The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-07-07


Thought up out Of the gulch, some Of
them mangled out Of all recognition,
heartrending scenes were everywhere
seen as mothers found their dead and
mangled children. Others were wildly
rushing around looking for friends that
had been on the fatal car, and everywhere
scattered about on the ground at the edge
Of the gulch were bodies Of men, women
and children. some OF them still alive and
some just gasping their last breath. often
with nobody to give them the least atten-
ton, SO busy was the crowd in the work
OF rescue or in hunting for friends who
might be in the wreck.
! Mangled remains Of the victims were
brought up out Of the gulch in blankets
and gunnysacks, and those not killed
were borne to the waiting cars to carry
them to their homes or to the hospitals,
the sight making the stoutest hear. sink.
i The fire department, as well as the po-
lice patrol, was early on the ground to
assist in the work of rescue.
Twenty-Five dead were counted around
on the ground or on the bridge. where
they were half covered up with gunny
sacks, or lay stark and man.led in pool.
, Of blood under the feet OF the m'lltislde
who passed them with shudder to look
at the wreck far down the bank of tht
gulch. More than as many more were
carried away in carriages, alnbulances an
, the patrol wagon and in the cars which
the railway company sent TO the scene L
carry away the wounded.
Thirty-Five Were killed.
I BY corrected count 81 men, women ant
children were killed in the accident ant
Is were injured OF these latter fully one
half will die.
> The guleh is over 100 feet deep, bn
!. where the car first struck the steep banl
8 was about so or 60 feet down the eide o
the gulch. Here the car first crashed int
the bank and smashed along down tn
side of the gulch, grinding the victim
: under its wreck.
The Dead.
Following are the names Of the dead
as far as it was possible to ascertai
: them:
. The dead-Three children of Mrs. Ly
: man Lee Of Medford, Ore; Carl Mossel
! aged years, and Herman Mosser, age
], 4, both children Of Mrs. Herman MOssel
9 OF South Tacoma; William Nielsen Q
: Spanaway Lake; Mrs. Emma Flemmine
). Mrs. George Flemming, three daughter
4 and son; Robert Steele. John Neiser
Mr.. Mcmillan, Miss Kellogg, George Ber
ston, Louis Dinger; daughter Of Ere
/ Suffer, 10 years old.
;. The Wounded.
: Following are names Of some Of tn
injured:
Mrs. Lyman Lee, Medford. Ore; tw
children Of Mrs. G. o. Lee of South I,
coma; Alfred Brottem; exPolicema
! John Pollard, Emma Roberts, Bess
!. Rice, Ernest Foiberg, Mrs. Louis Dinge
u Haffer Burt, o. Martin, s. Henry, Wi
4 liam II. Davis, Mrs. M. j. Suiter Geors
= Bolts, Joseph Longerman, Berdenl
/. Longerman, Mrs. Olson, Luther Swanso
w. A. Wering, Vida Wering, Mary We
ing, Gladys Wering, g. A. Swanson,
Q b. Longerman, Mrs. Russell Hayes, MI
e Patterson, Mrs. Suiter, Charles Longe
), man.
In the hospital-W. I. Hoffman, WI
liam Calkins, j. B. Longerman, John
J. Jaeger, Roscoe Lee. +. Callahan and SO
= o. G. Brothon, Arthur Newton, RI
= Campbell, Alfred Brown; one man, u
known, dying; Samuel Matthews, Soph
IS Foncer, Mrs. Louise Binger, Effie Ro
le erts, Dot Flemming
At 10 o'clock 10 dead bodies had be,
received at Hoskas undertaking room
b. They were:
ir Four boys, one girl, IA men.
Only one, Robert Steele, was identife
There are the dead bodies Of five
le Roberts undertaking rooms. They ar
re One child, three women; one man, co
ductor Of the unfortunate car.