Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-12
HARRISBURG HORROR
Exact Number of Lives Lost
Not Yet Known.
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD
NINE cHARRED coRPsEs AWAIT
RECOGNITION TODAY.
Sam Shubert, Theatrical Manager, One
of the Latest Victims to Die
Further Details.
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD


HARRISBURG, Pa, May 12.-The exact
number of lives lost in South Harrisburg
yesterday morning, caused by the crash OF
the second section of the Cleveland and
Cincinnati express into a car of dynamite
in. a wrecked freight train Is not yet
known. Eleven bodies have been identified,
and nine charred corpses await recognition
at the temporary morgue. The railroad
company has heard reports of missing peo-
pie and received many telegram inquiring
about passengers on the Inflated express.
Superintendent w. B. McCaleb of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, on which the disaster occurred,
said today that it is impossible to tell what
the number of fatalities will be. kilograms
from other cities have been received here
to the effect that several of the injured pas
sengers have arrived at those places.
The Identified Dead.
The Identified dead are: Victor L. Crabbe.
Paul Bright Mr. Shaw, George Seiger and
James r. Phillips, all of Pittsburg; Albert
Crosby, Philadelphia: infant daughter of
Dougherty, Philadelphia; c. Kuhlman, AL
toona; J. F. Silberman, Philadelphia; H. K.
Thomas, Philadelphia, engineer Of express
train.
bert Crosby of Philadelphia, conductor of
the express, who died last night at the
Harrisburg hospital, and Sam Shubert.
theatrical manager, who died at $50 o clock
today at the Commonwealth Hotel, where
he was taken soon after he escaped from
the burning wreck. Shubert's mother and
two sisters and his brother J. ]. Shubert,
who came here from New York yesterday
as soon as they learned of the accident,
were with him when he died. His family
physician, DR.. o. NJ. Lesser, who came here
with a trained nurse. and Solomon Man.
heimer, a friend of the theatrical manager,
were also with him.
The body will be sent to New York this
afternoon Abe Thalheimer, one of Mr..
Shuberts personal representatives, and his
attorney William Klein of New York, who
were with him in the wreck have almost
entirely recovered from their injuries. and
will accompany the body to New York
Mr.. Shubert and his companions were on
their way to Pittsburg to close lease for
a theater in that city, and were among
the first to escape from the wreck
The Number in Hospital.
OF the 1876 injured 10B received treatment
at the hospital. OF this number fifty re-
mained there and the six deaths that have
occurred leaves the number still there
forty-four. Several of the injured are in
hotels.
Senator Knox. whose daughter Mrs. J.
H. Tindell, and her husband, escaped from
to his farm at Valley Forge
The bodies of several of the victims
were taken to their homes last night This
morning the body of c: kuhlman of AL
toona was sent home. The infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maronia of New York.
who died soon after being taken to the hos
pital was buried in the Roman Catholic
cemetery here today.
The coroner, George c. Krause of Harris
burg, will not hold an inquest until after
the railroad company has completed its
investigation into the cause of the disaster
Losses to Railroad.
No estimate of the financial losses of the
railroad property has been made by the
company officials, although 1t is believed
that 100000 will not cover the loss of the
passenger train alone. The locomotive can
be rebuilt. but outside of this all is a
complete wreck. Five freight cars were
consumed by the flames the remainder of
the train having been cut loose and taken
to a safe distance. The express train was
composed of locomotive. one express car
one baggage car two coaches and six Pull
man SleeperS.
Three of the charred bodies at the morgue
here have been partially identified. One is
believed to be Thomas Lewis, the Pullman
conductor. who is missing, and who wore
a long gold watch chain similar to that
found on the body. Another is thought to
be Miss Nettie Robinson, 700 Chestnut ave-
nue., Cleveland, Ohio, who has been par
teeth. The third is believed to be that OF
Charles Brisini of Philadelphia, who has
been identified by the peculiar formation
of the teeth.
All the bodies are so badly charred that
1t is almost impossible to positively identify
them.
Another Body Identified.
The body of Miss Yetta Robinson OF
Cleveland was positively identified by an
uncle s. Goldman of Philadelphia by a
solid gold tooth on the right side and the
peculiar formation of another tooth. The
body of Conductor Lewis has also been pos
itively identified by his watch and chain
and a blue and white striped shirt which
he wore. The morgue officials say that all
the bodies at the morgue which remain un-
identified are males
The body of Mr.. Shubert was sent to
New York at LOO o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral will take place in that city to-
morrow afternoon.
Max Stelheirher is in. critical condition
and cannot survive the day. One of his
brothers is here and the other is on the
way from New York with the family physi-
clan.
Joseph Eberly of New York is gradually
sinking and it is doubtful If he will live
until evening. All the other injured at the
hospital are doing well and are expected
to recover
Sheaffer's Opinion of Wreck.
Charles NJ. Sheaffer superintendent of
passenger transportation of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad stated in Philadelphia yester-