The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25
THIEVES STEAL
FROM THE DEAD
Many Victims of the Pennsyl-
vania Train Disaster Are Rob
bed of Money and Jewels
sIXTY-EIGHT LIVES LOST
Superintendent Of Road Says
Blame for Wreck Rests on
Men Who Loaded the Flatcar

CONNELLSvILLE, Pa. Dec. PA
summing UP of the results Of last
nights wreck Of the Duquesne limited
On the Baltimore and Ohio shows that
sixty-eight persons were killed and nine
injured All but a few Of the sixty
e.-ht bodies have been identified, and
those who are stin unknown viii be
laid away in Hill Grove Cemetery at
Dawson Christmas morning.
The Identified dead: William Thorn
ley. engineer Hazlewood, Pa; s. c.
Heater. assistant engineer, in charge of
construction, GIenwood, Pa; J. J. Cook
airman. Lakewood, Pa; Herbert
Iolmes. Emlenton. Pa; Jesse Z. Hines,
news agent. Tsrboro, n. C; William
edwards. Pittsburg. going 10 see wife
lo Cumberland. Richard Duckett, Bal
lluore. Edison Goldsmith. Connells-
Vile. Pa: Rev. Father Fienello, pastor
of The Italian Catholic Church at Con-
neusviue Pa, whose new church was
dedicated last Sunday; Charles Lang
ford. Confluence, Pa; ". z. Edgerly,
Butler. Pa, Louis Helgoth, conductor
cf the limited. Hazlewood. Pa; John K.
Powers. South Cumberland; Charles A.
Cook. no address: John Seamon, New
York; d. Murray Pittsburg; A. G.
Pr0tsman. no address; Charles W.
Grey. Trenton, y. J; Charles Walter
Stewart, Stewarts Station. Pa; T. J.
Farnam, Philadelphia. general yard
master Of the Fireside Iron Works.
Glenw0od, W. Va: NJ. Myerowitch,
JohnstOwn. Pa: William Sheedy, Pat
lichie residence unknown; Harold D.
Morrison. Lakewood. Pa; Victor Viol,
Rochester Pa: John II. Wills, Pitts
burg; J. Wade Shupe, Mount Pleasant,
Pa; g. J. Winkler, Westmont, Pa;
George F. Rein, Baltimore; Thomas
Tippler, Philadelphia; J. A Martin,
Western Union ineman, Connellsville.
Pa; ". A. Kelp, Mount Pleasant, Pa;
James Barnard. Pittsburg; H. F.
B0ush, Pittsburg; B. F. Molker Berke-
icy Springs. W. Va; NJ. K. Smith, Con-
nellsvlle. Pa. past exalted ruler of the
C0nneusville lodge o. Elks: L. Charles
Neilamb Christiania, Sweden; ". A.
Laird, Martinsburg; J. ". Kasner,
Cumberland Nd; John Addison, New
York. William Brodie. Red Bank. y. j.;
Robert Davidson. Philadelphia; Sylves-
ter Zinkard, Chase, ". Va; Charles z.
Kefer, Somerset, Pa; Harry Devlin,
Lanaconing. Nd; W. A. Good, McKees-
port. Pa c. W. Bisor. Berkeley
Springs. W. Va, and James Fox, ad-
dress unknown.
Much money was found on the per-
sons Of the unidentified Tightly. sewed
IN a belt on one foreigner was found
more than $500. Sums ranging from
500 10 $500 were found on several per-
sons. All has been put in bank.
Many victims Of the wreck were
robbed Of money, jewels and Christmas
presents which they were taking to
relatives and friends from Pittsburg.
Many rings were taken from the fin
gers Of corpses. Robbers were on the
scene early. and before the rescuers
arrived they had secured much booty.
most Of which consisted Of baggage and
handbags that had been tossed about
the cars. Many Connellsville people
had been in Pittsburg buying Christ
mas presents. and many Of these pres
ents are missing.
Superintendent Irwin Of the Balti-
more and Ohio declares the blame for
the wreck must be fastened on the per-
sons who loaded the ties on the fiatcar.
His theory is that the stakes at the
side Of the car were weak and gave
way under the tension when the car
rounded the curve. Irwin says there is
no truth in the rUmOr that train-wreck-
ers derailed the train.