The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-25
KILLED IN
THE WRECK.
The Total Number Of the Dead
Is BSixty-eight Number #
Il Injured Nii,c.
SAD 5 SCENE A1}TA.E .MoRG 1. {: s;
Guards Necessary to Keep Back
The Morbid Crowds Il THAT 5s.
Pack the Streets
tBy Associated press.)

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(, ChtN ELtsv1LLE. PA. Dec.y 24.--The
stunning UP Of the results of last nights
wreck Of the Dequesne limited. on The
Baltimore and Ohio, shows 81 total dead
list Of lsiSty-four and nine injured. Con-
Eellsvllle has been packed to-day with
curious people attracted by the wreck !
The three morgues have found It neces-
sary to put guards on all doors to keep
morbid spectators from Jumping into the
email rooms and walking over tho forms
OF the dead Tho streets are packed and
in front OF each Of the Undertaking es-
Establishments hundreds Of people are
grouped eagerly waiting for a. glimpse at
tho dead bodies. Friends and relatives
Of tho victims arc coming in on every
train and scenes at tho morgues are most
distressing
All but a few OF the sixty. eight bodies
have been identified and those who are
still unknown will be laid away In Hill
Grove Cemetery at the dawn Of Christmas
morning.
Those who are still 10 be identified are
mostly foreigners and 1t Is doubtful II
their Identity will ever be known.
MUCH MONEY FOUND.
| ( Considerable money was found on the
|
sewed in belt on one foreigner. was
| found more than $400, which, was placed
! Iii the First National Bank.
Sums ranging from 500 to $500 were
found, and this. like the balance. has beer
put In the bank until perhaps some time
| a relative may. bo located Many OF the
victims Of the wreck have been robbed.
They are several who are known to have
had q large amount of money and 5ewelry
ri, f1,o},, Nat IT 10 ~n,ftx
found In the pockets Of several OF these,
and 1t was plainly visible that rings had
been taken from the fingers.
Coroner Arthur Hagen, of Fayette
county, arrived In Connellsville to-day
and Immediately sWore in the coroner's
jury. The jury is now viewing the rc-
mains and taking evidence as to the
cause of the disaster.
Louis IEIilgot, the conductor Of the train,
was In the second day coach when the
crash came, and no one knows Just how
or what happened to him until after
wards. tq sl 9
p. W. Hills, porter on one Of the Sleep
ers, said that as soon as he could got
off his car he went forward and heard
bank, where he. BY going forward rec
ognized Hilgot's voice. He was in terrible
agony, but shouted at the top, Of his
i voice: .a:. K 81 S a VI x 4.
X 49, For Gods sake. am scalded, 70 death,
but some Of you get a red lamp and
flag 40, or she will be on u.s."
+ WAS "a HERO.
a story Of courage and heroism seldom
eaualed is told Of Benjamin Nichols,
+ steward ION the dining car, His namo is
being sung with praises by railroaders
4 and the surviving passengers to-day.
When the terrible slide Of the engine
dragged the train whirlng sideways along
the road. Nichols was in the dining cur.
4 Before the car had made its last lurch.
Nichols had leaped and was running to-
ward the smoker, which was reduced to
q. matter OF twisted iron and splinters.
and the crash had torn the escape valve
from the top of the engine and the steam
was shooting In the car upon the strug-
CLING mass Of smoking humanity Tho
escaping steam was first thing that ut
tracted the ,plucky steward. Taking off his
coat he ripped and tore the garment until
1t was In shreds. With this he plugged
up tho pipe and shut off the steam. Then
l1e plunged Into the suffocating car and
carried out victims until exhausted.