Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-04
Searching for die Dead.

The work of searching for the dcadat
the scene of Thursday evenings rail-
road catastrophe was continued all
through the night and Friday morning.
With the exception of the body of En-
gineer Farr, which was pinned to the
earth under his engine, no others were
recovered from the wreck. The en-
gineer had met instant death at his post
of duty, and in the collision had become
wedged under the engine, an iron arm
crushing in his breast and fastening
him to the earth ina manner which re-
sisted all attempts to release him
Thursday night.
A Grewsome Sight.
Parts Of the human frame were found
scattered over the field and mingled in
the debris. These grewsome objects
were gathered together in one heap and
turned over to the charge of an under
talser.
The clothing. hats, caps, bonnets,
gloves, coats and jackets gathered from
the field and wreck were piled together
in heap. Most of them were either
blood-stained or soaked in it, many
were torn into tatters.
The remnants of handkerchiefs and
petticoats told an eloquent story of
women who were attracted to the scene
of the disaster, parting with their wear
ing apparel to furnish bandages for the
wounded.
Coroner Impanels q Jury.
The coroner's jury was impaneled at
one o'clock in the afternoon and is COM
posed Of the most prominent men in
the city. The jury viewed the scene Of
the disaster at four o'clock in the after
noon.
In the City's Hospitals. egzr
In the wards OF the hospital at II
o'clock Friday morning the scene was
shocking beyond description. In pass
ing down the corridor and entering q
room opening upon it there were to be
seen those who had been injured in the
collision stretched out on their touches
in all degrees of suffering. The air was
filled with the groans of strong men,
the cries of women and the sobbing Of
little children.
Everywhere was the most intense
suffering and death, though kind
hands were doing all that was possible
to allay the sufferings of each. Gentle
women offered themselves freely IN the
cause of mercy, physicians gladly gave
up every other thought and worked IN
tiringly in the good work.
Can't Remember His Name.
A Bridgeton man in the hospital
whose head was smashed, but who
seemed to have gained consciousness,
when spoken to about the accident, had
forgotten his name. He could talk APP
'parently sensibly about the disaster.
He said he was in the forward car of
the Pennsylvania train when the crash
came. All We're talking and chatting
over the enjoyable day they had spent
| at the shore. Without moments
warning, or any intimation whatever,
the crash came. The train came to sud
den halt and every passenger was
thrown from his seat, some being
hurled as if from catapults from one
end of the car to the other. In his car
half of the passengers were injured
When he was asked his name he stared
in silly manner as if he had, of q sud-
den, forgotten to speak. On this point
HIS uleuloIy lulleu elltlfcly.
AT the Improvised Morgue.
Friday morning the dead Were all
gathered at the old seaview Excursion
house, which was improvised into q
morgue. The bodies were laid about
the floor of the big dancing hall of the
pavilion in rows. 1t was a horrible
sight. The corpses were in all condi
tions of mutilation. There were head
less, armless and legless trunks and il
some instances were crushed out of al
semblance of recognition. There were
81 bodies on view. Moving through the
horrible mass were streams of people
some curious, but a majority with anx
iety pictured on theirfaces or weeping
while looking for lost loved ones o.
friends.
Foreign Silver Shut Out.