The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-21
IGNORED ORDERS.
As a Result a Terrible HOlO-
cauSt Occurred.
TWENTY-SIX REKILLED.
Flames Add to the Horror of a
Head End Collision,
BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

From tho Exposition on the Grand
Trunk Railroad Brought Face to Face
with Death in Its Most Terrible Form.
Dismembered Bodies Taken from the
Ruins After the Terrible Crash-Mrs.
Van Duson's Dying Words, "say ! Died
Like ohristian"-Over Score Of
Passengers Seriously wounded.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 21.-Twenty-
six heaps of charred, blackened flesh, all
that remains Of what were men, women
and children in the enjoyment of life,
health and happiness, rest upon the floor
of an improvised morgue in the basement
of furniture st q of this city. A mile
away In the city hospital are score or
more of human beings with gaehed bodies
and broken limbs Add to this an engi-
neer in Jail and conductor fugitive
from the law and the story is told in brief
Of the latest of railroad horrors and one Of
the most appalling In character of this or
recent years This Is the list of the dead
and unidentified bodies:
r. t. Magoon Of Providence, r.. l., ident-
flied by papers in a pocketboolS; Mrs
Charles Van Dusen of Sprout Brook, N.
Y, burned to a crisp; Charles Van Dusen,
husband Of above; w. w. Henry of Woon-
SOCKET, r. l., lumber dealer; man sup
pored to be T. A. McGarvey, of Ontario
The Unidentified Dead.
Male-Paper in vest pocket with state
ment from John Monroe banker, New
York, to Charles e, Wenzel; also n note
written in German from Charles E. Wen
Eel to DR.. Howard E. Vance.
Male-Apparently about 35 years old;
heavy build; in pocket of trousers several
English gold sovereigns; handkerchief
with the initials "H G." in old English
letters; trousers were brown, on the old
English front flap style.
Male-Apparently weighed about 1S0
pounds; clothing destroyed; burnt beyond
possibility of Identification.
Woman-Burned, hands clinched, and
horrible expression of anguish on the face;
had in pocket of skirt letters addressed to
Mrs. f. r. Keuzie and signed by Mrs. NJ.
Parker; envelope postmarked Stamford,
Conn, together with S25 in money. Imam
other pocket was a handkerchief with
name of f. r. Mckenzie; in red plush coat
taken out of the debris with the remains
was a gold watch in leather case, and a
pair of rubbers in paper marked Middle
town, Conn"
Woman-Burned beyond Identification;
no clothing remaining.
Woman-Burned to crisp; no clothing
remaining.
Boy-Apparently about 70 years old;
face and upper portion of head, as well as
feet, burned to a crisp; few red hairs re-
naming on back of neck; handkerchief
with red border in pocket of coat; chat
elaine watch.
Baby-Burned beyond recognition.
Man-Too badly burned for identifica-
ton.
Man-Weight about $50 pounds; silk
handkerchief in hand; clothing destroyed;
no Identification.
Woman-Burned to a crisp; no identii-
cation.
Man-About 145 pounds; no papers; sill
yer watch with engraved initials, "W A"
Woman - Weight about 14O pounds:
chain bracelet with key lock on right
wrist; burned to a crisp.
Woman-Weight about 100; no identifi-
cation.
Woman-Burned beyond Identification;
portion of black silk dress and blues striped
underskrt remaining; also chain bracelet
on right wrist
Woman-Burned to a crisp.
Man-Supposed from papers to be G. w.
Beardsley, Of Watkins, n Y. $50 in cur
rency and two checks, one for 5000 and the
other for Sl00, in pockets
Man-Apparently about 150 pounds:
open face watch of Illinois make; no means
Of Identification.
Three oharred trunks with heads and
limbs missing; medical examination nee
essary to determine sex One of the fe-
male bodies is believed to be that of Mrs
W, w. Henry, Of Woonsocket r.. 1. The
male victim is believed to be William
Lewis Wilson of Evanston, Ills.
Some of the Injured.