The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-13
-0GAWS FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
-,,,pry-FIvE PERSONS DEAD AND
THIRTY-EIGHT INJURED.

,-...fns Residents Of Omaha.
r.,dIess Trunks, Bodies without
,,,,h. and Limbs without Bodies
rnder the Covers Provided for the
Dead.
4.-.r,. Neb., July 12.-This has been
~ general mourning in Omaha. The /
invest Of death from the Logan. Ia,
-..k Of last night has been increased |
Il H. list Of victims now numbers thir-
ly-5ne.
~,s crowds Of anxious people at the de-
.-- did not scatter with the break OF 1
be although the excitement Of the night |
I,--s of as relatives and friends of the !
s.1 ones became convinced of the worst. |
,t,st z o'clock the first funeral train |
go, the scene of the catastrophe arrived |
r6. union depot, and there was an in |
,rrnt4ry push forward to crafty NOR |
4 desire TO learn the news from those |
A,,o had been in the disaster. The first |
Vim contained many of the more serious |
injured. and as the poor unfortunates
ars lifted in blankets from the car, the
-oars Of the wounded mingled with the
1 yonized sobs of relatives and friends.
twenty passengers were taken in ambu-
3pces to ST. Josephs hospital Several
Ii them cannot hope to live more than
] few hours.
j Al $50 o'clock, the train carrying the
lead was sighted coming across the long
alon Pacific trestle. As it drew up to
s station. n special Gordon OF police
uarled the approaches and kept the
roWi back Seventeen bodies, laid on
Inc boards, and covered with a plain
tnus.in shroud. were taken one by one
rl placed in a long row on the floor of
he baggage room. Only friends of the
Missing ones were allowed admission
Faose silent forms gave evidence of the
t5rce Of yesterdays collision. Headless
ruuks bodies without limbs, limbs with
tut bodies, were gathered in that small
kDaca.
Occasionally some one would recognize
he features of a son or daughter. Kind
friends would gently lead them from the
bonn and the body would be ticketed and
i, ut to the undertakers. A complete list
i the dead and injured follows:
DEAD.
a. NJ Gerard, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
owen Cavanaugh, Omaha.
Willie COsgrOve, Omaha.
j. 9. Vinegar, brakeman. Boone. Iowa.
f'rru NralsJn, omaha.
Lawrence Peterson engineer at the
Nater works Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Carroll, Omaha.
Infant son Of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll.
Mrs. Bradley wife of a moulder in the
Mon Pacific shops, Omaha.
Infant Of Mrs. Bradley.
~ Dodson, son of Samuel Dodson,.
tmaha.
William Summit, Missouri Valley.
Mrs. Nielsen, Omaha.
John Perkins, Omaha.
- PiersOn, son of Andrew Pierson,
Mdehlnlst l3 years old, Omaha.
Jonn Larsen, l6 years old, World-Herald
Arrier Omaha.
Patrick scully, engineer, Union Pacific
~ ops, Omaha.
Miss Maggie Cosgrove, Omaha.
James +. Cosgrove, Omaha, head torn
from mouth up; Identified only by
lndry mark
George A Lawrence, tinsmith, Omaha.
alter Jennings, Missouri Valley.
john McDermott Machinist, Omaha.
Mary Tracy, Omaha.
Mrs. John Kahler, Council Bluffs.
lAIani Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kahler,
months old.
Philip Carroll, boy. Omaha.
Jonn Kinsie, Omaha.
nafes Heiman, Missouri Valley.
william Wilson, Council Bluffs
Clair, son of Robert Clair boiler
aAer' Omaha, head off and body identi-
d by shoes.
Ohm Cosgrove, Omaha.
INJURED.
The injured are:
Engineer j. d. Montgomery, bones brok-
Heep cut over eye.
9nn kahler, Council Bluffs, head cut
injured internally.
'ack Taylor, Council Bluffs, head crush
probably fatally
alls. Mary Scully, Omaha, chest and in
IaI injuries, probably fatal.
O"" Achenna, Omaha, severely injur-
leonard H. Mack, Omaha, head cut. Sc
Z INJURIES
pIlchael shannon, Omaha.
l7-Iy conrad, boy. supposed to be steal
i-ue, lives at Dayton, o., confusion
N"esl and arms.
r-- Conrad, his brother, similar in
loses . Bado Omaha. probably fatally
amqel Dodson, Omaha, chest and arms
A. Lille, Omaha president of the
04 Laclnc Pioneers, chest contusions.
=. tllzgibbons, Logan, Ia, legs and
Ig9 kinsie, Omaha, face, neck and
llQer injured
l5al5erine 1al5 COsgrove. Omaha, badly
I.Ae Leonard. South Omaha, slight in
ssIese Meaney face cut, confusion of
ter Omaha, badly injured.
Sa Terry Omaha, eye badly cut
-olr Butcher Omaha, nose broken
-1ie hyles, Omaha, arm broken.
N.A \ Hlnney, Omaha internally injured
f. Huoley, badly hurt.
Colvln, Omaha. scalp wounds.
,i, Coivln, his sister back hurt.
7,1. 73 Nelson, Omaha, limbs crushed
lam lt Cristensend, Omaha. legs
ie,. A .A'c,MSichael, Dayton, head cut.
Aesserschmidt Omaha, legs crush
u.s. Maggie Scully, Omaha. arm hro-
ana body crushed.
% Hearn, Council Bluffs. breast
!. j. O'Hearn, Council Bluffs. badlv
-.' internal injuries.
III hahler, Council Bluffs, Z wears
1'Lek x. Carroll, Omaha. wrist bro-
luesf crushed OiO-
i I'acy, Omaha, shoulder badly cut
-o'y severely bruised.
Johnson, Omaha, head cut and
-9 Sehindler Omaha. chest crushed
N ~ henna, Omaha, chest and am,
Potash Kills n Child.