Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-03

untold agonies, with limbs and bodies
hunt to Il crisp, piteously
inplored those near them to
pour water upon their scalded limbs
or put an end to their sufferings. Ev-
cry possible phase of Disagreement
was 10 be seen, limbs cut, bruised.
mangled, half eaten by fire, swollen TO
an enormous size by steam
and water. The first passenger
car was Il terrible wreck, and several
hours elapsed before the poor fellows
buried beneath the debris were eXtrl-
Gated. A relief party of thirty or
faity men were soon on the scene ana
at once went to work to rescue the
sufferers. About 10 o'clock "A carload
of dead and injured were on their way
TO the city. On arriving ut Union
sta ion an ambulance, station wagon
and several cabs ana buses were III
wuitin, aud largr crowd had gath
cred, and as one after another OF the
dead ana woun led We're cal rled from
the car to the conveyances, many
turned pale at the sight. The wOund-
Ell men bore their sutierings with for
titude and patience, IA few groans be-
ing the only indication of
their intense agony. AT the
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ibid side by side in rows on opposite
-ides of the room. Mothers, sisters,
fathers, brothers, are to be seen pass
ing from body To body, and with
Trembling hands lifting the COW rlet
/ To- uaZe at the faces OF the dead. Now
and nsain II cry of anguish would tell
OF Ihe discovery of some dear one car
ried OF II the prime of m inhpOd. At
/ the hospital on the arrival uf the
wounded the doctors set t. work sew
| iny up wounds and dId all in h ir pow
II To alleviate The sulleriHgs Que man,
john kowlett, di,d shortly Alter his
arrival at the hospital. w 'en foumi
| in the debris he spoke chvcrlully ana
asked tn be allowed to walk. On look
| ing down he cfi.d "Oh, God, my leg
are OFF, and so they were, burned OIL
/ The coroner iinpaneled urY "hui
/ viewed The bodies and then a"J lurueu
| Till two o'clock. " hen they again met.
! Some evidence was taken and further
! adjournment made. Barber. cOnducl OF
| ON the freight train, was Imne lately
! p,a,.,d nu,. arrest. He admit'ed lac
received orders Il. Hamilton % run u
Green's wharf, avoiding All regular
! t!ans. He looked at the time table,
! hut forgot the suburban train IN the
! list of regular trains, hence the accident.
! Public sentiment is thoroughly
aroused for tho unfortunate widuws
and children. Already Subscription
lists are started and offers OF enter
tainment made to provide funds Sew
eral families Of the men killed are
: in poor circumstances. Brsides
! Charles Thomas fireman of the freight
train, the following were Killed in
SANITY: q. Agset leaves wife aud
child; Jos. K, efer, Il wife and tso
children c. Sp Inn, single, was to he
married to night; r Mullen, wife and
child; J Keruagh,n, wife and family;
| Alex Cnru' hers, wife aud large ianl-
| "; j. White, wife and five children;
James Mcdonald, single; Thomas
Burns, single; q. b: Pres
cott, single; :. 5. Eale, sim
Gle John Mckenzie; Charles Stan'ey,
Toy fourteen. S, ven have died in the
! hospital John Roulette leaves a wife
ana child; John Lynch, wife and
family; Eddie Robinson, boy; Sam
Bailey. II widower, but leaves fam
lily; III. q. Herman, wife and
chlld only six days old;
Fred. Barthnlt, single; Hugh Cum
ninghan, wife and three children;
three others not expected 10 live
through the night,