The Washington times., 1903-12-24

the air and the engineer Of the coming
train saw them and stopped the train
within but few feet OF the wrecked
train.
Helgoth's work had been done. He
topped over unconscious and died few
hours later In the hospital here.
The first news of the disaster was dis
patched by James Polk. an operator on
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad,
which runs across tho river. He sent
the news and then rowed across the
river and assisted in the work Of rescue.
Burned Beyond Recognition.
Around the three morgues and the
city hall which is filled with victims.
weeping and crying crowd were gathered
this morning waiting to identify the
dead. Numbers of the victims are
burned by the scaldinE steam beyond
recognition Many OF the dead are
Italians and negroes. The bodies are now
being prepared for identification. and
burial, buF it is thought that many of
them will never be known.
The injured are being attended to by
a score of doctors who have arrived
from nearby points Many Of them are
suffering from the inhalation Of steam.
Hundreds Of messages are being re-
ceived from relatives of the missing
ones. Business here has entirely sus-
pended.
Cause of Disaster.
The railroad officials are making a
careful investigation of the causes OF
the wreck this morning. 1t appears that
previous 10 the wreck freight train
loaded with heavy logs had passed to
the westward around the sharp curve
near Laurel Run. Some of the timbers
had broken loose from their fastenings
and had fallen on the eastbound track.
Into this heavy mass of timbers the
Duquesne limited crashed. and at the
high rate of speed with which the train
was travelling 'the engine and tender
were thrown from the track. The mo-
mentum of the coaches behind. forced
the smoking car over the top Of the en-
CINE, tearing the steam dome from the
engine
The hot steam filled the car. and from
this cause most of the fatalities occur
red. The two Pullman cars on the rear
of the train were not much damaged,
only one of them being forced off the
track. None of the passengers was in
Jured in the Pullmans. As soon as the
crash came the passengers in the Pull
mans went out and assisted in the work
of rescuing the injured who were i'm
prisoned in the day coaches.
In the wreckage were found many
broken toys. a feeling reminder OF a
happy season that was not to be.
List of Dead
The official list of dead as furnished
by the Baltimore and Ohio officials is as
follows:
CHARLES W. WAGNER, Buckley, W. Va.
Nj h. SMITH, division operator Connellsville
J. II. WILLIS. Christiania, Norway.
CHARLES NJ. sIPPLER, address unknown
J. W. MARTIN. Conceivable.
W. A. kALP. Mt Pleasant, Pa.
A. c. Barnard, 42O Dewey Street, Pittsburg
b. r. SMALLWOOD. newsboy
II. :. BUSH. Pittsburg.
r. B. NULkER. Elk Ridge, W. Va.
LEWIS HEISOTH. Pittsburg.
WILLIAM EDWARDS. Cumberland, Nj.
HARRY DELVIN, Homecoming. Nd
CHARLES Z. KEFFER, Somerset, Pa
SYLVESTER ZINKAIK, Chase. W. Va.
ROBERT DAVIDSON, Philadelphia.
G. W; BIsoR. Buckley Spring W. Va.
WILLIAM BRODIE. Red Bank y. J.
JOHN ADDISON, New York
JOHN SEMEAN. New York
J. w. KAZEEER. Cumberland Nd
JAMES FOX. address unknown.
w A. GOOD, McKeesport, Pa.
J. G. WINKLER West Mount Pa
J; " sHgPE, Mount Pleasant, Pa
g. ?. RHIM, Baltimore Nd
W A. LARD, Martinsburg, ". Va
SARMEN MITCHELL, address unknown.
VICTOR VOL Rochester, Pa.
=. J. FARNAN, Philadelphia
WALTER STEWART, Stewart Station. n J.
n. MYERowITCH. Jobnstown, Pa.
EDISON GOLDSMITH, Connellsyille, Pa
JOHN K POWERS Cumberland, Nd
WILLIAM SHELLY, Patterson Creek W. Va.
tAMELE FENELA, Connellsville, Pa.
CHARLES 4. GREY. Trenton, y. J.
CHARLES LANCFORD Wilmerdng. Pa
HERBERT HOLMES, Emlenton, Pa.
RICHARD DJCkETT Baltimore. Nd.
$. g. HEATER, lakewood, Pa.
A. 9. PRATZMAN. Trenton, y. j.
,. MURRAY. Pittsburg
J. J. COOK. Pittsburg
WILLIAM THORNLEY,. Lakewood Pa
G. GESCH. address unknown.
One Chinaman, name and address unknown.
Eleven unidentified foreigners.
The Injured.
The injured are: T. J. Domrn. baggage
man. head cut. sent 70 Pittsburg; John
BROMLEY. North Braddock. Pa. head
cut. went TO New York on train No 10:
Jesse Hines. Tarboro. N c.. arm
broken. taken TO hospital at Connells-
vile; unknown Slav. burned and slightly
cut, also sent to hospital.
Bound for Home.
Tho foreigners who were killed and
who remain unidentified were bound for
their homes in Europe. The Duquesne
Limited Is the train which connects
with the boats at Baltimore and New
York, and every evening for month
past many people have been taking this
train on their way home for the winter
At the Baltimore and Ohio Offices this
morning il was said that sometimes
there are as many as 200 or COO OF these
people. and then a special train is made
up for them. Last nisht. however, one
special day coach was added TO the
train. and II was In this car that the
foreigners who were killed were riding.
The car was Immediately behind the
smoker.
The Inquiries Few
few inquiries were received con-