St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-26
CASUALTY RECORD.
A Train on the Manitoba Wrecked
near Ada-NO Lives Lost.
Brief Mention of Accidents Yesterday in Va,
riOus Places.
Especial Telegram to the Globe,l
A MANITOBA TRAIN DITCHEn.

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Oct. 25.-PasseN-
ger No. 10 from the Devils Lake district to
Breckenridge was ditched four and one-half
miles south of Ada tonight The engine
tank is reported smashed and all the cars off
the track. A wrecking train left Fergus
about 10 O'Clock for the scene of the acct
dent. Officials here say that there are no
lives lost although little seems to be known.
Further particulars will be sent when learned.
LATER.
In going to the Office of the train dis
patcher of the Manitoba railroad at O'Clock
this morning, elected the information that
the passenger train which left Grookston on
the main liue OF the road, met with an ac-
cident about o'clock last night. The train
was running about twenty miles an hour
and when forty miles south of Crookston
the baggage car and two coaches went off
the track. The accident was caused by the
the breaking down of shallow culvert ~ ..::ah
had caught fire from the sparks of pa.,.:ag
train and partially burned away.
The engine passed over in
safety but the baggage ear
and two Of the coaches went off the track,
but fortunately broke loose from the engine
and were not overturned The passengers
were pretty badly shaken up and frightened,
but no one was hurt. The accident occurred
some miles from a station aud considerable
time was lost before relief came.
The train was due here at 1880 o'clock this
morning, but its arrival will be DELAYED sew
eral hours.
TERRIBLE GAS EXPLOSION.
MONTREAL, Oct. 25.-A terrible gas explo-
sion occurred this morning in the residence
of j. K. Hutchins on first street, com pletely
wrecking the house, blowing out all windows
and carrying away tlie gable end. The furn-
iture, beds: bedding and household effects
were thrown into the street in all directions.
The windows of adjoining residences were
shattered, and bricks and debris carried
great distance. The servants were sleeping
in the basement when the explosion
occurred, and suffered most severely, two
being terribly scOrched, receiving serious
and in one case fatal injuries Miss Hutch
ms was also badly scorched about the face.
Fer bed was against the gable which was
blown out She had narrow escape. In
yestigation proves hole nearly an inch in
circumference existed in the pipe below the
III clcI9 buI now luis nav occurred Is nyB-
terry unless caused by the plumbers, who
were at work in the house yesterday.
TWO CANYONS BURsTED.
RoNDoST, n. Y, Oct. 25.-WhiIe firing q
salute during the Democratic parade last
night two canuons exploded. VIM. Nc
Grath bad leg badly shattered, VIM. Nash
collar bone broken, and John Arnold the
feshy part of his arm torn off from one ex-
plosion, and Herbert Bidner was danger
ously injured from the other.
A PRoPELLoK ASHORE.
BUFFALO, Oct. 25.-The iron propeller
Scotia, light went ashore at Kewanaw.
point near Marquette, Friday morning. The
wind was blowing a gale at the time and
showing furiously At last accounts she
was leaking badly.
THROWN FROM a BrGGY.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 25.-Miss EmeIia Burgner,
teacher in the public schools, was thrown
from buggy this evening and instantly
killed.