The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-01

Up 10 an early hour this morning, the
total list O. dead as the result Of the
wreck al Terra Gotta Sunday night was
a.. ~ of whom have been Identified, and
the two unidentified bodies remain az the
morgue. IN addition there are six others
who have been unomcially reported dead,
but who cannot De accounted for.
The total number Of injured reported
yesterday was 66. OF whom % are still in
the local hospitals During the day yes
terday six deaths occurred in the hos
pitfalls Many Of the other patients re-
naming are not expected 10 recover.
The identification of the bodies con-
/ tinued at the morguc from morning until
night When the doors were finally
closed. there remained but two mangled
/ bodies Of the only persons accounted foi
/ who have not been identified.
Thirty OF more bodies had been posi-
/ lively identified and removed TO the under
( taking establishments throughout the
city.
| 10000 People Visited MOrEue.
/ Morguemaster SchCenberger said at the
I end of the day yesterday that 1000 peo
/ pie had visited the morgue during tho
agreeable weather had no effect on IN,
/ curious crowd that visited the scene OF
/ the catastrophe al Terra Gotta. From
daylight until long after dark last even.
| ing the people-hundreds and hundred.
/ Of them-made their way 10 the ground
/ where scores OF human beings had beer
/ killed and injured. An estimate for IN,
day places the total number of visitor.
/ at over 5000.
Most of the sightseers were bent upoI
/ securing some souvenir Of the wors
I wreck in the annals OF the District o.
/ Columbia. Men, women. and children
/ searched among the ruins for some reli'
/ to take home. Pieces Of wood and scrap!
/ of iron too numerous TO mention and too
/ small TO be gathered by the Italian labor
/ ers who cleaned the track, were ais,
picked up and carried away by the treas
ure hunters
! Several policemen We're detailed to tn,
/ scene TO take care Of the morbid crow,
/ that had gathered Many of the peopl
remained for hours and hours. and stoo'
! about in groups talking Of the wreck o
the night before.
Track Is Cleared Away.
When daylight came yesterday tn
wreckage had practically been cleare,
away. All night the wTecking crews o
the railroad company, assisted by tn
flremen and police. were hard at work
| and traffic was reopeued at an earl
hour yesterday morning. All that Re
mained of the wreck last night were
few remnants Of the heavy engines an
/ ears
Many expressions Of gratitude have bee
/ heard among the citizens and officials o
the District for the work o. rescue, for aid
ing the injured and the task of carin;
[ for the dead as performed by the polio
officers and members of Engine Compan
No. L. Upon receiving word that
/ terrible accident had occurred Maj. Syl
vester Immediately ordered out the DO
lice and tiremen, who remained at IL
scene until every injured person and al
! the dead bodies had been taken away.
While there was little fire in the crushe,
and broken cars and engines, the firemen
upon their arrival. began work. Assister
by willing hands Of citizens and passen
gers who had escaped injury, the freme,
used their tools in the work of rescue. Ia
boring ali night long.
Twenty policemen from the three near
est precincts remained all night at Ter
Gotta, assisting in the strenuous relic
work These men were under the CON
mand OF Capt. Elliott. of the Tenth Pre-
cinct- That the injured persons and tn
dead bodies of ether passengers less foI
tunate We're rescued and brought to tn
city in SO short a time Is due to the heroi
work of the firemen and police officer:
who labOred with the citizens.
Husband Identifies yyIfe's Body.
After searching among the hospitals Q