The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-07

Some OF those killed and few OF the
injured were railroad people attached to
the train These include train master
j. Mccarthy of the Grand Trunk. Some
OF the animals were killed.
APPALLING SCENE.
The scene in the grand Trunk yards
after the collision was appalling. The
wreckage OF the engine and four cars
was strewn about piled high. while the
shrieks of the injured victims and the
bellng of the frightened animals could
be heard above the hiss of the escaping
steam and excited shouts OF the rescuers.
Ii was some hours before all the in
jured were rescued from the wrecked
cars. Some of them were in terrible
agony and IT Is feared that seven more
will die.
Three cars of stationary first section
were telescoped and the engine and five
ca rs were demolished.
The rear car of the first section was
caboose IN which the tra1nmen were
sleeping and the next two were filled with
sleeping circus employees. The greatest
loss OF life was In the caboose.
One OF the wrecked cars Of the second
section was occupied by FIVE elephants
and several camels. One OF the ele-
plants and two camels were killed out
right. while the other animals and their
trainer escaped. With the exception OF
this car none OF the menagerie was
wrecked. the other demolished cars con-
tanning canvas or wagons and there was
comparatively little excitement among
the wild animals.
ELEPHANTS BEHAVED WE'LL.
AS soon as they recovered from the
shock the trainers rushed among the
cages. duieting the few beasts that were
exci,ed. The elephants in 20 wrecked
car behaved with surprising calmnese
and were led out OF ---e wreck without
trouble.
The escaping steam and screams and
the cries OF those pinned in the wreck ac-
centuated the horror when the trainmen
in the yards and the aroused towns
people first reached the scene. Many fear
ed at FIRST that some of the menagerie
had escaped The tire whistle was imme-
dlately sounded and the whole town
aroused
The rescuers could see unfortunates
through the tangled wreckage and went
flIriously 10 work without waiting for
tools 10 extricate them. w-ecking crew
is kept I'm the yard here and IL vas on
the scene in a very few minutes bringing
tools and equipments In plenty.
AID FOR THE INJURED.
All the physicians and trained nurses In
town were sent for and those in nearby
places were rushed 20 the scene on hand
cars. The Hotel Richelieu was converted
into temporary hospital and scores Of
volunteers with stretchers we're In readl-
ness 10 carry the injured there as fast as
the rescuers could extricate them.
The dead. many OF them. so terribly
mangeld that Identification seemed well
nigh impossible. were carefully laid on
the green a short distance from the
scene BY o'clock a corps or II physi-
clans was operating on the injured and
dressing their wounds I'm the temporary
hospital Four OF the injured died at the
hospital before $50 o'clock
KILLED WHILE ASLEEP.
when the wrecking crews had finished
pulling 20 pieces the tangled and broken
cars IL dead men were lying on the grass
awaiting removal 10 the morgue.
A MAJORITY OF them were killed while
asleep. The circus performers were on the
rear OF e-mnNIng- -traip--a4aA-ae ped
injury. Wallace Brothers say their loss
will be very heavy but have given no es-
innate OF II as Vet. This is the second
wreck that the Wallace shows have been
In within a month
THE DEAD
James Mccarthy train master Grand
Trunk road between Port Huron and Bat
tie Creek
A. w Large. special officer. Grand
Trunk. Battle Creek
John Puscell. Peru, Ind. boss canvass
man.