The morning call., 1893-10-21
Thomas J. Monroe of Auburn, n. Y.
E. E. Davidson of Fairport, n. 7.
c. S. Adams of Buffalo, n. Y.
Clinton u Ward of Mnrtnn VI

Thomas J. Monroe of Auburn, n. Y.
E. E. Davidson of Fairport, N. 7.
c. S. Adams of Buffalo, n Y.
Clinton 81. Ward of Morton. VT.
Mrs. Henry Bushnell of Brockport,
N. Y.
j. S. Archbeld of Evanston, Ill.
Charles Beardsley of Springfield. Mass.
S. n. Baldwin Of Milford. Conn.
J. II. Smith of Ingersoli, Ont.
The Raymond and Whitcomb train was
in charge of Conductor Scott of this city.
Engineer Henry Wooley was pulling it,
and there appears to be no doubt that En-
gineer Wooley's negligence was the cause
of the accident. The conductor and en-
gineer received orders here to meet the
Pacific express at Nichols. Engineer
Wooley got his orders at Battle Creek, and
getting beyond the stretch of double track
kept right ahead at rafting pace. He
met the Pacific express halt mile or less
below the meeting point made for him.
The Pacific express was coming then at the
rate of thirty miles an hour. From Nichols
the curve begins, SO it was impossible for
either engineer to see the other until the
headlights appeared. They had scarcely
time t. reverse their engines. apply air
brakes and save themselves as best they
could when head on the engines came to-
gethef.
The Raymond and Whitcomb train stood
the shock without more than shudder.
excepting the baggage-car at the head end.
which had its front stove in. and none Of
the passengers on that train were injured
beyond a severe shaking up.
IN ~ har oil oil Of "
experienced. and the frail day coaches be-
hind the baggage-car went TO splinters.
The train was made up of thirteen coaches,
ana the first four of them were telescoped,
the passengers being caught in their seats
and the general mass of ruins, and to add
to their misery the burning lamps ex-
ploded. and in a moment the four cars were
a sheet of fame.
The Battle Creek Fire Department did
heroic work. They received the alarm FIVE
minutes after the accident, and were on
the ground a few minutes later. The
horses could not be driven between cars
on account of the flames, so a rope was
hitched to the chemical and it was hauled
by hand TO a good position, and the rear
sleepeT. Sabrina, was saved. The firemen
took ont every body recovered and practi-
eally cleared away the debris.
The third coach OF the express left its
trucks and plowed right through the Sec
ond. scraping all the seats and passengers
along with it and depositing them in a
heap in the north end Of the car. where
most of the bodies were found. The bodies
were loaded on fiatcar and taken to Bat
tie Greek station and then conveyed into
Ranger & Earley's undertaking rooms.
where morgue was ex:emporized. while
everything possible was done to relieve
the corpses of their CHASTITY appearance.
The scene at the morgue appalled, the
stoutest hearts. The dead were ranged
along the side of dark basement. which
was Illuminated by feeble. Pickering gas
Jet. Not shred Of clothing was left upon
any of them, and the bodies were so
maDgled and distgured that they resem-
bed nothing but ancient mummies that
might have been dsigured before death.
The best-preseryed corpse was that OF
boy about u years old. fringe of hair of
reddish hue being left about the ears and
skull. The upper part Of his head was
gone, having been consumed by flames.
and portion of the brain protruded and
was OF yellowish-w color. The brain
was literally cooked. Another of the best
preserved corpses WAS that of a man Of
powerful physical fame. Flames had
licked this victims face, shoulders and
body. but the features and the contour of
the figure remained as in life, and might
be identified BY those familiar with his
appearance. And these two were the
least-scarred and best-preserved of that
row of twenty unrecegnizable dead.
Other bodies were only in parts, some
headless. some armless and all shriveed
and disfgured beyond all semblance of
human beings.
The twenty-seventh victim, F. 81. Smith,
will be added to the death list before
morning. Albert Bradley is the next Of
the most seriously injured, but he is ex-
pected TO recover. The rest of the patients
were al reported comfortable and out of
danger at midnight.