Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-21

heartrending, agonixing cries and sppesli
for help from the scores imprisoned by the
heavy timbers or held down by the seatt
and iron frame work. The travellers or
shaken out of their bsrths by the shock
poured out Of the cars, but before the fury
of the flames they were almost powerless
to render assistance except to the injured
In the fourth car.
Not until their dying day will some of
| the citizens who were early on the ground
| forget the scenes that they were compelled
to witness. No one can describe the last
moments of Mrs. Charles Van Dusen. She
had succeeded in getting half way out of
the window, but her limbs were pinioned
by q heavy framework of seat she had
occupied with her husband, and this had
taken fire. Thus held, roasting from the
foot up. she pleaded and begged for the
| help that those outside were unable to
give. Despite her terrible agony she re-
| tanned consciousness to the last, and IS the
hamss crept up and surrounded her she
called out her name and address and friends
| to be notified.
81 am teacher in the Methodist Sunday
| school at Sprout Brook" she cried. "Say
I died like Christian"
Then the car gave way and she fell back
into the flames.
Her husband had meanwhile been res
cued from the next car, into which he had
been driven by the force of the collision.
Both limbs were fractured and he had also
received internal injuries. He retained
consciousness until his death this after
noon, but was kept in Ignorance of the
fate of his wife. In his last breath he
asked Rev. DR.. George B. Kulp to send his
love to the two children that he had left
at home and to give them his watch. He
was forty -seven years old and deacon In
the Methodist church of his native village.
After the wreck Engineer Wooley of the
special train remained upon the spot and
viewed the horror that had been caused by
his neglect of orders. After the last of
the injured had been taken away he went
home. This afternoon warrants were
sworn out by Prosecuting:AttorneyC Clark,
with msnslaughter. A search by Deputy
Sheriff King developed the fact that Scott
had suddenly gone to Port Huron and q
telegram was sent to the police at that
place requesting his arrest. Wooley was
found at his home and taken before Jus
tioe Henry, who set the preliminary hear
ing for Monday and fixed bail at So, 900.
Wooley, who was on the verge of prostra-
tration, physicslly and mentally, then asked
permission to. make statement, which the
justice reduced to writing:
Among the articles found in the debris
which may serve to identify some of the
dead were handkerchief marked E. Wirtz;
a card of A. Allen & Co., Toronto; a card
of Meriden Fire Insurance company of
Meriden, Conn, with pencil writing that
cannot be deciphered; lady's watch with
the name Orchard" engraved on 1t; a
letter addressed to Miss Warren Garland,
NewYork; a letter from Sheldon and Henry
of Woonsocket, R. l., introducing W. W.
Henry to friends in Chicago, with which
was a round trip ticket, Boston to Chicago;
handbook in the name of Harry ]. Arch
bell, New York; the card of Henry Opper-
man ,passenger..agent,N New York "a letter ad-
dressed to Guion Roberts, New York, and
letter addressed to James q. Workman,
New York.
General Secretary Berry of the local Y.
NJ. @. A. was engaged for several hours to-
night in examining the charred remains,
with the view of bringing to light some
thing that might lead to their identified
ton. But two of the bodies could possibly
be identified even by the most intimate
friends of the victims. These were men,
both charred from head to foot, but with
the lineaments of the features preserved to
a sufficient degree to admit of their being
recognized.
The sex of four of the bodies could not
be even conjeotured until medical man
had been called In to give his opinion.
One of the bodies is believed to be that of
W. 81. Crowley of Port Huron.
Those of the victims that are not recog-
nized by Monday will be placed in the vault
of the Oak Hill cemetery, where they will
remain until every effort to fix their iden-
titG has friled
General Manager Sptcer and Superin-
tendent Atwster of the Chicago and Grand
Trunk, who came to the city on special
train from Chicago, gave instructions for
the care of the I'M ured. A score of coffins
were ordered from Kalamazoo tonight and
the remains of those identified will be re-
moved to their homes, as the relatives may
direct. The railroad officials say that out
side of the legal proceedings they will hold
an independent and searching Investigation
into the causes of the calamity.
State Railroad Commissioner Billings
arrived tonight and. will open an investi-
CATION next week. A majority of the pas
Vermont, New Esmpshire, MASS. and
New York. Those that were uninjured or
suffered from simple shock and bruises
were given the option of returning home,
or going to Chicago on special train. The
majority went on to the worlds fair.
Superstitious citizens are commenting
on the fact that there were thirteen coach
es on the wrecked train, and that the car
in which the fire started was numbered
thirteen. 1t had been in previous wrecks.
Later-Conductor Scott returnsd to the
city tonight and was arrested on war
rant charging him with criminal negli-
genoe. He gave bonds In $4,000 to ap-
pear on Monday. He stated that he
gave the engineer a duplicate Of the
order he received; that he supposed he
understood 1t, and that he afterwards went
into the baggage car and did not know that
the engineer had gone over the siding and
taken the single track until the collision
occurred.
Up to 1890 p. m. Engineer Wooley had
been unable to find bondsmsn
At 1910 p. m it ia reported that Frank
b. Smith Of Fort Plain, N. Y, whose
limbs were SO badly crushed as to compel
amputstion, cannot live more than an
hour.