Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-10-26

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The first body was found about 2
o'clock. and n few minutes later a
dozen were discovered in a heap aroand
the stove in the second car. The task
continued until twenty bodies cr pnr.
tionso human beings bad been brought
ont Of the debris
For want ~ n sufficient numh~r Of
strrteherS. boards were nailed together.
and n freight car standing on the side
track was converted into = Temporary
morgue.
A. the search went on portions of
sA,chels and v~aiises. pockets. several
gold and silver watches pocketbonks
containing currency and = quantity Of
silver money. were brought 10 light
and turned over IN the officers
When n second search ~ the dehri.
was made and II was certain that no
bodies rcamined the freight car was
backed down To the city d<psa the
char rcd remains Transferred a an nm
dertaker's; a w~rreking crew set to
work, the debris again sorted and
afterwards burnt. and there ;. nothing
in the railroad yarsis but q heap Of
ashes to tell the story Of one 81 the
most awful ~hohDesus.s In the history
u the railrosd
No. until their dying day wH sone
OF the citizens who were early on the
ground forget the scene that they were
compelled 10 witness and helpless 10
relieve.
No pm can describe the last mo-
ments Of Mrs Charles Van nu~~n. She
had succeeded in getting herself cut u
the window. but her limbs were PIN
ioned by the heavy framework of the
seat she had been occupying with her
husband Thus held. Roasting and
burning from the feet mp. she pleaded
and begged for the help that those out
side were powerless To give. Despite
her terrible agony she retained ron
seiousness to the last. and as the fiasse~
crept mp and surrounded her she called
GU, her name and that of friends to be
notified.
II am n tescher in the Methodist
Sunday-sehool at Sprout Brook. y.
V" she cried '>ay I die like a Chris
tan
Then the side 81 the ear gave way
and she fell back into the flames
Her hus band 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
j~uries. lie retained CONSEQUENCES un-
I'll bis death. but was kept In igno-
rance Of the fate 81 his wife. In his
last breath he asked Rev. George u.
ku'p IA send his love 10 his two chill.
dren that he had left at home and alsa
years old and a deacon in the Metho
dis; church Of his native viIlas.
Many articles found in the debri,
may lead TO the Identification of some
at least Of the long lis, Of unreeox
nizable dead. The>- include a hand.
kerchief marked T. Wurtx. a card 81
A.. Allen L Co, $50 hay street. Toronto
n card Of Meriden Fire Insurance Co.
Meriden. Conn with pencil writing thal
cannot be deeiphercd. a iady's watch
with name engraved Ann Richard
and case numbered II. envelope,
addressed to Gagcu Roherts. a letter
addressed tn Miss Warren Garland
New York; letter from sheldon & Hen
~. OF W~oonsoekc,. " Y. introducing
w. W. Henry Ia friends in Chicago
and in which was a round-trip tickle
from Boston to Chicagos hank hoos
t2o.ssi. Manhattan bank. New York
in the name ~ Harry J. Archbell. bun
die of personal articles with card o.
Henry o~pPerman, passenger agent. =
broadway. New York; letter addresses
to Onion Roberts. % Nashua street
New York; bundle with letter nd
dressed to James u. Workman. e.
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 n vsli.e thai
escaped the flames A large number
of engraved cards, together NTH I
number of cards marked Mrs l. II
Hayes, enclosed in a box. showing
that they had been printed by Geo
MAR. of Evanston
Other articles found included n chair
OF large gold beads. three watches ans
a Bible. having on the title page tn,
following: Emblem for ~. Clement
class, Anchor: Hebrews. s:i9. Teacher
j. =. Arch. Faster. isss.~ The nams
Is 80 near the edge hat II could not
have been Archibald. but a shori
name like Archer.
A slip Of paper in the Bible. bu
probably not connected with IL. a
shown by marks Of burning upon il
had the following: .'Ill-. October J
Issa-The following orders from you
customers. Potten & Sons" Then fol
lowed a page Of short lines. unreada
BILE, and all were signed y. W. Goddar,
& SON