The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-21
[ IGNORED ORDERS.
As q Result a Terrible HOl0-
eaust Occurred.
TWENTY-SIX WERE KILLED.
Flames Add to the Horror of q
Head End Collision.
BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

From the Exposition on the Grand
Trunk Railroad Brought Face TO Face
with Death In Its Most Terrible Form.
Dismembsred Bodies Taken from the
Ruins After the Terrible Crash-Mrs.
Van Dusen's Dying Words, "say Died
Like a Christian''-ovcr a Score of
Passengers Seriously wounded.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. 2i.-Twenty-
six heaps of charred, blnckened flesh, all
that remains Of what were men, women
and children in the enjoyment OF life,
health and happiness, rest upon the floor
OF an improvised morgue in the basement
Of a furniture store Of this city. A mile
away in the city hospital are score or
more of human beings with gashed bodies
and broken limbs. Add to this an engi-
neer in Jail and conductor fugitive
from the law and the story is told in brief
OF the latest of railroad horrors and one OF
the most appalling In character of this or
recent years. This is the list of the dead
and unidentified bodies:
2 H. II, Magoon Of Providence, n, l., ident-
lied by papers in a pocketbook; Mrs
Charles Van Dusen of Sprout Brook, n
r., burned to crisp; Charles Van Dusen,
husband of above; w. w. Henry of Woon-
SOCKET, r. l., lqp1er dealer; man sup
pored to be I. A. McGarvey, OF Ontario
The Unidentified Dead.
Male-Paper in vest pocket with state
Dent from John Monroe. banker. New
York. to Charles E. Wenze; also note
written in German from Charles Il. Wen
Eel to DIR. Howard L. Vance
Male-Apparently about IS years old;
heavy build; in pocket of trousers several
English gold sovereigns; handkerchief
with the initials III. G." in old English
Letters; trousers were brown, on the old
Epglish front flap style.
Male Apparently weighed about 1870
pcaTes-. clothing destroyed; burnt beyond
possibility of identification.
Woman Burned, hands clinched, and
horrible expression Of anguish on the face;
had in pocket of skirt letters addressed to
Mrs. L. X. Kenzle and signed by Mrs. NJ.
Parker; envelope postmarkcd Stamford,
Conn, together with s25 in money. In an.
other pocket was a handkerchief with
name of I. 3, Mckenzie; in red plush coat
taksn out OF the debris with The remains
pair OF ruDbers in paper marked Middle.
town, Conn"
= Woman-Burned beyond Identification,
no cfjthisg remaining.
Woman-Burned TO crisp; no clothing
remaining,
Boy-Apparently about la years old;
face and upper portion of head as well as
feet, burned TO crisp; few red hairs re-
manning on back of neck; handkerchief
with red border in pocket of coat; chat
elaine watch
Baby-Burued beyond recognition.
mau-Too badly burned for identified
Zion,
Man-Weight about $50 pounds; silk
handkerchief in hand; clothing DESTROYED;
no identification.
woman-Burned to crisp; no identiil.
sAtion.
Man-About l45 pounds; no papers; sill.
~s.xSI watch with engraved initials, Nv. A."
woman Wsisst,t about 14o pounds;
shain bracelet with key lock on right
wrist; burned TO crisp.
Foman-Wcight about 100; no identih.
sation.
Woman-Burncd beyond Identification;
PARTON OF black silk dress and blue striped
nnderskirt remaining; also chain bracelet
on right wrist.
Woman Burned to q crisp.
Man-Supposed from papers to be G. w
Btardsley, Of Watkins, N Y; $50 in cur.
fency and two checks one for 5000 and the
other for slOo in pockets
Man-Apparently about l50 pounds;
open face watch OF Illinois make; no means
of Identification.
Three charred trunks with heads and
limbs missing; medical examination nee
srsary to determine sex One of the fe-
nnie bodies is believed to be that of Mrs.
W. w, Henry, OF Woonsocket, Il. l. The
male victim is believed to be William
Lewis Wilson of Evanston, Ills.
Some of the Injured.
The long list Of the injured includes
eS-As.A women and children with broken
sies and limbs, and one man, Albert Brad
ley, Of Toronto, with his leg cut off. Fol
lowing is a partial list of the wounded:
Ezekial Davidson, ex-prcsideut of Fair
port Village, N. Y; Miss Belle Williams
81 Lockport, N. y, ankle broken; Mrs.
Henry Bushnell OF Brockport, ~ Y, head
injured; Fred Wurtz of Rochester, N. Y,
left side bruised; Evslin Wurtz, his danuh-
ter, left arm and right collar bone broken.
Harvey Smith of Fort Plain, y. Y, burned
and rib broken; Mrs Harvey Smith, right
leg broken; Frank H. Smith, their son.
both limbs crushed, ampntated Nellie n
Smith, their daughter, right foot crushed;
Frank Turner of Middle Smithville, Pa,
injured in the back; George Shakleton of
Auburn, \. y, hand and head injured;
Thomas J. Munroe OF Auburn, n. Y, in
jurcd; Maggie o'Brady of Oswego, N. Y,
right leg broken; G. F, Adams of Buffalo,
left hand injured; S. A. Baldwin, Milford,
Conn, serious burns.
nirapt disol,o6IanCa ~ ord ava ~, tba :, /, -
Of Chicago and Grand Trunk engineer
and conductor, both Of whom had seen
long service with the company and were
regarded as model employees. was the
cause OF tho tragedy. A Raymond &,
Whitcomb special train of eight palace
cars, filled with eastern folk who had been
taking in the sights of the Worlds fair,
left the Sixtieth street depot of-the road
at Chicago at S:l5 as the first section OF
the night express, known as No g. The
train was In charge of Conductor Burt
d. Scott and Engineer Harry Woolley
both residents OF this place. All went
we'll until the Battle Creek depot was
reached. This was at 3;35. From here T.,
she railroad yards. q distance of a mil
and half, there is q double track.
When the Whitconb sp ecial came to a
inii stop in the depot the night operator
hnnoeu 10 conductor SO oft two copies oi
an order for the train to proceed to the
double track enst Of Main street about a
half mile distant, and there await the
passing of the west bound.Paclic express
known as No. O. This train, which was
pearly three hours late. was composed of
thirteen day coaches and two baggage
ears. Most OF the day coaches had seen
many years service, and were In poor con-
dftiou to withstand collision. Every ono