The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-30
HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST.
4 CIRCUS TRAIN cArc11Es FIRE

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A CIRCUS TRAIN CATCHES FIR
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And n Number OF tho Attaches nonstc
Aiive-The shrleks ottho Dying Mingled
With the lsonr Of wild Hcnsts-A Sick. /.
enlng Sprctnclp-List OF the Killed. n
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sDESyEn, ,CoL.S August t2o.-The Mrl
4 Greedy special says: The blfrnins Of
circus car,lninc miles north Of Grcely, wa
attended with indescribable horrors. TIL
burned carwas next to the engine. 'Th
train consisted Of seventeen cars, con
taining Orton's Anglo.Amcrican cir
Gus, which left Fort Collin.
about midnight a for I Golden Git,
over the Grccly, Salt Lake 4 Pacific road
The train was nearing Windsor station
near Greely, running about twenty-five
miles IN hour, when the engineer dis
covered the cur to be on fire. lie reversed
his engine, and threw open the fwhistle
IHalye. There were, sixty men IN the car;
lpFransad in!thrce tiers Of bertl,s on'cittrr
side. The forwarlsiledoor was closed md
men in bunks were sleeping against IT.
The rear side door was closed, and the
men who awokc discovered the lower un.
occupied berth next it. contGiningrubbish,
on fire, filling tho car.witl smoke and cut.
ting of escape in that direction. The
only means OF cgrcss was through Il small
window between the car and engine.
John Pine, Of Edginsion, Wis, and
Elmer Millct, of Iowa, crawlcd through
the.openingnnd tried 10 p,,sS In tho water
from the engine tank. Owing to thesuilo-
eating slses it was difficult to arouse the
slcepers Some were Kicked and bruised
in Il shocking manner and pitched out Of
the window. The screams of those un.
able to get through the bocl;aded aper-
ture were terrifying. 1l-rg5 ". n n
.,s,iY 'jASArrALlLSG SPECTACLE.
Stt,Thc wild glare Of the flames and The
lishtoi the burning ear showed the vic
tins outside, who writhng in agony On
clctus beds caused the wild beasts in the
adjoining car to become frantic with
t,rror, making the scene appalling. II e
performers who occupied the rear ca,s
G,zed with white faces on the awful SD, C.
tacle,
In tic midst Of the confusion two or
three herolc souls, who appeared equal to
the occasion, bravc!y cut thcir way to
their companions; to lind them alrcadvin
thc-asoay Of death. Albert Lake in charge
OF the animals and his friend Kent, walk
cd over the coaches in their bare feet,
pouring buckets Of oil on the blistercd I'M.
lortunatcs and wrapped them in blankets.
AN old Pacific coast sailor named Nc
Donald, formerly of 'Forcpau.h's. show.
was terribly burned. the flesh Angling in
silrcds. The iieartrcndius cries III the
men on he pralries smo.lcrcd the appeals
OF the dying within the car. The roar Of
the flames and the bowling OF the animals
made the scene terrible beyond lcscrip-
tIon. The odor Of roasting flesh and the
distant cry Of. the coyotes addcH TO the
general horror OF the scene.
The yoicos Of tho dyin. GREW ilintcrnnd
soon ceased, AIcantimc The engine had
gone to Greely for assstance, returning
with DR.. Jesse Iialncs, President OF the
state Medical AsSociato on. Many of the
rtst:,.t.sfr oll.sbe
small window, had their. lmbsfb fbroE0nRnI
joints dislocatcd. fsS' Ef'
HURRIED IS ONE COFFIN.
Hands and ieet we're. found burned off:
The'roastcd trunks OF bodies were found
inc place, legs in another, and piles Of
roastcd,. shrivelcd carcasscs were pulled
out OF the ruins. At daylight flat car
carried the charrcd bodies into Grcclv for
inteimsat. The county commissioners
buried the remains ina huge ca,iin hcycu
lect wide and ten feet long, in the Grccly
cemetery. Rev. Mr. Reed, OF the Presby-
terrain church, conducted the funeral ser
viccS. H. 49, t-5s5s ~ ~ 90 -
I'll, Conner CnI1,ancfed y jurYE who
were unable, 10 learn thocause ii lie fire,
orany important facts, as the managers
with The remainder OF the company left
immcdatelyiior Golden to fill the after
nengagement. II is impossible 10 get
n comp,e!. liz: nl the dead, as many were
Sh.-stSSN Dut II litNt VI Two. H..#., ~ N
The !namcs OF the dead, as far MS known,
are as follows: Alex Mcleod, AIarint,
Wis; Thomas McCarty, Independence,
Iowa; John Kelly, New York City; the
others were knoMn rs .:Silrrr Thorn"
ANDY" .Frcnchy," "lr,nk,,n :!Gcorse,"
"Smithie," and one unknown. 4
TIE REsccEn. i'.S
The following is Il list Of the sufferers Of
the circus car fire now Mt ST. Lukc's hospi-
tai, this city: L. t. Fairbanks, aged -
arms, legs and face badly burned Albert
Borden, ayed Iii II E.agpn, Ka;sas, arms
and face badly burned; Thomas Golden.
aged II, Of Detroit, Mich, very badly
burned on. the back and legs;N. ]. Zim-
norman, aged IS, Of St. Louis, arms, legs,
back and iqcc ieariully burned; Frank
King, Of Alen0mine, Alloh., l,adly burned;
about hands and feet; Michael McGlinni,
aged 2s, OF Houston, Mich, face and hands
hadlv burned Hugh O'Donncll, aged Sc Of
New, Orleans, badly burnctlabout thcfiate,s
arms, head and back; will, probably, die::'
Anuriber Of those rescued agree thatin'
the car were two barrels OF gasoline, which
were exploded either by sparks from The
engine or from Il naked torch with which
the men were accustomed to light thcn,.
selves TO he'd. 80 .l, =, =, !;
A ATOp-IIEAvY NAVY. =. /,
The Surplus Of Officers II Question TINT Must
G.j4GG DO Again Considered, i i SIs:!! II
WAsn'SI',os, ,!4s sl1:SI August ao,=What is 80
be done with the surplus OF officers i'll the
army and navy is aquestion which nov!
and then comes UP. Two years ago Con-
grcss provided that of.tl,c graduates atthc