Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-21

BATTLE CREEK, NICH, OctOOer ~
The error Of one human being, Of a
m o who crouches afrightened Ike q
hunted animal I'm a prison cell tonight
led TO the greatest railroad holocaust
in the history OF Michigan to-day, and
tweuty-siz human lives have paid the
penalty OF the moments negligence.
Two trains, both laden with passen-
gers. met iu a direct head end collision
on the Grand Trunk railroad, at 3:45
this morning, iu the suburbs OF this
city. and that sthe number Of dead
and injured was not four fold greater
IS due TO the fortunate effect that the
collision occurred 10 the suburbs Of a
city instead Of the open country where
both trains would have been running at
full speed
AS IL is, twenty-six charred, dis
figured and unacceptable bodies lie in
ths morgue tonight, aud twenty-seven
marred and bleeding victims are groan-
ing in agony in the Charity Hospital
How many Of these wounded may be
ia the dead list tomorrow no one can
tell, for the injuries in many cases are
internal, aud quite unfathOmaoie to
the only superficial medical examiIa-
tion that is possible now.
All chat surgical science can do IS be-
ing done. The officials Of the Chicago
and Grand Trunk railroad are doing all
that is possible to alleviate the condi-
tion of the suffering and care for the
needs of the victims Of the dreadful
disaster.
The two trains which met face 10
face, while going at rapid rate Of
speed this mernlng, we're both regular
trains. although each was considerably
behind time.
Ooe was a Raymond and Whitcom5
special train returning from the Worlds
Fair ard bound for New York and Bos-
Ton. and the other was the regular Pa
cine express west bound train.
The Raymond aud Whitcomb was
running as an extra section OF @ reEu ar
train and was therefore a regular in
the Dhraseol0Ry OF the railroad men.
The engineer OF the latter train had
positive orders 90 side track for the ey-
press at a siding a mile east of this
civ. He ignored these orders, and six
hundred feet beyond this siding be met
the eaSt-bOUud train full Ou.
Both trains were wrecked, and haIi
OF the train Ci ne Pacific
rXrr-s, was demolished and burned.
The RAYMOND and Wb.tcOmb train be-
ing composed almost entirely OF heavy
sIeepars escaped serious injury and
none OF the eXcursi0nists lost their
lives.
The engineers and fremen Of both
trains jumped iD time Co save their
lives, but tweuty-siX passengers Of the
Pacific express met almost instant death.
The day coaches in the front part OF
this train we're ts.esu0ped aud burned,
and OF the twentv-sN human remains
at the mOrgue tonight c0uieCtures can
only be made as 90 the IDENTIFY Of six.
Twenty remain entirely unidentified.
Those identified by letters or articles in
their clothing, or by other means are as
follows:
G.. C.. VanDusen, of Sprout Brook, n.
Y. died st the hospital
Mrs. c. @. NanDuSeu, OF SprOut Brook,
n. y, 5urBed 90 death in the wreck
before she could be extricated.
w. W. Henry, WoonsOckeL r. l.,
burned 20 a crisp.
Mrs. r. r. Mckenzie, Of Middleton,
Conn, burned 90 a crisp.
IT, A. McGarvey, OF Toronto. Canads,
mang,ed aud buru0d 90 death
j. w. Bearjsley, OF Watkins, y. Y,
burned and mang.ed.
The Coroner has numbered each OF
the twenty-five bodies now IN the
morgue consecutively, and noted the
articles that have been found on each
body that might cad % identiiCati0nS.
Relatives or friends teleErapEinS from
distance as 20 identity Of the remains
should mention the number Of the body
in order that the proper record may be
made by the Coroner and mistakes
avoided In forwarding the remains.
The coroner'S official list of the re-
mains now at the mOrKue Is as follows:
No. Male, hunting spectacles, two
blank books, bottle OF pills, railroad
ticket, pocketbOOk, containing S6t in
money and paOer marked T. j. MoEon,
Providence, Il. l., oDen-fsced silver
watch and pOcketknife.
No. 2-Fsmale burned 70 crisp, 40
clothing.
No. Boy, red hair, pocket-book,
cbatelaine watch, handkerchief with
red border, short pants and long stock
ings.
No. 4-W. W. Henry. OF WOonsOcket,
RI, Of the firm Of $. eldon & Henry,
lumber dealers.
No. 5-Male, black handkerchief,
mprked T. Black, a statement on paper
from Johu Monroe. banker, OF New
York, to Charles L Werde, also note ia
German from Charles E. Wenzle 70 DR..
Howard Z. Vance
No. 6-Male, jack-kniie, horn handle,
pocket book and silver watch, money on
person, thirty-two English gold coin,
ten gold specs, silk scarf, habdker-
chief with "H. C." 20 old English
letters.
No. male, 40 pounds, ehsJred be-
yond recognition.
Ne. s-Woman, weight AbPut 165