The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-21


jrred now at the hospital:
II. w. Williams, Toronto, Ont.
w. A. Ryerse. Port Dover, Ont.
| William Henry Bushnell, Brockport,
Ny.
S. II. Smith, Fort Plains, n. Y.
J. II. Smith, Fort Plains, n. Y.
Berry Smith, Fort Plains, n. Y.
Israel Smith, Fort Plains, N. y.
Mrs. Smith, Fort Plains, N. Y.
Miss Belle Williams, Brockport, n. Y,
Frederick Wertz, Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. Wertz and Miss Wertz, Roche
Bter, n. Y.
Frank Turnweigel, Blissfeld, Pa.
j. S. Stewart, Dalton, Ills.
Jennie Stewart, Dalton, Ills.
Q. Q. Van Dusen, Sprout, Brooklyn,
n. Y; she has since died.
w. Thompson, Woodstock, Ont.
Frank Rogers, Woodstock, Ont.
Mrs. Robert Vance, Simcoe, Ont.
George Vance, Simcoe, Ont.
Albert Bradley, Toronto, Out.
George Shackleton, Auburn, n. Y.
]. D. Archibald, Evanston. Ills.
Thomas ]. Monroe, Auburn, n, Y,
i. L. Davidson, Fairport, N. Y.
G. S. Adams, 660 Main street, Buffalo,
Ny.
| Clinton II. Ward, Morton, VT.
Charles Beardsley, Springfield, Mass.
S. II. Baldwin, Milford, Conn.
J. II. Smith, Ingersoll, Ont.
From Nicholas a curve begins which
forms almost semicircle between there
and the point where the train coIlided,
| it was impossible for either to see the
other until their headlights were near
enough together to blind the engineers.
| They had scarcely time to reverse, apply
the air brakes and save themselves as
they could. The Raymond and Whit
comb train stood the shock without
more than a shudder, excepting the
baggage car at the head end, which had
its front end stove in.
None oil the passengers on that train
were injured beyond severe shaking
up. On the other train all the horror
was experienced. The frail day coaches
behind thebaggage car went to splin-
ters. The train was made up OF thir-
teen coaches, and the first four OF them
telescoped. The passengers were caught
| in the seats and the general mass of
ruins, and, to add to their misery, the
burning lamps exploded, and in mo-
ment the four cars were sheet OF
flame. The two engines were total
wreck.
The Battle Creek fire department did
heroic work. They arrived on the scene
shortly after the accident, and rendered
valuable assistance in saving tho other
cars. The tiremen worked hard on the
wreck ana took out everybody and prac-
tically cleared away the debris.
The second coach OF the express train
lef: its trucks, ploughed right through
the third coach, scraped all tho passeu-
gers along with it and deposited them
in heap in the north and OF the car,
where most Of the bodies were found.
AN APPALLING SCENE.
The bodies were loaded on fat car
at the scene OF the wreck and taken to
the Battle Creek station, thence they
were conveyed in wagons to Ranger &
Farley's undertaking rooms, where a
morgue had been extemporiZed. While
| everything was done that experienced
hands could do to relieve the remains
OF their CHASTITY appearance, the scene
at the morgue, where the dead were
taken out, appalled, the stoutest heart.
The dead were ranged along the side
| OF dark basement, which was illumi-
mated by feeble Pickering Jet. They
rested on sheets OF canvas, and cover
| ing OF the same material was over them.
No one, alter a careful examination OF
some OF the bodies, could say which
was male and which female. Not n
stitch of clothing remained on them,
and they resembled Egyptian mummie1
that might have been disfgured before
death.
The best preserved corpse was that OF
boy about twelve years OF age. A
fringe OF the hair, which was of a red
dish hue, was left about the ears and
base OF the skull. The boys body was
free from any bruises or cuts. The
upper portion OF the body and legs were
not badly burned, and an examination
would lead to the belief that the poor
lad had not been fortunate enough to
receive any blow severe enough to cause
death, and must have persisted by fire
in full CONSEQUENCES OF his fate.
| Another OF the best preserved bodies
was that OF man of powerful physical
frame. Some OF the underclothing that
covered the lower portion OF the body
and shoes were untouched by the flames
that had licked the victims face, shoul-
ders and body. These parts were black
as ebony. And these two were the
least SCARED and best preserved of that
row Of twenty-five unrecognizabie dead.
The other remains were those only
in parts. Some OF the bodies were
headless, some -armlees. and all were
shriveled and disfigured beyond re-
sembinnce Of human beings.
The undertakera received several in
quiries from eastern people to-day re-
garding the disposition OF the remains
OF those among the killed.
G. L. Van Dusen. supposed to be the
son OF tho two dead by that name, tele-
graphed that the bodies be Immediate
ly prepared and sent on to Fort Plain,
| n. Y. Dozens OF other kilograms are
being received tonight making in
quiries about friends by the railroad aud
city officials.
From i. Il. Magoon, OF Providence,
Il. l., was one ordering that the re-
mains OF Q. ]. Magoon DO cared for and
held for orders. And one was from J..
d. Sheldon, Woonsocket, r, J., instruct
ing that the body OF W. w. Henry be
held and properly cared for and sent to
him.
The twenty-seventb victim will be
added to the death list before morning
This will be T. II. Smith, lad OF seven
teen, One OF his legs was amputated
early in the evening and both legs were
horribly crushed. He is falling very
rapidly His sister, his mother and
father are also here, severely, but not
fatally, injured.