The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-11-06
ANOTHER TRAIN DISASTER,

Wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee 3
st. Paul RRilroad--Thirteen Passengers
Burned-The Conductor Becomes In
sane.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. GA special
to the EUering Wisconsin from Portage
says: Last night soon after midnight the
west bound limited dtched at East Rio
siding, a small station about thirteen miles
east of this city on the main line OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. PaUl road. There
are two side tracks at this place and at the
time the train was due here last night both
were occupied by freights, one by wild
train and the other by train No. II, Conduc.
tor II. p. Nankey, of this city, which had
just pulled in from the west to allGw the
limited to pass. No. IA was very long and
the conductor was at the head of the train,
relying upon the brakeman to attend TO the
switch. One report says the rear brakeman.
whose business it was to close the switch
after the train, for some Teassn neglected
TO do so. The other, and more probable
story is that he started back 20 close the
switch, but before he could reach ii, the
limited, which does not stop at any except
large places came tearing down the grade
at fifty miles an hour and left the rails at
the open switch. The sidngs are in a cut,
where the road curves so that the switch
light can not be seen from tho east until
the train is within few rods, so that the
engineer of the limited could not see the
switch light was turned wrong until too late
to stop. The engine left the track, ran a
short distance and brought up against the
side of the cut topping over. Pie baggage
car and two regular coaches followed, while
the four sleepers kept the rails. The en-.
CINE and cars that went off were badly
smashed and soon caught fre from the
stoves. Engineer Little and Fireman
Eagan crawled out from under the loco.
motive badly bruised and sGalded. The
baggageman had his leg broken. All the
passengers in the seepers got ont unlnjured
except with Slight bruises, but W one
day coach thirteen were burned to
death. Many others were injured by the
severe shaking up. The names Of the VIC
tins are not yet known here The whole
train, except one sleeper, which they were
able to uncOuple and draw away, burned
up A wrecking train with surgeons went
from this city and all was done possible to
alleviate the suffering and save life. Il
was most horrible and sckenng spectacle,
the roasting people making the night
hideOus with their yells, while the by.
ISLANDERS were unable to render assistance,
1t was the worst wreck ever known in the
Northwest.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
PORTAGE, Wis, Oct. 29.-PaTtie3 were
engaged all day yesterday and last night
searching in the ruins of the burned car for
remains of the victims. Meme of the
charred remains can be Identified AS
far as could be learned those who
persisted are: Mrs. G.. l. Scherer, of
WlnOna, Mimi; Mrs. ROsina Johns, Of
WinOna, her mOther-n-law; Louis Brinker,
residence unknown; a young woman be-
lieved to be Mrs. George A. Mari, Of Chi
cagO, but whose identity, however, is very
uncertain; Emil WoderSdOrf, residence
unknown; five or more unknown persons;
two sisters of charity, one believed to be
Mother AleXa, superior OF convent at
Winona, Mimi, who was in Milwaukee
to establish new convent
The injured include the con-
6uctOr, Lucius Seare, of Milwaukee,
badly hurt about the chest but probably
not fatally; Wade Clark, of OcOnOmOwoc,
baggage man, leg broken; CHI rles f. Smith,
81 Wabash avenue Chicago, broken arm
and wrist, face cut badly by broken spec
tacles; James Phillips, brakeman, cut
badly about the head. No passengers
in any of the seepers were killed.
Conductor Searle was in the baggage car
when the shock occurred. With the bag
gageman, Clark, and Phillips, brakeman,
he was pinned under several franks. Una
bic to eXtricate themselves, TO their horror
they saw flames burst in from one end of
the car They redOubled their efforts and
Phillips managed to crawl out Conductor
Searle, thus relieved followed him and
Clark, with broken leg, was gotten out
and the three crawed through
window as the flames crept up to
within few feet Of them. A
in Taking over the ruins Of the coaches. At
eleven o'clock the charred remains of eleven
victims had been taken out In the pocket
of one man was an envelope addressed -.
TOurin, FOrty-ninth street. Chicago, ILL.,"
A travelling man named Dibble was among
the victims. Mrs. L. Lowry, OF Milwaukee,
also persisted. Brnker and WoItersdOrf
lived in Columbus this State, and there
boarded the train.
CONDUCTOR HANKEY INSANE
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct 29.-COnductor
Han key, of the freight train, who fed into
the woods Immediately after the Catastro-
phe occurred, has been found wandering
around in raving condition. He is likely
to become hopeless maniac.