The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-09

We're found In the brush along the shore
| and searchers scanned the foliage foI
| bodies Masses OF earth had cavei in
| from the high sides Of the river at many
places and searchers passed these with
fear that bodies were buried under them
which they were helpless to reach.
| FTvu HUNDRED MEN
| SEARCH FOR BODIES.
Five hundred men scanned every inch OF
| the river and its surroundings few hours
! after daylight. They waded in the stream
and carried out mud-begrimed bodies
| which were found at widely separated
| points, some OF them miles from the scene
| OF the accident.
| DROWNED LIKE
| RATS IN A TRAP.
| An almost general thing with all corpses
was that the hands were raised when they
| were laid upon their backs. but all ap-
peared in good condition. Without doubt
| the great majority were drowned like
rats In a trap when the cars were plunged
| without a moments warning into the
whiriing water. thirty-five feet deep. 100
feet wide, and with a current strong
enough to carry thousands OF pounds of
, Weight nearly a mile.
When brought ashore the bodies were
aced OF the ground. covered. but per-
as who wished to look at them were al
Jwed to DO 30 for the purpose Of identi-
fcaticn. A baggage car was kept run
ming between tho city and the wreck.
bringing In those who were found. Several
wagons were finally pressed into service
20 naui 'ie 'oee " 'ne .ia'hS' iea iit'
.i'e seaieHe's i'ee " 'o'i'i'iue 'iie nun.
ior o'heIs. Soine aichefs "orheo aii
OF eating or resting PERSONS were con-
stantiy arriving and an1lousiy lhquir1hg
Tor 1851 cnes kho"h 10 nave oeen Oh 'ne
train.
BY CLOCK this morning tne piaihs "e'e
ootteo win 'ehicies' each Win i's i'i'
OF anxious seekers or 'he "o'p uly cur
QUE. more 'hah thousaho passengers
were on ehe scene Two hours oeioie iioo"'
ana 'he 'oaus III eSy uitecIoh "e'e
'iilea Win s'reaiiis VI o'Hefs coinihs away
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NJ tb. Denver and Rio Grande vho made
every effort 10 recover Tho bodies of all
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assisted by Chief OF Police II. NJ. Shoup
and a force OF officers from this city.
F. M. Jones, the station agent at Eden,
who was the first TO go to the aid OF the
stricken people on the train. gives the
following version OF the accident:
I was sitting in my Office. disctance
Of mile from the scene OF the wreck
when suddenly loud sound. 10! owed by
q series Of smaller reports, startled me. /
had heard of No. II passing Pinon from
the operator there. and at this time she
was overdue more than six minutes. an
unusual thing. for the train is a flyer.
Becoming thoroughly alarmed | seized
my lantern and ran up the track to the
place where the bridge should have been.
THE faint rays of my lantern threw just
enough light for me to distinguish three
cars, but between myself and them there
was chasm fu ly fifty feet wide. through
which dashed a river almost Level with the
ground upon which I stood Opposite me
I could make out the outlines of three
cars. but the other four that usually make
up No. II were nowhere in sight.
SWAN Across
PACING. STREAM
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