Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-13
AN OMAHA DISASTER.
TVtnly.BIght People Killed and Fifty
One Injured
IN A COLLISION OF TWO TRAINS.
A sunday xcurslon that Lndg In
Death ani Misery 10
Many.

OMAHA, Ncb., July l2.-Omaha IL
.l,y Of mourning led0y. Tho bright
sabbath morning brought tho full
teallzstlon Of the greatest catastrophe
that ever wroakoi death and desolaiion
in the heats and flrosldes Of It's people.
No part VI the city was spared. There
are broken homes and bleeding hearts
ovoryw lore and sorrow relgns supreme.
Never before has fate, with QUO awful
stroke, madoso many mournefs here.
Never did day Of pleasure end with
more awful disaster. Tweniy.oighi
psoplo were killed and hty.one iu'
lured, many Of whom will die. Twon.
ty.iour dead are identified and the
remains Of oihors are no badly mu,ilst.
Ell that Identification IL hardly possible,
III fumblsnce VI humanity being
crushed out OF the cotpses.
IL was not until alter the morning
papers were out tuat the nfst authen.
ito information was centrally known.
Then II spread with wonderful rgpidi-
~. Tho early rlset In the residence
district glanced at his morning paper
and for tho fifst time realized the cal.
nmity. Those who had no irlonds on
tho Inflated train were almost equally
concerned, aud long before the motor
trains stgrtcd hundreds Of men ana
women walked down town TO learn
something more Of the terrible catas-
trophe. These were added to tho
thousands 10 whom the story brought
tho lear or certainty Of n personal be-
feayement. The depot was the center
toward which they all turned, and
whom the morning trains brought
their sad burden OF dead ami dying tho
depot approaches were thiokly masfod
with people, who talked la whispers
and shuddoIou rs they thought OF tho
bereayed ous 10 whom they could only
offer silent sympathy. Very little was
said by those who gathered 10 witness
tho next act In tho great tragedy.
The horror VI tbs calamity was too new
TO mud expression IN worde.
but ono sentiment was everywhere
voiced. II was burning indignation
NJ tho action Of the railroad company
In refusing satisfaction TO the thou
sands OF men and women vino had
waited all through the long night 10
hear some news OF their loved ONES.
Only those who had soon tho pathetic
scenes that marked tho night could
fully realize the brutality that had die.
tated such policy. The spectacle Of
iainting women and strong mon in
tears, while the railroad officials only
hardened their hearts anu grlmly
stated that they were not giving cut
Information, inspired n degree Of in-
diguAtlon that will not die out Tor years
10 come.
II took much time to prepiro the In.
iured for tneir Journey 10 tnis city. II
was necessary 10 transport thom TO u
considerable distance after tho wounds
were dressed. Owing 60 the number,
u took 6iill more tine for the ply d.
ciaue, even though they worked as
hard ami nH fast Ms thOy could, TO All.
lust the bnhdngcs anu TO tendofly dfesa
the ghaslly wounds that caused msn
And women nnd children 10 scream IA
tho lOudrst tone Ia their supreme
agony. Thus II was that houri
elapsed after the departure VI tho firsI
section Of tho return train, which car
Fled the uuhuIt, before tho second
section was started. Tho latter car.
rled oil the wOunuud whose hurts were
of any magnitude. IL hgu also on
board such irlenua OF tho Injured ~
would not be- torn away from or forced
to leave tho Gid0s Of their suffering
loved ones.
Tue section contested Of two c0Eohey,
baggage car anu Pullman. ThUy
weie crowded 10 IN uncomfortable de-
gree Ia ORDER 10 hoid toe great uumte Of
that boarded II. Tue baggage ct was
reserved for those who required cots
aud siTelohors Tor the i0urney; the