Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-30
DEATH IN THE FOG
Many People Killed in a Frightful Railroad
Accident in Italy.
CRUSHED AND sCAlDED AND BURNED
Awful Scenes Follow the Collision Between
Freight and Express Trains.
FIRE CLOSELY FOLLOWS ON THE CRASH
Horrifed Spectators Unable for a Time to
Aid the Hapless Victims.
FIRE CLOSELY FOLLOWS ON THE CRASH
FRlGHTFUL MUTATION OF THE DEAD
Charred and Blackened Corpes, Battered
out OF Human S%einblance, Taken from
the fragments of the Wreck
"A Long Death List.

NlibhNs " 80 80"
from this city to Venice came into collision
Mt 3 o'clock this morning with a heavy
freight train which was stationary on the
rails at the limits of the first station be-
tween Milan and Treviglio. it is reported
that tliirty-ive people met death in the
wreck and that fifteen others were seriously
injured. The bodies of the dead and
wounded have been conveyed to this city.
BY the middle off the afternoon thirteen
dead bodies had been removed from the
wreck of the Venice express and twenty
wounded persons had been brought to the
hospital of this city from the scene of the
disaster.
Where the Collision Occurred.
The collision occurred Il few minutes be-
fore midnight at Limitro station. a heavy
freight train from Verona was torty-tive
minutes late in arriving at the station owing
to the fog. and was ordered to go on q siding
and let the other trains pass. AS the train was
about to do so, the Milan express came along
and dashed into the engine of the freight
train with n mighty shock. Both engines
reared uu on their ends and then fell over.
Three cars, however, were smashed almost
to pieces.
The woodwork of the wrecked cars was
soon burning fiercely. A scence of the most
horrible description ensued. The injured
were screaming for help, the air was filled
with binding smoke and steam from the
wrecked boilers, and everything was in the
greatest confusion. All the employees at the
station hurried to the scene, and the people
of the town were aroused and came TO help
in rescuing the injured. Assistance and Il
train arrived from Milan with doctors to
care for the injured and 4 company of sol
diers to aid the rescuers.
Burned Alive.
In the meantime the rescuing party cut
away the burning wood, and streams OF
water were poured upon the wreckage, under
which a number of passengers were mex
tricahlg iammed. Some of the victims met
horrible deaths, being cremated before the
eyes of the spectators, who were powerless
to help them. Other unfortunates were
only extricated to die in the arms of then
rcscuers.
After the fire had been extinguished, the
injured and the bodies of the dead were re
covered from the smoulderiug debris. The
corpses presented n sickcning appearance
Some of them were d~isembowelcd; others
had arms and legs crushed and were mutt
ated in other ways, and all were charrcc
practically beyond recognition.
The injured were also in Il terrible con
dition. All of them were suffering from
burns, and most of them had broken limbs
In some cases, the immediate alnputation o
arms or legs was necessary. BY So'clock il
the morning thirteen bodies had been PLACED
in tie railway station, and twenty-five o
the injured had been taken to Milan as fas
us they were taken from the wreck,
A dispatch from Milan SAYS forty person'
were killed and 1873 injured by the collision
at Limiro station. Nearly every passcnge
on the train was more or less injured, 1t i
expected the majority killed and woundc,
were omigrants going to America via Venice