Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-01
LIST OF DEAD NUMBER ALMOST
HALF A HUNDRED WITH AZ
MANY MORE INJURED
BLUNDER NOT LOCATED
Responsibility VIII be Fixed at the
coroners Inquest-Dr. Belt ofNWash-
nston and Two Sons Are kiIISd-
sickenne Scenes.

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wreck at Terra Gotta, on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad last night, had
reached forty-seyen at noon today.
inquiry at various hospitals OF the
city where the injured have been ta-
ken. shows number of persons whose
condition is regarded as hopeless. The
injured number over fifty. 1t has
been decided to postpone the coro-
ner's inquest unit! Wednesday. This
will be the first official step taken to-
wards fixing the responsibility for the
disaster. In the meantime 1t is under
stood that the railroad officials are
making searching investigation.
Two Instinct stories are being told
by friends of those who will naturally
be implicated. The entrance to the
block on which the accident occurred
Is at Silver Springs, Md. 1t Is said
that Local No. 66 from Frederick had
entered the block with clear track
with two green lights set on the sig
nat tower showing the block was oc-
cupied. The engineer of the dead"
train which was following. according
| ly slowed down as he entered the
block to run Cautiously"
Says Signals Were White.
At Takoma station near the center
block it is said the day operator had
tied down the white signals showing
a clear track and left the station At
this indication, the engineer of the
dead train crowded on. all the.
steam and forsed ahead alta tranlensI
dous speed. In the dark, foggy night, !
on a slippery track, 1t was only few
minutes till the huge engine Of the
dead train plunged into the rear end
of the local just pulling out Of Terra
Gotta md only three miles from
Washington Operator Phillips Of
Takoma denies his signals were white
He declares he was at his post and
red signals were set showing the
tracks occupied. He was much aston
lished to see the dead" train rush
past and expected it to slow down and
back up. Instead he heard Of the ac-
cident in a few minutes.
Father and TWO Sons Victims.
While the wreck has brought the
deepest sorrow to score Of Washing
ton homes, triple portion has visit
ed that of DR.. e. O.. Belt, who lost his
home nursing the youngest son, 3
l
ing of the wreck and knowing her ius-
band and two sons were on the train,
!, 1t was with increasiong horror she
awaited their coming She summoned
DR.. Morton Griffith and started him
in search Of the missing ones. Grifflth
first visited the hospitals and then
turned to the morgue Here he found
the father and one of the boys. The
4 Ia fn11 Nod No. 1xy
gled. Nothing but the trunk of DR..
was located in the hospital, where he
died.
The Dead.
y dead are:
ANDERSON, COL. ROBERT, New.
ark, Ohio
4 AUSTIN, FANNIE, negro, Washing
ton.
BALDWIN, LEWIS w, East Orange.
/ N. J.
BELT, DIR. OLIVER E.. Washington.
sturgeon for the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
4 BELT, EDWARD NJ. son Of DR.. Belt.
i BOHRER, MISS CORINNE M. aged
10, Washington.
4 BOND, j. A., address unknown.
1 6OND, .. L., ADDRESS UNKNOWN
i BROWN, COMMODORE p. compost
tor in the government printing office.
/ BUTTE, MRS. gSALLIE ". wife Of
j. Frank Butte of the Washington
4 health department
i CAPE, MRS. MARY. A.
il COMPILER, MRS. SAMUEL, Wash
4 lington.
4. COOK, MRS. MAY, Washington.
COOK, infant.
ington.
4 HIGBIE. HENRY, Brookland, d. q.
HIGBIE, GEORGE; aged I.
KELLY, T. A., Kensington Md, pr
gineer at United States capitol.
KING. PROF. It. j., Kensingt~
statistician of the United lSta
observatory.
KOHL. MISS.
LIPPOLD, MARY, q
of the bureau of en-;
ing.
LOWE, A.
4 l. ry,r.