Daily globe., 1881-02-03
But Eleven Passengers More or Less
Injured, and One or Two
Dangerously.
PROMPT ACTION OF COMPANY.
a Special Relief Train Sent Out
and Injured Passengers Cared
For.

At about u NJ. Yesterday, a report be-
ran to be whispered around at the hotels
and other places of resort in this city
of a terrible accident on the st. Paul &
Manitoba railroad, in which number Of
passengers had been injured, severaa
fatally. As the moments sped along re-
port located the accident four miles nortl
Of Elk River, 6herburne county, and some
Forty odd miles from st. Paul, and stated
It was occasioned by the passenger train
going north going through trestle bridge
|of some lao feet IN length and sixteen tc
eighteen feet in hight at its highest
point
Report in this instance was more nearly
correct than usual in such cases. Inquiry
at the office Of the company, corner OF
|Rosabel and Fourth streets, ellc-
tied the information that real
Nv serious accident had occurred
on their road at point about. two miles
beyond Elk river, caused by broken
wheel by which the rear coach Of the
train was thrown from the track and down
an embankment, making two complete
|evolutions, and landing sixty feet away;
eleven persons being injured three Sc
|riously and perhaps fatally.
The accident happened to the through
passenger train for St Vincent, leaving
|here at 7.30 A. NJ, in charge of Conductor
McManus. The train consisted Of the
engine. tender, baggage, mail and
express cars and two coaches. As ap-
pears from the information received, the
train was passing over fill and approach
inp q cut in which snow from the storm
prevailing at the time, had gathered to a
depth, threatening block
|ade To meet this obstruction full
head Of steam had been turned on the
engine, and the train was approaching
The cut running at the rate Of about
thirty miles an hour Just then
one of the wheels of the forward truckyo OF
the rear passenger coach broke, wrench
ing it loose from the preceding car and
|hurling the coach from the track down
|thc embankment, as above described
None Of the other cars left the track, The
train was halted in a very short distance,
land the train men and passengers OF the
other coach hurried back to the unfortu-
mate occupants Of the overturned coach
land as soon as possible they were relieved
from the wreck and taken back tC
Elk River for medical care and
attention. At this writing it is
not known if the overturned coach, con-
tanned any others than those persons
injured, but as the train left here light il
is supposed not Fortunately, as, now
understood the stoves remained in pc
|sition, so that the horrors of fire were
not added to the catastrophe.
The accident occurred at about lC
o'clock in the forenoon, and word was
received of it at the genera
office here, few minutes before
IL. Immediately General Super
intendent Wakmane had specia
train made up of an engine, Pullman
sleeper and pay car to go the scene of the
disaster, with physicians and other re-
lief. Unfortunately DR.. Murphy, the
regular surgeon of the company, was II
attendance upon court as a witness and
could not go, but in due time the services
of DR.. Quinn, his partner, and DR.
Daniel Leisure were secured, and the
train bearing these two, Superintendent
Wakeman, Assistant Superintendent A
Guthrie, Col. Smith, chief engineer ot
the road, and G.. F. Mann, ticket clerk il
the auditors Office of the road, whose
mother was one of the most seriously in
iured, left on its sad mission little be
fore ] o'clock.
THE RELIEF TRAIN
The relief train bearing the officials O
the road and medical attendance arrived
at Elk River about O'Clock, where til,
report of the accident was confirmed a.
substantially related above. 1t was founC
that eleven persons had been more or les
injured, none fatally.
LIST OF INJURED.
The names of the injured arc a
follows:
C.P. Brcvort, St PouI, shoulder ant
side and ribs injured, not serious.
81 Phelp, Appleton, Wis, injured
III back of head, temporal bone frac
tured, probably not serious.
Albert Eggert, one of the land exami
ners Of the road, St. Paul, rupture of tn
uretha, considered dangerous.
W. c. Benson, newsbOy, bruise in back
not serious.
Mrs. NJ, L. Mann, St. Paul: very sever
scalp wound no bones broken: no inter
nal injuries.
II. 1. Clark and D. NJ Clough, Min
ncapolis: dislocated shoulders.
L. G. HuddlCston, Sauk Center; Sigh
scalp wound.
Mrs. Chase, Osakis; slight scalp wound
This lady was accompanied by her tw'
daughters, neither of whom were hurt
It was reported that ". J. Van Dyk
had been injured. but aside from q Scratcl
in the head and side he was unharmed
Rev. W Whitney, Of Mankato, sustaine'
one or two slight scratches.
Of the above number MessrS. Huddles
ton, Van Dyke, Clark. Clough and Whit
ney were not injured so as 10 reQu1r
special attention.
CARING FOR TILE INJURED.
The injured passengers were remove
TO the hotel at Elk River, where the
we're given all the care and attentio