The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-12

the accident, some attributing 1t to the
negligence of the hagman in not going back
with a red light. Others say the fourth
section, which run into the third section,
had no air brakes
After tho news was received at the hos
pital here confirming the worst fears, the
cries at the depot were hear rending. Sew
eral hundred persons assembled as report
spread that the train was approaching.
RUSH For THE PLATFORM.
Then rush was made for the platform.
A line of policemen and railroad employees
was drawn up to keep back the crowd. 1t
was then reported that the wounded were
on board aud were to be taken to Mill
creek, ear the hospital and were there to
be transferred. One desperate II an hearing
this sprang forward, and with awful
imprecations declared that his family
were on tho train, and that any attempt to
keep him from them would cost life. 1t
was learned little later that 10 wounded
We're on board. As the train drew up it
was found to contain many from Pleasant
Valley and Mino0k, who had left dead
friends behind.
WILD WITH EXCITEMENT.
AS they ahghted and met acquaintarces
their cries and wais were pitltul to hear.
One young woman moaned that her father
and sister were dead; another had lost
brother, and 50 it went The crowd became
wild with excitement. Gradually the story
narrated above was CLEANED from the com
posed.
sad incident was the presence on the
platform of Michael Whalen of p easant
Valley. Up and down he wandered, ques-
tiOning each one rs to his two boys, aged
respectively II and ii years. Finally one
of the passengers remembered that one of
t'e boys was hurt. The strong man
groaned. The informant hurried away and
reported that he thought both boys were
dead.
The news of the accident getting abroad
in Scranton, a number of persons who had
friends on the train hired a ecal train, on
which they came down to this city. They
were desirous of going to the scene OF the
wreck, but we're refused permission by the
company. They were highly indignant over
the treatment received.
BRINGING IN THE INJURED.
A special train of three cars, In charge of
DR.. w. Trimmer of White Haven, arrived
here at 5 O'clock this morning from the
wreck with twentv-four injured persons
They were placed in the care of DR.. W. q.
Weaver of this city, who accompanied them
to the city hospital.
Two of the injured brought here died to
day in the hospital, and five or six more
are likely to die.
SIXTY-oNE CORPSES IDENTIFIED.
The list of identified dead now foots up
81. The number of injured is surprisingly
small in proportion t. the total casualties:
many more people being killed than in
jured. There still remain a number of
unidentified bodies.
ARRIVAL OF THE DEAD.
At $50 o'clock this evening funeral
train arrived III Wilkesbarre, bearing fifty
seven dead bodies. They had been partially
prepared for burial, and lay upon boards
placed upon the backs of seats in three pas
senger coaches. 1t was an awful sight to
iook through the long coaches at the bodies,
each covered with white cloth-here the
form of boy of IL years, and beside it a
stalwart man. As the train drew up to
the Wilkesbarre depot it took dozen po-
licemen to keep back the frantic crowd of
friends and relatives who had come from
Scranton and Pleasant Valley to meet their
dead. A special coach had been provided
for these frieuds, but they insisted on enter
ing the cars containing the dead, and were
only stopped by force and the efforts Of five
guests who were on the train. One body
was removed from the cars at Wilkesbarre.
The train then continued on its way up tn Q
Delaware and Hudson road to Miners Mill
and Scranton.
DOORS BROKEN DOWN.
The people in the special coach again
BEGAN to clamor for permission to enter the
funeral cars, but were again refused, il
being alleged that no one had keys. Several
who were in search of missing friends be
came desperate and soon broke down the
car doors and began frantic search for
their loved ones Clothes were torn from
the mangled and scalded bodies, revealing
the gay uniforms of tho st. Aloysius men,
cadets and other members of societies.
Those who knew their relatives we're on
board also flocked into the cars and began
rearranging the attii o or coverings of
the corpSes. Many were distorted and in
horrible attitudes, and friends endeavored
to lessen their frightful appearance. AT
Miners Mill the train stopped TO leave one
body. = No lights could be obtained, ard
much of the work was done in partial dark
ness II was as the train drew up at Pleas
ant Valley that the most heartrending
scenes were enacted. Ropes had been
stretched about the depot, and guards kept
the immense throng back. The shrieks and
screams of stricken friends and relatives
were pitiful in the extreme.
CARRYING OUT THE BODIES.
The first body carried out was that of
l3-year-old boy, borne in the arms of his
stalwart brothers, then, one after another.
forty-six whitee-sheeted b dies were carried
ont and given into the charge of friends
The shrieks and cries of the women and the
hoarse shouts and mprecations Of the men,
made terrible scene When all were out
the train again pulled out, to boar the re-
naming dead to Scranton Minooka and
points beyond. There are ten bodies still
unidentified. It is impossible to tell the
number of wounded Twenty-Five were
brought here TO the hospital, and numbers
Of others, slightly injured, have gone to
their homes or are being cared for else
where.
THE STORY OF AN OFFICIAL.
The story of the disaster as told by an
official is as follows: "EIghty-seven car
loads of people attended the parade at
Hazelton from Wilkesbarro, Scranton, Car
bondale, and other places. There were
eight sections of tho train, and these fol-
lowed passenger train No. IL. with orders
to run ten minutes apart. These orders
were also delivered TO the telegraph opera
tors at all signal stations. The seventh sec
ton came to Mud Run ahead of time. and
was stopped until the ten minutes expired.
The danger signal was displayed at
the station and the rear brake
men we're sent back as an
additional protection. Section No. laid u
short distance beyond the station. No. 3
came thundering along, and the brakeman
gave the engineer the signal TO stop. he
failed 10 heed II, and dashed by the signal.
The train plunged on, disregarded the sig
nal at the station, and the awful disaster
followed. The last train was filed with
people from Carbondale. Three cars were
telescoped.
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