The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-30
LIST MAY BE REDUCED.
Possible That Not Over Forty or
Fifty MAY Have Been Killed

Fifty May Have Been Killed.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. pa News spe-
cial from Adrian, Mich, says that ac-
cording to Romano E. Schiavone of
Chicago, through whom was arranged
the transportation to California of the
Italians killed in Wednesdays night
wreck on the Wabash, there We're only
about fifty immigrants on the west
bound train. If this be true il reduces
the death list by almost half and the
number of dead victims between forty
and fifty. Attorney A NJ. Zelenskv.
representing COnsulor Levy at Chica-
90 at the inquest here. saws that
SchiavOne told him last night in Chi
cago that although he had not vet re-
ceived full returns, he did not believe
there were over fifty immigrants on the
wrecked train.
Pietro CardieIlo. Italian consular
agent in Detroit, returned to the city
today from the scene of the Wabash
wreck near Seneca, to which he had
hurried to look after the interests of
his cOuntrymen, so many of whom were
burned to death. He said he was not
yet able TO form anything like a cor
rect list Of the number Of Italians
killed.
While 1 cannot tell how many were
killed, said he, Il am inclined to think
the estimates thus far are a trife ex-
agger3ted- l shall do everything in my
power to determine the number of Ital-
ian victims and to secure such informa-
ton concerning them, but it viii re-
qUiTe time. It will probably be neces-
sary to send 10 Italy for the names
Of the immigrants who were on the
train and then check the list with those
who escaped"
Whether the terrible loss of life sus-
tanned by the Italians will be made the
subject of correspondence between the
Italian and United States governments,
the consular agent could not say.
That would come within the juris-
diction Of Count ROsedowski, the Ital-
ian consul at Chicago" he said. IT
have no doubt that he has already ad-
vised our government Of the accident"
Father Francis Beccherini. pastor of
the Italian church of San Francisco,
who is in this city, went to the Wabash
wreck near Seneca yesterday, in the
hope of aiding some Of his country
men. From Giovanni FolorOno, the
young Italian who is dying in the farm
house nearest the wreck, and from pa
psrs in his pockets, Father Beccherini
found that the party of immigrants
came from the northern part Of Italy.
FoloronO comes from CaTicinO in the
province Of SOndrioA
The party came on the steamer La
Campania. Arriving in New York the
band went to some Mulberry street
banker" as the small Italian bankers
are called, and exchanged their money.
Then they were given tickets to San
Francisco. The priest is sure the i'm
migrants were bound for San Francis
co, as in Folorono's pocket was his
ticket for that point.
But how" asked the father, did
this boy get out Of Italy: how into this
country? He is under IS years of age;
he has no passport from Italy. I think
I know. These men We're being brought
over on a contract as laborers to be
taken out TO San Francisco. Folorono
could not even tell me how many came
across with him or were on the train
When I asked him who got him to
come over he looked suspicious at
once and I could see that he had been
instructed to say nothing He only an
swered that a man had brought them
across to work. He said he had been
given the SIS which he had with him
bv a certain Mulberry street banker to
find out how many came and who they
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