Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-16
A RAILWAY SMASH.
Especial Correspondence Globe. !

RIVER FALLS, Wis, Jan. 1.-The pas
senger train on the River Falls branch of
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad which left Hudson at 9
o'clock in the evening for Ri~er Falls was
wrecked within hundred yards of Glow
er's station. The train was composed of
the engine, two freight cars loaded with
merchandise, the baggage car and the
passenger car in the rear.
The train was running at about fifteen
miles an hour. The engine jumped the
track down side hill and remained in an
upright position. The two freight cars
were also hurled from the track, one of
which was turned over, having become
detached from the baggage car. Had it
not been for the freight cars the passen
ger car would doubtless have followed
the fate of the engine and freight cars.
The engineer, George Larson, was thrown
some thirty feet, where he was found
buried in huge snow bank, very seriously
injured about the hip and back besides in
ternal injuries were apprehended. He was
brought into the baggage car where he was
made as comfortable as possible until
Conductor Finnegan, with assistance, has
tened to the farm house of Mr.. Glover, who
quickly brought two double teams to the
rescue. The injured man was placed in the
bottom of a sleigh covered with blankets
and brought to River Falls, where he has a
wife and three children, and where he re
ceived the best possible medical skill.
Sam. Hoffman, the fireman, was slightly
injured. The other employees and the
passengers all escaped harm. Mr.
Glover very kindly took charge of the pas
sengers and after two hours ride all on
board arrived in River Falls about two
o'clock in the morning. The cause of the
accident at the time of its occurrence was
not definitely known, but supposed to be
the hard, heavy snow,which broke the pilot,
throwing a piece under the track. The
following is list of trainmen and passen-
gers: Conductor VIM. Finnegan; Engineer
George Larson; Fireman Sam Hoffman;
Brakeman Thomas Il. Allen; Express
Messenger F. Spiegel. Passengers Francis
Dupree. wife and child, Saltwater; n. Kuhn,
Milwaukee; Mrs. W. S. Armstrong and R.
E. Netzer. River Falls; Mrs. E. E.Chapman,
Minneapolis; W. j. Whipple, Winona: G.
n. Child, Milwaukee, besides two other
commercial travellers.
THE PLANTERS HOUSE FIRE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 15.-The coroner
viewed the remains of the victims of the
Planters house fire to-day, and after ex-
amining several witnesses gave a verdict
that they came to their death from burns
caused by accidental fire. No jury was
paneled and no effort made to determine
of 4Lo A-ak1n- +1o4
another man was missing proved un-
founded.
NAIL FACTORY BURNED.
SoUrH CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-About 7:30
this evening, the nail factory, at Cum
mings, ESouth Chicago, burned to the
ground, together with the ware and blue
ing houses. The fire was clearly incendi-
ary, as the watchman discovered oiled
waste and kindling wood at both the south
east and northwest corners of the factory.
The fire was first discovered in the north
west corner Of the building by the watch
man, Who called two ether vatchmen
to his assistance and after hard fight sue
ceedsd in putting out the fire in that quar-
ter, but by that time the whole southeaat
corner of the building was in flames and
beyond control, and in about fifteen min
utes the blueing house, about twenty-five
feet north of the fsctery caught, and from
there the flames spread to the
warehouse. The nail factory
was one Of the largest and best furnished
| mills in the United States. It was 100 by
$50 feet with two engines and 140 machines.
The dimensions of the warehouse were 200
by 125 feet and contained in addition to q
large and valuable collection of patterns,
| a stock of nails amounting to at least
$4,000 kegs, and probably far greater
| number. The blueing house was 50175
feet. The nail mill with machinery cost
| about 100000. 1t is impossible to state
the loss as ii is uncertain in what shape the
machinery may be. Officials state the ma
chinery and buildings wsre fully insured.
AN OLD RELIC DESTROYED.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
PRAIRIE Do CHES, Wis, Jan 15.-Last
Saturday the hospital belonging to old
Fort Crawford was destroyed by fire. This
is an interesting relic of the past, and old
landmark, and should have been preserved