The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-05

MIDDLETOwN, o.. July 5.-The
crushed. limp body o. en- unidentified
man taken today from the tangled
mass of charred steel and wood that
yesterday was the Twentieth Century
Limited OF the Big Four railroad
brought the death list OF the disaster
to 81. Rescue parties, still at work
raking the debris, are convinced that
there are more dead N the ruins.
The 81 dead raked from the wrek-
sge throughout tho night and today
ere practically all residents OF Ohio
as are the 80 seriously injured lodged
In horpitals, hotels and private
houses here.
Many OF those less seriously hurt
who took refuge in Middletown
homes after the disaster were able &c
continue their journey today, but sew.
eral who were At first thought 10 be
but li6tle hurt today developed seri
Gus injuries 'rhe sotal death list
with the fatalities that will attend
many of the injuries will not ba
known for days.
AL through the night stream OF
solemn faced men and hysterlcal
women filed through tho Mlddletown
morguec and lifted the stained sheets
that covered the mutilated bodies,
seeking relatives aid friends. Elr'y
today ali but three of the dead had
been identified. II is expected that
one of those unidentified Is Prof. Johl
DuxberIy, OF Manchester, England
who is missing and was thought 10 DC
on the wrecked train.
Coroner Burnett OF Hamilton today
declared that he will hold an inquest
and summon the railroad officials In
an effort To place the blame for the
disaster.
The Butler county grand jury WI
also investigate.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
engineer who was pilc:ing the Zig
Four train says that according TO his
orders the Limited should have had
seven minutes ahead Of the freight
wreck resulted from confusion Of
orders there seems nc doubt.
The crew Of The passenger train
was slightly injured but the freight
crew escaped without INJURY.
The trains were the Cincinnati Sec
ton OF the Twentieth Century limited
on the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago
&c st. Louis railroad (Big Four) and
the second section OF a freight train
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
road. The latter was attempting TO
make a siding to give the passenger
train a clear track, when the flying
limited, travelling so miles an hour
flashed around curve and crashed
into il.
The big Four" train had been de-
toured to avoid a blocked track on
that road at Genoa, a few miles south
of here, caused by freight wreck
earlier In the day. In addition to its
regular crew II carried pilot engin-
Ger II the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton road, who were practically in
charge OF the train.
Pilot Engineer Geo. Wald had re-
ceived orders TO wait at Post Town,
n siding station three miles north or
this city, according TO railroad off,
GERS. The freight train was TO have
passed him there, but was late In pull
ing out Of Middletown. Instead Of the
seven minutes margin which Wald
thought he had to reach Middletown,
the time was less than FIVE minutes.
The first section Of the freight had
taken the siding here and Conductor
John Weaver, in charge OF tho second
section, tried TO reach the north end
OF the same siding Before lis train
had cleared the switch points the pas
senger train rounded a curve screened
nv the thickly wooded lots on each
side OF the track. The engine crews
had time to jump and all escaped seri.
Gus injury.