New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
BURNED TO DEATH IN A CAR.
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST NEAR RIO, WIS.
DISASTER on THE ct. PAUL RArLkoAD-A MorHEl
GIVES HER LIFE FOR HER CHILDREN.
tsr TELEGRAPH TO TaE TRrBuss


CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-The limited passeneer
train which left Milwaukee tho Chicago Milwaukee
ana b. Paul Railroad last nieht ct 10 o'clock wSs
Ihrown from the rails into an old stone quarry
RIO. Wis.,. carly this mornns Tho disaster caused .
great deal OF apprehension and alarm city. 10
was known that a number OF Chicago people wers on
BOARD the tran Superintendent George O. Clinton, who
was here sad "We to accdsn ts of ths kind
on our ine There is doubt that orst
the st. Paul has ever had The traa left Chicago 730
pm. II was nade up Of baggage ana ono mail car
one passenger coach and threo sleeping coaches 10
was due at East River. something eighty miles west
OF Milwaukee,, at 1915 M There II was thro wn from
the track by an open switch. Nearly the entire train
WAS destroyed"
Mr. Clinton showed his dispatches from the scene OF
tho disaster. They stated that tho baggage and mail
cars the passenger coach and sleeping cars we're
burned aud that there injury loss OF
life In tho sleeping Tho train did carry the
usual number Of passengers from Chicago 10 wac
learned at the hotels that the the passen-
gers the train W. A Sanders. OF Brooklyn q. X.
Fairbanks OF Florida; Bishop ana Mrs whippe, OF
Faribault, Mnn.; G. H. LoDgey of winona; j. C. Boy
den, OF st. Paul; George Stored and Cyrus Bscksl,
travelling men from NewYork, and Edward Potter, Of
London.
Post Office Inspector J. T. Metcalf Of tins CITY. wcs on
the eastbound passenger train, which side tracked
at Rio station to let the limited pass. He arrived
IN this city to day. He said: "we lying on tho
siderack at Rio whom the report that the fass
train had been deraled at the switch.
train and could the wrecked train all abiaxs
number Of railroad men our train put our
engine and taken TO the OF the accident When
they returned the engine attached and
We backed TO Portage and continued journey through
Horcon instead Of by the regular route through Water
town."
dispatch to The Ereniag Journal from NJ. waukes
says that Assistant General Msn.ser Tucker OF tho St
Paul Road, shis morning made the following state.
ment: "rhe baggage and mail ears wsre demolished
and so far as We know. Ave persons were killed 7
don't know how many were injured, how badly
Tho demolished cars were burned. One sleeping car
was also destroyed by fire. We have seut out two
special trains this morning with physicians and hep
and everything possible Is being done. don't know
what the loss is That s of consequence the oss OF
life 10 tho trouble"
Engineer seare Of the wrecked tram who was At fret
reported killed wssonly sghtly hurt He arrived In
Milwaukee at III a m He says that when tho crash
he thrown down with two large packing
which rested his body. His lungs nled with
SMOKE and at frat ne thought he injured internally
and that he was bleeding at the lungs lie taken
out, however. without serious injury, able 10
render assistance to the other untortunates
Loewsnbacb, job printer OF this city, was the
wrecked train. He says the after the accident
were narrowing Tho passenger coach "teescoped"
both ends and the fire and smoke preven ted
prisoned and injured passengers from escaping Passn
from tho sleeping gathered around the blazing
but pOwerless to render assistance Men and
women could DO seen tearing their hair IN the agony Of
the moment, ami frightul screams issued from the
death trap One heavy woman In particular he says,
tore up Of the seats with almost superhuman
strength and endeavored to break her out OF tho
cars her strength failed and she fell to the foor
Only three persons escaped from tho
passenger cor, Uan and two Children The
was observed, as he forced his way through the
ventilator Of the with all his ohing from
aud bleeding from outs inflicted by broken sass Every
of the wrecked cars were burned with the exception
Of the last sleeping car which was cut from the
burning wreck. All OF the bodies Of the victims
burned in the wreck.
A dispatch to The Mil,caukee Erenng Wisconsin from
Portage, says in explaining the OF the disaster
There two sdo tracks at the place. and at tho
time the train was due there last night both
other by tram No IA, which had just pulled 10 from
the west to allow the limited to pass No IA was long
upon the brakeman to attend to tho switch One repors
ay' the cG Gs ss wch wbsis 0Iises n :ran
for some reason neglected to do The
other and the more probable story s that he started
back close the switch. but before ne could
the limited, which does not stop at any except iarge
places came tearing down grade at nfty miles an
hour and left the rails the switch The siding
cut where the road curves 20 that the signal light
few rods so the engineer OF tue limited could not SOC
si tue ran hor, 1 sns
brough. up against tue SHE " the cut. topping
while four sleepers renamed on the rails. The engine
and that went OF were badly smashed and soon
sleeping got unnure except for slight bruises.
but III the day coach thirteen persons were burned 10
DEATH Many others we're lnJuIwd aud severely shaken
Conductor Hankey, of the freight train, dis
turbed by accident the responsibility OF which rests
crew, aud also hun, that ho TO the
woods despair leaving his train. He has ways been
most careful aud efficient man. mucn trusted by the
ihe Inter dispatch from Milwaukee says hat
the ail was in charge ofJohn Rtsch OF PiainhcIa.
They all the valuable mail out before the car was
little children saved were those OF C. X scherer, Of
winona. MInn. Mrs srhcrer and ner mother Mrs 10.
sina Johns and perishcd, nut were able
put the children out through window lhe chtt-
rem were sent home The coae, Contained about twenty
raised the centre of 1t up ike letter A, when the bot
pinnng the people in their General Mama
Miller, who went out to he scen. OF tne ,away a:.
ternoon. He said In response 10 question
that he had little information 20 give beyond whas
sons lost their lives in the wreck kuong those
we're Two women wearing tho snro OF nuns. oo!n ..
convent Information received here leads TO the bref
castle, IN Fou Du lac County which belong. the
| Third Order OF Franciscan Sisters merchant, A.
three OF them that they had tncr packages taken
rho depot to COUP on tho night train 10 81 Paul Inc
louis BrinRer OF Ashland and Emil WoIdersiorf .
merchant of Columbus, Wa Tho only man who escaped
from the burn Dr. Smith. OF Chicago. stu.
dent In the College OF Pharmacy II the merchant 10
correct that there were three instead o Two
Franciscan sisters, there should bo one added a. Mr
Nuers list OF victims making all thrteer. Thts 10
probably number II may be several days before
the names OF the Others secured.
A dispatch TO The Gnes from FArlhault, Mnn says:
Bishop Whippe has arrived In ST. Paul and VIII resen
Fsrbsut Tomorrow. He was not injured IN tho scci-
dent ~ go, -..,.-..
A dispatch TO The Aa,cankee Sentinel estimates
numper of persons burned TO death at twenty-six
,orcr of mel engaged to-nght IN raking over
tho ruins OF the coaches AT III O'Clock the charred
remains Of eleven Victims had been ken out In he
noe ket o. one ope address ed, w. T. uru,
Forty ninth ST., Chicago H." trayr ling man ncd
Dibbie WAS among the victiIna Mrs l. Lowrey. Of
Milwaukee, also perlshed.
Tho names OF the dead obtainahle to- night are:
ScHYRKR Mrs G. r.. OF Winona. MINI.
JOHNS. Rosina OF Mnona.
Louis. residence unknown.
MARR Mrs George. Chicago
WOLrKRspoRt. Emil residence unknown
ALMA Mother Superior OF convent at winona
Tho last named Was accompanied By another mas