Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-10

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tenderness as rough and excited men
could summon at such time, they were
laid out upon stretchers and carried 10
the ambulances that filed the streets
from Z to + streets. All the doctors
could do for them there was to
CLEAR AWAY SOME OF THE DIRT,
plaster and filth from the faces OF the
Injured men. In many cases the dirt
was ground into the eyes, noses ana
mouths, so that without such attention
men might have suffocated. Many
were unconscious and could not have
helped themselves. With u changing oI
their bells. the ambulances started Oh
for the hospitals. These were soon
overcrowded. Drug stores were turned
into temporary hospitals. People 10
the neighborhood of the accident opened
their doors right gladly, and the dead
and wounded were hurled in.
When the accident was over and De-
fore the rescuerS could get inside there
were injured men who were caring 1or
their worse injured brothers. There
were men who did not rush for the
street to save their own lives. Regard
less Of the fact that more walls might
fall aud bury them once more, they
stayed to succor men who could not get
away by themselves.
When the first Of the relief corps en-
tered the building they were especially y
struck by the silence that prevailed.
There were no cries to be heard from
beneath the debris. If any cries were
made they were stified by dirt and NOR
tar that made almost a solid floor on
which one might walk. Nervously and
excitedly they tore away beams and
rafters that made a tomb. 1t was q
horrid task;
IT WAS DIRTY TASK.
Men worked like demons, with sweat
pouring down their faces. The dust
and dirt lay thick on their faces, so one
could scarcely tell the color OF the man.
The trim uniforms of the men were ru'
ined and battered, but never for a mo-
ment did they stop in their noble work.
Every moment the throwing aside oil
wreckage exposed the bloody and often
mutilated form of some one OF the VIC
tins. Occasionally one Of them revived
sufficiently to need but little assistance
to the outer air, but the majority OF
them, dusty and bruised, with clothing
torn almost in tatters, were carried into
the clear atmosphere and through the
sorrowing crowd TO the ambulances and
patrol wagons that were In waiting. As
the bleeding and mangled bodies were
brought out groans and outcries arose
on all hands. The surrounding houses,
drug stores and business places were
filled In q short time by bleeding and
groaning men.
Asa mangled body was brought out,
In nine cases out Of ten, 1t would be
surrounded by weeping friends. The
persons who were evidently dead were
laid aside, while those who possessed
life were brought out.
One man was found sticking head first
in the debris, His feet were seen first.
Soon they uncovered his legs, which
moved feebly, showing that ne was still
alive. As fast as human hands could
work, those rescuers did, and soon they
had the unfortunate man out. He was
alive when he was brought into the air,
but died before he reached the ambu-
lance in the street. This was but
ONE OF THE MANY SHOCKING SCENES
attending the most horrible and mex
cusable accident that ever occurred In
the city Of Washington.
Blood from the bodies formed large
pool on the floor, and crushed skulls,
broken arms and legs made the scene
indescribabIe. Then there were some
OF the victims who had not been crush
ed. They had been smothered, and the
discoloration Of their..faces aud necks
gave visible evidence of the cause OF
death.
THE PRESIDENT WAS INFORMED
OF the sad event just as he reached the
entrance to the White House by one oil
the clerks and be at once interested
himself in relief measures, learning
with satisfaction what had been done by
Assistant Secretary of War Grant.
The following is the list Of dead thus
far reported, with the names OF the
States from which they were appointed
including one unknown and one prob
able duplication.
The List OF Deau.
UNKNOWN MAN taken from the
ruins at o'clock this evening, evident
ly clerk.
GEORGE ALLEN, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE w. ARNOLD, Virginia.
L. w. BOODY, New York.
SAMUEL ?. BARNES, Pennsylva
mia.
JOHN BUSSIUS, District of Column
bIa.
ARTHUR L. DIETRICH. Kentucky.
JEREMIAH DALEY, Pennsylvania
JAMES r. PAGAN, Kansas.
JOSEPH r. GAGE, Michigan.
DAVID C. JORDAN, Missouri.
MN JARVIS, Michigan.
]. BOYD JONES. Wisconsin.
F.B. LOTUS, New York.
f. w. MAEDER.
B.F. MILLER, New York.
HOWARD S. MILLER, Ohio,
]. Il. M'FALL, Wisconsin.
E. G. SKULL. Kansas.
WM. SCHRIEVER, Maryland.
HIS. WOOD.
n. F. WILLIAMS, Wisconsin.
C. Il. Miller is reported as killed, bu
1t is probable that the name is meant FOL
/ G. r. Miller, who was supposed to have
been killed, but will recover. The
names Of Jordan aud PAUL have beer
attached TO the unofficial death list a.
having been taken out as dead, ou
their bodies have not been located
Jordan is probably duplication OF the
name of David e. Jordan, Of Missouri
who was killed, and Paul may have