Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30

HAMILTON, ONT, April 29.-The extent
of the railroad horror becomes greater as it
is further investigated. The remains of five
more persons were discovered this morning
among the ruins, making the total killed %.
OF these three are known to have been
women.
VIM. Phillips, first baseman of the Hamil-
ton baseball club, who was supposed to have
been killed has been heard from in Chicago,
where he remained over Saturday instead of
coming right through. No other person
from this vicinity was reported as missing,
and it is now concluded that all of thes killed
were strangers, and mainly from the United
States.
The Grand Trunk Railway workmen in
shifting the remains of the wreck late this
afternoon, in order to give the coroner's Jury
distinct idea of the layout of the tracks at the
scene of yesterdays terrible accident dis
covered what was without doubt the cause Of
the disaster. One of the axles of the
engine was found to be broken.
THE TELL-TALE AXLE.
The axle had. after the accident been pitched
into the mud and water, and had also been
somewhat burned, so that it was impossible to
tell by examining the broken ends whether the
axle had had flaw in the steel, but from the
position in which the engine lay after the
plunge into the water tank it is certain that
the axle was not broken by being struck by
anything, either at the time of or Immediately
after the first crash. The tender of the engine
was thrown to one side. and it was that which
got the full weight of the ten cars behind and
caused them to pitch into heap.
The jury seemed to be of the opinion that the
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get some more light upon the subject w. A.
Robinson, an expert in iron and steel working,
as in locomotive engineering, was appointed to
make an Inspection. In order that he might
have time to inspect and report, the inquest
was adjourned until Wednesday night next
At the inquest, which opened at noon, the jury
viewed the remains of l.. s. Gurney, of New
York, and Rudolph ]. Ederer, of Chicago, the
only persons killed whose bodies have been
identified.
Chief Clerk Wallace swore that the reports
showed the train to have been ten minutes late
at Dundas, SO that instead of trying to gain
time, the train had really lost a little. The
wheels were examined at Paris, 25 miles from
the scene of the disaster. Since the terrible
where Sundays horror occurred, trainmen had
imperative orders not to try to make up lost
time by fast running.
THE CoRoNER's OPINION.
Coroner Woolveston inspected the charred
remains very closely. He says he is sure there
are not the remains of Is persons among them.
He thinks Is would be the right number, II at
the outside, which will make at the most l9
deaths from the accident Most of these were
killed instantly and their remains were burned
afterward, but some, it is certain, suffered in
tense agonies being slowly burned to death
while hemmed in by portions of the wreck.
All the wounded are doing well in the Hamil-
ton Hospital.
Many kilograms have been received from
different parts of the United States and Canada
inquiring about persons supposed to have been
on the wrecked train. The following is list
of the rescued passengers on the wrecked
tram who have gone through to their destina-
ton:
+. 8. Borwell c, Borwell. c. H. BriseaI, F. H
Burger, L. B. Greed, $. F. Morse, F. H. Holland,
ilton, Mrs: r. Cleveland, I. X. IIcCrea, M Nc
Kay, L. ". Munes. ID. Ferguson, A. R: Munroe.
F. P. Hamel P. Kenny, f; W: Jeffer-
son, A. ,, N: speTryi J. 9. Bird, John I Bird,
Carroll, P. N. Gerbin, ]. H. Whitmore, h. N.
Keyes, Fl. w. Dennis, F. A. Schofeld, c. H.
Swarthout F. H. Collom, q. f. Mortimer, j. A.
Latta and wife; C n Barnes ". +: Barnes,
Lines, ). A. Savage, F. Harry W. Mcmillan, L.
F. Weiss, F. NJ. Phelps A. F. Hammond, h. B.
johnson, H. G. Weir, h: G; Allan, +.
Paradise and three children, S G. Blakesiee. H.
H. Northrop and wife, DIR. Ella A. Mcdonald, j.
Eddy, Miss A. Lowrie, Miss A. F. Wright, F.
Hicks, II. M. High. j. Williams Il. Simons. A
TG%as1. H11%s " bTOPss1s1s cH% InTs,
Wyllie. j. Vanbusken, d. Forbes, F. Bennett r.
c. Cox, B. Westriakof, G. Wiler and wife, H
W. Cullyford, Mrs. I. II. Moore and son. Also
a young man and woman who would not give
their nalneg