The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-08
RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.


Terrible Accident Near Alton, Iii.
n0is--.Largc Number Killed and
Wounded.
CHICAGO, February IA terrible rail.
road accident is reported to have occurred
ut 8 O'clock this morning, on the Rock.
ford, Rock Island u st. Louis railroad
near Alton, Illinois. Ten persons were
killed outright, and forty wounded. Ten
car caught fire, and five persons burned
10 death, No particulars have yet been
received. .......
...-.... LATER.
ALTON, lila, February 7.-The night
bound express going south, due at Upper
Alton station at G:09 A. NJ, collided with
the northward bound freight, lIAlI u mile
south OF Upper Alton station. The freight
was due ut J:45, and the place of meet,
Ing was ut Wood Station, three and a
hall miles north.
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Joseph Friessen, Mrs. Reuben Rains, to.
gether with two unknown persons, were
burned 10 death Carl FOss, leg broken
August Maube, train boy, formerly work
ing at Farmers Hotel, Rock Island, ankle
broken; NJ. Cannon, leg broken; Frank
Bugbee, living at st. Louis, badly bruised;
Mena Bugbce, slightly bruised; Franklin
Graves, slightly bruised; Reuben Rains,
badly cut in the head and body; Isaac
Barnhardt, hands badly burned and head
cut
The wounded were taken 10 Brighton
and well cared lor. 1t is supposed the in-
jured will die.
ALTON, ILL.,, February 7.-Thc pas.
senger train going to st. Louis on the
Rockford, Rock Island IL 81. Louis rail.
road, which was due at Alton Junction at
G:lO this morning, when about three.
quarters Of mile below Upper Alton
Station, collIded with freight train going
north. The baggage car and first coach
teIesc0ped, and then almost instantly took
fire. The scene that ensued was most
appalling. The unfortunate passengers
were most Of them caught between the
car seats, and egrcss from the car was
nearly impossible. The flames enveloped
the doomed cars almost instantly, and the
terrified passengers were LEFT to be slowly
roasted alive. Up TO II O'Clock A. NJ. the
charred and blackened Temains OF four
victims OF this fearful accident had been
recovered and were lying on the snow
awaiting the CorOner's inquest.
The names Of the killed Us far as known
are as follows: Joseph Friessner and
Mrs. Reuben Rains. The two other bodies
which up to this time have been found,
are not yet identified. These four pasen-
gers were all burned. Wounded-Reuben
Rains, badly cut on the head and body;
Isaac Barnhardt, badly burned and head
cut; August Maube, late of Rock Island,
ankle broken; NJ. Cannon, leg broken;
Frank. Bugbe, of 81. Louis BADLY burned;
Nina Bugbe,o of st. Louis, bruised; Franklin
Groves, brllsed; Karl Foos, severely
bruised; train boy, severely injured, be.
sides five others slightly wounded, making
altogether four killed and thirteen wound.
ed. A working party are still at work on
the ruins and more casualties may be re-
ported. The freight train was behind
time and should have side.tracked at the
junction, but Instead of doing so kent
straight on. The conductor of the freight
train jumped off when the trains collidel
anu SOuSlG SdlEtf III uISuIs LIS uhlllc Is
Baker. 1t is also said that his engineer
and fireman followed his example, but
this lacks confirmation. The whole re.
sponsibility of this terrible affair rests
upon Bakers shoulders, as Mr.. Fitzgerald,
conductor Of the passenger train, was
running on time and supposed he would
pass the freight at the junction where the
collision occurred. Mr.. Rains, his wife
and one child were sitting together on one
seat, the child between its parents. The
force Of the collision was such that the
seats were jammed together, and these
unfortunatcs were caught in the wreck.
Mr.. Rains finally succeeded in eXtricating
himself, although terribly burned. Mr..
Franklin Groves tried his utmost to rescue
Mrs. Rains, and almost tore her clothes
oil in his efforts, but all in vain. Seeing
thai his eXertions to save her would not
be successful, he tried to save the child
and succeeded in doing so, although at
great personal risk. The wounded were
all conveyed as soon as possible to Brigh-
ton, where they are now being cared for.
The bodies Of the dead have been brought
to Alton, and tomorrow an inquest will
be held and all tho facts in the case he
ELECTED.