The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-05
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

| here yesterday afternoon. Eighteen of
| them are identified and three are uniden-
| titled.
| Charles Ward of Chicago. and William
Bambolis of haywood, died to-day in St.
Francis Hospital.
| In addition TO this number there are
many known to be missing. and it is al
| most certain that several we're either
| crushed or burned to death In the dis
| aster.
More than forty injured persons are
| now in Li,chfieid in the hotels or in ST.
| Francis Hospital. and many whose hurts
We're not serious have left the town, de-
| clining to give their Tames TO save sus-
| pcnse to their relatives.
| The Co-cner's jury was impaneled to-
| day by W. a. Gray OF Butler. and. not
| witnstanding il was n national holiday.
| began the investigation to fix the Elame
| for the accident. Many witnesses, among
| them several railroad employees, were
| heard. and the inquest will he continued
tomorrow.
There is as Yet no indication to how
the official verdict will lay the blame. but
the general impression is that unidentified
persons will ne charged with maliciously
opening the switch that caused the i'll
fated train to collide with the freight cars,
tOpple over and burn.
Who these persons may be there is no
manner of knowing. Their motive is as
much of a mystery.
UNDERWRITERS BUSY.
All night last night and all day to-day
the undertaking establishments of the
city have been busy preparing the dead
for burial. This town has never known
such a disaster. and the occurrence has
overshadowed even the great Fourth Of
July celebration anticipated.
The strictest order and law have been
observed. and the citizens of the town
have aided the officers in their efforts to
conduct all affairs in regular ways.
who were killed have been closely guard
ed and there has been no attempt at mo-
lestation on the part OF vandals.
Congress Rodenburg OF East St. Louis,
arrived here tonight and was searching
for his nephew who was supposed to have
been on the Inflated train. He received a
dispatch at 10:35 o'clocy tonight announc-
ing that his nephew. Harry, of Decatur,
has been located at Mount Pulaski. where
he had gone instead of coming to East St.
Louis as intended.
A wreckng crew has been busy the en-
tire day clearing the tracks of overturned
cars and debris. The place of the wreck
was visited by thousands Of persons to-
day, many coming from nearby cities and
towns
The identified dead who were not men,
toned in yesterdays list in The Republic
are Charles Galaise. No. 22o4 Michigan
avenue. Chicago; l.. A. Eischstadt. No.
1854 South Albany avenue, Chicago;
Richie Noack boy about yeras old. Ar
lirston Heights. Chicago: Daniel Fl. Davis.
Decatur: Charles Ward. Chicago. and WILL
lam Barbalis. haywood.
Mrs. Daniel Manning. president of the
Worlds Fair Board OF Lady Managers.
sent a dispatch from st. Louis to-day in
auiring about her friend, Mrs Anna Ken
yon. OF Kingston. N Y. who was a vic
tim of the wreck and whose right limb
was amputated above the knee. Mrs. Ken
yon underwent the operation successfully
and is better
The known injured are a. follows:
LIST OF THE INJURED.
James Fishel Of Taylor-ille. brother of
Robert Ffshel of this city; leg broken IN
two places; arm broken: hip dislocated and
an un brella rod driven into his hip; at
st. Franciss Hospital.
G. S. MacComber. Perry, n. Y; head
and shoulder injured; does not know how
he got out of the train: at Litchfield hotel.
James Brten, chief bailifr Sherifrs office,
Chicago. leg injured. Mr.. Brien was ac-
companied by Miss Mamie Wilson, and
they spent few hours at the ILtchfleld,
after which they preceded on their way
to st. Louis
William B. Shrader, Warner Hotel Chi
cago. hip and back injured, at Litchfeld.
Henry NJ. Gassaway, No. sos Washing
ton avenue, st. Louis, left arm broken and
injured Internally.
Train Collector Livingston. bruised and
thought to be injured internally
Wilcot Kunaucht. No. 7S Hetfrick street,
Chicago, legs crushed and hips injured
James Crawshaw. conductor, Chicago,
injured about head and back.
William Balls, Chicago badly crushed
William Archibald. Honeoye Falls, n. y:
broken hip. injured eye.
George Archibald. Honeoyc Falls. y. Y:
broken leg.
Hulda Noack, Arlington Heights, Chi
caso, badly burned; brother dead.
Miss Fannie Tipson. No. 4ss West Polk
street. Chicago; internal injuries.
W. B. Thorp. Chicago; leg broken.
Henry Rink. Cincinnati; fatally injured
Mr.. and Mrs. Alloys Gehrig, No. 1853
Ashland boulevard. Chicago; both injured
about the head. Five-year-old grandchild
slightly injured.
Mrs e. H. Rose Riverside, CAL;
bruised.
6. A. Ellis. Mansfield. Wis; wrist bro
ken and badly cut about the face and
shoulders.
Mrs Gertrude Kilt, No. 1Sts Wabash
avenue. Chicago: burned and bruised.
Dauphter Mary years old Son Josa,y,
10 years old, burned about the face.
Mrs Eliza Weber, Chicago; internal in
juries.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Tenney. Ada, Mimi:
backs sprained.
James B. Roberts. catfin. Ind; internal |
injuries.
Mrs. Candyou. No. 5se Jefferson street,
internal injuries.
8. A. Asquith. Waterloo. Ia; internal |
injuries.
Harry s. Rubens. No. 1916 Calumet ave-
nue.. Chicago; slightly injured.
Mrs. Anna Kenyon. Kingston, N. Y;
right limb badly mashed and head in
jured.
Miss Eliza Townsend, Bridgeport, Conn.
slight injuries.
Mrs 8. L. Smith. Chicago: bruised and
Internal injuries.
James Fiz.eli, Taylorville, ILL.,; leg and
hip dislocated.
DECATUR M0URNS LOSS
OF FIVE OF ITS CITIZENS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Decatur, ILL.,, July 4.-The day in Decatur
was Saddened by the death Of five citixeps |