The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-21

to see about the FIRE when the explosion
occurred. Whvg Sou stop 70 think there
were 60.00g pounds of black and giant
powder. sou can imagine the force.
The greatest wonder IS that anybody
in the vicinity lived We heard the
explosion distinctly at Midlake. At
Jackson it tore everything to pieces.
and the pieces of iron and wood We're
sent in all directions. Some of the VIC
Tins were killed by the direct force of
the explosion and some by the flying
debris
The Inquest.
Coroner Horsley ana his jury ar
rived on the scene from Brigham CITY
about i this afternoon. The taking o.
testimony began Immediately and
lasted till dark. The inquest was then
adjourned until next Tuesday and the
officials came in on the special train
with the dead bodies which by night
fail had all been encased in wooden
boxes. The bodies were then brought
into Ogden.
One of the injured men brought 60
Ogden the previous night died during
the day. At 1:30 d. m. Dr.. G. ". Per
kins the Southern Pacific physician.
announced that none Of those brought
TO the hospital was seriously hurt. At
1870 p. m. George Katsamis died.
Evidence at the Inquest
The Box Elder county officials who
went out to the cutoff in connection
with the inquest were County Attorney
Parry, Coroner William Horsley and
Jurors A. Wight. James KnudSOn and
Christ Hanson. The inquest was held
I'm the car in which the party went out
TO the place. and Arthur Griffin, a lad.
who was sJenUsra pher for Eugine-~
Marsh was examined. The testimony
of a number Of trainmen was taken
and also a number of other employees
of the company, who We're able 10
throw some light on the identity of
the dead. The witnesses included
Brakeman CUnniHghm, Brakeman
Cook, Engineer Lunna. Timekeeper
Herman. Special Officer Corson. Special
officer Robins. Regarding the circum-
stances of the accident, IL was ascer-
tanned that Engineer LUnna could not
work the air brakes and whistled for
brakes. The head brakeman respond
ed. The rear brakeman did not hear
the signal and did not respond. The
supply train was crashed into by the
water train and the car of powder was
strewed over the ground. It was "a
large composite furniture car, contain
ing DGrh black powder and giant pow
der. The sparks from the engine ig-
nited the black powder and then came
the awful crash and heave of the ex-
plosion. followed by the rending of the
earth and the splintering Of cars, 10
comotives and buildings. The havoc
was simply indesCTibable. Car wheels
We're hurled nearly a mile from the
scene. and other chunks of iron were
sent straight upwards, raining down
over the death-strewn areas. \ chasm
was opened up large enough TO contain
the Ogden union depot
Much Money Found.
The. coroner has S72S.25 in cash taken
from the clothing and bodies of the
dead Greeks Other officers have over
soc picked up by different parties
abOut the scene Of the awful death.
Four different money belts were found,
one with S36e.25, one with S452 and an
other with S420. A paper parcel con
tanning $500 was picked up and another
containing "a S200 check with $3.50 in
gold. also wrapped with it. Other par
GELS OF gold contained S12o and 500.
Most of these sums can be identified as
the property Of different dead men, but
probably $500 was picked up under cir
cumstances that viii not permit Of its
being considered the property oe amy
particular body.