The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-18
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they realized the full horror Of the ter
riblo accident which occurred laSt even.
on the big Central vIaduct. Il was the
worst accident tina. had ever happened
in this city, and tho story OF how the
motor car, loaded with men, women
aud children. had plunged through tho
open draw, sIraigh: down hundred
teet into tho river, was told over and
oyer again. Thousands Of people re-
NAMED by the river bank all last night
and Thousands moro were there early
this morning. Great crowds arc still
standing OH tho bridge above the
wrecked car and about the place whOro
tho wrOckago ia buTbd In the river,
eagerly discussing eyory detail OF tho
accident. Tho arst reports OF the dis
! aalSt haYn boon verified IN every par
tioulur, with the possible exception Of
the number oil victims. which is tritlo
smaller than vas u. tlrst supposed. The
work OF rascuing tho bodies OF the VIC
tins has gone on steadily since 0 o'clock
last evening, and IL is now believed that
nothing more can be done until the last
bit OF tho wrcckage Of tho car has beon
removed from tho river.
The scenes about the river late last
night while the work Of rescue was be.
ing prosecuted were pathetic in the OK.
treme. The thousands OF people who
had assembled waited with abSted
breath for the discovery Of bodies. 1t
wa, sad crowd, aud out OF respect for
tho unfortunate dead but very little
noise was made. Occasionally the wild
scream Of some frantic woman who be.
lisyed some one dear To hor was among
tho unfortunate ones, would echo over
tho flats, only to be taken no at dis.
tance by some other woman whose
heart was breaking over her losa. 1t
was almost impossible to get to tho
river
WORK OF RESCUE.
Patrol wagons dashed this way and
that, their bells changing, adding to the
din and confusion. AmbuIancss dashed
up to the scene, only to turn and drive
away again, carrying tho remains Of
other uniottunato'. IL was almost i'm.
possible to work with Gny system. The
crowd pushed its way a. near tho scene
az possible aud tho efforts Of the largo
force OF police to maintain order were
almost in vain. II was with great diff.
Guilty that n body, when recovered, was
taken to ono oil the dead wagons. Four
bodies were found almost at tho same
time. They were placed on stretcbers
and the solemn march to tho am-
buluuCes started. As tho bodies were
passed from the fire boat to tho willing
Hands on shore. an aisle was made aud
the bodies passed along. Every Tow
feet some woman would stop out from
tho crowd, peer into tho face OF body
as il passed and its not him, thank
God, she would say. And 80 tho cad
procession moved on.
| As the body oi young boy was taken
from the fro boat an old lady nearly
fell into the river in her anxiety TO see
tho iaco OF the dead boy. She would
not be put back. Sho threw herself on
the body. looked into tho face, and
cried: "Ihauk God" Falling upon
her knees, she raised her voice to
heaven and prayed rs only mother
could under the circumstances. Press.
Ing close around her wero anywhere
from 1000 to 5000 people. Those who
could SEQ her raised thGir hats, and not
a few Joined her In prayer
At another spot two men were trying
TO hold an almost distracted woman.
Shu believed her husband was on the
Inflated car and was almost insane with
grief
0RUEsoME SCENE.
On board tho fro boat, alongside Of
which was tho raft containing two
divers, Coroner Arbucklo and several
Of tho boats, all busy crappling for bod.
los, and all was confusion. A hook
would catch on something IN tho bot.
tom OF tho river Tho man handling ii
would shout i've rot another" Tho
crowd on shore. who could IGn what
was going on aboard the boat, would
tnka up tho cry But In many cases tho
man was wrong. aud his hook would
bnhg to tho surface m old board or q
picrG Of rubbish. Again tho noWs would
be carried to tho .anSinugly waiting
crowd.
All the time the search was going on,
cars kept running over tho Vinduct.
Both rails from tho west to tho nnsl
approach oi tho bridge wore blocked
with people IN Tho cOnlre Of tho bridge
men, women aud childrcn went thisand
that way, screaming, ioitling each other
wOmon tearing thoit hair and calling
upon God ~ Iavo their dear Ouol WO.
mon tainted Rnd wOrO trnmplcd on by
the mad. rushing aud insane crowd, II
was impossible 10 kocp any kind Of or.
dor and tho olorL was llnnlly Rbun'
d0nod.
Tho number Of victims was increased
10 uioon to-day by tho discovery Of two
moro bodies In tho HyOr. All Oi tho
doAl have been identified, but IOur pnr.
BonB who were supposed to hayD boon
on the ill.ialod car as u made tho awful
plunge afo liill missing, aud there
form, TO bo no doubt that thoir bodies
will DO taken from tho bottom Of tho
river when tho heavy iron trucks Of the
wrecked motor atu rAiiol.
CmLp's HouY.
Ono Of tho bodioi found to-day was
that Of little BorlIo Hoffman, apod four
and hail yoat', who was going home
from tho store whore hCr father was
uinployol, wlIli hcf mother and brother
Tho child's body was found lying
against tho bank oi iIc river aomo dis.
lhhco below tllO scene ol tho ncridnnl,
and was dculilcd soon aitot being
Ialton from tia water
Tho olhor boly found to-day was that
oil Lpula llnlnts, mail carrier, apal
twpniynix years, who lived with lila
Wilo " ~ DfOylOr street Lie hOad was