The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-21

No. 23-Burned beyond Identification.
No A-Burned beyond Identification.
No; 25-Man, weight $50 pounds, open
faced watch, no further identification.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
This afternoon at 3 O'Clock Justice
Henry issued warrants for Henry Wool
ley, engineer of No. 6, and Conductor
Burt N. Scott. Woolley was put under
$4,000 bail for his appearance next
the bail and Deputy Sheriff
King took him to Marshall this evening.
1t was learned that the conductor had
gone to Port Huron, and after Justice
Henry had heard the engineers state
ment of the collision he ordered the Off
Ger to telegraph to have Scott put under
arrest. Scott, however, voluntarily re-
turned tonight.
IN THE HOSPITAL.
After the accident the manned and in
jured were conveyed to the Nichols Me-
mortal Hospital in this city. The follow
ing is the complete list of injured now at
the hOspital
Maggie O'Grady, Oswego, N. Y, right
leg broken.
F. c. Adams, Buffalo, N. Y, left hand
injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Dusen, Fort PLANES,
NY.
Miss Belle Williams of Brockport.
Mrs. A. K. Warner of Brockport,
bruised.
J. Harvey Smith of Fort PLANES.
Frank Smith of Fort PLANES, n. Y,
both legs broken.
Nellie Smith of Brockport, N. Y, face
and shoulders hurt.
c. H. Ward and K S. Ward, brothers,
of Mortown, Vt, were in the Inflated
coaches, and were among the number who
escaped uninjured
Charles Beardsley, Springfield, Mass.
S. H. Baldwin, Milford, Conn.
j. H. Smith, Ingerson, Ill.
MRS. VAN DUsEN's AWFUL FATE.
The most awful experience of this terri
BILE affair was that of Mrs. G. @. Van
Dusen of SprOut Brook, N. Y, who was
burned to death with her hands free and in
full possession of her senses in spite
of the utmost endeavors of the party of
rescuers. Soon after the wreck occurred
Mr.. Van Dusen was removed from be-
meath pile of debris and taken to the
hospital, where he died,in a short time.
He was conscious to the last, and left his
business affairs in the hands of Rev.
George Culp of this city, a friend, and
died without knowing that for his wife
had been reserved the most awful fate of
all. Mrs. Van Dusen was pinned in the
telescoped cars, and at first had no doubt
of her escape. AS she looked out of the
window and awaited her rescuers,
the alarm of fire was suddenly given.
Hurry up, please hurry up" she said, as
the fear crossed her mind that perhaps
she was in danger of burning. A minute
later, while strong men were straining tc,
extricate her, the possibility became a
proba bility, and the flames crept rapidly
toward the imprisoned woman.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE TO SAVE HER.
"You shan't burn, wen get you out, :"
cried the men heroically as they wrestled
frantically with the splintered timbers.
There was lull of speech for five
minutes. The rescuers had become giants
in strength and madmen in desperation,
and they struggled wildly with the
tangled mass of wood and iron. The
woman was silent and gazed imploringly
and inquiringly into the faces of the fire.
men.
"My God, Oh my Godl" suddenly
burst from the liDs of one of the heroic
workers and in that despairing cry the
helpless woman read her death warrant.
She gave one agonizing wall and then her
woman's weakness gave way to martyrs
strength.
81 can die. Oh yes, can die
if l must,n she said soothingly
to the strong men who were weeping in
their impotent strength.
Again they struggled breathlessly to
rescue, but the flames were encircling the
party, and the blaze claimed the victim
that the crash had spared,
DIED LIKE CHRISTIAN.
81 am christian" she said resignedly,
and a moment later her voice was raised
in prayer. The flames now completely
encircled the helpless victim, and the
firemen were driven away. AS the blaze
caught her arm as she fought to keep
the flames from her face, she told
her name and address and left messages
of love to her husband and family. The
closing minute was pathetic struggle
against the inevitable, butit was the flesh
that fought and not the spirit. The white
face of the woman gazed heavenward and
her lips moved in prayer.
Even the fury of the flames that
wreathed her hips and blistered and
curled the white flesh of her arms were
powerless to provoke a scream. Sud
denly there was swaying and surging of
the burning timbers above and around
her A wild groan burst simultaneously
from the lips of the spectators and
strong men wept. Through their
tears they saw the flames sweep
around the martyred woman and her
hair burned wildly for a moment. The
head dropped to one side as the victim
lDldl6u inc IdluGS, JIlG pray 1lpS WOLS
stihed and the soul of Mrs. Van Dusen
had passed beyond the fury of the ele-
ments of earth. An hour later, the hus-
band for whom she had left loving mes
sage, Joined her in the world to come.
TWO CARS TELEsooPED.
"When the collision took place the sec
ond and third day coaches on No 8, the
train going west, were completely tele-
scoped It was here that the horrible
sacrifice took place. The second coach
cut through the third coach like knife
and the roof passed over the heads Ofthe
sleeping and ill-fated passengers in the
third coach, entombing them in fiery
furnace.
"Twenty-fve dead bodies were taken
from the wreck this morning by the fire
men. They were pinioued under seats and
iammed up against the end of the coach
by the next coach, which had telescoped
it. and then burned like rats in trap
The scene of the accident was mile from
the fire station, and before water could
be turned on the cars were destroyed
and the bodies burned 80 as to
be unrecognizable. Nearly all had
their heads. arms or legs burned
off. and cannot be identified yet. AS the
second coach crashed through and swept
the people in the north end Of the third
ear. to the vicinity Of the stove where
most of the bodies were afterwards
- ~. .ow ffnruad{atply took fire