Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-11

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DOCTORS SUMMONED.
NJ. Lepine summoned a large force OF
doctors and municipal officials, who SUI
perintended the moving OF the bodies.
The number Of oorpses brought up from
the angle where the mass was wedged
was 80 large that four and eight bodies
Were placed In each ambulance. Many
of the victims had handkerchiefs
stuffed In their mouths they having
evidently tried to keep out the
asphyXiating smoke. The faces Of the
dead were red and congested Some wo-
men held their children tightly In their
arms.
As ihe firemsn brought out the bodies
aeOnzng cries went w from women
ard children who recognized their dead
husbands and fathers. The clothing Of
the Victims indicated that they were
almost entirely second class passengers,
There were several lrst class coaches
on the trains and II Is believed that
three occupants were also among the
victims The body OF one woman was
handsomely dressed while two among
the male Victims were evidently persons
OF Importance.
About Z a. m. the bodies OF 10 women
were brought out In a bunch The
bodies Of two little girls and three IN
fHnts We're found with them, olinging
TO their mothers.
CLAIMED CHILDREN'S BODIES.
Many poor people claimed the bodies
OF their children and tried TO take them
horne but the police gently but firmly
Insisted on the bodies being taken 10
the m0rgue and barracks In order that
the magnitude Of the catastrophe might
be determined AZ the hotel de Vile
thc president Of the municipal council
announced that the city Of Paris would
bear the entire expense Of the funerals
Of the victims.
By $3.50 "a. M. the total OF the bodies
lying at the morgue had reached 40 and
the total al the barracks OF the mu-
niCipal guard a, making "a altogether
At O'Clock the number Of bodies
was unoGlually estimated at above 100
VERSIONS OF DISASTER.
There are several versions Of the dis
aster, but the main ones are as fol-
lows.
The train which caused the accident
came from Porte Daupine nj the en-
trance TO the Bots de Bouogne. in the
western part OF Paris. After clrcling
tke northern quarter Of the city where
numbers Of workmen We're picked up
The train reached the nelghborhood OF
The cemetery of Pere La Chalse, where
the electrical motor failed TO act
properly The train then waited at the
station Of Les Charonnes until the ar
rival Of a second train which pushed
the crippled train forward, making a
total Of is coaches.
After proceeding about 200 yards to-
ward Menilmontant station. the dam
aged motor set fire 20 the engine Of the
FIRST train. The fire burned Lercely.
the electric lights on
the trains went out. leaving the pas
sengers In darkness except for the
light Of the burning engine far ahead.
This inpeded the progress Of the trains
toward Menllmontant The terror
stricken passengers got out and tried |
to grOpe their way back The pow
erful electrical current which continued |
In the rails is believed TO have stunned |
or killed many, number Of the pas
sengers managed TO reach Les Charon- |
mes station, but the rain body Of |
the passengers was overcome by the |
heat and smoke.
A terrible panic occurred among those |
behind and the horror Of the situation |
was increased by a third train crash |
Ing into the fiery mass and adding am
other crowd Of panic-strcken passen-
gers to those seeking an outlet. The
cars continued 10 burn until 20 were
consumed. The burning debris gave
forth a fierce heat which pulled out OF
the mouths OF the stations OF Les
Charonne and Menilmontant. The es-
cape Of most OF the trainmen was du.
TO their superior knowledge OF the sub
terranesn passage.
A number of heroic Incidents oc-
CURED. Several soldiers, fireman and
employees Of the road nearly lost their
lives In seeking to aid the victims.
COMBES MAKES INSPECTION.
Premier Combcs descended into the
tunnel and made n personal inspection.
He asked the chief OF police for a re-
port for the causes Of the disaster and
% list Of victims and announced his
Intention OF proposing at a council Of
ministers, measures for The relief of the
poor families OF the victims The fiag
over the hotel de- vile has been low
cred 10 half mast as a sign OF the citys
VI. Gauthier. the me gistrate for the
district. says one If the main causes Of
he loss OF life was that these escaping
.ook the wrong exit one passage let
ing out TO the street while the other
Nas barred and Il was used for admit
ing pass sngers Many Of the victims
fought the barred exit and were found
nassed against the wall where they
lad slowly been sulfocatcd
The Arenen have gathered large
OF torn ciothing. battered
rats, twisted umbrellas and blood
.tained handkerchlefs showing how des-
lerate was the underground struggle.
Al the American consulate Il was
earned that thenc was no American
Imong the victims The prefecture Of
iolce confirms this
President Loubet has telcgraphed 10
he president Of the municipal council
aying he shares the profound grief into