The herald., 1893-10-21

woman read her death warrant. She
gave one agonizing wall and then her
woman's weakness gave way to a mar
tyr's strength. 81 can die, O, yes,
can die if must" she said soothingly
to the strong men who were weeping in
their impotent strength. Again they
struggled to rescue, but the flames were
encroaching OF the party and the blaze
claimed the victim that the crash had
spared.
i A CHRISTIAN HEROINE.
81 am christian" she said resign
edly, and moment later her voice was
raised in prayer. The flames now COM
pletely encircled the helpless victim
and the tiremen were swept away. As
the blaze caught her arms and as she
fought wildly to keep the flames from
her face. che told her name and address
and left messages of love 10 her husband
and family. The closing minute was q
pathetic struggle against the inevitable,
but it was the flesh that struggled. not
the spirit. The white face of the woman
gazed heavenward, and her lips moved
in prayer. Even the fury of the flames
that wreathad her limbs and blislered
and curled the white flesh of her ~ ms
were powerless to provoke scream.
| Suddenly there was q surging and
swaying of the burning timbers above
her. A wild grosn burst simultaneously
from the lips of the spectators, and
strong men wept. Through their tears
they saw the flames sweep around the
face of the martyred woman, and her
hair burned wildly for moment. Her
head dropped to one side as the victim
inhaled the flames. The praying lips
were stilled and the soul OF Mrs. Van
Dusen passed beyond the fury of the
elements of the earth. An hour later
her husband, for whom she. left loving
message, joined her in the world to
come.
WHO is RESPONSIBLE?
Engineer Henry Wooley and Conduc.
tor Scott of train No. 6 have both been
arrested and placed under $4,000 bonds
for their appearance. Engineer Wooley
said to the Justice that while he was
oiling up at the depot Conduetor Scott
came to him with orders, and said to
him that No. had gone through, and
that the dispatcher was crazy because
they had not got out. Wooley hurried
up his oiling and when he got into the
cab told the conductor he was ready to
go, and asked if he was sure No. 8 had
gone through. Scott said yes. she had,
and Wooley's fireman heard him say so.
Scott further said the road was all clear,
and they started out. When they got
into the yards Wooley saw an engine
which he supposed at first was switch
engine, but seeing moment later it
WAS coming too fast, shut off and was at
dead stand still when No. 8 struck
them. He asked Scott after the wreck
about the order and Scott muttered that
he thought No. had gone through.
Scott, who returned this evening from
Port Huron, emphatically denies Wool
ey's statement. He says he understood
his orders perfectly, and did not tell the
engineer that No. 8 had gone by.
ONE OR THE OTHER GUILTY.
The responsibility for the wreck seems
undoubtedly to lie between these two
ui,n. Railroad men say. however, even
il Scott had made the statement attrib-
u .pd to him by Wooley, that would not
b, vve justified the engineer in disobeying
or ders.
The cofoner's investigation begins on
Mo nday.
A message was received late tonight
by sather Sadler from st. Michael's col
lege, Toronto, asking for Father Clark.
1t is feared he is among the unidentified
dead.
TheN friends of DR.. G. II. Osborne and
wife ,f Southport, Conn. and Chester
Rice of Brookside, VT, were unable to
find al W trace of them up to midnight,
and tn sy are supposed to be among the
dead.