Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-29

were two children. whose mother, Mrs. O.
X. Scherer, handed them out to Drake
man. Mrs. Soherer OF Winona, was pm
ned down by seat and already enVeloped
In names. The resCuer's hands were
burned TO crisp. None OF the cnarreo
remains can be identified. As far as can
De learned up to tonight the victims are'
Mrs. Scherer, of Winona, MINI.
Mrs. ROsina Johns, of Winona, and her
morher-in-law.
Louis Brinker, residence unknown.
A young woman, believed TO be Mrs.
George A. MARI, OF Chicago. her identity,
however, IS very uncertain.
Emil WIltersdorf, residence unknown.
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
Among the five or more unknown per-
sons, are two Sisters OF Charity, one OF
whom Is believed to be Mother Alexis,
superior of the convent at Winona,
Mimi, who was in Milwaukee TO esta0-
lish new convent.
The injured includes:
Conductor Lucus Searle, Of Milwau-
kee, who is badly hurt about the chest,
put probably not iataily.
Wade Clark. OF Oc0nomowoo, a bag
gageman, whose leg ID broken.
Charles f. Smith. OF No. Sic Wabash
avenue, Chicago, WHO suffered broken
arm, and had his wrist and lace cut badly
by broken spectacles.
james Philips, a brakeman, was cut
badly about the mead.
No passengers in any Of the sleepers
were killed.
Conductor Searle was in the baggage
car when the shock occurred. With
Baggageman Clarke and Philips, the
brakeman, he was pinned under several
heavy trunks. They we're unable to ex-
trlcaLe Themselves
FACED BY FIRE.
To their horror they saw flames burst in
from one end of the car. Tney redou bled
their efforts, and Philips managed to
crawl out. Conductor Searle, thus re-
lieved, followed him. Clarke, with a
broken leg. was gotten out, and
the three crawled through window,
as the flames had crept up TO within a
few feet OF them. Conductor Searle is
now lying PROSTATE at his home In MIL
waukee, and tells this story. He says as
nearly as he can recollect, the occupants
of the car where the frlghtful incarceration
occurred included woman with a
little girl of about 6 years
and another dark-hatred woman
with babe less than year old, blonde
woman OF so, who seemed 10 be a COM
panion of the former one, both bound to
st. Paul, and two Sisters of Charity trav-
cling on pass. He can recall no de-
scription of any others, but says they
would not exceed Iifteen altogether. He
has lost his tickets, and so there is no
record.
POSSIBLY TWENTY SIX VICTIMS.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct %, 1850 P. NJ
A late dispatch estimates the num-
Der OF persons burned at twenty
six. A force of men has been engaged
tonight in raklng over the ruins of the
coaches. AT IL O'Clock the charred re-
mains of IL victims had been taken out.
10 the pocketOf one man was an envelope
addressed u. TOprin. Forty ninth street,
Chicago, ILL.," A travelling man, named
Dlbble, was among the victims. Mrs. L.
Lowrey, of Milwaukee, also persisted.
:rlnker and WOlters orr live at Columbus,
Wis, and there boarded the tram.
SURVIVORS REACH ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 2s.-The Milwaukee
train bringing those saved from the Rio
wreck reached here at 1920 O'clock to-
night. Among the passengers were
Bishop WhiDple and wife. Apart from
the great fatigue and nervous prostration
the Bishop was uniniured. Fl described
the wreck as the most terrible sight he
ever saw. Capt. John Ames. OF North.
field, was in sleeper, and says Bishop
Whlppie worked neroically to save the
passengers imprisoned in the wreck and
brought out the children of Mrs.
Scberer, of Winona, but could not
liberate her. After comparing notes
with other passengers, the Captain
thinks there were over fifteen passengers
in the coach,