Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22
WILL BE NO MORE DEATHS.
The Injured In the Battle Creek Wreck
Doing Nicely.


The Injured In the Battle Creek Wreck
Doing Nicely.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, October Ell
E p. Smith's death at the Nicholas
Home last evening will probably bs the
last as a result OF the horrible accident
en- the Grand Trunk railroad yesterday.
This morning found ell the injured do
ing well. Even In cases where Injuries
are comparatively slight, the railroad
company physicians will endeavor &c
keep their patients until they will suf-
fer no fatigue from travelling.
An especially pathetic feature otea
wreck is that many inNthe-ElE -
friends or relatives going TO
via the Grand Trunk yesterdl
for some time know whether
been killed or not A consta
OF inquiry poured into the {
offices here since the wreck o,
Thousands and thousands will nc
the fate OF friends until they res
home. In a few cases where frie
never return, IL can only be surmis
whether they were burned or nots a
Identification cannot bo made.
The scene OF ell attempts at Identl-
fcatlon has baen changed from the
morgus In the basement OF Farley a.
Rangers undertaking establishment TO
the Office OF DR.. q. Glllet, she coroner.
In a little back room OF his Office are
the relics OF the wreck that are apt 20
have ANYTHING particular 70 do with
those that have perlshsd. In one cor
ner OF this little r0Om are twenty-siI
sacks. Each one OF these sacks Is la
beled and neatly tied. Ia some cases
small paper boxes are employed Instead
OF paper sacks.
On the table 10 the center OF the room
are a number Of cbarred relics that
were found In the ruins that were on
no partlcular body. IL Is thought these
NAV bo able 10 satisfy those who have
friends missing that they were Ia the
wreck.
One ofthe mangled bodies numbered
q. was identified by friend to-day IS
that O, Il. K. Stringer, OF Port Col
borne, Ont.
l.. Wilson. OF Evanston, Ill, whose
seorched hand bag was found In the
debris, and who was supposed TO have
perished. telegraphS from home that be
has arrived there with no further In
iurV than a spraiued foot. He left the
car 10 which be was travelling before u
was wrecked, and 80 escaped death.
NEW YoRK. October 2L-One OF tho
victims OF the horrible railway accident
Al Battle Creek, Mich, is stated 20 be
a lad named James o. Wsrthman, OF
43l East Elghtieth street. the son OF
Amelia Werthman, q widow. James
was only twelve years old and was trav-
cling with his sister Annie, who 10
missing.
LISsrye. MICH, October 2l.-Rail-
,oad Commissioner Billings is going 70
order 40 investigation OF the BAiHe
Creek wreck 81 once, with special ref
erence 10 the question; what set tne
cars sfre"
He thinks the car stove is largely re-
,nonsible for the terrible lots OF lie.
The statutes OF the State provide thai
raIIroad compzules are 10 heat their cars
"by generating the heat for warming
the cars outside and independ9at
Of ,sid cars, or by the use Of heaters 10
tbs cars. so constructed that In case o.
accident it will be practically imposs-
bic for the FIRE to escape from the stoys
or heater 80 as 20 set IRE 10 the ears, or
proyided with some Automaslc,
or quickly aud easily operated
proylslon for sXtlnguishipg nre, ana
when the heat ~ generated outside OF
the cars. heaters Constructed - pro-
vIded for in this section may &c re-
tanned within for use OF case In ener-
gaocfea"