Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-06-15
BLOWN FROM THE TRACK

BLOWN FROM THE TRACK.
The Sioux Falls and Sioux City Pas.
senger Train Overturned by a Twist
era List OF tie Hurt.
sioux City Journal, 18th.
A cyclone last evening blew the Sioux
Falls train from the track one mile west
of McCook. A number of passengers
and train men were cut and bruised, but
as far as can be learned, none of them
seriously, excepting possibly L. NJ.
Scott. express messenger. This,in brief.
is the happening which people tramped
around IN the mud last night to hear
about. and idly rang the telephone bell
to call up some one who could give the
facts. A Areporter was able to find the
following witness of the affair:
II walked in after I had seen to get.
ting the injured taken care OF. The
wreck was mile west of McUook, seven
miles west of Sioux City. 1t had been
raining some from the time we left ELK
train went off, and though the sun was
about two hours high It was almost
as dark as night. We were on time and |
running at the usual rate of speed. | |
neither saw nor heard anything of the |
storm coming. The train surged first to |
the right, then to the left and went off. |
The two coaches, baggage and mail cars
and tender are on their sides. The hind |
trucks of the engine are partly off the
track. The track there is almost level
with the prairie. The engine did not
60 ten feet after the wind lifted us. The
express messenger, l.. NJ. Scott, is hurt,
how badly cannot tell. There were
about forty five passengers, mostly trav.
elers. few travelling men. A number
of them had heads and hands cut and
bruised, but none badly that could see.
We got the injured ones to two farm
houses near by and to McCook by team.
A hard rain came up right after the
wind. and after that wae over most of
those who we're not hurt walked to Nc.
Cook. The rolling stock, should say,
is not much hurt excepting broken
glass;"
Conductor Mccall wore deep cut in
his off cheek. but made no complaint,
The Journal reporter, who visited the
scene of the disaster on the relief train,
obtained the following facts: The road
at the point where the accident occurred
is on straight stretch of track, filled
about four feet above the level of the
prairie. The wounded had been taken,
some to the house of Mr.. Teller, others
to the house of Mr.. Bodle, farmers resi-
dent in the vicinity of the track. Here
the injured and uninjured were crowded
together, anxiously awaiting the arrival
OF the relief train and surgeons, The
following is a list of the injured:
i Mrs. Hitchcock, lady SO years of age.
injured in back and limbs.
Mrs. 0. P. Moore, of Sioux City, face
cut and limbs bruised.
i e. Fitch, of Avoca, 60 years of age,
two gashes in neck, each three inches
in length. Mr.. Fitch was also bruised
about the head and apparently de.
ranged.
J. D. Welshman, of Yankton, back
arms and head bruised.
Mrs. Brownell, of Pomeroy, head and
back bruised.
F. A. Morris, of Louisville, Ky, disfo
. Gated shoulder and head bruised.
Geo. Evans, of Mitchell, D. T., badly
, bruised about shoulders and head.
III Mr.. Mantle, of Palisades, d. T., head
cut and bruised.
IL. Chase. of Sioux Falls, firm Chase
& Farr, bruised about the body; injuries
! slight.
Frank Farr, of Sioux Falls, firm Chase
& Farr, bruised about head and should
ers; injuries slight.
H. D. Motler, of st. Joe, Mo-, salesma,
? for Wilson g. Morrison, of Omaha, han,
cut, leg bruised; not serious.
Henry Carr. of Fonda, head and limb
bruised; not serious.
Mrs. Blackinton, of Pomeroy, Ia, sid
and limbs bruised.
Geo. II. Welshman, OF Minneapolis
legs bruised.
Frank Rupp, newsboy, badly bruise
: about the body; serious.
g Mrs. d. T. Hedges, of Sioux Git,
slightly bruised about head.
"a E. w. Skinner, Of Sioux City, slightl
!, - injured.
!. Mail Agent Williams, seriously ipjure
's about back, head and limbs.
nj J. A. Young, of Sioux City, sliehtl
: injured about head and limbs.
An old German lady of about 60, vi
able to speak English, arm, head an
!, side injured.
IS Frank Alexander salesman for Tack,
N berry & Co., of Sioux City, side and le
!. injured; severe.
L Miss Mary Harstadt, of Sioux Git
It left hand cut and left side setere
q. bruised.
q Sullivan. brakeman on train, back an
% head injured; slight.
=, o. r. Isaacson, of Council Bluffs, i
III jured about head, neck and back.
g. E. A. Ayrest, eecretary Dakota insu
IN anoe company, right leg bruised, le
- shoulder and head injured.
% John Beddoe, OF Sioux Falls, ha,
ae cut and back injured.
ne Fred Beddoe. of Sioux Falls, should
be and elbow. injured.
Al Miss Sweeney, Of Jefferson, iniur,
= about the head.
VIM. Clark, of Sioux Falls, head c
on and shoulder bruised.
IN Hosmer A. Brown, Of Brownsvil
ae MINI, confusion OF leg and should
y. bruised; severe.
p NJ. Manderson, shoulder and back
ne ljured; not severe.
OF ~. Donnavin. hand and should
ne bruised.
1t. O. Peterson, toe mashed AMI cut
left arm; severe.
On Fred Fry, scalp wound.
ira g. @. Hitchcock, scalp woupd.
Mre. Isaacson, of Council Bluffa,
N' we're cut in hand and otherwise severe
ls- bruised; one OF the lady'a twin bah
be was also severely injured about I
head.
Il was intensely warm and close >
terday. On anumber OF new buildin
nd Ion tho watermain on Pierce street, al
in fact, wherever ont dOor labor Was
- heat that they wore obliged TO q
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