Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-09-29
Tl,a Eka0Isty HorpOr.

Berlin Special: Steglitz 10 o favorite place Of
resort for Berliners, and lies on the Potsdam
& Magdeburg railway, three miles to the south
west The accident which may be called q
massacre, sands probably unique in the an
nails of railway disasters. Yesterday bsing
both Sunday and the Sedan anniversary, the
place was crowded with excurionists to the
Schuetzenfest aud other festivities in honor OF
the day. BY 10 o'clock yesterday evening a
crowd of 900 persons filled the platform OF
the railway station waiting for the return
train. Whom the latter arrived after soma
delay on the up line the barriers still remained
closed to await tho passing of the Cologne
nig Int express, which ,leayes Berlin at 9;5Og p.
M Suddenly, ,hoYever, the pressure Of the
impatient crowd forced the'barriers aside, and,
despite the efforts of the railway officials, hun
dreds rushed across the down line to
enter the cars. At that erySmoment the ex-
press camss tearipss along, and although fhe
at the last m glfent applied the brakes, the Eain
dashed rig through the mass OF people cover
ing the line, and annihilated everything IN its
way. One terrible cry of anguish arose even
above the thunder of the tram, AID all was
over The details OF this terrible scene lasting
only few seconds, as Larrated by eye-wit-
nesses, are almost 100 narrowing for repetition.
Forty persons, of whom seventeen were men,
eighteen women, and five children, were ill.,
stautly killed, and about twenty-five wounded.
All the victims belong to the artisan and labor
ing classes. For distance of 100 yards the
line was covered with bodies, all shocklngly
mutt ated, and human fragments. or one fam
ily of five persons only one boy escaped lhe
killed include four married couples, i've men,
bcrs of the Shooters company, with the flag
/, arers and three artillery cOrporal5. one OF
the la ter had both legs aud his heavy sabre
cut through as with a knife Ono gil" HAD
nearly reached the local train when the
draught caused by the express threw her under
the locomotive. -0lfe worlai had both legs cut
off, and ON being carried to the waiting room
gave birth to dead child and expired. An
other woman and IL sailor in the imperial navy
were completely decapitatea, and no vestlge OF
tfe heads nave been found A child had ono
hand cut off, and one body was entirely dlVest-
ed of clything The driver of the express train
had TO be relieved, being unable to proceed
after witnessing the scene Of carnage HIS
locomotive was covered with pieces OF nesn,
bones, rags, and drenched with. hood. The
line remain ed blocked for hours, while detach-
ments of fremen and soldiers gathered the re"
mains of theyictlns by torchlght 81. -
Z I sbperatlons, OF the Omaha system I
'~. The Chicago, ST. Paul, Minnee POLLS & Omaha
Railway. company has rendered its annual
year ending June 80, 1888, to
the railroal commissioner. This shows
that the company has i'll operation, of all kinds
of track, in Wisconsin, 472 miles; in Ne
braska, 1919 miles in Iowa, 90 miles; in Min
nUsota 41S miles, and in Dakota, So miles,
making a total of 1910 miles, The total
number of passengers carried on the whole
line was So. S7S, and the total tons of freight
carried one mile, $50, 2O6, 291. The toial
earnings from the passenger department. were,
il Wisconsin, $771.365, and on the whole
line, $1,512,604, while the total earnings
Fror, +Ia fraio1t pa,tn ware in Wisoap.g
sin, $1,GOG,754, and on the whole line,
SIS, 572, 919, making the grand totalof export
alton earnings $2,37S. 119 in Wisconsin, and
So, OS5, 573 on the whole line. ! The, receipts
from all other sources were S342,961, max
l.6 IL: '-:ol incn'an from all sources s., 721,-
$50 in Wisconsin, saA-o so,4lo, oot
on the whole Sine. Tie total ~"earn-
lngs per mile III Wisconsin were So, $751;
and on the whole line, 81 $40. The total
operating expenses and taxes were So, 5S2,-,
$50, leaving the net earnings 81, S445, 100.
The amount of rentals paid was $50, 4SS, aud
the amount of interest paid, less than received,
was 81, O42.7l3, leaving balance of S772:-
o53. Tie total dividends paid were $753,-
$50, leaving surplus Of $19,2l9., The aver
age operating expenses per mile were So, l23.
The total amount paid for construction
during the year was $3, 424, 4O4, and for
equipment 81, OO2, G56, making the total ex-
penutures charged to property accounts
$4, 400, O6O The total mileage in Wisconsin
during the year was 2,171, 23O, and on the
whole line 4, SIS, 722. The total capital stock
of the company IS sos, 332. 1927. and the total
of stock and debt is $40, 59S, 4l4: while the
total immediate liabilities are $136, S64, and
the total assets $1,0l2, O06.j During the year
FIVE passengers and eight employees were
killed, besides l27 beasts of various kinds