The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-21
TRAIN MEN DISOBEYED
THEIR ORDERS.
Fast Train and Raymond Special
Met at Battle Greek, Mich.
THE SPECIAL, ON WHICH WE'RE
TWO PORTLAND MEN, ESCAPED.

TWO PORTLAND MEN, ESCAPED.
The Death and Injury Were All on the
other Train Where the Slaughter Was
TerribIe-Fire Added to the Horror
Twenty-Six Charred Bodies Found
Many Burned Beyond Recognition
Many Eastern People Were in the
Cars-The List of Dead-The Engineer
and Conductor of the Special Under
Arrest.
Battle Creek, Mich, October 2O.-
Twenty-six heaps of charred and black
ened flesh, all that remains of what were
men, women and children, rest upon the
floor of an improvised morgue in the
basement of furniture store in this city.
In the city hospital are score or more
of human beings with gashed bodies and
broken limbs. An engineer is in Jail and
conductor fugitive from the law.
The story is thus told in brief of the
latest railroad horror and one of the most
appalling in character of recent years.
The list of dead follows:
E.T Magoon, Providence, r. T.; iden-
titled by papers in his pockebook.
Woman; burned to crisp; no clothing
remaining.
Boy; apparently about 12; his face and
upper portion of head burned to crisp,
few red hairs remaining on the back
of the neck. In pocket of his coat was
handkerchief with red border and
chatelain watch.
= w. Henry, Woonsocket, RI, lumber
dealer; identified by business cards.
Man, with a paper in hislvest pocket
with a statement from John Monroe,
banker, New York, to Charles E. Wenzel
and note in German from Charles E.
Wenzel to DR.. Howard E. Vance
Man; apparently about 35, of heavy
build. In the pocket of his trousers were
several English gold sovereigns and
jack knife with a horn handle; in his
vest silver watch, gold spectacles and a
handkerchief with the initials "H.G." in
old English letters. The trousers were
brown of the old English flap style
Man; apparently weighed about 1so
pounds; clothing destroyed; burned
beyond possible Identification.
Woman; burned with hands clinched
and horrible expression of anguish on
her face. In the pockets of her skirt
were letters addressed to f. R. Kenzie and
signed by Mrs. NJ. Parker. The envelope
was marked Strafford, Conn. There were
also S25 in money and a handkerchief
with the name r. Mckenzie. In a red
plush coat taken out of the debris with
the remains was gold watch in a leather
case and pair of rubbers in a paper
| marked "Middletown, Conn.,
Woman; burned beyond Identification;
no clothing remaining.
| Man; supposed to be t. A. McGarvey of
Ontario A gold open face watch was
in. his vest pocket
Mrs Charles Van Dusen, burned to a
crisp.
Charles Van Dusan, the husband of
! the above, died of his injuries this after
noon.
| Baby; burned beyond recognition
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pounds; his clothing destroyed.
Woman burned to a crisp; no identif-
cation. sSs
Man; weighed about 145 pounds; no
papers; silver watch with engraved
initials W. A."
Woman; weighed about 14o; chain
bracelet with key lock on right wrist;
burned to crisp.
Woman; weighed about 100 pounds; no
| Identification.
Woman; burned beyond identification;
portion of a black silk dress and blue
striped underskirt remaining; also chain
bracelet on the right wrist.
Woman; burned to crisp.
Man; supposed from papers to be G.. W.
Beardsley, Watkins, NY.
Three charred trunks; limbs and heads
| missing; medical examination necessary
to determine the sex.
Man; apparently about $50 pounds;
omen face watch of Illinois make no
| means of Identification.
One female body is believed to be that
| of Mrs. W. W. Henry, of Woonsocket, r. ].
One male victim is believed to be VIM
| Lewis Wilson of 80 Sheridan road Evans
| ton, LII.
The Injured.
The following is list of the injured:
Ezekiel Davidson. ex-president of
| Fairport Village, NY.
M Miss Belle Williams, Lockport. NY.
Mrs. Henry Bushnell, Brockport, N. Y
VIM. Thompson, Woodstock, Ont
| frank Rogers, Woodstock, Ont.
Fred Weurtz. Rochester, NY.
Evelyn Weurtz.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Smith, Fort Plain,
N frank !; H. Smith, Fort Plain, NY
Nellie E. Smith, Fort Plain, N. Y.
A 1bert Bradley, Toronto, Ont.
Frank Turner, Middle SmIthville, Pa.
John G. Stewart, Dalton, Ills.
Jennie. daughter of the above, aged II.
Mrs. Vance, Simeoe. Ont.
George Vance, Simcoe, Ont, son of the