Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-23
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BISMARCK. March PA srecisl from
Manden to the Trosne, gives tAe following
details of railway disaster: Heur sspor-
ter accompanied Division Ssrsrinteadsnt
Taylor to the socne OF the wreck, this
morning and the Coroner fvsn Masdea
Was also on board. The uni eeky spo& il
about eleven miles west OF Bismarck. at
what is known as Soapstone Cit or Swcst
Briar creek, and two miles EAST Of Sweet
Bsiar Station.
About $50 last evening the snow plo~.
work or boarding trains, and the passenger
trains. left Sweet Briar in ths.ordcr named.
The snow plow passed safely oser the Tsa
Bent bridge which spans the Sweet Briar
Creek, but the work train. whhh was con-
posed OF Hat cars next to the engine, follow
ell by two sleeping cars for thirty, mon
each, dining car, kitchen car and staser
car. The first indication OF something
wrong was sound like broken wheel.
The train was going at about ten 70 'ff-
teen miles per hour, and the engineer
hearing the jar Immediately reversed the
steam, but before he had time TO think. the
terrible crash came. and eight human soels
were landed in eternity. A wheel Ga ,tlse
hind truck of the Hat car broke, and the
wnole truck had jumped the track. The
evidence Of its course upon the ties- ex-
tends bs'k nearly mile from the WRECK.
As the short curve leading 10 the bridge
was reached, the strain upon the oar
was so great that the truck must haze
been broken in numerous pieces, some Of
the more tenacious striking the ties on the
bridge and showing them before H. tho
ha,n laIf W
sleeping car was immediately precipitated
into the river thirty feet helow, striking
on It's side This was followed by sleeping
car No. = which carcened over and finally
assumed similar position TO No. !. The
dining room car followed,
Crashing int. 10th the Others.
After this wss th, Kitchen car. which re-
manned upright Isainst the dining cG.
The Office and store cars were but partially
of the track. Four bents in the
bridge were broken into spiintrrS,
ard their slsepcrs completely demolished.
There were about ifty men on the train
ut the time nf the accident, and the escape
oi even one seems miraculous, after view.
ing the wreck. Ia sleeper No. l were about
twcnty.four men. Some were lying In
their hunks asleep, others smoking and
reading, and some playing cards. As sspu
nS tIt ear ONrfluTHtt
fire and the manslcd and dying
.H We're Roasted
almost beyond recognition. Th. only
deaths were among those that wsre
in the car Those who escaped immedi-
ately grappled such buckets ss they could
find and worked like heroes 10 esunguish
the flames. but the straw bedding and
blankets and other combustible material
i Il. l. l.
or eight OF the men killed were killed In.
stantiy. before being burned. a but tho
voice of one man crying help" wH heard.
He was lying with his feet 10 the danes
and held in by broken pieces of timber.
His com rades could do nothing and were
obliged 10 see him gradually
Roast %. Death.
Scattered here and there, promisciously
among burned blankets, yaliscs. clothing.
broken car wheels aud iron rods. were tho
charred remains OF the unfortunate victims.
One peculiar feature Of the accident was
that but two Of twenty.thTea inj jurcd and
not killed we're seriously hurt They haJ
their shoulder blades dislocatcd and one of
them had broken arm.
The Names Of ahs. kl1IeA.
as recognized by their friends. WIRE:
Ole Johnson, found with one leg partial
~ burned TO ashes, head smashed, AMI
arms over his head ~ IL suffering In.
tense agony. lie had Just sent for his fam
lily. In Norway. to join him at Bismarck.
Thomas Wilson was fonnd len feet fFess
Johnson. q Charred mass.
VIM. Watson, dying with one arm over
his head and the other with the hand burn
ed completely oil.
IN. Cormick. found ia roll Of blank
cts probably smoihercd. and then burned
Thomas Grady, with head burned nearly
oil, n charred pocket book bcsidr hin, con.
tainin. some time checks aud . consjdefa-
bic sum II money.
The Wsssdea.
Joe Mosrr, James UBrirn and WIN. Nc
Andrews found in similar positions, wer-
seriously injured. George Miller. sn
American without relations or friendA arm
broken and cut badly about the head: ]. d.
Berry, shoulder dislocated and cut about
The iGCc.
The following received bat slight injur-
les aud are at MandoH ". Hanson. Peter
Lombard. A. SunsirVin, lanes kennedy.
T. Mann, J. Pcrceiles, Thomas Connors, u.
Quanstrom. p. Mosher. y. Harris. q. Gov
win. e. Ianagin. W. Breonan, G. Saes, J.
Marry, J. Smith. ]. Donngan. y. y. Berry.
II. Mann, W. J. labcock. 7. Mc(ueen. and
VI. Simmons.
duncan. who ran the bOarding train Tor
the n. J.. railway. had over 500 In. tie r-sr
car, which was saved.
Thomas Connors, engineer OF the fsaal
train, rays tn. wreck caught fire almost
instantly.
The coroner's Jury found the vreck hsd
heen accidental. and both train. n,en aod
the Northern PaciGe officials are hcsd
guiltless.
The dead were wrapped in blankets a'd
brought TO Aandou, THIS evening. wbese
they we're inferred.
The wreck is being rapidly cleared up:
Superintendent Taylor says The trains vin
be resumed ON tine to-day. Tbs ladies -
Mandon are taking m sctiye part In attsnd-
ing 20 the wants of the injured, who ~
mostly foreigners, and have no friends In
this country.
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