Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25

Lizzie Blair ~ss accompanying Mrs.. Mary
Granger 90 seattle. Wash
portion Of the red dress worn BY the dead
g,rl was taken 10 Mrs. Changers. who is living In
the city hospital, and recognized immediately.
AT rHE HOSPITAL
/. Al the hospital there il Mrs. Mary Jane
Granger OF 2s44 Almond street. Port Richmond.
Phiiadelphia, who was on her way 10 Seattle.
Wash, with her little daughtef Mamie. aged
about >, and Lizzie Blair. whose death was in
stantaneous, 20 Join her husband. who Is en-
ployed on the steamship Seattle. plying on
fuget sound Her injuries are about the head.
chest and abdomen. but not Of a very serious
character. Several ribs are also probably frsc-
tured
The girl. Lizzie Blair. had been raised in the
GrHnger family and had intended making her
home with them In Seattle. Among the eject.
Cd Mrs. Granger wns purse containing about
$50 m money, which is vet missing
Lisie Mamie Granger's injuries NAV rrovs
serious. she being considerably bruised about
the head The shock and her tender wears NAV
operate against her recovery. but the physicians
express hopes of saving her life. She Is a very
patient little sufferer under the circumstances.
Lying IN cot in one Of the side rooms down
stairs Is the badly hacked-up body OF Fred
Coldburg Of BROOKLYN. Coldburg is a big
heavy eet man, and his matted beard
and stained shirt give ample evidence cf
the serious nature of the injuries he
has sustained. HIS log Il broken and his
face badly cut. He vomited quite a great deal
OF blood after a drink. which was probably
swallowed. as the physicians don't think the
man lungs are affected. This morning Cold
burg was m restless sleep. and ever and anon
would clutch at his left breast convulsivclv, ~
II endeavoring 60 remove some heavy weight
which was lying there. His chances are against
recovery.
Capt. Booth Of the United States recruiting
station, this city. called this morning. thinking
that the man wGs an officer of his regiment who
had been in Brooklyn visiting with his family,
but few questions put 90 the resident phvsi-
clan. DIR. Mlhken. satisfied him that il was no.
his brother officer, and he went away again feel
ing much relieved.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
The wife of Prof. @. Il. Smith Of the Normal
School at baltimore, Nd, who is at Canaan
daigua, n. Y. was Immediately informed Of her
husbands serious condition. Prof. Smith had
his left leg cut of at the thigh and sustained .
fracture Of the left shoulder joint He resides
at 1914 Calvert street Baltimore, and the phy-
sicians look on his recovery with considerable
doubt.
W. b. Parsons. aged thirty-fve. an engineer
living at 22 William street. New York is suffer
ing from a severe confusion about the head and
wrist and will recover
Rev. DaCosta Pomerene of Philadalphia was
graduate of Princeton College class of 50
and was about thirty-two wears OF age He had
charge Of Prosbyterian congregation in
salem, Ohio, and was brother Of
Atlee Pomerene. city solicitor of Canton.
Ohio. He left Salem and WAS later engaged
with the Presbyterian board of publications st
Philadelphia. He was partially blind and his
classmates in this city say be was bright Young
man and always stood well in his class
r. q. %. Ehle Of Buffalo and two or three
friends were in conversation when the accident
occurred. and he saws the scenes in the car were
beyond description. Passengers were thrown
violently forward and wedged in among the
broken and splintered seats. Two men in the
rear OF the car were instantly killed aud others
were terribly injured.
Ehle, who is a large man, was jammed into .
small space and was walking about the streets
shortly after with bandage tied about his
head. His straw hat is streaked with blood and
gentleman who sat near him. W. r. Fluck of
All Commerce street. Philadelphia. wears .
linen duster that is crimsoned with his own
blood
Mrs. U. Heebner, Rev. DIR. Pomerene, Z. NJ
Hitlock and Danl. Mason were alive when taken
to the hospital but all died before daylight.
Mrs. Heebner, with her husband and
son and little granddaughter, Sadie Cox.
aged hve years, were going 20 visit
friends at McKeesport. Death rode with them
and the mother and son are now among ths
dead. As the father laid upon his couch
of pain this morning he anxiously inquired
for his son, Winfield. who was at that
moment in the hands of the undertaken.
Beside him on the cot his little grand
daughter sound asleep, the fatigue and excite
ment of the night having exhausted the poor
child and she slept as peacefully though st
home.
CLEARING AWAY TIE WRECK.
The wrecking crews were put to work clear
ing away the debris and by O'Clock this morn
ing the tracks were open and trains were run
ming regularly. The trunks and satchels In.
the baggage car of the second section
were broken and twisted out OF all
semblance to their original shapes. Engineer
Kelly was able 20 take his broken locomotive Ia
the round house. The wreck caught fire. but a
few buckets of water eXtinguished the blaze.
Flagman Jacobs of first trainewho resides in
West Harrisburg. jumped from the train and
escaped with but slight injuries. Coroner Hoy
impanelled a jury and viii begin his inquest
tins afternoon There is a question as 90 the
responsibility for the accident. and this viii
have to be determined.
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