The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-21

death. Many of the watches were OF
gold and one pocket hook contained
nearly $50.
All the physicians in the city Were
aroused aud were soon on the
scene doing what they could to
ease the terrible sntfefings OF
the injured. The injured We're taken
to the target house at the railroad OIL
ces, to the Bowling boarding house aud
to the residences in the immediate
siciuiy Of the disaster. Fifteen badly
injured are now in the Nichols hos
pital.
Same Miraculous Escapes.
c. Ii. Ward and b. S Ward of More
ton, Vt, were il. the Inflated cars, but
were among the few who escaped un-
injured. When the first shock of the
collision was over, C. Ii. Ward jumped
out of the lett side of the car through
C. window. The seat in front OF him
was occupied by a woman and her
baby. He managed to pull the woman
through the window. She begged him
to save her baby. but the little n was
fastened beneath the seats and burned
to death. The poor mother was nearly
crazed and begged to be removed by
force. Ward says the seat in front OF
this woman was occupied by a young
man. LIN the seat back OF the n he
and his brother occupied were two
young men. None Of these four es-
capped. His brother, B. s. Ward, came
~~ AA~~~i Al1 ~~NE ~ 0osra
manner. just how he cannot tell.
He jumped of the ROOT. and as
sisted out the Smith family of
Fort Plains. N. Y, consisting of father,
mother and two children. All four are
more or less seriously injured, but
miraculously escaped death, while all
around them passengers less fortunate
were killed outright or fastened down
in the debris and burned to death be-
fore help could reach them.
The news of the terrible accident did
not become generally known in the city
until Z o'clock. and then apparently the
entire popula ton began moving toward
Nichols. The railroad men and police
had all they could do to keep the Gu
rious back, hut the crowd was ar
orderly one. No act of vandalism has
yet been reported, and SO far the NOR
bid relic hunter has not put in al
appearance. The men of the Battle
Greek fire department did noble work
After putting ont the fire. they did al
the work connected with taking thu
dead out of the wreck. r.
Taken Out in Pieces.
All the bodies taken from the burnet
cars were in horrible condition, SO badl,
burned and dismembered that the.
could only be taken out in pieces
These pieces were placed in blanket
and baskets and have become so mikes
and separated it will never be know
to whose body they belonged.
In the pockets of IN of the d~isfigure'
+ bodies was found a letter addressed t
James G. Northman, East Eightietl
street, New York. 1t could not be toll
) whether he was an old ora young man
In the pocketbook of a woman who's
body was in such shape that nothing
could bs told about the style of he
clothing was found a calling card wit
the name of Mrs. f. r. Mckenzie
Stratford, Ont.
Another card was found in a YES
pocket with the name of FL. o. Oppel
man. $40 Broadway, New York. TIL,
body, like all others. was disigured b
: yond any possible recognition.
The card OF J. w. Goddard of Ne
; York was found in another pocket. On
yonng man says that he was ~travelin
with Win Thompson of Woodstocl
Ont. They were sitting opposite OF
another in the section that W;
smashed. He says that he had bee
thinking of wrecks all night. When
!, heard the first crash he had the windo
up in a moment. He made a flying les
for his life and landed on a pile Of CHI
! ders. He was so badly bruised that
!, itst he could not get around. He wei
:, 10 find his friend as o as he coul
but he hiss not seen anything of hi
! since. 1t rs certain that Thompson pc
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