The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-18

A Doooeipt1o0 q 4ogTog0.
NEW YoRK, Jan. A.-Tbe body q
Senator Wag.er was recovered 81
SSanrht here. He suffered . honlb1a
1eeef hv burnina. He1ry 8. Racken'
se,,sh' : noasenssc. described the bo91oa
o1fke colIieion q soanething in6ese9iho-
hlv dreadful. The tJain stopped 1os
some minutes. and be walked heck "a
look ont Of the rear window q the 81
n whieh he va. He ~ the engine
q the approaching train thunder
inx around the curve, and turn
"a % run hack 70 the forward
end II the car, shouting - be nan 70
VAN his fellow passengen q their
imnendin9 danger. All started up
fFom their seats before he had run halt
fhroueh the car. The shock came and
~ felf himself lifted up IN the air and
pitch darkness followed. On Ill sides
e1ieo Of horror, anguish and dispair
went up. Then . luTid glow was eoee
through the car from the IRE which
hrpke ont and he saw men and women
tFyin9 tn get free from the wreck.
ne heard woman who was wedged In
under the seat calling most piteously for
help. He tried to aid her, but she was
held fast, and the IRE compelled him to
jeeve har to her terrible fate. He recol-
lected seeing . stout lady, who was
identified . Mis- or Mn. Brown, get On
the cam at Greenbush. Senator Wag-
ner's remains were sent down to the
eity first, il one of the dead Senator'S
own palacc cars. Two hours later the
remaining seven bodies were brought
down on an ordinary baggage car, ac-
compan MED by Captain Yale and CoFO-
ner Knox. Six Of the bodies were
hacked in ice boxes, and the charred re-
mains Of the seventh was borne on
stretchcr, covered by the fur
lined cloak of Mrs. Valentine,
the young bride whose wedding tour
ended in such horrible death. The
car was switched oft upon . side track
when il arriyulf and was run east of the !
.lenot to the old freight station at 18th
street. Here collins were ranged on the |
flOor and upon hastily imprOvisetl tables |
were spread the drasgled and burned !
garments ami s:tehels recovered from |
til. wreck to serve rs means Of i(lcnti- |
fying unrccOgniZeti bodies. Here Il
black fur m,ift; there brOaslclOth coat |
and hat battered out Of shape; charrtsl |
and haif-<s,llsun,e.i satclIels and bundles |
Inv scattered about, and were examined |
anil registered in turn by the police Of |
ficials who took charge Of all the prop |
crty In one there were found clues |
that LEI! to the identification Of one Of
the bodies ~ that Of the Rev. +. Mari
chal. The clerical cut Of the few tatterssl
rags that were yet left Of the vest had
originally attracted attention q to the
mans probable profession. The name
was written on the binding, and on the
Nv leaf Of volume Of ~"r-
mons, and theological work,
hut without address. His body
was like all the others with the sin
gle exception Of Mrs. Ord. Miss Brown
was burned 80 as to hc unrtsr,gnizt,l.
On those whore identity could not liz
established 4 sheet "f paper marked
with name and number was tackled to
the coffin lid and the name checked off
on the list with ~ business. like air as j:
the matter was ui no more Importance
than :. ordinary bill Of freight rcci:et,
daily.
The fol,"wim:: arr. !. list vi the dead:
senator Wagner, Paul Valentine, age
-, Bennington, VT: Miss Valentine,
ag. ~, Of y. rth Adam, Vt. Oliver Il.
kccicy, Of Srriny City, Pa. ID. l..
Ran .oi,,c. I,ies, Of the Hoffman House
Rev. II. Marici,ai, residence not given,
and ono ar two more whO,s. names arc
not given in last nights's report.