The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-21
FATAL RAILROAD WRECKS.
Collisions on Grand Trunk Llne and
Illinois Central RO3d.
gGyY PERSONS WE'RE BURNED GLIYE.
Partial List of the Dead and injar~d'
Numbers Of Bodies are Unidentified.
A story of Terrible Agony.

,,s a half from this city this morning
49,. accident took place on the Grand
trunk railroad and was horrible IN an
a., features. From twenty-five to iorty
,s-s5ns are reported killed. many Oh
t,,, were burned TO death IN the wreck
-,..b took fire soon after the collision.
~ss croans Of the dying were pitiful IN
..s.tfeme. but everything possible was
5,-s for their comfort
me wreck took place in the Battle
c.,.. wards between 2 and o'clock in
-. morning. Twenty-four dead bodies
,.r. bsen taken from the wreck. They
-. M terribly burned and unrecogniz-
ob,a The accident occurred because the
.,,.pssr of No 6. going east, dsobeyed
or5srs by not stopping at Nich0is 10 let
To q pass. The passengers killed were
su on the east-DOund train, and as tar as
j. Known the victims are all eastern peo-
Ia As stated that the collision took
,lsre between n special east-bound tram
"a tbs regular west-bOuud passenger
.-sIp "a mile and a half east OF Batue
crock station and while passing the
trresh.rg machine factory OF Nichols q
Shepherd.
Coaches on Fire.
AS soon as the trains oollided the
coaches took fire, and before the people
hear by recovered their senses three OF
the passenger coaches were coInplelely
t.-,e1 un. Twenty-four bodies have al
ready been taken from the wreck, anu II
,e sipposed there are fully that many
-,,ra uuder the debris. Most Of these
were burned % death. In addition 10 the
s..8 there are fully forty severely, II
no. fatally. injured.
Lie. of he Dead.
The bodies taken from the burned cars
,-ora Ira a horrible cOndition-so badly
burned and dismembered were some OF
rem that they could only be taken OUT
Ir pieces These pieces were piaceu III
blankets and baskets. and have become
So mixed and separated il wiz never De
known to whose body they belong.
roIovyino is "a correct list Of the dead
az identifed by cards and OF persons
trovyn 10 have been on the train and VINO
are missing. ~ -
Mrs. q. w. Vandusen Fort Plain, ~ Y.
O.. W. Vanduscn, Fort Pam N Il
died at hospital.
E w. Wirts and James C. Workman
New York. OF
Mrs. r. r. Mckenzie. Stratforo' Oi''
III. Opperman. New YORK.
Harry Archben New York.
Cuion Roberts, New YORK
Miss Warren. Garland n. Y.
j. II. Archbcl. New York.
sr,yentv-fye bodies unidentified, every
bit Of clothing having been burned from
their bodies. Every one OF t"enly-
five bodies is minus head, legs ana arms
which were burned or.
A Mo-f Horrible Sight.
noet horrible sight was that pre-
sented hy Mrs Charles Van Duren' OF
Fort Plain. N. ". Sine succeeded In get
ting half way ont of "a window, but her
lower limbs We're fastened. ana those
who ran 10 her assistance could not re-
lease her. She was burned 10 deaih pe-
fore their eyes, with one halt her pody
stIl hanging out of the window.
Hes agony was terrible. but she re-
tained her senses TO the last, giving her
name and address, and telling those who
were powertss to save her what FRIENDS
20 notify of her fate
She was teacher in a Methodist sun
day school at home and she died IKE
Christian. Her husband, Mr. Charles
Van Dureu was terribly injured. but
was taken from the wreck alive. lie was
removed TO Nichols Memorial Home,
whore he died at be o'clock. The awful
work of rCscuiug the dead and injured
was not completed until Q o'clock this
morning when the last body was taken
from the wreck. Sufficient stretchers
could not he had, and workers nailed
boards together. on which the charred
bodies were laid and carried away as
fast as they were eXtricated.
A. temporary morgue was made Of a
fdeht car. in which the dlshgured bodies
We're placed in charge of the local under
tber So horribly burned and charred
ere the bodies lying in this impromptu
mu-eue that 20 IS hardly possible their
names will ever be known.
Iirr Drpar'm. mrs work.
The accident occurred a mile from the
fire station, and before water could be
turned ON the cars they were all burned.
N1 one ON the Raymond special was in
llrei. The Pacific express was made up
ot thirteen old coaches, and four OF them
were completely burned, catching fire from
tae lamps in the cars.
Henry Garfield. one OF the night clerks
at he Chicago and Grand Trunk offices,
heard the crash. and Immediately pulled
the tire alarm and then telephoned to the
eHlne house and informed them OF the
wreck The nremen responded promptly
tlt The wreck was over a mile away
It- distance OF the nearest hydrant from
TIE wreck. and the difficulty Of driving
ON. hose WAGON between the cars and
tracks. d6ayed them, and the fire had
gained considerable headway when the
I'Ha N hose was finally laid, 10 taxing
lU feet 90 reach the burning cars.
a lue M hose was also laid from the
Grand Trunk water warks but there was
t.t pressure enough 90 throw stream 10
ae wreck
htt o'clock twenty-siN dead bodies hao
Been taken out Of ttc ruins Of the wreck
CD cars. and that is supposed TO De the
'a. lumber of victims. AS fast as the
CARED satchcls valises pocket BOOKS
'a.H.s &C.. were rescued from the ue-
ts they were turned over 90 the police
.a.a's It is hoped that some Of these
tIm relics win give a clue 10 the identity
.' some ~ those who met such an aWiul
Death
"tay of the watches were OF gold ana
oi Die pocket books contained nearly
t' Al The physicians in the city were
aroused and were soon on the scene DOING
"a" they could 20 ease the terrible suf-
i.Es OF tle Injured The injured we're
to Che target house, 20 the railroad
ONCE. 90 The Bowling boarding house,
eng io tne residences in the immediate
..IH'y Of The disaster Fifteen badly
injured are now ln the Nichols hospital.
Incidents Of IA Wreck.
Ihe wreck was attended with incidents
Ai hor-.hed those Obliged to witness
@ ana some escapes seemed miracu-
H. Ward and y. s. Ward. Of Aroretcn.
.Honl Mere ln the Inflated car. but