not known
safe; Mrs, Anna Graham, New York,
slightly; John d.. White, Boston, leg
broken; Mrs. NJ. II. Bradley, Chicago
slightly, child and nurse dead; G. D.
Marm0ndyille, Albany, head and slom.
aeh; Mrs. Bnrghsm, Chicago, leg broken;
Wm. b. Sanderson, Auburn, No., slightly;
Robert Mannan, Rullando, Mass., head,
back, and leg; A, Burnham, Milwaukee,
slightly; Miss W. Ii. Lew, Rochester,
sbghtly; B. HaEelton, Charleston, Injured
tatally;V. Nushaum, dangerous, residence
mot gwen; Miss Mary Frame, Rochester,
probably fatal; 9. E. Jones, Beloit, Wis,
slight j. N. Martin, East Aron, ribs
broken; Peter Zevenbora, fireman, slight,
Andrew Gibson, Carey, Ohio, slight; II.
Shepherd, Brooklyn, leg amputated; j. j.
Taylor, Chicago, SlightF. Osborn, Mich,
head hurt; Richard Harold, Cincinnati,
slight; Miss +. 4. Davis, near Indian
IapthTTrot' hurt; J. A. Thompson, Cali.
tornia, head hurt; Dr.. c. "A. Griswold,
Fulton, ILL.,, killed; A. Maillard, Califor.
mia, back and head hurt; D. H. Clark,
Mass, head hurt; G. II. Tyler, St. Louis,
hand broken; R. Austin, Chicago, burned.
Alex. Morris, SomeryilIe, Mass, leg
broken; Walter Hays, Lexington, KY,
dangerous; J. W. Lobdell, New York;
Charles $. Carter, Brooklyn, n. Y, slight;
II. I. Tomlinson, Bridgeport, Conn, arm
and leg, g. NJ. Read, Cleveland, injuries
not given; 9. n. Gage, Charleston, ILL.,,
fatal, died; Thomas Jackson, Waterbury,
Conn, back and head; Louis Bcauchate,
Kens Plains, Conn; Chas c. Rickard,
Biddsiord, Me-, arm and leg; P. b. Lew.
ellyns, Illinois, head, severely; ALI. II.
Parloe, Woods Museum, Chicago, shoul-
derE J. i, Burchell, Chicago, slight;
g. d. Folsom, engineer. Mabel Arnold,
North Adams, Mass, slight; H. L. Brews-
ter, Milwaukee, slight; Ed. Trueworthy,
Oakland, Cal, ribs; brother supposed to
be killed; B. Henna, conductor, safe; II.
D. Champlain, Cleveland, legs hurt; Ber-
narl Sawyer, n. Y, head hurt, also in
ternally; Henry A. White, Withersfield,
c., back and head; George A. White,
Portland, Ne, slight; Alexander Hitch.
cock, Port Clinton, o., head and legs, se-
we're; Mr.. and Mrs. Swift, North Adams,
Mass, slight; Mrs, Frank Eastman, Ro.
chester, n. Y, probably fatally; J. l..
Collier, EImyra, n. 7 dangerous; Thos.
c. Wright, Nashville, Tenn, serious;
Charles Patterson, residence unknown,
probably fatal.
The dead list can only be ascertained
when it becomes gradually apparent that
those who were known to have been pass.
engerS on this fated train do not make
their appearance.
400 y. M.-The chief officials OF the
Lake Shore Railroad Company have ar
rived at Ashtabula and are doing every.
thing to clear away the debris Of the
wrecked train. 1t is hoped that an ar.
rangement will be effected for the transfer
Uf-u limited number Of passengers to.
night. The work OF removing bodies
from the wreck is still going on. Forty
have already been brought out and there
are still evidences OF many more under
the debris. 1t is impossible to identify
more than three Of the bodies. All the
rest are burned, charred and blackcned
beyond recognition,
AsHTABULA, o., December SI,-During
the entire day over one hundred men
have continued at labor clearing away
the debris Of the wrecked train and
bridge in Ashiabula river. Their labor
was rewarded by the recovery OF only
two more bodies and some unrecOgniZa.
bic burned pieces OF flesh, and the belief
IN gaining ground that many passengers
were totally or almost wholly consumed.
Intense excitement prevails, and scores
otpersons have arrived here from the east
and west in search of informa.
ton regarding missing friends, but
little satisfaction can he given them,
kilograms are also being constantly re.
celved asking for news Of absent ones.
The boxes in the freight house contain.
ling bodies were numbered to-day and
white paper labels placed on those that
had been identified. There are thirty.
six boxes OF masses OF charred and black.
ened flesh in the building. OF these the
following are supposed 10 be identified :
Mira. E. Cook, Wellington; Maggie l..
Lewis, St. Louis; Lucy Thomas, Buffalo;
Mrs, q. E. Palmer, Binghampton; Isaac
Meyer, Cleveland; Birdie Meyer, Cleve.
land; S. D. White, Buffalo, N. Y; Clat-
ence Gage, Charleston, ILL.,; NJ. ?. Coges.
well, Chicago; S.W. Hart, Cleveland; Dr..
A. Fl. Washburn, Cleveland, Rector Grace
Episcopal Church; LII. Barnard, Buffalo;
Mrs, Minnie Mixer, Buffalo; Mrs. George,
Matron Huron Street Hospital, ClOve,
land; Matte George, Cleveland; G. A.
Pennington, Express Messenger, Buffalo;
John Pickering, Chicago; WIN. Clemens,
Bellevue, o. 'a
Justice E. W. Richards was empow-
cred to summon coroner's Jury and the
following citizens of Ashtabula were Sc.
lected: II. L. Morrison, G. W. DiCken.
son, II. II. Perry, Dwight Faulkner,
+. G. Pierce, +. A. Pettibone. Before
hearing evidence aud after viewing the
scene Of the disaster and corpses, the
coroner authorized the friends OF the de-
ceased to remove the identified bodies to
their hOmes. The jury then expressed
their intention TO institute a careful in.
vestigation into the causes Of the accident.
a. l.. Stone, brakeman on the rear car,
who miriculously escaped unhurt, was
the first witness examined. He thought
there was lG0 persons on the train at the
time Of the accident: the expresswas going
at the rate ottwelve miles an hour, little
faster than ordinary rate, when ap.
proaching the bridge; after the accident
he ran TO dispatch TO prevent the other
trains that he believed was following
from coming ahead; the cars were heated
by Bakers heaters and stoves.
Conductor B. Hem said that the train
consisted Of locomotive, smoking and
three ordinary cars, drawing room car
and three Sleepers and baggage car; he
thought there were l3l passengers on
board at the time accident happened;
some passengers think there were more.
Iii is anticipated that trains will be run
regularly on the line tomorrow, passen-
gers and baggage being transferred around
the chasm byislelghs, which hive been in
use all day.
Other witnesses were examined bv the
Jury hut there testimony does not differ
IRON that Of the conductor and brakeman,
The jury adjourned at 5o'clock until Q
A. NJ, when they will continue their ex.