The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20

Nichols Memorial Home. Wnere ne uleu
Mt ten O'CLOCK
The work of removing the dead and In
jnred was not comnleted until nine
O'Clock this morning, when the LAST body
was taken from the wreck. Sufficient
stretchers were not to be had and the
workers uailed boards together on which
the charred bodies ere LAID and carried
away as fast as they were exIicated.
A temporary morgue was made OF
freight car in which the disdgured
bodies were placed in charge of local
undertakers.
So horribly burned and charred are the
bodies lying In This impromptu morgue
that 1t is hardly possible their names will
ever be known
TwENTy-sIx DEAD BODIES.
At nine O'Clock twenty-six dead bodiei
had been taken out of the ruins of the
wrecked cars, and this Is supposed 60 De
the total number Of victims.
AS fast Ms the charred sachels, valises,
pocketbooks. watches, etc.. were taken
from the debris they were turned over
TO the police officials It is hoped that
some of these grim relics will give clue
to the identity of those who met such an
awful death.
Many of the watches were OF gold, and
one of the pocketbooks contained nearly
$50.
All the physicians in the city were
aroused, and were soon on the scene. do
ing what they could to ease ths terrible
sufferings of the injured. The injured
were taken to the Target House. to the
railroad offices, to the bowling boarding
house aud to the residences in the inl-
mediate vicinity of the disaster. Fifteen
badly Injured are now In the Nichols
Hospital. among the number being the
following
c. Adams. Buffalo. N Y. left hand
injured.
Maggie O'Grady. Oswego. N. Y. right
leg broken.
Miss Belle Williams. Brockport. N. Y,
right ankle broken.
Mrs. Henry Bushnell. Brockport. n Y.
badly bruised but no bones broken.
Mrs. A. X. Warner, Brockport, N. Y.
J. Harvey Smith, Fort Plains, N. Y,
badly bruised.
Frank Smith, Fort Plain, N. Y, both
legs b oxen.
Nellie Smith. Brockport. N. Y. fscs
and shoulder hurt.
&. H. Ward aud B. S. Ward, of More
ton, ". were la the ill tated cars. but
were among the few who escaped un-
injured.
When the first shock of the collision
was over. c. Fl. Ward jumped out of the
left side of the car through a wlndo w.
The seat in front of MIN was occupied by
woman and her baby.
sOfhciaI Report to Headquar;ers
DETROIT, Oct. 20, 1S93-The following
official report has been received at head
quarters in this city:-Ravmond and
Whitcomb, special engine 143. Engineer
Wooley, Conductor Scott. running
as first section of No. 6. had
orders to meet No. 9, engine 158
Engineer Cranshaw, Conductor Burt, en-
double track between Nichols and BATHS
Creek. They overran the meeting point
and met. No. 6 in front of Nichols tea-
graph office at about S.45 A. NJ. badly
damaging both engines. burning three
coaches on No. 6, one on No. 8. I5
Is difficult to determine the number
of kille |, as it Is feared some have been
burned in the wreck. The passen gers
were all from the East, and were on their
way to the Chicago Fair. 1t Is believed
that no Michigan people were killed,
A dispatch from he division superin-
tendeut to the general superintendent
says:-"The train which collided with
No. 9was second section Of No. 6, which
was run as special for Raymond &Whit-
comb, the Boston excursion managers. 1t
Pullman, drawn by Engine No. i43. in
charge Of Engineer WooieY. with Cou-
ductor Scott in charge of the train. They
were old and experienced men. The
special was eastbound.
The News in Boston.
BOSTON, Mass. Oct. 90, S93.-The Ray.
mond aud Whitecomb officials in thi