Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-11-30
Collector of Customs at Detroit
Saw no Italians on the
Train.
43 NUMBER ACCOUNTED FOR.
Bodies Of Eight other Persons Be-
sides the immigrants identified,
These Making Death list of rs,
From These Sources.


with Thomas E. Moran, deputy Gus
toms collector at this port, practi-
cally verifies the estimate that at
least so lives were lost in Wednes-
day nights collision and awful holo-
caust on the Wabash railroad near
Seneca. The two immigrant cars in
which the greatest loss of life oc-
Cured and in which SO many OF the
wreck victims were roasted to death
were part of train No. 13, which
crossed Detroit river from Canada on
the ferryboat Great Western Wednes-
day afternoon. and Deputy Moran in
spected the baggage of its passengers.
He said there were at the very least
calculation 100 Italians in the two
cars. In addition to these there were
10 more in the smoking car, which
was ahead of the two immigrant cars.
Official advices in the Office of Super
intendent Burns, of this division of
the Wabash railroad. says that of the
Italians in the wreck, "a escaped I'M
hurt and 10 were injured and taken
TO the company's hospital, at Peru,
Ind. Subtracting these 81 from the
Ito immigrants Deputy Moran says
We're ON the train, leaves a death loss
among the Italians alone of 75 These
bodies were burned to ashes in the
fire which followed the wreck. In cd.
dition eight other bodies were recoy-
cred and identified, which makes a
total of rs dead
A Conductor Testified.
Adrian, Mich, Nov. 30.-At the cor
oner's inquest on the Wabash railroad
wreck Conductor Trowl, of the ILL
fated No. Ii train, testified yesterday
that when he was ordered to meet
No. he was at Holloway, and re-
eeived his order from Operator Mar
tiudale. He read the order in the
presence OF the operator and took
three copies. giving two to the two
engineers of his train and retaining
one himself. The engineer of engine
151 received the order first. In each
instance when the order was deliy-
cred by him the fireman was present.
He understood the train was to side
track at Seneca for No. Ii the train
had passed Seneca he would have set
the automatic brake Had the brake
been set it would have required one
eighth of mile to stop the train.
lie had no warning that anything was
wrong until he felt the shock. At that
time he was seated in the rear coach.
When he had gotten out fire had
started in the head coach and others
We're busy getting the injured out of
the wreck. He hurried down the
track to Sand Creek, to get the en-
gine OF No. 3 to pull away what cars
could be saved and three sleeners
We're hauled away.
Had you any record of the num-
Der Oh passengers you carried?" was
asked
\ had very near" was the reply.
How many had your"
Counted Some on the Train.
One hundred and ninety. | don't
know how many immigrants. We had
lSl passengers out of Detroit | get
my ngures from the collector on the
tram. l made a list of as MANY as
could ind who were saved. got
the names OF So. My collector ana I
were together getting the list A mum.
Der OF passengers got away whose
names did not get. Aside from this
record have no means of knowing
now many were killed"
What is your judgment as to the
number killed?" was asked
= would not say / can't tell. /
could not make any estimate"
Conductor Trowl was the last of
the Witnesses in the city, and at the
conclusion OF his testimony the in.
quest was adjourned until Tuesday
next