Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-22
cAsUALTlEs.-
I've fhshtfal Speed Of the Runaway rraia
Aad the Burning Of The Netims-Tsr.
ribly Fetal Explosion Of .
Powder nM.
the FIRE RECORD FOR TINE DAY.

sAx Fa sseIsco, January si.-Los Angeles
n II now ascests;nsd that thc time III,
,rsiu broke looss and Ean down the Fr,ds
the sir h.sA,es had been taksA OF and the
men vfo rrnded the had brakeg were
away from their posts one attending 70
the swisshine s.sins and the osasr feiisat.
sashercl hcad,yay qnickly end vas soon
dash in dgyWp ard q ~ mn = 8 nile 3
fTS(SsSlIIl, 6loE3 81 cSrn.
linz and SenafateA from The rest Of The
train, nskisr the tssn safely. The sleep.
arr, mail, sxDeess ana haggate cars dashed
ssainst the bank. Nbree Of these wsrs
thrown beek sAd rolled down the embAnk.
ment The lamps and stoves at once set
fire to TIE wreck which was instantly In o.
blszs, Harry 0onnor, news SCENT who
svafensl by tba movcsaent Of the car,
aroused Jas. Wccdhull, baggage master.
Just . the car nss6c the nmp, the roof Of
the car split open. throwing both tsen out
seyele lely bruised. Connors, while lying on
the ground unable to
Reedsv Aay Assisnace,
,aw the train envdiopsd Ia Aames, srard
sArieks OF the dying victims and saw them .
ysinly endesvoripG to str,ggle from
the burnins ruinA Porter Ashs and vile
occupied alone the drawing room OF one Of
the sleepers and wev awakened by the
crash. They succeeded In getting out With.
out injury, bat OF tho sixteen other occu.
pants OF the car not one Is believS u TO hsve
sscaped. In the meaptime the occupants
OF the coach which keeps on the down grade
succeeded In stopping u. saving the lives
of some forty occupants OF that and the
smoking car. They Immediately walked
back To the scene cf the sccide:N. but
found on the smoaldesing remainc coi the
train and . few who hsd escaped. with
those lying bruised aud bleeding In the
darkness, shiyehnE N the piercing
cold nigh, air, I" rendering
SOON arrived from Tohschaps. four mlI.,
distant, and ss soon rs possible medicrtat-
tendance was sent from SamBer and iIsk-
erstield, and subsequently, from los Anse-
los. Search for the dead soon shoSed that
- Psrssss HsA p~sished.
II Of whom were hey ond sil recognition, only
the b. adless bodies and cbsrr-i limbs be.
ing found. OF the body of Mrs. Donley,
only the head and bust remained. Il wn
recognized by her je~elry. All the bodies
and fragments were gathered up aud cof-
Gnad. The wounded were removed 10 the
baggage car and on the arrival OF the rslisf
train from Los Angeles sent 10 that city.
OF the dead, the colored porter, Wright
was crushed, exprs1 messenger.
Charles Pearson, had his head shat.
tered. Five were burned, bus recognizable,
viz: Miss Mamie Esquires Mrs. II. ..
Oliver, Mrs. Downey, Mrs.. wsthsred and
Mrs James Casssll. Two men unkpoSn.
but supposed TO be discharged soldies, we're
found dead, but not burnt. 0ne other
body OF . large man, badly eharred, sup
posed to be the remains Of Col. Carrsbee,
sx-Congressnan from wisconsin. was also
found. Gov. Downey says Col. lsrrabce
was on the tain and he is missing since
The arnidan, Ths remaining slsvsn are
still unidentified. The list " the wounded
Is not changed from tho prevIou, report.