The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12

ARRIVAL OF SOME OF THE SURVIVORS AT CHI
TIVE OF THE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT JACK
soN-DrsrREssING SCENES DESCRIBED
CHICAGO Oct. IL, 1879.
There il still considerable excitement here con-
corning yesterdays railroad disaster. An immense
crowd gathered at the station last night to
receive the special train by which the sur
vivors wore brought here. When the train
arrived the reception of the passengers was
enthusiastic. 1t seemed as II nearly every one was
met by from one to twenty friends. At least FIVE
hundred people. including u hundred ladies,
thronged the platform in the depot. Every person
on the train. whether great small. was given
reception by waiting friends-all except the poor
immigrants; they were taken charge Of by Mr.
j. Harvey, who the special train
in charge OF tho baggage. and escorted across
the street to hotel, where comfortable quarters
were provided for them. They certainly looked "a
though they needed rest and care Nearly every
woman carried babe and was surrounded by group
of small children. while the were loaded down
with bundles and baggage of every description.
They will remain in this city only long rs is nee
essary to adjust the damages they may have sus-
tanned. larger part OF the baggage destroyed be-
longed to this class Of passengers. Its destruction
was due first to the fact that it was not SO well
secured we'll cased. and second.
because it happened to DO all stored
together in a part of tho car that suffered most
damage. Every scrap of baggage that could be
found was brought ON here. and to-day an effort
will DO made to determine the loss of each one as
nearly possible. The company expresses tho in
tention OF paying every cent at once. IL c. Won't
WORTH tho passenger agent. says tho days work will
cost the company 800 900 at the lowest estimate.
STATEMENT rAssESoEs.
Mr.. @. O. Parsons. of Boston. stated that he left
the sleeper in connection with friend. When hc
first climbed through the window Of the tcescopcd
car he could scarcely find for his foot so thick
were the bodies OF the dead and wounded.
Tho groans of the poor. mangled sufferers were
horrible. Children were calling for parents and
in the inky backness of the wrecked mothers
could be heard crying for their children. husbands
calling for their wives and wives tor their
husbands. The horror OF tho position cannot
be depicted The body of ono little girl
was handed out whose head had been lit
orally smashed to pup, the brains protruding
from the gaping wounds. little boy was passed
ugh the window by Mr. Parsons. who was also
terribly smashed. MIR. Fry. of Albion. Mich,
confined several men. who. although alive.
were unable to help themselves. Six men
the same manner pulled from the cars. One poor
fellow died OF strangulation, an iron bar having
pinned him to the ground; the bar lay his
throat. but great it's weight that IL was i'm
possible To rescue him. Mr.. Parsons says the man
breatlcd his last within six inches of his Parsops
face. When taken out the body was found unin-
jurod.
ExrRicArISo WILLIE nIcK
After getting out the dead aud wounded who were
wodgod In between the teoscopcd cars Mr.. Parsons
went to the forward end of the wreck to assist in
taking out any persons who might be buried
beneath tho pile of broken timber and bent
iron rods winch at this point were terribly