Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-17
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
On the Milwaukee. & ST. Louis
Railroad.
several Persons Killed and
Wounded.

MILWAUKEE,, January II. - The
first specials received here about the
accident at New Albion were grossly
exaggerated. Later reports agree with
the superintendent's prior statement
telegraphed to General Manager Mo-
rell. The very latest report received
states that no person was killed, but
that several were wounded. The exact
number and names have not yet been
received.
A late special to the Republican
states that the Flying Ducbman, fast
train on the St. Paul and St. Louis
division Of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad, was wrecked by broken axle
OF the tender. The smoking car turned
over twice and rolled down an EN-.
bankment. 1t was full Of men. and a
farmer, name unknown, was killed
and many injured. Among them was
a travelling man from Buffalo, whose
collar bone was broken. The ladies
coach was thrswn on its side; the
sleeper jumped the track and hung
over the brink Of the bridge, holding
on by the coupling and trucks. Su-
perintendant Jenkins, of the Dubuque
division, was among the injured. Mrs.
DOnahue, en- route to California, with
four children, to join her husband, lost
her youngest child. The child Of
Mrs. John Cavanaugh, Of Wisconsin,
had its head crushed, and will die.
j. Farrell, Of Lacrosse, was injured,
also Manager Rice, Of Sprague's
Minstrclsi John Heally, of Wexford,
Iowa, was internally, and perhaps ia
tally, injured. 1t was a close call for
many,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Sr. PAUL, January ia Lansing,
Iowa, special says: The chief particu-
lars of the wreck of passenger train
No. 8, on tho Dubuque division, at
bridge No. 80, three miles above New
Albion, about IL o'clock to-day, are as
follows: The smoking and ladies' car
were precipitated over a twenty-foet
embankment. owing to the breaking of
wheel, and the occupants were all
more or less injured, some seriously.
One death, that Of a two-months
old child, has occurred, and it is
feared that several others are fatally
injured. Among the latter is Mr..
Erickson, merchant of Spring Grove,
Minn. All told, there were twenty
'hree injured. Conductor Walcott,
Superintendent jenkins and Sprague's
Georgia Minstrels shared in
the disaster. The TWO former escaped
without serious injury, and the latter
we're able to fill their engagement here
to night.
The train was running at a speed of
only about fifteen miles an hour, and
no blame is attached to any one con-
cerned. The injured were DR.. J. D.
Bronsis, Richland, Ia, internal, may
die; Mr.. Erickson, of Spring Grove,
Mimi, seriously, internal, not ex.
prected to live; Miss Emma Bronsis,
side, back and face; Ellen Potter,
Vide and arm; Edner Potter, cut in
the face; Leo Davis, LaCross, Wis,
badly cut; Geo. ECkhart, Desoto, Wis,
two severe scalp wounds; John Gar
rett, fireman from Lacrosse, internal
ly; John Heally, head breakman, Sc
we're scalp wound; j. G. johnson, hip
wound. Members of the Georgia
Minstrels, K. A. Richard, internal in
jury and bad scalp wound; 7. B.
Brown, slightly bruised; D. Watts,
slight; Charles johnson, internal;
Lew Rose, internaii George Foster,
head cut; George Carter, head cutand
bruised in the chest. Several others
Of the troupe were slightly injured.