The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-31
BOHRER, MARY ALICE.
BROWN COMMODORE p

positor government printing office.
BUTTS, MRS. SALLIE ", wife OF j.
Frank Butts Of the Washington health
department.
CAHPER, MRS. MARY A, identi-
fed by diamond rings.
COMPILER, NETTIE LEE, Wash
COOK. MRS. MAY, Washington
COOK. infant child OF Mrs. May
Cook.
DAILY. OLIVER +.
GARRETT, EDWARD L.. 45. Wash
HARRIS. DIR. E. GATHER. Wash
ington; dentist
HIGBIE, HENRY. Brockland. D. c.
HIGBIE. GEORGE. Z years old, son
of Henry Higbie.
KELLY. T. A, Kensington, Nd; en-
gineer United States capitol.
KING, PROF. r. j., Kensington,
Md; organist at Wesleyan M. f.
church, Washington, and statistician
of United States naval observatory.
COLE. MISS NELLIE. York. Pa.
LEFFOLD. MARY, Brookland. D.
D.; employe of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing.
LEIGH. FREDERICK. of Washing
ton Junction, Nd; brakeman on Fred
LOWE. A LEEL. Washington;
clerk.
METZ. THOMAS. Germantown, Md.
MERTZ. THEODORE, New York
York street car conductor.
McCAUGHEY. IA years old, son of
Mrs J. A. McCaughey.
McCAUGHEY. -. Youngest son Of
J. A. McClaughey, Baltimore; chief
clerk To General superintendent Bent
of B. e. Q.
MILLIcAN. LUCY BUTTS. Dean
wood. D. c.
PEARMAN. MRS. D. G.
REEVES, MISS. Takoma, D. c.
READING MISS ANNA w Wash
irgton.
ROBBERS. NORMAN. 80 years old.
Marion, md: local traffic manager of
the Central Telephone Co.
RUPERT. Washington, merchant.
SHREWB infant child of
STURGEON. MABEL. Washington.
Mrs. s. w. Shrewbridge.
WRIGHT. JOHN, negro, Baltimore;
died in hospital
At s o'clock this morning there We're
eight unidentified bodies at the
morgue.
The Injured.
Following is list of the injured:
Residence Washington. where not sta
ted.
Fannie FaIston. colored.
j. c. Marking
Mrs. Don McCarr. Kensington, Nd
White child. male. 21z years, name
and address unknown.
Fred Hiser. Terra Gotta.
Bertha Peake. Braddock Heights, Va
Alfred YORK. Woodburn, D. c.
John Cunle and wife
Frank Boblitz, Frederick, Nd.
J. r. Cooley.
Mr.. Horned, conductor.
Home Miller.
Austin Brown. Doubs, Md.
A. L. Chambers.
Miss Ray Cross. Seneca. Nd
Chas- T Hagen. Frederick. Md
Theodore C. Hamlin- Seneca. Nd.
John Herner address unknown
John A KRullmer, no address.
Mis-. G. ]. Kumle.
Frank Lake. address unknown.
J. J. Mackling.
J. w. Moon. wife and child.
J. J. Moon and wife. address un- !
known
Mrs. A. Moose.
Mrs. D. Peake. Braddock Heights. |
va.
Abner Proctor. address unknown.
Kenneth Proctor
James Reed.
B. b. Seggs.
Addy Smith. Doubs, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Thompson.
Many Resided in Washington.
Scores of persons visited the morgue |
last night and this morning to assist |
in the identification of the unknown |
dead. Total numbers of bodies car /
ried into the morgue shortly after /
midnight was go. but several Of the /
identified have been turned over to
the undertaking esta blishments to be
prepared for burial Most of the vic
tins were residents of Washington and |
its suburbs and the majority Of these /
will be buried today and tomorrow.
Coroner Neville. who went to the |
scene of the wreck last night to view /
the remains of the dead and to Sc /
cure staten ents from injured paSsen-
gers Will empanel a jury and begin an
Inquest today. After the jurymen are |
selected and the list of witnesses Sc
cured the inquest will be adjourned /
over until Wednesday and according
to the coroner may last for several
days.
The members of the crew of the
train causing the wreck were placed |
under arrest by the loca1 police. They
Frank Hoffmire. conductor: J. G. Nc
Cullom. fireman: Robert Rutter.
brakeman. and W. A. Norris. baggage
master.
All were taken to Tenth precinct
police station.
Prompt Investigation.
The officials Of the b. & o. railroad
who We're unable to fix the RESPONSE
begin an investigation at Baltimore
today to determine the cause of the
catastrophe Engineer Hide brand
and the fireman of the dead" train.
Tower Operator Phillips and all others
In any way connected with the opera
lion Of the train VIII be examined.
Bodies Hurled on Every side.
The scene after the accident was
Bodies had been hurled
on every side and it was after mid
night before all the dead had been
collected and placed on the special
train to be brought to this city. It
vas but a few minutes after the col
ison until nearly all the residents of
Terra Gotta. a sparsely settled village.
aad gathered at the scene of the dis
aster and began the work of rescuing
he dead and injured from beneath
he mass of debris The workers la
bored under great difficulty. for many
1f the injured were wedged beneath