The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-01

heneatn wrecEage and mum Ders OF
them died before they could De res
cued The many acts of heroism ana
self-sacrifce that were performed VIII
never be known.
Living in a critical condition on
cot at Providence hospital, FREDERICK
Leigh, a brakeman on the passenger
train, gasped out his story OF the
wreck. when we passed kensington
the danger signals were hoisted ana
we were told to move along caut1ous-
W., he said. when we hit Iahona
the signals were still out. We left the
station slowly and proceeded to Terra
Gotta. our next stop the slendis
were ont at Terra Gotta. We took
aboard few passengers and started
TO pull out for Washington, when the
train following us hit the back coacn
and smashed it to splinters.
While the wreck has brought deep
est sorrow to scores of Washington
homes, triple portion visited that. OF
DIR. f. o. Belt, who lost his life with
his two sons, Edward and St CAR
Mrs. Belt was AT home nursing the
Youngest son. Norvelle, years old,
y
who has a broken leg. Hearing OF the
wreck and knowing her husband and
sons were on the train il was with IN
creasing horror she waited in vain for
their coming. She summoned DR.. Nor
ton Griffith and started him in search
of the missing DR.. Griffith frst Wis
tied the hospitals and then turned 70
the morgue. where he found the
bodies of DR.. Belt and Edward. st.
Clair was located in hospital, where
he died.
Following is a revised list OF the
dead identified: Robert Anderson
Newark. O.: Rev. Ollin L. Bailey,
Newark. o.; L. w Baldwin, 40, East
Orange, N J.: DR.. z. o. Belt, ch-ei
surgeon of episcopal Eye, Ear ana
Throat hospital and surgeon for BAL
timore & Ohio railroad, Washington
and 7-year-old son Edward; Miss Co
rhine Boehrer, 10, milliner, Washlns-
ton: Commodore p. Brown, COMPOSE
tor government printing office, WASH
ington: J. A. Bond and S. l.. BOND
address not known: Mrs. J. F. Buttes
90 whose husband is in the Washing
ton health department; Mrs. FRANK II
Chase and infant child. South BROOK
land. d. C.; Professor T. J. King. Ken
sington, Md, organist at Wesleyan
Methodist Episcopal church, Washlng
ton. and statistician at naval observa
tory: #. A. Kelly, Kensington. Mo.
engineer at the capitol Henry Hl@
bic. Brookland, d. c., and 7-year-oic
son George: Dr. r. c. Harris, dentist
Washington: Mary Lippold. 30, EN-
ploye of bureau of engraving ane
printing; Norman Rogers, so, Marion
Ind, traffic manager Central Union
Telephone company; l.. McGaghey, IA
son of J. G. McCaghey of Baltimore
chief clerk of general superintendent
of the Baltimore & Ohio F'rederics
Leigh. Washington Junction, Md.
brakeman on passenger train; Theo
dore Mertz, New York, streetcar con
ductor; John Wright (coloredD, Bal
timore: Thomas Metz, %, German
town, Md; Lucy B. Millican, Dean
wood. s. c.; Fannie Austin tcolored)
Miss Reeves, Takoma, ID. c.; Carrie
Cornwell, %, Nettie Lee Compiler, 80
Lulu V. KoIb, %. Minnie b. Merkling
25, Mrs. n. G. Pearman. Annie Cunlo
G. Mabel Sturgeon, 20. Resale Cross
%. Mrs. Marry A. Caher. Mrs. MAY
Cook and infant child. Mrs. Anna "
Reading. Mrs. S. u. shrewbridge anc
infant child, A. L. Lowe. clerk, E. L
Garrett, J. Rupert. merchant, all 0
Washington. Miss Nellie cole, York
Pa: Mrs. l.. A. Barnes, Terra Gotta
st. Clair Belt. son q Dr. Belt.
CAsrozIA.