The age-herald., 1902-05-13
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
 Following Is the list of the dead so far as obtainable:
 Albert McKean, brakeman, Sheraden. John Swan, brakeman, Sheraden.
 Unknown boy, about IA years of age. died on the way to Allegheny general hospital.
 H. F. Smiley, Ulrichsville, O., died at Mercy Hospital.
 Finnerty, aged 40 years, Sisterville. W. Va, died at Mercy Hospital
 Charles Hertig, Chestnut Mines, died at Mercy Hospital.
 w. w. Taylor, 27 years of age of Miller's Station, died at Mercy Hospital.
 G. E. Hunter, 2S years of age, leaves widow and five children. of sheraden, died at Mercy Hospital
 w E. Wright, 26 years of are, car penter of Sheraden, died at Mercy Hos pital
 Dallas Bort, 2S years of age of Sheraden died at Mercy Hospital
 Unknown white man, about 40 years of age.
 - Douds, died at Mercy Hospital.
 Davis Smith, aged g years, Sheraden died at Allegheny general hospital.
 James Kenan aged 20 years, Carnegie, def at hospital.
 Pascoe Nader, died at hospital.
 Italian section hand. aged about 3S, oled at hospital
 Unknown boy, aged 10 died at hospital. w E. Rest, Doerncton, Auzone county. Toney Lee, laborer, aged 30, Esplen. Lawrence Kenan, yardmasters clerk, Carnegie.
 THE INJURED.
 Among the more seriously injured are: Albert Haertg; Carl Ratings of Tipton, Ttnn.; Henry Denzine of Allegheny; Sa- die Seymour; Flick Connidi, aged 43, gro- cer, Cecil, Pa; Pascal Nader; Clyde Grinnage aged 24; Royal Guthredge aged g.; Clyde Fair, aged p, Mcdonald, Pa; Charles Kenan, aged IA; w. H. Enoch, Pittsburg, will die; Frank Doerr; William Henderson, Elliottborough, Pa.; Hugh Henderson, aged 25; J. E. Hanna, justice of the peace. Bridgeville; J. J. Wallace, Treves, Canada; James Callahan. Elliott borough; Albert Verry, aged 15, will die; Mrs. Julia Ansel aged B; Frank Culture, 
 will probably die.
 The many others who were injured live in all parts of Allegheny county and their names cannot be secured tonight While a train of naphtha cars was be- ing switched the rear car telescoped a car forward. The leaking naphtha ig- nited from a switch light, causing an ex- ploson which threw the flames fifty feet high. Much of the escaping naphtha ran through Corks Run to Esplenborough, a distance of mile and a half, and caused another explosion, blowing to atoms the Seymour hotel and the Cillins atoms the Seymour hotel and the Collins house, on River road and badly wreck ing frame building nearby, In which were congregated 200 or more men from Pittsburg and vicinity, betting on the races and baseball Few of the occupants of this building escaped injury, many be- ing badly burned. Mrs Seymour and her daughter of the Sheraden hotel were seriously, and 1t is feared fatally, in- jured.
 CROWD GATHERED.
 The first naphtha exploded about 4:40 o'clock, and the spectacle soon attracted a crowd on the streets, lining the hills on both sides of and parallel to the rail- road The second exploded about 5 o'clock but 1t was 6:15 o'clock when thrs1 more cars of the deadly stuff went up with roar that could be heard for miles, before the work of destruction really be- gan.
 A torrent of flames belched forth on each side of the track. sweeping back the terrified spectators like a charge of ar- tillery and sending shower of flame over their heads
 The successive explosions had heated the air to such an extent that before the third explosion many were rendered un- conscious by the extreme heat and gas- eous fumes and were being carried away when the torrent of flame swept over the excited crowd
 There was an awful hush for moment then followed a scene of frenzy. Men and women, their clothing ablaze, their faces scorched and blistered and their hair burned off their heads, ran hither and thither only intent on escape from the furnace of fire. Some gave vent to fren- zied appeals to kill them and put them out of their misery, and little children with their hair and clothing af1re, cried piteously as they were swept along the tide of burning humanity. All the Pittsburg ambulances were im- medately dispatched to the scene with a corps of physicians Many of those not teriously burned were removed to their homes in Sheraden, while others were sent to the various Pittsburg hospitals, l and the dead removed to undertaking es- tablishments in Sheraden and vicinity and | to the E,iff uh,frp naOr0I1a-