The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
OF THE SEVEN VICTIMS A T MoReUE ARE Unidentified.
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INJURED. q

- INJURED. I
. RAYMOND REISTER. II ysa1 old. 4
. No. i.ceis chou.eau avenue: laeerased Z
| Q wound on RICH; leg. body bruised Pain.
| q fgl. but not serious 4
O MRS LEMCEL n. WILSON. No. LII {
. North Euclid Avenue: confused forehead:
q painful 4
. ALICE ATKINS. Is yesrs old. No. 4
| . 7zl7 Manchester road: con;us!ons On Z
. body and head. Painful and sesicus
. MRS. MARY BUDDENsICK. q yean &
q old. No 1870 Franklin; leg fractured z
. d. D. DOYLE 81 yeafs old: Iaoerated Z
q wound scalp: condition precaT1ous. 4
. ALFRED JENNINGS u years old. z
. No. ue Do,asan street: oonsu.!oas and {
. abrasio-.s OF head. body and legs Pain 4
| q full. q
- c Z SCHUMACHER. % years old. {
. salesman Underwood Typewriter Com
. pany. So. S5N Cadet avenue: internal Ia =
o juries and con;us:ons. Serious.
. W z DENNIS 50 years old. KIM Z
. wood. piE-iron Dealer. Kirkwood: con 4
. fused wounds on heal Serious 4
. JOHN GILLESPIE. 2 years old. XIII {
q wood hotel worker: nose broken. 4
. scratches or face and hands 4
Q EDWARD COLEMAN. Is yearD old. Z
. Old Orchard. salesman: bruises and Z
q scratches on knee and hip.
. MRS n. J. PADDOCK. MapIexood: Z
. cut and bruise3 slightly. 4
. JOHN J. AcsHANE. salesman Nelson Z
. Dis;i,ltnz Company. 40. 1901 OFAllon Z
- street: sora:ches and bruises on face and q
= body. q
a JERRY WILSON. No. sIssA Adams. {
Q fireman Of engine: left leg hurt In Jump q
. ing. 4
. THEODORE COOK. No s7y7A Nanchss- 4
. ter avenue. motorinan Of car. stomach q
. injured Delir.aus from shock ~ his q
= home. q
. d. r BURTON No. - Commercial .
= street: back vrerched. q
. LOUIS ZEABELGreenrood: scratched q
. face and body 4
. BENTLEY JACOBS 40. I'D Sarah Q
. street. sapievood: slightly hurt q
. LOUIS EOPP. Kirkvood: Gacs e1t .
. EDWARD cosfxoS, 9 years old. 0sd q
. Orchard: left knee and hip hurt Q
q g E EoNEE Jscksnn place: faos =
q cut Q
80 . q . . . . % . Q % q
lowered Uetz said orders had come 70
him from the railroad company two
months ago not to use II because Q
gate Is not provided at the south side Of
the right OF way.
II was i:.5 O'Clock before medical at
tention and surgical assistance were given
the dying and injured OF the Inflated car
who had been carried into the Empire
Brewery and placed In more comfortabIe
positions near the scene Of the wreck
Then. when the City Dispensary ambu-
lsnces arrived. a most appalling sight met
the eyes OF tbs doctors.
VICTIMS BURIED
BENEATH WRECkACE.
Scattered for many yards along the
south track of the right OF way. with Its
roof resting on the engine tender and its
two trucks hurled 10 one side. was the
stree, car. Under pieces Of Debris and
crawling from beneath wreckaee were
the injured. Blood and wreckage seemed
20 be everywhere.
Great iron bars from the trolley car
were twisted; the rear tricks were
smashed 20 pieces: even the heavy wheels
we're crushed Car seats and air-brake
chambers were found mashed together.
and car curtains and women's wraps and
clothing were Piled and scattered in con-
frsion.
The horror Of the accident was 80 thor
ough that the spectacle assumed reality
TOO severe for contemplation Thought
Of the victims and Of their pain Increased
the willingness Of all bystanders and the
Passengers OF the shuttle coaches TO ex-
tricate the injured from the wfeckage-
Blood stained men and women clambefed
from places where they had been tossed.
to wander aImlessiy away. Children
begged piteously for parents. and those
who were fortunate enough TO escape un-
hurt looked at each other blankiy and tried
to realize the miracle OF their being alive.
Cries and means that were heartrendins
were heard everywhere Some Of them
were so fearful that even the stoical cain
OF the physicians and ambulance assist
ants was visibly affected. Grewsome lights
we're numerous. Mangied arms and legs
were strewn along the cinder path about
the wreck. and pieces OF garments were
scattered In all directions.
Dozens OF policemen sought TO keep the
great crowd back. Railroad officials. en-
newspaper reporters added TO the confu-
sion as they tried to get the names Of the
dead and injured. while the physicians and
volunteer nurses carried the pitiab.e vic
tins to smb3isnces.
Runs Of incredible swiftness that had
been made by the ambuiances In the gen
sral call TO the WRECK RrSltty coHldstFu
TO their slow Journeys TO the hospital In
respect to the sUfferings OF Their passen
gers There Doctor Brown and q corps %
physicians worked industrtously until
evening relieving the injured.
Friends called fer their injured. and rela-
tives searched for lost ones at tho hos
pital.
A little boy. IL years old. died IN the
way TO the hospital He was identified at
the rnoreue as Andrew Mckinley Of Maple.
| wood. He formerly lived at No. 2oil Eu-
genia street
Later In the evening at the hospital u.
d. Bristol died. and the physicians were
unable to save n. p. Cup.
ONLY TWO TAKEN
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
Raymond Reister. D. d. Doyle, c. E
Schumacher. w. B. Dennis. John Gillespie
and Edward Coleman were the only in
tured who were not taken from the hos
pital during the afternoon.
The scene of the wreck. n Sarah street
and the tracks. ID one that precIudes the
possibility that the train could net have
been seen BY The crew Of the trolley car