Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25

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to this city, and others were taken to the
miners hospital ut Ashland. The dead
taken out so far are:
VIM D. Shomo, Reading.
Sohn White, engineer. POttsvllle.
James TempIin, fireman, Pottsvllle.
Harry logan, conductor, POttsvlIIe.
David Augustan, Mahoney City.
E. w. Logan, baggage master, Shenan-
doah.
Injured:
Harrison RyIand, Philadelphia.
Joseph SOuthwood, CentraIia.
James U. Merket, Bethlehem.
John Thornton, Leesport.
Joseph Noll,S anandoah.
Frank B. Hol, manager of Frank
Mayos dramatic company.
John Carroll, St. Clair.
Joseph Asfeld Mahoney City.
Thomas Cooney, Philadelphia.
Robert Collins, Pottstown.
Sambel Shellenberger, Hamburg.
b. w. Cithler, Girardville.
John Coolick, Mt. Carmel.
w. w. Johnston, Shenandoah.
George Sanders, Reading.
BENJAMIN Franklin, Shenandoah.
James Bernhart, Shenandoah.
john Hess, Mahoney City.
David G. Yolmg, Mohoney City.
LYMAN Dick, Hamburg.
Dr. B. F. SaIade, New Rmgold.
Jacob lllmer, P9ttsville.
Samne Coomb. Mahoney City.
VIM. SINNERS, Ashland.
The wrecked train is still lying at the
bottom of the river. The exact number on
the passenger list is not known, and re-
porter who is still on the ground tele-
phones that he believes there are Is or
more bodies underneath the wreck or who
were carried away by the current.
LAEER.-11:3 80 p. m.-An associated
nrcss agent lust had direct communica-
ton with the representative at the wreck,
who saws: conservative estimates place
the number of killed at forty
to fifty. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to estimate the number and the full
horror of the situation can not be known
until late hour. At II o'clock Mail
Agent Greenewald's body was taken out,
followed 10y the horribly mangled bodies
of two Mahoney city fremen on the way
home from Chester
At mi might thirteen bodies have been
recovered. The names are already given.
Five bodies are exposed to view In the
wreck pinned under the timbers. Ore of
the passengers who escaped with slight in
iuries said to an associated press reporter
at midnight: When the crash
came was hurled from my seat
One end of the car splashed
into the river and was thrown against
the side of the car with such force that
partly stunned me- | quickly recovered
myself and managed to climb upon the
seats on the side of the car which
law against the embankment
was prisoner in the Cal
and while was nursing my spraine1 ankle
and wrist out of joint, | realized that
was in scene of veritable horror. Arounc
and about me were human beings Strug
cling in the water, screaming IN fright
and some almost dragged me back into The
water. A few saved themselves as | die
and the remainder struggled in the water
and then quietly sank out of sight. Prof
Mitchell, of Lebigh university. Bethlehem
is among the injured at Reading hospital
Lawrence Baines, of Philadelphia. had his
arm dislocated. The body of John Miller
of Cressona. was taken out at u'ldnlght.
At 3 o'clock his morning 800 men art
sill at work, but making slow progress
Fifteen bodies were taken out. None 0
the bodies have been taken from tn.
scene of the disaster. John Melon
OUCH. Jack Noll and VIM
johnson, of Shenandoah, and JOIN
Strauss. Schuylkill are among the lates
injured reported. 1t is still believed tina
twenty or more bodies are beneath the
wreck. Nothing definite can be know
until the wreck is raised which will prob
ably be tomorrow
No more names can be secured. Tn
telephone office has closed. That was tn
only means of getting news all of tn
light.
The only reporter to get to the scene wa
,n= of the Eagle men, and he telephone'
down nearly ali that was secured to tn
Reading papers.
READING. Sept. 20.-When daylioh
dawned on the railroad wreck this m. N
ing the full realization of the indescrlb, Ii
horrors were first fully revealed. The eA
CINE lay in five feet of water, the body o
Engineer John White still pinned unde
the heavy iron work his arms extended il
an appeal, above the water. Next lay th
tender, then the baggage and mail car
and the passenger coaches. the timber
broken and the cars overturned, plnnin
The unrescued victims in death embrac
: at the bottom of the river. The work Q
searching for the bodies continued a
night. The body of George R
Kesrsner. the general council fo
the Reading I road, was taken OF
badly disfgured. The scene on the bank
of the river is CHASTITY, where lay row {
the dead, increased as one after another {
the victims were taken out. The fore
employed by the railroad is sufficient