Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-20
A FEARFUL WRECK.
Worlds Fair Visitors Suddenly
Hurled into Eternity.
FLAMES ADD TO THE HORROR.



BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 2O'--A
ifighiful wreck aud holocaust occurred
carly this morning ON the Grand
Trunk road mile and half from THIS
city ln which twenty-five TO forty pet.
s9ps lost their lives aud scores were
maimed. An eastbouud speclal train
loaded with returning Worlds Far
latsungurs came in collision head ON
with a wostbuund passenger cauH-
Ing n most disastrous. smash az.
Tbs wreck took fire anu many
OF tho wounded,pinnUdb beneath broken
timbors anu twisted iron, were burned
10 death. The responsibility for mo
accidents said 10 rest with Conductor
Scott nnd Engineer MoDley VI the
eastiqund train who dieobeyed orders
by not stopping at Nichols TO lot thu
westbound pass. Twonty-iour dead
bodies are already taken from inc
ruins, all terribly burned and unrtcog-
nizahle. The killed NJ far rs known
nre Rll Eastern people. Three coaches
OF the castbound train burned up ~
h supposed that fully IA many are
etill III the wreck rs nave been taken
out. Fully forty are severely, II not
fatally I jufed. Tho eastbOund Train
which the loss OF life 10 itighuul was
tue RAYMOND and Whitcomb excur-
sion returning from Chicago, loaded
with passengers from New York anu
Boston.
sIulENINd SCENES.
The loAs OF life was Ia the wostbound
train, not tho eaAtbOund special, rs nj
dHt reported. Both engines were
badly wrecked ami the baggage car Of
the castbOund train, but the Teut OF II,
being made up OF sleepore, withAtood
tho shock aud nobody In them was
hurt
Tho westhOund train was made up Of
thirteen day coaches, four OF which
CONF letely telescoped each Othor, ana
IL was here that the most irighti1l
scenes were witnessed, M the cars al
once caught firo from the lamps and
were consumed. The train mon saved
Themselves by jumping, except Con-
duo,0r Burke OF tho westbOuul train,
who was caught between this cars anu
badly hurt. Most Of the deaths occurred
In one car which was telescoped
by those In front and behind It Ia such
way ON TO pen the passengers In like
rats IA trap. The accident occurred
mile from the IRE station and before
water could 10 turned on and the IRE.
men got at work tho cars were con-
sumed. Twenty-Five bodies were
taken from this car alone. As soon ~
the FIRE was out nearly all had their
heads, arms or legs burned oil and
were unrecognizab.e. They were
mostly piled up IA one end OF this car
whore they were showed by the tele.
scoping OF the cars. Only eight or ten
escaped from this car.
A horrible sight was that Of Mrs.
Charles Van Duzen OF Fort Plain, New
York, who got half way out OF the
window but hOT legs were 30 fastened
that those who ran 30 her assistance
could not rescue her anu ahe was
burned 10 death before their eyes.
THE CHARRED REMAINS.
one body has been recognized ~
that Of Il. Wirtz, if0m an unconsumed
handkerchief found on II. Another
body bore business cards Of A, A.
Allen q Co., Toronto.
Charley Van DuEen, one Of the In
juTed, died later. Mrs. J. o. Brady,
Toronto, are among the badly hurt. 30
far 20 bodies are recovered from the
wreck The bodies are oil 30 ohaTred
that II IL impossible TO identity them.
The wounded were taken 10 the hotels,
railroad offices and residences and are
cared for by all the physical ms In town.
A LIST OF INJURED.
The following IL list OF tho Injured
M far rs obtainRble;
Ezekiel Davidson, Fairport, N. Y,
back hurt.
g. O. Van Duzen, sproutbrook, n.
Y, since died.
Frank Rogers, Woodstock, Ont,
hand injured.
Mrs. Robert Vance, slmoOe, Ont, leg
broken.
VIM. Thompson, Woodstock, Ont,
head Injured.
Mifs Belle Williams. Brookporl, N.
", ankle broken.
J, q. Stewart, Dalton, ILL.,, bruised.
Frank Furn, Middle 5mithheld, Pa,
back hurt.
George Vance, IA years old, sImOoe,
Jos. s. Atchbell, Evanston, Ills,
ankle smashUd.
George shAkleton, Auburn, n. v,
head cut.
Maggie o'Gndy, Oswego, New
York, leg broken.
o. II. Adams, Buffalo, Now York,
hand injured.
Mrs. j. Monroe, Auburn, New York,
slightly.
Jennie Stewart, II year., Dalton, Ills.
arm broken.
Bbert Bradley, Toronto, Ont, leg
Rmputhted.
J. Harvey Smith badly bruised; his
VIE, shoulder blade broken; an eight
year old son Frank H., leg amputated;
their daughter Nellie, bruised, all or
Fort Plains, n. Y.
Conductor Burk, Port Huron, back
badly Injured.
Fred Hurt, limbs, injured.
Mrn. Hur,z, bruised.
Evlyn Huri2, shoulder broken,all Of
Rochester, N. Y.
W. J. Ryereon, Port Dover, Canada.
leg ana shoulder fractured.
Mira. Henry Bushell, Brookport, n.
", badly bruiged.
Nellie smith, shoulder broken.
Bearsley, Springfield, Mas, log
broken.
IDENTIFIED DEAD,
G. w. Van Duzen and wife, Fort
Plan, N. Y.
Miss Warren Garland, New York,