Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-02
Terrible Accident on the St. p. II.


The Manitoba express on the st. Paul &
Manitoba railway, which left this city at 7SO
Wednesday evening, at about 6:15 next morn.
ing, when two or three miles beyond Rothesay,
and eleven or twelve miles from GAINESVILLE,
ran into the rear of a morning freight train
which tits understood was out of place through
morning was unusually dark, on account of a
high wind and flying snow and the lights OF
the freight train, II any were shown at the
rear, were not seen in time to avoid the col.
lision. The freight was moving at rate of
eight to ten miles an hour and the express was
running about twenty miles an hour. The
express locomotive struck the caboose with
force enough to partly throw it from the
track and crush it, and also broke In the rear
of the box car next in front OF the caDoose.
There were in the caboose nine or ten persons,
all passengers but one. The caboose
instantly took fire and, with the box car
next to it, was quickly burned up.
Two or three persons in the caboose aped
unharmed, but one was burned to ceath, one
fatally wounded and five others seriously hurt.
The list of casualties as received at the office
of the general manager OF the railway yester-
day is as follows.
Oliver Lischtz, of Waterloo, Iowa, seriously
wounded, caught fast in the broken cabo osc
and burned to death.
William Wissinger, of Saltwater, Mimi,
badly injured; died at Fergus Falls early yes
terday forenoon.
Martin Walker, of River Falls, Wis, right
thigh broken.
David 6. Young, of Reeds Landing, Mimi,
head and hands cut.
Henry Kaphell, of Hastings, Mimi, thigh
and shoulder fractured.
Edward Gallagher, residence not stated, side,
back and head cut.
Angus McClelIand. of Psmbina, slightly in-
1ured.
The other cars Of the freight train were not
injured, and the express train suffered no harm
beyond breaking the cow.catcher and head.
light of the locomotive. Tho passengers OF the
express who were sitting up were pitched
forward by the shock, but none were hurt.
Train men and passengers quickly rushed to
the burning wreck of the cabOose, but too
late to rescue Llschtz. When the fire
was out his disigured remains were
taken out and brought back to Fergus
Falls. The wounded were rs tenderly handled
as possible and were at once taken back to
Fergus Falls on the express train and placed
under care of the physicians of that city.
Everything possible was done for W1ssinger,
but it was early apparent he could not recover.
The five SURVIVING victims OF the accident are
being cared for at Fergus, the railway officials
and residents Of the place sparing nothing
which could contribute to their relief.
As to the causes of the accident particulars
were not obtainable yesterday, but will be
brought out at the Inquest, which is to be
held to-day at Fergus Falls. A wind storm,
carrying the air full of snow, prevailed
at the time, but doe. not account for the acci-
den for the express train seems to have been
entitled to clear road. It was reported yes.
terday that Conductor CALVIN was asleep at
the time. At any rate it would appear that
his train should not have been there, and 1t
seems that he will have to be held responsible
for the accident, unless the evidence taken to.
day shows something different from the re-
ports which reached st. Paul yesterday.