The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-09
The TEXAS WRECK
TWELVE KILLED AND TWENTY
FIVE INJURED.
REVISED LIST OF THE DEAD.
FIVE CHILDREN AMONG THE VIC.
TINS.

Wreck Is, still Unknown-Bodies
of MnjOrit of Victims Cremated in
burning Cars-AII the Injured
Will Rccover-They Arc Being
Well Cared For.
Houston, Tex, March S.-Conductor
Stockwell of the Southern Pacific train,
which was wrecked yesterday at Max
ton. has reported to headquarters that
he had retained his tickets and train
sheet and that the number killed and
survivors tally Herewith, thus account
ing for every passenger on his train.
The official report, issued late this af-
ternoon, places the number of dead at
twelve
A revised list of the dead follows:
Engineer AL Mast, Ell Paso
Fireman H. Bertcholst, FL 2aso.
Three children of Mart Riddle, of
| ChetOpa, Kans.
Wife and baby and Andrew C. Shelby
of I-ozier, Tex.
Baby of o. e. Housen of Racine, Wis.
Estavon Contreras of Del Rio, Tex.
Mr.. and Mrs. White of Manitowoc.
Wis.
AL Bonse, Doyline, La,
DR.. Turner, the railroads chief sur
geon at FL Paso, sends the following
official list of injured:
C. Hoey, San Antonio, Tex, scalded,
feet sprained, general Commissions. Con-
dition serious.
N. Newman, Houston, incised wound
in forehead, general Commissions and
abrasions.
L. b. Greene, Los Angeles. Calf,
sprained back.
A. F. Mckenzie, Caffsrd, Ariz., both
feet injured and head scalded.
H. e. Massey, Wimberly, Tex, scalp
and face bruised, general Commissions.
James Brice. Woodward, S. c., scalp
wounds, both hands injured.
j. L. Powers, Del Rio, Tex, scalp
wound and face confused.
A. l.. Turner, Black Hawk Miss,
hand crushed, Commissions of abdomen
and limbs.
Mrs. Annie Mitchell. Philadelphia,
left arm scalded, feet injured.
II. Lindsay, Fresno. Calf, general
contusio4s.
d. L. Havens, residence not given,
sprained back.
Mrs. Mary Kuchler, San Francisco,
nervous shock and bruised.
Mrs. Annie Northeast, San Francisco,
/ general abraSions.
Mrs. f. B. Glover, Brooklyn, N. Y,
bruised.
Mrs. A. F. Bassett, New York, crush
ed legs and feet.
Mrs. NJ. B. Chase, Alemhda, Calf,
both feet injured
Nathan Doan, Canada, both hands,
ears and nose burned.
Mrs. w. l.. Riddle, Chetopa, Kans.,
general Commissions and abrasions.
0. f. Hansen, travelling man, general
Commissions.
Mrs. 0. e. Hansen, bruised and
nerves shocked.
l.. G. Fuller, Washington, d. c., con-
fusion and abrasions of feet.
Mrs. E. J. Fuller, Washington, d. c.,
abrasion, right foot and leg.
Mrs. c. w. Bennett, residence not
given, crushed hand.
Mrs. T. e. Baker, Boerne, Tex,
nerves shock, serious.
f. c. Baker, Angleton, Tex, slight
abrasions and contusions.
A few names not included in the
above as they are under the care of
other physicians.
Mrs. NJ. E. Shepard, Glen Mills. Pa,
| head hurt.
William Joseph, San Jose. Cal, back
hurt.
Antonio FL Rio, Del Rio, Tex, inter-
nal injuries.
George Okenburg, Lexington, Ky,
thumb hurt.
J. F. Taylor. Mulberry. Tex. hand
! hurt
w. r. Adams. express messenger.
serious.
William Roig, Bateman, N. D., head
and back hurt
H. J. Todd. Frankfort, Ky, sprained
ankle.
Thomas Crowder Houston, Tex, knee
bruised.
J. H. Taylor, Birmingham, Ala,
bruised.
Dr. G. G. Norton Porter City, Tex,
sprained ankle.
W. S. Tenn, Blackhawk. Miss, leg
hurt.
Hugh Mills, Chetopa, Kans., bruised.
Passed. Rodriguez, Tulare, Merrillas,
Antonio Daniel, Del Rio, Tex, slightly
bruised.
The bodies of Mast and Bertscholst
We're sent to Ell Paso to-day. The re-
mains of most of the passengers killed
! were cremated in the burning cars.
DR. Turner advises the general head
! quarters here that all of the injured
| will recover. Some Of them are at the
| hotels and Others are in the hospital
/ at Ell Paso. There have been no new
developments as to the cause of the
! wreck. General Manager VanVleek is
! near the scene OF the disaster, making
an investigation. None Of the passen-
gers saved any of their effects and in
most cases survivors have only what
| they wore at the time of the accident
! The company is doing everything pos
sible for the unfortunates. They are
| being supplied with wearing apparel
money when necessary, and in fact
| everything that will in any way be con-
| ductive to their comfort.
officials Make Statement.
San Francisco, March S.-The fol-
lowing statement has been issued by
| the Southern Pacific officials with ref
erence to the disaster near Maxon on
| Friday morning:
superintendent Martin reports that
| the accident occurred two and a half
miles east of Maxon at 2. 35 a. m. Con-
! ductor Stockwell reports that the speed
was not fast at the time of derailment
and is Of the opinion that the derail-
ment was due to an obstruction on the
| track. The two day and mail cars, one
coach. one chair car three tourist
sleepers and one first class sleeper were
completely destroyed by fire"
A French Arsenal Burned.