The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-04

could only be secured from surviving
friends. No one could tell one trunk from
the other. Among the entire nineteen be-
headed bodies. but two had retained any
thing resembling the features of a human.
1t was here in the Morgue that the most
touching and awful discovery of the night
was made. The Coroner tenderly removed
from one form a clotted sheet, to find be-
meath it the unmisUaka BILE form of woman,
and, worst CT all, clasped in her arms, as ii
to shield its young limbs from the hameS
that had evidently consumed both. was an
infant child. She had shielded her babe
until the last, and even in death her black
ened arms were unwilling to be separated
from their charge. The Coroner has beef
SO busy all day gathering means of identlti
cation that nothing was done toward hold
Ing an inquest.
THE TRAINMEN ALL ESCAPED.
In the searching examination now being
made OF the survivors one fact has inl-
pressed all here, that not one ira nmau met
injury. w. III. Young of Meadville, Pa,
conductor on the freight-train, III giving his
version OF the affair, said: 1--WE were run
ming at moderate rate of speed, but the
grade was steep and we had a very heavy
train. The 1agman was not far enough out
and we could not see him in time to stop.
All the tTainmen got off in TIME to escape in:
jury" The two sleepers were Warsaw"
and "AscOl." The rear car was special,
In which was party of glass blowers. This
car and "Warssw" next to it were COM
plctely destroyed The wreck will be an
expensive one from financial standpoint,
as the loss will loot up IL the neghborhood
OF 100000. by O'clock the wreckage-car
had the debris nearly cleared aud the
wounded were being cared for. Train
master Corbln was also on the scene. Super
ntendent Matson would give no opinion,
nor make any statement in regard to the
wreck, but the case will be fully inyesti-
gated, and the strict rules of the Erie Sys-
TEN will be enforced. Many wild rum0rs
are ati0at, but nona are worthy of cre-
dence, and only close investigation can
place the blame where it belongs.
woMAN's SAD FATE.
One Door woman was pinioned In the
wreck, though apparently but slightly hurt,
whose appeals for help will never be for
gotten by the spectators. Tbe flames had
not reached. but were slowly eating their
way toward her. Strong and willing hands
swung axes rs they were never swung be-
fore. 1t was battle between life and
death; as the heat became more intense the
men who no longer were able to Withstand
the flames gave place to others with the
rapIdlty OF lightning, but 1t was a useless
fight. The chOppeas had to fall back and
abandon the woman to her fate In a mo-
ment the flames caught her dress and in
stantly leaped 10 her head. Her piteous
cries OF Save me- save me, as the flames
enveloped her form, and the expression OF
agony on her face as she sank down in the
debris caused the strongest hearts 10 grow
sick with horror. How many more such
frightful tragedies, though unseen, were
enacted within the burning ruins in tn ose
brief moments will never be known.
CINCINNATI PEOPLE ESCAPE.
CINCINNATI, July 3.-The Ravenna wreck
evidently caught Findlay and Cincinnati
people exclusively. The Chicago vestibule
train was met at Marion Junction by
through New York sleeper from Cincinnati,
where the latter was attached to the rear of
the train. Last night there was such an un-
usual number of passengers from here that
two sleepers instead Of one were attached.
These evidently were the two reported de-
strOyed in the wreck. The day coach was
in the rear, and as it was going frcm Find
lay to Youngstown would naturally be
placed in the rear of the Cincinnati sleepers.
The special car would not be sent out with
less than fifty passengers, and the proba-
bility is that the casualties may all be lin
tied to that car. Telegrams have been re-
ceived here from Cincinnati people, who
were in one sleeper. saying they had es-
capped.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Albert Smith of Corning, " Y. who es-
capped with a broken leg. tells his expert
ence as follows: 81 was in the rear coach
asleep when the stopping of the train awoks
NE. heard the roaring of the freight train
and had Just raised window to look out
and see what was the matter when | was
thrown through the window. landed twenty
feet from the car, alighting on my leg and
dislOcating it. | tainted from the pain
which had become intense. When | came
TO | was at the <Etua House and the sur
geon had just flushed setting my leg
Willie Kan of Brooklyn was sitting in the
seat in frcnt Of me, and 1t was in answer to
his question of Whats the matter?' raised
the window, which act probably saved my
life, as he was caught in the car and burned
to death"
Mary Magill, another survivor, says: II
was sitting in the front day coach and sud-
denly felt an awful jar. Some one said it
was the air-brake aud everything would be
all right soon. just then my brother came
in all covered with blood and his clothes
torn. He told me we were all right, but
that the rear coach was destroyed and all
the boys were hurt or killed. | could hear
the grOanS nj those who were burning. 1t
was awful"
DUE TO CARELEsSNEss.
PTTsBURG Qn.L July 3.-A special from
Ravenna, Ohln, says: 1t Is asserted by Su-
peri ntendent Matson, who is investigating
the disaster, that Ihe accident was due to
the careles,ness of the passenger crew.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Boynlon. and his son was rear fiagnan,
who, instead of going back, leaned against
the rear coach until the train was in sight,
and then 1t was too late to stop 1t. On the
person of Willie Kane of Corning, n. Y,
| glass-blower, was found $780, The boy
had been saving lis money to surprise his
widowed mother. and death stopped his
| journey. OF forty glass blowers who occu-
| pied the rear coach seventeen were killed,
and all the others more or less injured.
| This afternoon an inquest was held in the
Ravenna Courthouse, the object being to
| find out who was responsible for the wreck.
| About twelve witnesses were present, but
| only two had testified when the inquest ad-
lOurleQ.