The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-08-06
DIGGING FOR THE DEAD
WORK OF REMOVING VICTIMS HAS
BEEN FINISHED.
People Drawn by Curiosity Were
Driven Away shudderIng Mt
the Spectacle.

Atlantic City. N j., July 81 The sigh
of the searchers for the dead working II
the great railway wreck of last nign
was a terrible one in the pickering nghi
of the huge bonfires which shot sheet.
of yellow flames into the night. The
gang OF men went crawling over the de.
bris, hacking at the cars with axes
straining to raise heavy timbers Will
crowbars and peerlng by the light al
their lanterns Into the heap of wreck
A great part of the work had to be car
ried on In the midst of miry ground and
often as they labored they slipped from
wet board and fell into the foul mid
or the meadow land. But still clambor-
ing over uncertain passageways and
clinglng to piles of wreckage and risixiag
their necks on slippery timbers they
worked steadily on to ind the bodies Of
the injured and dead. Every now and
then number OF lanterns clustered
around one spot in the freight The
spectators could see the grlmy, sweat
ing workmen straining on their crowbars
or swinging their axes into splintered
wood. And then one or two would stop
lower their lanterns and work with hsir
hands while their comrades STONED.
leaned on their tools and drew out "A
black, shapeless mass. Sometimes IL was
man, sometimes a child, and sometimes
woman whose long hair, broken loose.
hung IN strings and tangles from the
mead. Ihen the cry would go up, "Chief, ="
ana the men would carry their gruesome
burden, its face covered with a bloody
handkerchief, through the crowd
Chief of Police Eldridge who looked at
lne body gave orders for its disposition
Then 1t was carried to where the corpses
lay The men looked with their lanterns
IKE nrehies floating around the ruins.
while this was going on the crowd was
ilned seven or eight deep around the
spnn'ered cars and interfered consider
hply with the gang of laborers.
Word had been sent Immediately on the
occurrence OF the accident to the city
LOT the police and the patrol appeared
utmost as soon as the vanguard of the
crowd. They took charge of the entire
anair, but Notwithstanding the excel
, ,'' nahagement the crowds persisted in
pusnins through the watchmen. The
use or commands and even of clubs was
wholly In vain, and 1t was chiefly Inv The
execution OF brute force that protection
WAS secured for the searehers
Inc crowd pushed through to see. but
as soon as body was unearthed the
horror OF the sight SO appalled, them that
.ney rushed on, regardless of conse-
q y 70 escape witnessing it. Men
shouted and fought to get away. women
shrieked at the top of their lungs or
turned sick, and children ran off sobblnp
Win terror. man came pushing
through to watch a body being carried
from the ruins, but as soon as he saw
tha s.o,teu lace ana twisted limbs OF
ese searcners burden, he gave a Shrek
ana ran away into the darkness,
iAopeiIhs IKE child.
- moiiian seeing one OF her own sex
,s.s.' WIN p,ood and torn beyond rec
= ny the cruel splinters, tainted
away, iaiing apparently lifeless in
aass ,"eauow mire. A woman whose hus-
. - .s,,, ,sao peen klied In the accident was
~ n, eaAeo ana wiid-eyed In the light |
't,n y"e VI tne Dig hres with her little |
IN M onnsins Weepingly to her hand.
seretchers TO carry the dead and |
.Ju'eu on car doors were ripped on |
~ sea.9 arranged In twos and by some |
, aeans fastened together. After the re- |
''a Trains were hlled, the patrol wagon |
'@ ~, pressed into service and wagons were |
, ,,e seu oi tneir freight and used as am
'u ma
=. ne e.o"o at the scene of the accident |
- snis utie nau grown In size from hun
=, "s " thousands. and Notwithstanding |
:, '"e,1 was eoou order. People seem
" iean1e the rescuers needed ROOM
III ~ o"oe man woman or child was seen
LIS ua,rieu 10 the ambulance, an in
,uu. risnt OF way was given and the
aa1 ihsy curios Individual for some
.ason was absent There were quite
:, uhnper VINO fingered by the wreckage
o"s " pe Oh nelp. The only regret