Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-06
TWENTY
Names \ ss::ses C It's Victims Of the
Hamilton Disaster.
ovER zee BODIES

Curious Complications Arising In Con-
nec.ion with the Identification ard
Removal of the Charred Remains--A
Corpse Recognized by the Length of
the Spine.
HAMILTON, Ont, May 6.-From jew
elry, names on unclaimed baggage and
circumstantial evidence. the names of
the victims of the recent railway disas-
ter have been discovered. OF six among
them the bodies positively identified are
the following:
Bodies Identified.
Ederer, Rudoloh j., Chicago.
Grummet, Mrs, Chicago.
Gurney, l.. s., New York.
Hall, j. S., KankaSee, Ills.
Orr. E. Randall, law student, Peeks-
kill, N. Y.
Oviatt, b. T., New York.
Scullen, NJ. r., No. 7S1 West Lake
street, Chicago.
The Unidentified.
The following are the names OF the
other victims whose bodies have not been
identified, but whose presence on the
LtdlLA 10 SSt1bAAchcA ~ NNhtOuS hAAAc -
evidence:
Butler, Capt. L. L., Cook county, Ills,
insane asylum; baggage unclaimed and
owner missing.
Curnick. j. L., Evansville, Ind; his
A. 0. U. w. shield was identified by his
sons.
Dutlie Fred, and wife, Kansas City:
known TO have been on the train-and now
missing.
Evarts, Harry, the Little Giant
Orator" of Forepaugh's show; known to
have been on the train and now missing;
cards found in the wreck.
Ferguson. Daniel, joiner, Boston,
Mass; baggage unclaimed.
Frazer, &. j., stenographer, Toronto;
watch found III the wreck and identified
as his.
Jewell, Thomas, harness maker, No.
265 King street, West Toronto; known
to have been on the train and now miss
ing.
Kelly, John H., Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway, Chicago.
Levy, H., Chicago; baggage un-
Peterlay, r. A., No. 396 Broadway,
New York; relics found in the wreck
identified as his.
Pringle Harry, Chicago, known to
have been on the train and now missing.
Smith, Mrs, and two daughters, adj
dress unknown; baggage unclaimed.
Dispute Over Body.
A remarkable complication arose in
/ connection with the identification and
removal of the charred bodies. Two
sons of j. l.. Curnick-Theodore and
Fred by name-have been for the past
| two days trying to identify their fathers
body among those of the victims, but
they have been unsuccessful. +. G.
/ Oviatt has been here on a similar mis-
sion looking for the remains of his
brother, who was a student in the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New
! York. He thought he recognized one
body as that of his brother, but he was
not sure, so he sent for II. p Deforest,
medical student who had roomed with
his brother in New York. The two
young men used to study anatomy to-
gether in their rooms by examining
their figures.
Lviatt had an unusually long spine and
Deforest had made particular note of
this in his examinations and measure
ments. When he arrived here he at once
gave it as his opinion that the body was
that of his college friend, and said that
to prove it he would show by measure
ment that the length of the spine was
/ Just so much. On measuring IL the fig
ures corresponded within half an inch.
This was accepted as conclusive by +. e.
| Oviatt and he prepared to remove his
brothers body.
The Curnick brothers heard of Mr.
Oviatts intention, and promptly took
steps to prevent him from carrying it
into effect. They entered formal pro-
test against the removal of any Of the
bodies the Identification of which was
not positive, and proposed that they
should all be buried in one plot In
Hamilton, and a general monument
erected over them.
Oviatt said that the body had been
completely identified, and he proposed
to take it away. A war Of words en-
sued between Oviatt and the Curnicks.
Threats Of Litigation.
Oviatt declared he would bring action
against the railway company to recover
the body of his father, and the Curnicks
threatened to have an Injunction issued
against the company to prevent removal
of any Of the bodies. John Bell. q. c..
solicitor of the Grand Trunk railway.
tried in vain to settle the matter.
i Oviatt and Deforest, accompanied bv
several city surgeons, made another
minute examination of the BODY and
confirmed the Identification As a re-
suit Superintendent Stiff granted leave
to have the body Of b. L Oviatt removed
by his friends Messrs. Oviatt and De-
forest left for New York with the BODY.
The Curnick brothers threaten to bring
action against the railway company for
allowing bodies to be removed.