The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-13

OMAHA, Neb.. July 12.-Omaha is a
city of mourning today.
The bright Sabbath morning brought
the LII realization of the greatest
catastrophe that ever wreaked death
and desolation in the hearts and fire
sides Of Jas people.
No part Of the city was spared.
There are broken homes and bleed
irg hearts everywhere and sorrow
reigns supreme
Never before has fate, with one aw-
ful stroke made so many mourners.
Never did a day of pleasure end with
more awful disaster.
TWenty-eight people were killed and
hfty-one injured, many OF whom will
ole. Twenty-four dead are identified
and the remains of others are so badly
mutilated that identification is hardly
possible, all semblance of humanity
being crushed out of the corpses.
It was not until after the morning
papers were out that the first anthem
tic information was generally known.
Then it spread with wonderful rapid
ity. The early riser in the residence
district glanced at his morning paper
and for the first time .'ealized the ca
lamity. Those who had no friends on
THE ILL-FATED TRAIN
were almost equally concerned, and
long before the motor trains starred
hundreds of men and women walked
down town to learn something of the
terrible catastrophe. These were added
TO the thousands whom the story
brought the fear or certainty of a per-
sonal bereavement. The depot was the
center toward which they all turned,
and when the morning trains brought
their sad burden Of dead and dying
the depot approaches were thickly
nassed with people who talked in
whispers and shuddered as they thought
Of the bereaved one TO whom they
could only offer silent sympathy Very
little was said by those who gathered
to witness the next act in the tragedy.
The horror of the calamity was too
new to find expression in words. But
one sentiment was everywhere voiced.
It was burning indignation at the ac-
ton of the railroad company in refus-
ing satisfaction to the thousands of
men and women who had waited all
through the long night to hear
SOME NEWS OF THEIR LOVED
ONES.
OilN ltAOSe VIZ Ild0 seen the pa
thetic scenes that marked the night
could fully realize the brutality that
had dictated such policy. The spec
tacle of fainting women and strong
men in tears, while the railroad officials
only hardened their hearts and grimly
stated that they were not giving out
information, inspired a degree of in
dignation that will not die out for
years to come.
The list Of the injured is a lengthy
one. IT contains at least f.fty-one
@ more names of persons who were
seriously hurt, dangerously so to a
greater or less degree. In addition there
were at Least 100. if not a e. eater
number. Tho received cuts or slight
disfigurements. which wiz practically
amount to nothing. A considerable
number were also shaken up, but not
injured. This was specially the case
among passengers who occupied the
cars Immediately behind the one which
was demolished. The incidental fright.
combined with the shock, threw both
MEN AND WOMEN INTO HYsTER-
les,
but owing to the work that devolVed
upon the physicians in caring for the
desperately hurt, such individuals re-
NAMED without medpca4 attendance,
and were allowed to get over their at
tacks as best they could.
The condition, however, left its eff
feets upon great numbers of the pas
sengers, and when they alighted from
the trains they were all in a tremble,
and many of them, although their limbs
were sound and their general physical
condition was unimpaired, required the
assistance OF fTkelsdts 60 lead them
away to their homes. It was pitiable
sight 10 see strong men as weak as
any woman.
1t took much time to prepare the
injured for their journey to this city.
1t was necessary to transport them to
a considerable distance after the
wounds were dressed. Owing TO the
number, 1t took still more time for the
physicians. even though they worked