The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-27

physicians and nurses were in WAITING
To minister 10 their sufferings
The first body was found about
o'clock. and few minutes later n
dozen were discovered In heap around
the stove In the second car. The ta.L
continued until twenty bodies or por-
tons OF human beings had been brought
out of the debris.
For want OF sufficient number OF
stretchers, boards were nailed together.
and freight car standing on the side
track was converted into Temporary
morguc.
As the search went on portions Of
satchcls and valises, pockets. several
gold and silver watches. pocl<etbooks
containing currency and quantity OF
silver money, were brought to light
and turned over TO the officers.
When second search Of the debris
was made and IL was certain that no
bodies reamincd the freight car was
backed down To the city depot, the
charred remains transferred to an un-
dcrtaker's; wrecking crew set to
work, the debris again sorted and
IL
in the railroad yards but heap OF
ashes to tell the story of one of the
most awful holocausts in the history
of the railroad.
Not until their dying day will some
of the citizens who were early on the
ground forget the scene that they were
compelled To witness and helpless to
relieve.
No pen can describe the last mo-
mcnts of Mrs Charles Van Dusen. She
had succeeded in getting herself ont OF
the window, but her limbs were PIN
toned by the heavy framework of the
seat she had been occupying with her
husband. Thus held. roasting and
burning from the feet up. she pleaded
and begged FOR the help that those out
side were powerless to give. Despite
her terrible agony she retained con-
seriousness TO the last. and as the flames
crept up and surrounded her she called
out her name and that of friends TO be
notified
II am teacher in the Methodist
Sunday-school ut Sprout Brook. N.
" she cried. SAY die like Chris
tan"
Then the side of the car gave way
and she fell back into the flames.
Her husband had meanwhile been
rescued from the next car into which
he had been driven by the force of the
collision. Both limbs were fractured
and he had also received internal in
juries. lie retained consciousness un-
til his death. but was kept in igno-
rance of the fate of his wife. In his
last breath he asked Rev. George Il.
Kulp to send his love to his two chill
dren that he had left at home and also
To give them his watch. lie was Al
years old and u deacon in the Mctho-
dist church of his native village.
Many articles found i'm the debris
may lead to the Identification of some,
at least Of the long list Of unrecog-
kcrchief marked f. Wurtz; card of
A. Allen & Co. $50 Bay street. Toronto,
card Of Meriden Fire Insurance Co.,
Mcridcn. Conn. with pencil writing that
cannot be deciphered: a lady's watch
with name engraved Ann Richard
and case numbered II; envelopes
addressed to Gagon Roberts; letter
addressed 10 Miss Warren Ca land.
New York; letter from sheldon & Hen
ry, of Woonsockct, n. ". introducing
w. w. Henry to friends in Chicago
and in which was q round-trip ticket
from Boston to Chicago; bank book
lao.2il. Manhattan bank. New York,
in the name of Harry j. Archbell; bum
die of personal articles with card OF
Henry Opperman. passenger agent So
Broadway. New York; letter addressed
To Onion Roberts. 30 Nashua street,
New York: bundle with letter adj
dressed To James g. Workman, 431
East Eightieth street. New York.
That VIM. Lewis Wilson, of Evans
ton. ILL.,. is one of the victims is evil
dent from the contents of valisc that
escaped the flames. A large number
OF engraved cards, together with q
number Of cards marked Mrs. l.. u.
Hayes. enclosed in box, showing
that they had been printed by Geo.
Mair, OF Evanston.
Other articles found included chain
of large gold beads, three watches and
q Bible having on the title page the
following: Emblem for st. Clements
class. Anchors Hebrews. 6:l9. Teacher,
j. ;. Arch. Easter. 1sss." The name
is so near the edge that it could not
have been Archibald, but short
name like Archer.
a slip Of paper in the Bible. but
probably not connected with it, as
shown by MARKS OF burning upon it,
bad the following: III, October 3,
1898. The following orders from your
customers, Potten & Sons" Then fol-
lowed page of short lines. unrcada-
Bile, and all were signed J. w. Goddard
& Son.
n Grewsome Task.
1t was grewsomc task upon which
General Secretary Ben +. Bergman of
the local Young Mems Christian asso-
citation was engaged for several hours
fn-.,ipht lie had heeu reuuesfad hv