The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-15

shock came, and he felt himself lifted up
in the air. Pitch darkness followed. On
ell sides cries Of horror, anguish and de-
spair went up; then lurid glow was
cast through the Car. from the FIRE
breaking out, and he saw men and
women struggling TO get free from the
wreck. he heard q lady wedged In
under seat calling most piteously for
help. He tried to aid her, but she was
held fast, and the fire compelled him to
leave der to her terrible fate. he recol-
lected seeing stout lady who was iden-
| titled as Miss or Mrs. Brown, get on the
cars at Greenbush. Senator Wagner's
remains we're sent down to the city first
in one of the dead senator's own palace
cars. Two hours later the remaining
seven bodies we're brought down in an
| ordinary baggage car, accompanied by
| Captain Yule and Coroner Knox. Six
Of the bodies were packed in ice boxes,
and the charred remains of the seventh
were borne on stretcher covered by the
fur lined cloak of Mrs. Valentine, the
young bride whose wedding tour ended
in such horrible death. The car was
switched off upon the side track when 1t
arrived. It was run east Of the depot
to the old freight station at Forty
third street. Here the collins
were ranged on the floor, and
upon hastily improvised tables were
spread the draggled and burned garments
and satchels recovered from the wreck to
serve az means of Identifying the unre.
cogniZed bodies. Here black fur mutt
and cloak, there q brosdcloth coat and
hat battered out of shape; charred and
half consumed satchels and bundles lay
scattered about, and were examined and
register ed in turn by the police official
who took charge of all the property. In
one of these were found clues that led to
the Identification Of one Of the bodies IS
that Of Rev. +. Marchal. The clerical
cut of few tsttered rags that were yet
left of the vest had o iginally attracted
attention to the mans profession. The
name was written on the binding on the
hyleaf of a volumHe of sermons, and
theological work, but without ad-
dress. His body, like all others with
the single exception of that OF Mrs. or
Miss Brown, was burned so as to be un-
recognizable. As identity was estab-
lished, eet Of paper marked with the |
name and number was tscke to the
coffin lid and the name checked off on the
list with business like air SIS if the mat
b6r COuCSCEou OIulHAIy DlIo VI AL0IBHeS
handled daily.
Reminders of the wreck we're seen on |
every side, horrible and sickening in the |
extreme. Officials at the Grand Central
Depot exhibited their usual exasperating |
official ignorance and referred questions
tn higher authority. Up to noon some of
them said tLey had barely heard Of the |
accident by rumor, etc. Higher officers
could not bother with reporters, and
haughtiIy refused to talk Following
are the dead: Senator Wagner, Park
Valentine, aged 81, Remington, Vt;
Mrs. Valentine, aged IS, North Adams,
VT; Oliver B. Kelly, Spring City. Pa;
D. L. Ransom. guest of the Hoffman
House; Rev. + Marshall, residence not
given; Miss Maud Brown, 44S West
Fifty-third street, New York, and man
unknown. All the Injured, with the ex-
ception Of Miss Mary Daniels, guest
Of the Sherwood House, were able to go
to their homes, and no list was kept By
the police. Miss Daniels is seriously
burned but will probably recover.
Senstor Wagner was heard 10 say, i'm
mediately after the collision, and wniie |
the flames were burning 6ercely In toe |
car he was in, "For Gods sake help me |
Pm under bars. Efforts proved I'M
availing to save him, and his friends
were driven back by the fire, and the
voice was soon stilied.