New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-23
4 GROWING LIST OF DEAD.
,rrvEy MORE VICTIMS OF THE WRECK AT
ALTON, ILL.
,rrrx OF TIE INJURED WHOSE CASES
.rE HOPELESS SEARCHING FOR BODIES
,;EAE THE SCENE OF TIE
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4. 6 o'clock is the record oil the catastrophe az
,,.or Junction since midnight last night The
..,,, list of dead is as follows Webb Ross,
wa,,oon. H. Hiram Cornelius, Iowa. Edward
,G,ar Alton junction; two unidentified men
Mn,i,m Shattuck. Upper Alton, ILL.,; Henry
Wanning Wann, III Willie McCarty, Alton;
49,. IocI,a. Alton; Edward Mauhn, Alton: Dan
-" uarers. Alton Junction; William Mantle,
r.abure. Ill; Charles TIT, Alton: w. H.
,eler Alton: Charles Paris. Alton; john Viii
~ these all but the first six died of their in
,,;os after being removed TO the hospital at
,,oo except lit. W. II. Miller and Mantle,
,rLose deaG bodies were found near inc scene VI
che wreck this morning.
n, tle injured fourteen the hospital physician
aid A. o'clock, cannot recover. They are
".. JJacw,n. Alton: John Fred, Altcn; Joe
,rs,m,un, Atom Henry Pilgrim, Alton; John
in.trell. Non; William t. Richardson. Alton
r. trazor ~. Louis; Frank Barth. Bianforo'
caroa,: Frank Seullv Alton; John Burke
,."n William Miller, Alton Junction; - Mur-
.ar Inner Alton; Rottof, Upper Alton.
phosr who su.taned serious injuries. but VINO
u.;u nrorably recover, are Mrs y. L. Wlllen auu
ohrd Kansas City; Henry Virgins, Alton cunc-
t;on George Staples, Alton Junction; John llhe'
Alton: Herman Nuske, Alton; Ern McCaiu"ci'
ai,on louis Deufc, Montreal, Canada; Henry
Alton. Dalton Harris, Alton Junction; FRANK
nss,on Stamford, Ont; Louis Mcintosh,
u,on Junction: William Mcintosh, Alton
Junction; John Henry, Alton Junction
Iobn Monahan. East st. Louis; James Muiiape'
,,or Junction: Charles Harris W. e. HARRISON
Atom. Papentine Valentine, Philadelphia Cha'les
Wam;top. Alton Junction f. Menhaus, fst
OyIeara. T. b. job, John Seister, Ephraim hicn-
ardsou. John Finley, John McPike, Evan Sald-
n
we'll. Patrick Finlay, and Charles |row' aA VI
Alton. .. ,,,o
Besides these there are more than score "ho
.ns,a;ned niuries of more or less serious nature
whose names could not be learned All the oeau
ws,e bnned TO death by flaming OK
n, tho fatally injured all are more or less
..ro,s,,, burned about the limbs and body, but
,ba worst iniuries sustained are fearfully burned
ho.ds and faces All are also injured internally
from, inhslinr the burning flames, which scorched
and marched their throats to such an extent that
,boir escape from instant death is almost miracu-
lous The other injured suffer from burns on
various parts of the head, limbs and body
The scenes in the wards occupied by the injured
were even more heart-rcnding than yesterday
Living on cots, swathed in cotton ana DanoaSts
until they almost lost scmbance TO human beings
and surrounded by weeping relatives ana sorrow
ing friends. they formed a picture that brought
meanings of the patients were piteous. Every
few moments some tortured soul writhing IN
agony would half rise from his couch, then fall
back suffering more intense pain than before
Seeming to know by intuition when the physician
was near them they would beg piteOusly to be re-
lieved from their pain.
Doctor, for Gods sake kill me and put me
out of this misery" said one.
"Oh, for even an instant relief from this
misery" said another.
Perhaps the most pitiful sight Of all was that
of tbirteen-y year-cld William McCarty. Sitting on
his bedside, trying in vain 10 comfort him by
gentle words and soothing caresses while her
voice trembled with the grief that was break
inr her heart, was his mother. The boys flesh
was burned from head 10 foot. Ills eyes were
burned out, the skin had peeled oil his lace
and head, taking with 1t large portions
Of the flesh. The only response the anxious
mother received to her inquiry rs to how ne leit
was, Oh, my head, doctor. Why can't die'
Only those thought to be fatally injured were
allowed to remain at the hospital Whiic the
Alton Junction. where they had been cared 1or
over night Both are fatally burned: A. ,o,oro
II was not until visit was made 70 the moIsus
back of the hospital that the horrible reality vi
the accident became apparant Here, awaitime nse
the undertaken. were the bodies OF I'VE VI ''o''
Tt Tno dicu ad.Cns ausi had been removed from the
bodies Scarcely of the five could DE rei, !,
egnized even by reaYesd ad hn'peI no Do deep into the
flesh while such portions of the flesh as escapeu
entire destruction We're blstered, ana IN u'dhs rh
eases were blackcned, by the intense heao. , !,o
ins were tc,Iihlv swollen and discoored, and the
eyes of all five were burned OUT ch.,ieN; oa ana
vestige of hair was burned OH ,nI ,,c onI cbecl,
head, and in many places 'ie sN"i' ""'
The Coroner,s innucst was held at the hospital
while the reportrr wai ,ete et the wann and AZ
ton Junction The verdict in each case, sta.r;' uo;
that death was caused by burning ,", ""' "''''
dentally exploded and thrown oyer mem. - ,be
The funeials Of q number Of the victims OF t,,e m
explosion will be held tomorrow morning o.noi H :
,rll he consigned to their last resting Piaoo WI
Tuesday. - Aha. o,o,.r
There was a rumor this afternoon that eevven v'
students from Shurteff College had oesn n,S'.h .h
since the accident All efforts TO- Tein ,;n;on t of
rumor failed, however, and it is the opinion ~
the majority Of Alton peopie thar tMeie ~ & lo o
in the statement Eat the fact that 'iele @ - Me.s
found this morning near the scene OF tnc VIZ.
hod;es add;tonal to those reported in last night
d,spatcbes giv"s rj,c TO a probability that ther,
may Yet be more bodies which hase no. - o1 fha Alton
police department this morning tiat ntr nusDanu ;i,
who had started for the scene Oh ',,o ad nor We,
about 10 o'clock YESTERDAY mo" ,ras o,narzed. an(
after n long time the dead body OF ~ ~Manee wv .;'
found Wood River. over h2ai ,,a'' bont in,
hndnr Of Manre's body and Others missing su =. ~
the 6ndinc of The other bodies, and when the r.,
norter left the city other parties were out scarf"
Ing for additional victims ... ,is;+.d h,
Tha scene of the catastrophe was visl'eu "a, = =
hundreds today No trace had been iouhn ;nh up ~ =
cock Of the runaway G swltchman. InaMrned TO hi
Grattsn rumor that he han re,nrned re,,tannded' an,
i is thought he has gone for good, The ,s,e o,o "a
loss to the company. so the "rcia cnh Si SO. .OoO
night will be between Sl230,o anu 81 - ,Jca,
The railway company sent the body ol 1,e "'"
engineer. Webb Rose, TO Mattoon last night
A STEAMSHIP LOST IN THE Ut Il"