Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-26
Number Of People Dead in
Grand Trunk Disaster Near
Dufaadr Micho May Never
Be Known,
C0RPSES INClNERATED
IN BURNING PULL. MAN
Fauners Attracted to Scene Of
Wreck Forced BY Flames
TO Stand idly by and Watch
Victims Burn,

ivy Morning Jonrnel speclsl I.sases whsl
purand Mich. Aug. a5--N WIN ihe
clearing away to-day ot the ruins Of
1.-The wrecked and burned pullman
sleeping car "Nehrasita probably las
disn ppcarcd MI hopes of determining
the actual number Of lives lost late
/ ihst night when the rear section of
I the Boston aud Montreal express from
1 Chicago orashcd into the forward
section Of Il Grand Trunk train three
miles east Of this vilugc Estimates
I of The number Of dend vary from
( elghi or dozen to possibly twenty
The known dead;
Mrs ALMA WOODWARD. Bolle-
; lield, y. h.
MRS . @ GfLPIN ia5 East
Forty-siNth pirce, chieago
JAMES McHEAN. letter curpicr.
! Chicago.
MISS SWiNGER. trained nurse,
travelling with Mrs woodward
MRS KATHERINE SQUIRE. d
Chicago
HAROLD sQr1RE 20 yebrs old,
son of Mrs SQaite
Portions 90 churred bodies To be
from sis to twelve persons,
Following are at Iurlc> hospital
this city, budls tnjured
Burt Mitchell Battle Greek. enRi-
nccr of train 40 II. head brulsad.
condition critical
Arthur VAL Edmonton. Albcrta.
canada. looe and hands burned
Mrs Kate Mclean, Chicago. right
leg fractured.
Mrs. Lester paehler Tavaoek.
ont, fractured log and bruises.
The injured who wore tnken to the
hospital At Detroit are
George Nelson pattle creek. tire
man on 80 A. hadly scalded, viii
probably die.
clinton A Davis, Montreal. s,alded,
probably fatnl
AIRS NJ Steltev. Dubuque iowa.
upper lp cut and severely bruised
Charles spencer of Rnttlc Creek,
engineer on No. 4, Is said to have
been badly injured, but his nnme
does not appear on the list given out
By the railroad officials
one reports was that twenty pas
seugers had been IN the Nebtaska
Yesterday at Chicago pnd that eight
more were taken on ns the train pro-
cccdcd eastward, bat the thr porter
said there were only eighteen persons
asleep ina the ear when The wreck
occurred " the number on board
WAS elghteen the six Injured paasen-
gers tukeu to-day to Flint and Durand
hospitals aud the six bodies recoy-
.red would account fer twelve, leny-
ug sis persons whosc fate Is un-
SnoWn
The forward section which was
iuovn as SO ~, had stopped be-
ause Of an accident to the air brakes.
md Engineer Mitchell had cmNled
lndcr his engine 10 locate the trou-
'le. Nituhell's head WAS TERRIBLY
rushed when his engine Wus iolted
orvnrd 10y the shock of collision.
The locomotive OF he second see-
iou known ns 80 pluughcd half
gaN through the rear sleeper of The
Onward train aud the locomotives
ire box srt iiro To the Pullman car.
'hD passengers ina the rear berthg
ad not the slightest chancc to es-
ape and those not KILLED as the luco-
1otirc forged through the sleeper.
ore burned to death Huif dozen
nssrngcrs. however seriouaiN in
lred were rescued rom the for
ard hsrths
The body ot James McBeuu has not
ecn Identified, but he Is known "a
ave been lost in the wreck aua i:i5
oman and child who have not been
tnuiicd are believed 10 be mother
ld SON. ns the little one wus found
thc vcmans arms. ONLY a black
lh watch. diamond stuudvd cruci-
X and locket bearing ,hc initials
D. :. l4' were inuud lu The search
r. clues Geo tho Identity ol the burned
'rpses
The cause of the wreck is a mystery
ld ana inquest Nill ue held.
Engineer Spencer uf the sernud
ction OF the train said today that
. was almost on top nf The FORWARD