Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-02
NET TERRIBLE DEATHS.
Twenty-Seven Killed in Collision
Near Battle Greek, Mich.
About Forty Others Were Tnjured-Ths
Wreckage Takes Fire and Most of the
Victims Are Burned Beyond
Recognition.
ROASTED ALIVE.

ROASTED ALIVE.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich, Oct 21.-An
east-bound special train from Chicago
collided with train No. 9. the Pacific
express, going west, at 1852 o'clock Fri
day morning in the yards of the
Chicago Il Grand Trunk railway.
Twentv-seven persons were killed
and burned and two score in
iured Two Of the Pacific express
coaches were telescoped and three
burned. The express was made up of
thirteen coaches and from the remains
of coach No. 10 twenty-five charred
bodies were taken. The accident was
mile and half from the city fire sta
ton. The imprisoned passengers were
burned with the wreckage, while
scores of people stood about unable to
lend any assistance Most of the bodies
recovered are formless einders.
Disobeyed Orders.
The train crew on the special, it is
said. disobeyed orders in passing
Nichols Station, where there We're
orders to wait on a siding for the Pa
cifc express No element of horror
was absent from the scenes about the
wreck In the great crash the seats in
the fimsy day coaches closed up like
an accordion So the imprisoned pas
sengers were burned. Many of the
charred remains viii never be iden-
titled.
The Known Dead.
Following win be found list of the
known dead:
- .,1,.att rsf,o, we ,o+ f,,It,, y7o,4f
fed. j. w Bearnsley Watkins n "; Mrs. l.
B Hayes. w. II. Crawley Port Huron Mich,
not fully identified; PEP Father Bradford,
Yorkshire not fully Unidentified; John c. Green
wood Horton Little Bradford Yorkshire, not
fully identified; w W. Henry, Woonsocket, r. L.
L J Magau, Providence, K l. Mrs f. r Nc
Kenze, Mtddletown. Conn, T A. Garvey, On
tario, Cans Frank H. Smith, died az hospital.
william Thompson, Woodstock. Ont, not fully
jdeGuned Charles Van Duspu and wife, Sprout
Brook y Y: Charles r. Verde, New York city.
The Unknown Dead.
The bodies of ten persons, a bab. a
boy, three men and five women were
recognized, brit they cannot be identi-
fed principally because the bodies We're
50 terribly bun ned.
The Injured.
The names of those most seriously
injured are as follows:
Harry J. ArchbeH New York C + Adams,
No $50 Main street Buffalo, N Y, left hand
injured and four fingers badly cut: James :.
ArchbeH, Evanston. H., ankle and arm
crushed; s. II Baldwin Milford, Conn, right
leg cut badly, head bruised; c. I Beardslee,
Springfield, Mass, ankle crushed and badly
bruised AID ert Bradley, SarEia, Ont left leg
cut on and body bruised; Albert Bradley, To
ronto Ont right leg cut Of and back bruised,
F+tftr frat IN YaF In
bruised and ankle dislocated Mrs. Hen.
ry Bushnell, Brockport, Monroe coun-
~ ~ Y; Gil Cranshsw, engineer train
No 9 slightly injured in jumping from cab;
Henry Canheld, clerk Of Grand Trunk, injured
IN helping at wreck, slight; w. T. Clark, Sar.
MIA, Ont, badly bruised; H. c Crawley. Port
Huron Ont. slightly injured Ezekiel David
SON. Fairport, N Y, back bruised and
shoulder dislocated; NJ + CASTOR, Web
ster Monroe county, n Y, shoulder
bruised; Thomas j Monroe, Auburu, ~ Y,
Maggie O'Grady Oswego, n r., right limb
broken and interna injuries. Franz Rogers.
Woodstock. Ont, arm crushed W A. Ryerse,
Port Dover. Ont leg and shoulder fractured:
George Shakelton, Albany, n. Y, fingers of
right hand badly cut and bruised r II. Smith,
Fort Plain, N. Y, left leg crushed and was am
putated below the knee, right and left legs
fractured, injuries probably fatal; James
Smith, Ingersoll Ont, back and head injured
tinued his journey west Mrs. James saith,
Ingersol Ont, leg broken Nellie L.
Smith, - years, daughter of j H. Smith.
head, eyes, limbs and feet bruised, bad.
ly injured. some bonas broken ana taken out of
left foot; L c. Stewart, Dalton Station Cook
county. Ill. seriously bruised, Jennie Stewart,
II years old, daughter Of the above named, left
arm broken: Frank Turn, Middle Smithheld,
Pa back bruised and arm crushed; George
Vance, Lincoln Ont, left leg bruised and in
ternal injuries. Mrs Robert Vance, Lincoln,
Ont. both limbs crushed and Internal injuries;
Clinton H. Ward. Mooretown, VT, right hand
slightly cut; Miss Belle Williams, Brock.
port, n Y, right ankle broken H.
w. Williams, No. 81 Ulster street Toronto,
right foot slightly cut. both hips badly in
jured; Evalyn Wurt2 Rochester, n ", shout.
der broken and internal Injuries; Mrs Fred
Wurtz Rochester, N r., body bruised and
apRle dislocated: Henry Wooley engineer
tram No. g. back injured Fred wurtL Roch-
ester. n, Y, left side bruised, both legs injured