The age-herald., 1901-11-30
Deputy Customs Collector at Detroit verifes Figures of
 the Wabash Wreck
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Railroad Officials Claim That the Dead Only Number Twenty-two-Two Cars Held at Least One
 Hundred.

Moran, deputy customs collector at this port, practically verifes the estimate that at least eighty lives were lost in wednes- day nights collision of passenger trains on the Wabash Railroad near Seneca The two immigrants cars in which the greatest loss of life occurred. and in which so many of the wreck victims were roast ed to death, were part of train which crossed Detroit river from Canada on the ferry boat Greatwestern Wednesday afternoon, and Deputy Moran inspected the baggage for its passengers. He says | there were at least 100 Italians in the two cars. In addition to these there were ten more in the smoking car. which was ahead of the two emigrant cars. official advices to Superintendent Burns of the Wabash say that of the Italians in the wreck, twenty escaped unhurt and were taken to St. Louis; fifteen are in l the company's hospital at Peru, Ind; there are six others in Peru, and two are near Adrain injured. Subtracting these forty-three from the 11o immigrants. Dep 1 uty Moran says were on board the train, 1t leaves a loss among the Italians alone l Of sixty-seven. In addition eight other bodies were recovered and identified, which makes total of seventy-five dead. Description of Train.
 "The first car of the immigrant train as 1t crossed on the ferry" said Moran, was a combination baggage and smoker. There were about ten Italians in this car. for remember that they motioned to the next car back when I endeavored to find their beginning. The first immigrant | coach was well filled, probably forty peo- | hA A. ment of this coach was filled from floor to ceiling with the baggage of the immi- l grants. It had all come through Canada in bond, so that I did not examine it. The second coach was completely filled with passengers my recollection being that there was not vacant seat in the car, even the smoking room being crowd ed. should say that there were sixty passengers in the coach. The men were | typical Italian workmen. There were about dozen women in the two cars and half that number of children. As worked through the train I noticed that there were also six, or seven Italians in the chair car; that was the fifth ear in the train. They did not seem to be mem oers of the party of immigrants'
 Railroads Estimate.
 When seen tonight by the Associated Press, Superint endent Burns. of the Wa bash Railroad insisted that the death loss in the wreck near Seneca Wednes- day night was being estimated very much too high.
 Our attorney, MT. winston" said he, has telegraphed to New York for a complete list of the immigrants that were on train No. IS, and when 1t is re- | ceived. which will probably be tomorrow, an official statement will be issued by the road. AS near as I can estimate now there are twenty-twos dead We have eight Identified bodies, and we believe that the fragments found represent four teen other bodies"
 Tells How 1t Happened.
 Conductor G. J. Martin, of Wa bash train No. {, which collided with train No. 13 near Seneca on Wednesday night causing the loss of about eighty lives, said today that the orders given him at Montpelier was to pass No. IS at Seneca My orders" said he, which took to Engineer Strong and read over to him. and which agreed with his orders read. No. 4, Engine 609. will meet No. 13, Engine SS and 1b1 at Seneca and No. 3, Engine 62S at Sand l Creek 70
 After receiving these orders I re- member asking the agent at Montpelier whether the new siding at Seneca would contain my train. ss
 
 l car fixing up a passenger's ticket. when I saw the station lights of Seneca flash l by and immediately felt the air brakes l applied. I felt no alarm, supposipg the engineer was slowing down for the east | switch in order to see No. 13s engines | which supposed had cleared. 1 Just then the brakeman, who had l been on the lookout came hurrying into l the chair car and pulled the cord twice. "" What is it Toney,' I called. 1 We're going through Seneca he an- swered. and an instant later the crash | came This bears out Superintendent Burns | statement that Engineer Stron. of No. 1 either misunderstood or forgot his or ders and ran by Seneca, where he was ordered to pass No. 13
 Engineer strong's Story. When Conductor Martins statement was repeated to Engineer Strong. later, the engineer said:
 T have not denied at any time that we received such an order; I only say that If We did get such an order, I misrea1 it and misunderstood it, and l should have been set right by the conductor, My fireman will tell you that he. too understood that we were to meet
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