The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-16
CASUALTIES.

A great hre occurred recently at Riga,
Russia, destroying forty houses and the new
government building.
At the great railroad disaster in Mi
chigan Is were killed and 81 wounded 1t is
thought none of the latter will die
A farmer, named Wiese, was instantly
killed at Madison, Wis, October 10, by being
thrown from his wagon by a runaway team.
The Cincinnati, O., marine railway
docks, three miles above the city. burned on
the night Of Oct. II. The new steamer Rost-
ana, on the stocks, was also burned Loss es.
timated at $4,000.
In regard to the cause of the late terri
bic railroad accident in Michigan, an invest
igation has been had before coroner's iurv
composed OF leading citizens of Jackson. 1t
seems from the testimony of railroad officials
and employees that Colwell, the yard master
Sawyer, the switchman, and Jones, the ensin-
eer of the switch engine, are all alike respons-
iblc, and that all were guilty of both bad
Judgment and the violation of the rules of the
company.
About 8 o'clock Monday evening, while
the switch engine in the yard of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad at Milwaukee
was making up the the midnight freight, they
started to cross Burnham Slip Bridge to the
west yard, The fog was so thick that it was
impossible to see but few feet ahead, and
the engineer did not discover until within q
few feet of it that the bridge was turned for a
passing vessel. The engine, tender, and car
OF lard plunged into the river. The engineer
aud fireman jumped from the engine The
former, Len Rutter, was. picked up out of the
river probably fatally injured. The fireman
escaped with severe injuries about the legs
while Harry Hill, telegraph operator who was
riding on the bumper of the locomotive was
buried under the debris and crushed into ar
unrecognizable mass. Mike Toohey switch
man was also on the engine but jumped and
| escaped uninjured. Loss to the railroad
about S26,0Co. Young Hills paredts reside
near Madison.
A severe and painful accident occurred
on the Michigan Central railroad, short dis
| tance from Detroit, Mich, on the 18th inst
The Pacific express train, bound west, which
left Detroit forty minutes late. collidcd with
switch engine on the Michigan Central
road at that place, telescoping the baggage
and express cars, and piling the remaining
coaches eleven in number, on top OF each
other. The first coach Wac slled with emigrants
most of whom are kliledor seriously
injured. Many occupants Of other coaches
were also injured. 1t is supposed there arr
about twenty to twenty-five passengers killed
| and twenty to thirty wounded. The majority
OF the number is thought to be emigrants ant
| second class passengers. Physicians ant
surgeons were at once summoned from
| Jackson to the scene of the disaster, and
special train carrying physicians left Detroit
! at 8 A. M. A large force of employees of the
railroad company, together with large nun
ber of citizens Of jackson, are on the grouni
extricating the bodies from the wreck. Rail
road officials and surgeons are busily engaged
| among the wounded, doing everything ir
their power to alleviate sufferings. Among
the injured Was Mrs j. F. Pannell, of st, Paul
head cut, and her son E. J. Pannell, leg broken
AS near as can be aseertaincd the accident was
caused by the switchman hvving charge o
making up freight trains at Jackson Junction
occupying the main track with the switch
engine and caboose, understanding that the
Pacific express was considerably behind time
The express train, however, had made ur
nearly all the lost time. f