Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-21
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Mrs. Robert Vance, Simcoe, Ont; Geo.
Vance, Simcoe, Ont. Albert Bradley,
Toronto, Ont; George Shackleton, Au-
burn, n. Y.:J. D. Archibald, Evanston,
HIS; ThOs. J. Monroe, Auburn, \. ";
Z. T. Davidson, Fairport, n. Y; c. 5.
Adams, 600 Main street, Buffalo, n. ";
Clinton L. Ward, Morton. VT; Charles
Beardsley, Springfield, Mass; s. H..
Baldwin, Milford, Conn; j. Il. Smith,
Ingersoll, Ont.
From Nicholas a curve begins which
forms almost semi-circle between
there and the point where the train
colided. II was impossible for either
to see the other until their headlights
were near enough together to bliRd the
eyes OF engineers. They had scarcely
time TO reverse, apply air brakes and
save themselves as best they could.
The Raymond and Whitcomb train
stood the shock without more than a
shudder, excepting the baggage car at
the head end, which had It's front end
stove in. None of the passengers on
that train were injured beyond severe
shaking up. On the other train all the
terror was experienced.
The frai day coaches behind the bag
gage car went TO splinterS. The train
was made up Of thirteen coaches, and
the first four Of them telescoped.
The passengers were caught in seats
and the general mass OF ruins, and TO
add TO their misery, the burning lamps
exploded, and in moment the four
cars were q sheet Of flame. The two
engines were a total wreck,
The Battle Greek fire department did
heroic work. They arrived on the scene
shortly after the accident and rendered
valuable assistance in saving the other
cars. Tide fremen worked hard on the
wreck and took out everybody, and
practically cleared away the debris.
The second coach Of the express train
left its trucks, ploughed righs through
the third coach, scraped all the Bassen-
gers along with il and deposited them
in heap in the north end OF the car,
where most of the bodies were found.
The bodies were loaded on a fat car
at the scene of the wreck aud taken to
the Battle Creek station. Thence they
were conveyed ia wagons 10 Ranger Il
Farleys undertaking rooms, where a
morgue had been extern pOriZed. While
everything was done that experienced
hands could do to relieve tie remains
of their ghastly appearance, the scene
at the morgue, where the dead were
taken out, appalled, the stouteSt
heart. The dead were ranged
along the side Of dark basement which
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Jet. They rested on sheets of canvas,
and a covering of the same material
was over them. No one, after careful
examination of some Of the bodies, could
say which was male and which female.
Not a stitch OF clothing remained on
them, aud they resembied Egyptian
mummies that might have been diStig-
ured before death.
The best preserved corpse was that
of boy about - years OF age. A
fringe of the hair, which was Of red
dish hue, was left about the ears and
base of the skull. The boys body was
free from any bruises or cuts. The up
per portion Of the body and legs were
not badly burned, and an examination
would lead 10 the belief that the poor
lad had not been fortunate enough to
receive any blow severe enough TO
cause death, and must have perished
by fire in full consciousness Of mis- fate.
Another Of the best preserved bodies
was that Of man Of powerful physical
frame. Some OF the underclothing that
covered the lower portion Of the body
and shoes were untouched by the flames
that had licked the victims face,
shoulders and body. These parts were
as black as ebony. And these two were
the least SCARED and Oest preserved Of
that row OF twenty-five unrecognizable
dead.
The other remains were those only IN
parts, some of the bodies were head
less, some armless, and all were shriv-
eled and disfgured beyond resemblance
Of human beings.
The undertakers received several in
Iquiries from eastern people to-day re-
gardiug the disposition OF the remains
of those among the killed.
c. E. Van Dusen, supposed TO be the
son of the two dead OF that name, tele-
graphed that the bodies be Immediately
prepared and sent on 10 Fort Plain, y.
I l.
ing received tonight making inquiries
about friends by the railroad and city
officials
The twentv-seventh victim will be
added TO the death list before morning.
This will be Z. II. Smith, a lad Of It.
One Of his legs was amputated early in
the evening and both legs were horribly
crushed. He is falling very rapidly.
His sister, mis- mother and father are
also there severely, but not fatally in
jured.
Albert Bradley is the next of the most
seriously Injured One of his legs was
amputated. The rest Of the patients
were all reported comfortable and out
Of danger at midnight.
Conductor Bertram n Scott denies
the statement of Engineer Wooley
which duplicates Scott. He said:
Il got orders at Battle Creek TO meet
No. 9 at the double track and under
stood them and did not forget that.
7 com pared nv orders with the engi-
neer'S and We agreed and shad no con-
versatiOn with Engineer Woolsv after
our train started. did not tell him
tnat NO. udu koUt Ou O4 Us.
went TO the baggage car soon
; after leaving Battle Creek taking il for
granted that the engineer knew where
he was going. I did not discover that
he had run oy the double track until
we were struck. In fact, had no tiue
10 find out such was the case, as !
Judge il was not more than half a miu-
ute after we left the double track until
we met the other train"
W. Z. Clark, OF Sarnia, Ont, arrived
| here on a late train tonight and found
his sou-in-law, Albert Bradley, OF Tor
onto. seriously injured and his daugh-
,o- Mrs praGlay daad