New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-23
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC DISASTER.
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AID MANY INJURED.

EIGHT PERSONS KILLED AND MANY INJURED.
BISMARCK, ID. f.. March PA dispatch
from Mandan to The Tribune gives the following details
of The railroad disaster The of the accident Is
about nineteen miles west OF Bismarck, at what is known
as SOapstOne Cut, Sweet Briar Creek, and two miles
east OF Sweet Briar station. About 7:3O
last evening a snow plough, work and boarding train
and passenger train LEFT Sweet Briar in the order
named. The snow was low, and they passed safely
over tic Ten Bent BRIDE which spans the Sweet Brar
Creek except the work train. This composed Of
nat-cars next to the engine, followed by
two sleeping for thirty men, dining
Kitchen and stOrecars The train was going
at the rate of ten TO fifteen miles hour when the
crash came, and eight persons were killed wheelo
the head truck OF Fat broke aud the Who'll truck
jumped the track. The first sleeping Immediately
thrown into the river thirty feet below striking its
side. This followed by the second sleeping car
which topplcd over ard finally assumed position SINH
lar to that Of the first The dining fell next crash
ing into the others After this the kitchen car fell
which remained upright against the dining The
Office and store car only partially left the track.
There about fifty the train at the time Of
the accident In sleeper No. there about twenty
four men. some OF whom were sleeping while others
were smoking and reading and laying cards. As soon
as The overturned the bedding caught Gre. Some Of
the men IN the roasted almost beyond recogni
ton. The only deaths among those in this 1t
f. supposed that of the victims killed instant
" and before being burned, az the voice OF only
one crying " help" was heard. lie was lying with
hs Feet to flames and held fast b. broken pieces
Of timber His comrades could do nothing to him
and were Obliged to him gradually roast to death
Scattered here and there among the burned blankets
valiAes, clothing, broken wheels and iron
rods we're the charrcI remains Of the victims.
Only two the twenty-five injured were not seriously
hurt The names of the killed, recognized by their
friends. as follows:
or JCHNsON-Found with one leg partially burned TO
sip an a
suffered intense agony He bad inst sent Tor his family
in Norway to join him at Bismarck.
THOMAS NILsON-Was found about ten feet from john
WILLIAM Wtrsox-was lyir; with ore arm over his
head and one hand com 3lctely burned Oft
J. MCCoRMICK-Was tonnd In rcu OF blankets. He
was probably first snOthered and then burned
TUoUts ({fNDY-Was found with his head burned
nearly Off chlrred pock textbook was found beside him.
containing time cheeks ana considerable sum Oi
money.
were found similar positions seriously injured George
Miller. American, without relatives or friends had
an arm broken and badly cut about the head l. o.
Bcrry shoulder was disiocated ana he was Guy ABOUT
the face The following named received but slight III
jrrs and now beng taken care OF Dy me SoriheIh
bard. \. Gunstrom, James kennedy, Peter Mann Johh
Perccllis. TAomis Connors Nels Qlanstron, Fred
Mosher Frederick Harris. Charles C6rwln
Charles flanagan william Brennan, Charles
sage, John Neary ,, ana and V J95 S'1 rah
J0.T Ep rd p TIaaa:. uco1inn
Me-sTs simmons and Duncan who ran the boarding
train Tor the Northern Pacific Railroad had 300 in
giuccr of the train the wreck caught ire almost IN
stauy The COrOuers jury has found thai the disister
accidental, and The train meh and the Northern
Pacific officials are held iltess.
The dead were wrapped in blankets and brought to
Man nn this afternoon, VII re they were Inferred The
wreck being rapidly cleared away aud Supern
TAYLOR says he running OF trains VIII De resumed on
time to-day. The ladies of Mandan are taking an ac-
part in attending To the wants OF the Injured, VINO
mostly foreigners having no friends IN TINS section