Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-26

full explosion OF oil at Alton junction yes
terday, Ii having been relieved of their
unutterable sufierings during the night
This is the list of the dead
Webb Ross, MattUon, engineer, SO years
old.
Hiram Cornelius, Wellman, college stu
dent, % years,
Charles UT, Alton, lG years old
Henry Penning, Alton junction, l7years
old.
Willie Mccarthy, Alton, 10 years old
John Lock, Alton, glass blower, &c years
old
Metz Manns, Alton Junction, farmer, 80
years old
Edward Maupin, st. Charles, Mo, 81
Edward Miller Alton junction, student,
26 years old.
Daniel Harris, Alton junction.
William Miller, Alton Junction, farmer,
IS years old.
William Edwards Alton Junction, 81
years old,
William shattuck, Upper Alton, 40 years
Charles Wilkinson, Alton 10 years old.
William Mantle, Fosterburg, Ill.
Two unknown men.
OF the injured IA the hospital physician
says cannot recover. They are otto /
Haswan, John Fred, John Herman,
Henry Pilgrim, John Luttre.l, w. B. Rich
ardson, Alton; a. T. Frazer, st. Louis, |
Frank Barth, Branford, Cans Frank
Scully, John Burke, Alton; William Miller |
Alton Junction; 1890 Murray, -- Rottotf
Upper Alton.
The Miller family is the most terribly
afflicted OF those who had friends Or rela
tives in the explosion. The son, Edward
was killed outright the father William,
died to-day. and three other SONS, Frank
julius and Henry are badly injured, and
Frank may die.
st. loseph's Hospital is still oycrcroWdcl
with the injured, and hesisters are hardly
able to give all the needed attention. The
doctors Keep regular watch, and are Civ
ing all their leisure time to this humane
service. II was found impossibleto secure
enough linen bandages and reqttcst vas
read N every church calling On all to CON.
tribute what soft linen they had to SPARE
PATIENTS wEITHIHG WITH rAIN.
The scene OF suffering has been for the
most part transferred from Alton junction
to the hospital, and now that the soreness
has set in from the burns, the victims
writhe and turn III their misery, and from
all sides pitiful means are heard that
would turn the stoutcst heart. Some Of
the injured became dGlirious, and had to
be suDdued with sOporOiics. The friends
and relatives of the stricken ones crowded
about the cots, and tears flowed freely
The dead house of the hospital presents
sickening sight, and all over the building
is an odor of burned flesh that produces
nausea. Occasionally Il corpse is taken out
TO be prepared for burial and winds its
way through a speechless crowd, gathered
to discuss the catastrophe or to learn the
condition Of friends
SCENES OF AGONY.
Every few moments some tortured soul
writhing in agony would half rise from
his couch and then fall back suffering
more intense pain than before. Seeming
to know by intuition when the physician
was near them, they would beg pteousy
to be relieved from their pain.
Doctor, for Gods sake Kill me and put
me out of this misery, said one.
"0h. for even an instunta relief from
this misery said another
The coroner's inquest was held at tho
hospital to-day and . simple verdict ct
death by being burned by oil was rendered
The responsibility for the wreck is nos
certainly fixed upon @. T.. Grattan Jhr
barbeT-swltchman, whose duty it was t.
attend to the switch. lie has not been seer
all day, and il is supposed that he has He'd
from the place
PRAYING FoR DEATH.
Perhaps the most ptifnl sight Of all wa.
that of l3.ycars-uld Willie Mctarty, win,
finally died Of his burns. sitting on HI
bedside, trying in vain, by gentle weEt
and soothing earesseS while her VOC
trembled With the grief that was DrenH,n,
her heart was his mother. The boys lesi
was cooked from head To foot. Ills eye
were burned out, aull the skin had peelu
on his face and lead, taking with II larE
portions of flesh The only response tn
anxious mother received to her inquiry Il
10 how he felt, was;
"Oh my head DOCTOR why can't dice
AT the junction there are still some VIII
are in a critical state. John Henry, Jr.,
perhaps the worst burned and will die.
is thought his iutestlues are burned AN
lie is cncascd in cotton from head 70 foot
al. l.taa. 80.