Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-02

from my leg. Just when / was ready to
give up and prepare myself to die, l heard a
noise above me, and looking up, found some
one was cutting a hole in the roof of the
car After little while | was removed.
Upon examination, the doctors found the
flesh had been torn from the calf of my leg.
leaving the bone perfectly bare. My nose
also received a severe shock, and there are
a number of smaller cuts all over my body;
but what | am afraid of is that my back
mas oeen injured"
THE WRECK OF THE SLEEPER-GETTINCt
OUT THE INJURED.
The sleeper 'AusterlitzN left the track,
turned Oh its side and ground it's way along
for some $50 feet. In several places the
side gave way and made the terrible splin-
tiers which proved so fatal in one case. Mr..
and turned in the signal of the depot sta
ton, No. "a. Everybody waiting at the
depot turned in to help the passengers out.
Torches We're furnished by Capt. Ogg by
which the work was carried on. Among
those assisting were members of the
night police who were present and the
following citizens whose names were
furnished us-T. H. Sickels, E. Judson
Gushing, Frank Powell, Cary Hardy, Jno
Croghan, Baldwin Wayt, and .Alexan-
der Myers, the colored driver of Adams
Express wagon, who was waiting for the
express matter. There were doubtless 9TH
ers assisting whose names have not been
given us. The Fire Department were
promptly on the spot in answer to the alarm
and with fine discipline took charge of the
work of relief and did good work. The in
terror of the Car was mass of debris, bro
ken berths, window glass, bedding, seats,
clothing, basins and everything that could
be thought of-some of it ground almost to
powder. Buried in it were the passengers.
Twice the car took fire from it's stove and
was promptly put out.
CASUALTIES AMONG THE MEMBERS OF
THE OPERA TROUPE.
The only life lost was that of Miss Myrtle
Ruth Knox from Kansas City, Mo-, a men,
Der of the chorus. She was lying in the berth
with Miss Edith Miller. Her injuries were
frightful. One other legs was torn nearly off
and into the other a splinter nearly an inch
| in thickness and three feet long was forced
its whole length. Another splinter pierced
the femoral artery and she bled to death.
Her arm and shoulder were also broken. 1t
is not likely that she suffered at all or knew
what killed her, for she was dying when
she was taken out and her eyes were set.
She was Of small stature, a blonde with
| pleasant face, and would have been eighteen
years of age if she had lived till August.
She commenced telegraphy at twelve years
of age, and was first with the Western
Union Co. as an operator and later with
the Postal Telegraph Co. She had been
their operator at the Midland Hotel and
the Alamo Building in Kansas City. She
was one of family of six sisters, one of
whom is the wife of the Manager of the
Western Union Office at Dening, New Mex
leo. She was very anxious to be an operat-
ic artist but her family opposed it. Last
November when the ''Pearl of Pekin" COM
pany was in Kansas City she took posi-
toni the chorus, hoping to rise in time. She
went with the company to st. Louis With
er her father followed her and tried to per-
suade her to return home, but failed. She
had fair success and when the company re-
visited Kansas City last March, was play
ing in small parts. On the Friday before
her death, she wrote to one Of her sisters
speaking of her continued success.
Her remains were taken to Wilkes under
taking establishment AMI prepared for
burial in the best manner. During Tues
day a number of gentlemen, with Commits
sioner of the Revenue 7. J. Crowder at
their head, procured some beautiful floral
tributes from Corrie's on Frederick street,
and had them placed on the coffin. There
were pillow of Gala lilies and other white
flowers, a broken column, and cross, all
OF beautiful workmanship. One of the
gentlemen wrote on card the motto of the
Kings Daughters, I'm His Name,n and
sent it with the flowers Her remains were
sent on Tuesday night to Blue Springs,
Jackson county, Mo-, the home of her
family. Miss Knox was very popular with
the company and all Of it's members spoke
of her with much affection.
Miss Edith Miller of New York, who
was lying in the berth with Miss Knox.
had her leg fractured near the ankle After
the accident occurred she call her compan-
ion several times and getting no answer
thought she had tainted. She did not learn
that Miss Knox was dead until late in the
day, when she was deeply affected by the
news.
Miss Bertha Fisch, one of tie prims
donnas, received a severe nervous shock.
SO severe that it was at first thought she
had been paralyzed by injury to her spine.
She was much bruised. Her mother. who
carried to the Virginia Hotel on Tuesday
from the Shoe Factory on q stretcher. She
is still suffering great deal, and internal
injury is feared.
Louis Harrison got bad scalp wound
and had his face badly cut by glass. His
wife was with him. MI. Harrison is the
excellent tenor Of the troupe. When he and
his wife got out of the wreck the first
thing they did was to embrace each other
heartily, an exhibition of devotion that was
very touching. Mr. Harrison's face and
head were streaming with blood from his
many wounds, but in his joy at the escape
of his wife he forgot them all.
Miss lone Durham of New York, had
an ankle sprained.
Miss Vera Thorpe, received an injury to
her shoulder.
Mrs. Edward Webb of England, was