The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-21


account Of the aaneS. 50 a rope was
Aifehed TO = eheyaical and il was
hSnIed hy hand into position and the
rear sleeper Saerina saved. The tiremea
took ear every bt~iy and practically
Cleared away The 3ebriS The thlra coach
o. tae EXPIRE s. left It's sracks and plowed
! Figat through the second. serapinS all the
seats and passengers along N.th IL. and
deposited them IN heap in the north end
q the car where most Of The oodiSS were
found.
The bodies were loaded on dat car and
taken TO Battle Greek station. then con-
Neyec intn undertaking rooms where a
moreue vas eStemposiEed. whsle every
'h'ng was done 10 relieve the remains OF
I taeir ehaSty appearance. The scene At
tae morTue appalled, the stOutrSi heart.
Ihe dead we're ranged along the side 0f .
/ dark basement. which was illuminated bv
ieeeie. tisckering jet. Not shred Of
olothing Vas eft upon them. sud the re-
/ mains were 50 mancled and dis
figured that thev resembled nothing
/ but ancient mummies that might
have been Gisd CURED before death.
The best preserved corpse Was that OF a
boy about II years old. fringe of nair
OF n reddish hue was LETT about the ears
and base OF the skull. The upper part Of
tse head was gone. consumed by the
flames A portion Of the brains protruaed
and were Of white yeilowish color.
/ They were literally cooked. Another ons
/ OF the best preserved bodies was that of q
man of powerful physical frame. Tho
hames had licked the victims face, shout
ders and body, but the features and con-
| tour of the figure remain as in life and
1 might be identified by those familiar with
his appearance, and these two were the
| least Scared and best preserved of that
row of twenty unrecognizahle dead. The
other remains were in parts. some head
less, some arnless, and all shriveed and
distgured beyond resemblance 10 human
/ beings.
1 The twenty-seventh victim, +. III.
Smith, will be added to the death list be-
tore morning. Albert Bradley is the next
OF the most seriously injured, bat he Is
/ expected 20 recover The rest OF the pa
/ tients were reported comfortable aud cut
of danger at midnight Friends and reia-
tives of some of the dead and injured ar
/ rived here tonight and the remains of ths
untoFtunates will be taken TO their homes
| for burial as soon rs permission is given
1 by the coroner. w. h. Clarke, of Sarnia.
/ Ont. arrived tonight and found his SON
1 in-law, Albert Bradley. seriously injured
| and his daughter, Mrs. Bradley. dead.
| Her body could be identified only by
| shreds Of clothing the flesh being burned
into an unrecognizahle mass. At the hos
| pital lies her husband. crying continually
In delirium, Have you found my wife 2"
The survivors tell vivid stories of ex-
| periences. ii. c. Crowley, of Port Huron,
Mich. at the time of the accident had Just
left his brother. w. ii. Crowley, in tho
second coach. lie could not lind him
after the wreck, and spent ali day In futile
search. He tears now he is among those
so terribly burned. John &. Stewart, of
/ Dalton, ILL.,, had his body badly bruised,
and his daughter Jennie was also seriously
| injured and had an arm broken. lie had
two children with him, n boy and girl.
The boy heroically rescued his sister, pull
| ing her out through a coach window.
q. {. Van Dusen, of Sprout Brook, n.
", accompanied by his wife, was on his
way to the fair. lie was taken out of the
wreck crushed and bruised and taken to
the hospital. where he died In n short
time. He was conscious TO the last and
calmly arranged his business affairs, leav-
ing everything in the hands of his friend,
| Rev. George Culp. lie did not know OF
the awful fate OF his wife. Mrs. Van Dusen
was pinned in the teleseoped cars, and ut
first had no doubt of escape. As shs
looked out of the window and awaited
rescuers an alarm Of fire was given. Hurry
up, please said she. A minute later,
while strong men were strairing TO extri-
cate her, the flames began To creep rapidly
toward her. You shan't burn.
Wen get you out" cried the
men as they wrestied franticaliy
with the splintered timbers. The reseners
became giants in strength and madmsn In
desperation. and struggled wildly with tho
tangled mass of wood and iron. Tie wo-
man was silent and gazed implorlngly into
the faces of the hremen. MY God oh,
nay 6odl" suddenly burst from the lips OF
one of the heroic workers, and in that de-
spairing cry the helpless woman read her
death warrant She gave one agonized
wall. and then her woman's weakness
gave way TO martyrs strength. II can
die. oh can die if I must" she said
soothingIy to the strong men who were
weeping in their impotent strength.
Again they struggled to the rescue. but
the flames were enclrcling the party and
the blaze claimed the victim that the crash
had spared. IL am Chris tian," she said
resignedly. and q moment later her voice
vas raised in prayer. The flames nov
completely encircled the helpless victim.
and the iiremen were driven away as tho
blaze caught her arms. and as she fought
wildly to keep the flames from her face she
told her name and address and left mes-
sages Of love to her husband and family.
The closing minute was a pathetic strug-
gle against the inevitable. but II vas the
flesh that struggled, not the spirit. The
white face Of the woman gaxed heaven
ward and her Iips moved in prayer. Even
the fury OF the ilames that wreathed her
| limbs and blisteFed and curled the white
| flesh Of her arms were powerlsss 20 provoke
| a scream Suddenly there was aswaying
and surging Of the burning timbers above
| her. A Wild groan barst simultaneously
( from the lips Of the spectators, aud strong
men wept. Through their tears they saw
the danes sweep around the face Of the
martyed woman. and her halr burned
wildly for a moment. Her head dropped
To one side as the victim Inhaled the
flames. the praying lips we're stilied and
the SOU Of MrA Van nnsen passed be-
yond the fury Of the elements OF earth.
An hour later her husband. tor whom she
lett a loving message, joined her ia the
world TO come
Engineer Henry Wooley and Conductor
! Scott. of train No 6. were both arrested
/ aud placed under s.. 60 bonds Tor appear
/ anee. Engineer Nooiey said 90 the JUS
( ties that While lie vas 0iling gp At the
I depot Conductor scott came 20 him gith