Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-05
A TERRIBLE COLLISION
On the Northern Pacific Whirls Five
Souls Into Eternity and Wounds
Many Others.
The First section of n Circus Train Breaks
and Goes Crashing Into the
second Section.

ST. PAUL, MINI, oct. "A special
from Fergus Falls says Il terrible acct
dent happened on the Fergus Falls
branch of the Northern Pacific railway,
seven miles west of here this morning,
by which five men lost their lives and
thirty or forty were more or less
injured. John Robinson's show left
Wappcton, OAK, for this place in two
sections. When within seven miles of
Fergus Falls at small place nalecd
French, the head or baggage section
broke in two while going up IA heavy
grade and ten or twelve cars
went flying back at terrific rate
On the rear of the train were
sleeping Car, occupied by workmen, over
zoo in number, all of whom were sound
asleep and not aware of the impending
danger. The cars which had broken
loose increased their speed as they APP
/ preached the second or cage section, and
probably had run a mile before they struck
\ 1t. The engineer OF the rear section saw the
cars approaching, and only had time to
stop his train before it struck him. The
brakcmcn on the loose cars tried to put
on breaks, but they had difficulty in run
4 ming from car to car ON account of the
wagons impeding their progress.
Had the engineer of the rear section had
va moments more time he could have
backed his train and avertcd the
calamity, but ii was too late and the cars
struck his engine with tremendous force,
throwing the three aleepers from the
track and smashing them beyond rccog.
milton. The result was soon apparent, as
James Wilson, train Waterman, lived al
the IIummel house, Cincinnati, formerl,
on the police force of that city.
Samuel Blair joined at ColfaX, w II.
anteccdents unknown.
Woundcd-William Winfield of Al
pomattoN, not expected to live.
Jas. Eccles, Nova Scotia, boss hostler
shoulder diSlocated and injured inter
nally.
Jas Coleman, colored, Injured inter
nally
J. Jenkins, boss canvas man, Clncin.
nati jaw and shoulder hurt.
Henry Royse, Norwich, n. y, slightly
injured.
Joe Brown, feet mashed.
VIM. Murray, head damned.
There is long list OF those also nor,
or less injured,
a hospital car Is expected from Brain
ard to remove the wounded Il
A4lA' llhNNs 4 III NNibHtl Will noe
= an inquest tomorrow morning
& but it Is cyidentth0t no one is TO blame
= aud that 1t wasan unavoidable accident
more than hundred men were buried II
the debris The scene can hardly b,
described. The night was fearlully darI
and the groanS of the men were appalling
The people In the rear section al one,
hogan the work of removing the victims
five OF whom were found deat
aud many others wounded
and bleeding. Word was dis
patched to this city and a train il
charge of Superintendent Vinug at ono,
FASTENED to the scene and the dead ant
wondedw brought here The won
of removing the men from the debris WA,
, sorry task. \ man alive and IN
injured was taken from under tw,
dead ones, and it was simply miracl,
, that he escaped, The following is a lis
OF the dead
George krausc, said to have brother
Z In the hardware business at ~ Mal
| street, Cincinnati.
Roberts, first name unknown
: hired out ~ Wodena Friday night, an,
: wanted to go To Cincinnati.
! Charles Wallace, Joined al Portland
, oregon, antecedents unknown