The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-18
CROWDS IN COMMON GRIEF
Gather at the Scene of Cleve.
lands Horror
NO LIST OF THE INJURED
For Every Passenger Went Down to
Sudden Death
NO LIST OF THE INJURED
Identiiied-Four Persons Are Miss.
ing-Scenes on the Bridge
Associated Press Special Wire

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Associated Press special Wire
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 1.-THE peo,
pie of tris city stood appalled, today when
they realized the full horror of the scci.
dent which occurred last evening on the
big central viaduct. IL vas ths worst ac-
ciient that had ever happened in this
city and the story of how the motor Car.
loaded with men, women and children,
had plunged through the open draw,
straight j )wn 100 feet into te river, was
told over and over again. Thousands of
people remained by tha river BANK all
last night and thousands ore were there
carly this morning. Great crowds are
still standing on the bridge above the
wrecked car and about the place where the
wreck is buried in the river, eagerly dis.
cussing every detail of the accident. The
first reports of the disaster have been veri.
fed in every particular, with the possi-
BILE exception OF the number of victims,
which is somewhat smaller than was at
first supposed. The work of resouIng the
bodies of the victims has gone on steal
lily since o'clock last evening, and it 10
HOW oViiCVrd HOtbAh6 hOtC UNI p' uohC
until the last bit of wreckage of ths car
has been removed from the river.
The scenes about the rivsr late last
night, while the work of rescue was he
ing prosecuted, were pathetic in the ex.
treme. The thousands Of people who had
Assem- hled waited with bateu breath for
the discovery of the bodies. 1t was sad
crowd, and out Of respect for the unfortu-
nate dead but very little noise was made.
Occasionally the wild scream of some
frantic woman who belieevd some one
dear to her was among the unfortunate
ones would echo over the flats, OILY to be
taken up at distance bY some utber wo-
man whose heart was breaking over her
los 1t was almost impossible to get to
tue river. Patrol wagons dashed this way
and that, their bells changing, adding to
the din and confusion. mbulances
dashed up to tho scene. only to turn and
drive away again, carrying the remains of
| other unfortunates. 1t was almost ini-
| possible to work with any system. The
| crowd rushsj its way rs near the scene
as possible. and the efforts of the large
! police forc. TO maintain order were al.
most in vain. r .,g.
1t was with Rreat difficulty that a
body, when rec0vere l, was taken to one OF
the dead wagons. Four bodies were found
almost at the sar,e time. They were
| placed on stretchers and the solemn
march to the am bulance started As the
bodies wsrs passed fr,m the tireboat to
| tho willing hands on shore an aisle was
made and the bodies passed al ng. Ev-
cry few fees somo woman would step out
| from the crowd, peer into the face of
body as it PASSED. and with "It is not him,
thank GOn," wouid retire. Ard so the
sad procession moved OH.
As the hody of a young boy was taken
from the firsboat an old lady nearly fell
into the river In her anxiety to see the
| lace of 'he dead bov. Sac would not ba
put back. Sne threw herself onto the
body. looked into the face. Falling upon
her knees she raised her voice to heaven
! and prayed rs only r other could under
| the circumstances. Pressing close around
her we're anywhere from 1000 to 5000 peo
| pie. Those who saw her raised their hats
AMI not few joined her in prayer.
| At an other spot two men were trying
! to hold an aim ost distracted woman. She
believed her husabnd was on the ill.fateI
| car, and was al ost insane VITA grief.
| On tae tireboat, alongside of which was
| the raft from which divers were working,
| Coroner Arbuckl, and several of the
boat hands were pusy graphing for bod
les, and all was confusion. hook
would catch on something in the bottom
of the river. The man handlin. it would
say: "I'vo got another The crowu on
| the shore waited to see what was 60
| ing on aboard the boat. and would take
| NJ the cry. But IN many cases the man
was wrong; his hook would bring to the
| surface water-soaked board or a piece
| of rubbish. All the time the search was
going on cars kept running over The via
| duct. Both rails from the west to he
east approach of the bridge vera blocked
with people. In the center of the bridge.
men, omen and children went this and
| that way, screaming, jostling each ether,
IN q
| upon God to save their dear ones. Women
tainted and we're tramplsd on by the
mad, rushing and insane crowd. 1t was
impossible 10 keep any kind OF order and
the effort was finally abandoned.
1t was crowd with q common grief.
Not one of ths multitude but knew that
perhaps brother, mother. father or
sister was at that moment lying cold in
death at the bottom of the river.
The number OF victims vas increase to
6Itesn today by the discovery Of two
more bodies in the river. All of the dead
who we're supposed to have been on the
ill-fated car as it made the awful plunge,
are still missing, and there seems to be
no doubt that their bodies will be taken
from the bottom of the river when the
heavy iron trucks of the wrecked mo tor
day was that of little Gertie Hoffman.
aged 4. who was goin. homs from the
store where her father was employed,
with her mother anu brother. The child's
body was found lying against the bank
of the river some distance below the scene
OF the accident and was identied soon
after being taken out.
The other BODY was found today and
was that of Louis Huletz, a mali carrier.
His head was split open from the fore
ear: ID wn to the chin. and there 10 no
doubt he was killed before TIE Car s1ttled
into the water. One of the unidentified
bodies was that of Miss Mary Mitcnen, a
German domestic employed at house
on Bell avenue. Another body identified
was that of Mrs. Martha Palmer, a dress
maksr. 1865 Kenilwortn avenue.
The finding of the body ofliittls Gertie
Hoffman filled the cup of sorrow for A.
W. Hoffman. She was the last Nom ber
of his family. His wife and his son,
Harvey, the latter aged Z, were taken
from the river last night. The little girls
bouy Was found lodged agsinst the bank
of the river. Whsn Hoffman realized
what had happened 10 niin he bscAme
bereft Of his reason. Rushing to the
river be plunged in and tried to drown
himself. bur vas rescued by friends, who
took him away ans tried 20 comfort him.
The final Identification of the body II