Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-12
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD
 AT SOUTH HARRISBUR URC.
Bodies of charred Corpses Awaiting Recognition by Friends Several Deaths at Hospitals and Other Places Since Yesterday-Impossible at Present to Tell What the Number of Fatalities Will Be-


 burg yesterday morning, caused by the crash of the second. section of the Cleveland & Cincinnhti express into q car of dynamite in a wrecked freight train, is not yet known. Eleven bodies have been identified and nine charred corpses await recognition atthe temper ary morgue. The railroad company has heard reports of missing people and received many telegrams inquiring about passengers on the ill-fated ex- press.
 Superintendent W. B. McCaleb, of the Philadelphia division of the Penn sylvania railroad, on which the disas- ter occurred said to-day that 1t is inn possible to tell what the number of fatalities will be. Telegrams from other cities have been received here to the effect that some of the injured pas sengers have arrived at those places.
 Three of the charred bodies at the morgue here have been partially iden- tified One is believed to be Thomas Lewis, tbe Pullman conductor who is missing, and who wore long gold watch chain similar to that found on the body. Another is thought to be Miss Nettie Robinson, 700 Chestnut avenue, Cleveland, O., who has been partially Identified by the gold filings in her teeth. The third is believed to be that of Charles Brisini of Philadel- phia, who has been identified by the peculiar formation of the teeth.
 Sam s. Shubert, New York theatrical manager, died at 9:50 o'clock to-day 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 were with him when he died.
 The primary cause oi the wreck was . shifting engine. It was going west slowly when the engine driver of the tastbound freight train saw 1t coming on his track. He applied the air brakes suddenly, which caused the middle of the freight train to buckle, showing several of the cars on to the westbound passenger track A moment later the express, one of the fastest night trains on the road, came along and dashed into the wrecked cars. The next in- stant the boiler of the passenger loco motive exploded. The wreck took fire and those who escaped began the work of rescue.
 Six minutes after the express struck the freight the flames reached the cas med with dynamite. There was a flush end a denfening roar. The earth trem- bled as though some terrible seismic disturbance had occurred. All who were not killed or injured by the ex- plosion fed from the awful scene.
 The entire wreckage became mass of flames. and small boxes of powder that had not exploded blew up continu- ously While these explosions contin- ued men who had bravely gone to the rescue before the first explosion did not dare to approach the burning wreck, though they could hear the ago hiking shridks of the dying.
 Flames began to consume the human bodies that were helplessly pinned in the wreckage.
 An alarm of ire was turned In, and when the fremen arrived 1t was im- possible for them to go closer than 300 yards of the fire until the explosions ceased. Then the intense heat inter- fered with the work of rescue. Men of the boldcst nerve were forced to retro with singed hair. blistered faces and burning clothing when they attemptto to respond to the piteous cries for help Those who escaped by leaplng and crawling through windows in scant at tire from their sleeping car berths hur ried to the open fields, where they were gathered together and carried in, to the offices and worlsrooms of tho Paxtang Electric Light company and ether industrial plants, which were quickly transformed into temporary hospitals and later into morgues.
 The scenes in the vicinity of tho wreck were appalling. as many fami- Hes living in the small houses about the place were tossed from their beds and, thinking that some catastrophe had be fallen them, rushed from their houses slad only in their night cloths and blan- lets which they wrapped around them Delves in their haste.
 Several small houses near the Lochiei furnace were badly shattered Flying glass and other articles which were knocked from the walls struck the in- mates as they lay h their beds. and number of minor injuries were re ported.
 The shock and effect of the explosion were heard for many miles. and panes of glass and large windows were bro ken for miles around.
 Henry Silverman. . New York jew Rlry salesman. had a satchel In his berth which contained e17. 900 worth of 6ne jewelry. samples of goods for the Christmas holidays Mir. Silvermsn was compelled to leave everything in the passenger coach to escape being burned to death. He could not find his bag In the darkness. and the jewels were destroyed fin the flames.
 The train contained 1e2 pssseneers and ( train crew of ffteen- Among the missing is W. Fl. Lewis ef PhIladel- phia, Pullman conductor. whe is be- neved Co have been kflled-
 he scene of the wreck has been v1s- ked by proba1ly more ian 5000 p9s soas- Tat mofe per>ons were not kiIDsd b cons3dered remarkable by the