The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-13

Jared : Twsniy-sight Persons killed
outright aud ftfty,ona seriously In.
iured-Some or the Dead are so badly
Mutllated that identification. 4, ,Impos.
.ible.
OMAHA. Neb,, July 12,-omaha Is n
cIty OF mourning to-day Tho bright
sabbath morning brought with It full
rea,iSation OF tho greatest catastrophe
that ever wreaked death and dcsolatlon
In the hearts and fresldos OF tho olty's
people. No part OF tho city was spared.
There ore broken homes and bleeding
hearts everywhere, and sorrow rcigns
supreme. Never did q day ot pleasure
end with more awful disaster, Twenty
eight people were Killed and tifty-onc
injured, many OF whom will die Twcn-
ty.fouty OF tho dead are identified. and
the others are SO badly mutilated that
Identification is hardly possible.
Tho excursion train that was wrecked
yesterday on the Northwestern road be-
tween Logan and Missouri Valley,
about ten miles from the former city Is
the cnusc, N
1t was not until after the morning
papers were out that the first authentic
Information became generally known.
Then It spread with wonderful rapldity.
The early riser in tho residence district
glanced at his morKing paper and for
the first time realized the calamity.
Long before the motor trains started,
hundreds OF men and women walked
down town to learn something more OF
the terrible catastrophe. These were
added to the thousands, 10 whom the
story brought the fear or certainty OF u
personal bereavement. The depot was
the centre toward which they all turn
ed, and when the morning trains
brought In their sad burden OF dead and
dying. the depot approaches were
thlckly massed with people. who talked
in whispers and shuddered as they
thought OF the bereaved ones 70 whom
they could only offer silent sympathy.
-, .hn,,n,i ~, ,,,,,,,r,a ~. -. T.. ~,
shastIy tragedy. - The horror5 ot the
Calamity was too raw td Ann arurassfnn
in words. ONLY those who had Witness
ed the pathetic scenes that morked the
night could fully realize the agony of
those waiting ueople. The list Of the in
iured Is a lengthy one n contains
twenty-e,cht or more names of persons
who we're seriously hurt. dnngerouslv
20, to a greater or less degree, In nd-
ditIon there were at least flfty. II NOT n
greater number. who received INJURIES
OF a minor nature. These consisted Of
bruises and cuts or slight dIstirure-
merts, which Will practically amount TO
nothing. - n. -, !
heIe" from the shoek.
y considerable number also were
shaken up severely. but beyond this
v,ara. u,,,,,,r.s r,,,. ,..,o,,,,
"e'e' u'''"1ufeu' 4h's was especially
the case among the passengers VINO oc-
cupied the cara Immediately behind the
one which was d.rno,Ished rhe Inc,.
80.
uT"'a' A''sh'' So!iioiHeo Win tne sloch'
Threw both men and women into hys-
tetIcs, but owing 10 the work that de-
vo,yad nm, +,n nh,r,o,a =, IL ,,r,,,
80, ray 50 H,.' ,"e
inF, 1ne ocsperatety hurt, such indiVid-
., ua.S MeIe eltHWithout medical atteh-
.,oh ana got over their attacks as best
my couio. ihe conditlon, howeVcr.
~ ils eHects upon great numbers OF
t"c passehsels, ana "heh they aligned
tto"t uhe trains, they we're al Oh trem-
w. anu many OF them, although their
HnaoH were SOUND ana their general
nmys'Gsi condition were unimpalred. re.
tuuou ,L the asslstahce OF lrlenos 10 leau
.,,in .mJ.ii away 10 thelr MONIES. IL was
p'.ao. 90 bisnt 10 see !he Strong weaken
!, 70 .ns point OF heiplesshess'
,ook some tlme 10 prepare the IN
.'cu .,.ns ior theIr Journey 10 tnis CITY. II
S%S Stdos, ..Gessary 70 transport ,hem con
,,.osa .v' dnie Instance attcr the WOUNDS
,on,s mete @ uLsssed. OWING TO the number, II
oros o1On st'li more time ior mo physicians
n, f,v, ,"oush e., .ncS Worksn US hnra anu
d. ,.an .n"t US they coulu, 10 ADJUST the Dan-
,,.a,'. hS a"u ~ tender!y dfeSs lhe gaping
chiisra SJuus .nat caused men, women ana
~ ,h, to scream IN the iouuest tones
:" r, .v.' supIeine agony.
the dcnar,,,.a aS ~. "a. ,1ou.s n uiaposu h..si
ried tho unhurt hefora tho second scc-
ton ~aa started. The lattcr carried nil
!, v hs. m'uhueh n, whose hurts Wer. serions.
Injured nv co,,id M " ha ,nrn Is ownv ~ 'nr nr
forced 10 leave the side of tho suffering
lnVcd ones. The section consisted OF two
Tbcv co.. pnEsase onss cur anu u tui.inhn ,Ga,.
degree in order to hold the Ercnt nun
Der that boarded 1t. The baggage car
was used for those who required cots
md Stretchcrs for the journey. The
Other was for those who were able to
ST up or were less injured. The scenes
which were presented within the cars
can never be forgotten by those who wit