Telegram-herald., 1886-10-30
Ilnrrar. OF aa inferno.

Sr PArl. Ocs 43-lt was nearly o.39
O'Clock last evening when lie Chicago An--
ltrl arrived. direct from Tie We. K aI kiO.
Wis, bringing most of tic pass AZ rs who
Were saved. The first person 10 appear
from the tTGa was the venerable bishop
Whippie. accompanied by ms wife. They
were very much worn out, bat beyond that
suffered but little from the ii accident. The
bishop described the scene "A. one 0f the
most terrible that he had ever witnessed.
lie said he had witnessed the
burning Of tie cars and hsd
done all ia his power 20 cave the suiierers
bat without avail. There was no time 90
save anything and the shiverlng. poorly
clai ones who hsd escaped were compelled
- stand u the cold and watch their fellow
passengers slowly burn 20 death. The air
was fllei with the er0ans and cries for
he p of the Durn.ng. mins let with stired
curses and vain pleading- Tor slccor.
These with the snap and crscEle q The
flames. the horrible o10r OF burning N-sh
and the kissing of steam as IL escaped from
the disabled locomotive al combined 10
make the horrors those OF an Inferno. Capt
John Ames, OF NOrthneld Who was IN the
wreck. says that there We're al less, lIteen
persons in the first car. and some OF the
pas ,engers claim that there were twenty
three. OF these three escaped. The first, a
Young man. crawied through the hole IN
the top of the car. and then there were TWO
children belonging 20 Mrs Scherer, OF Mi-
mona. tax en- out by Mr.. McGinniss, OF Nor
ris and Bishop Wh!pple.
The heroism of these two men was some
thing wonderful working as they did ~
save not only the children but others. Nc
Ginuis was only in ms stocking feet. but his
bravery was unexamplei. When he got
out of the sleeper he found NJ Scherer.
her mother in law and two children al one
Of the windows of tie burning coach. The
two women were pinned down by the
seats. bat Mrs. Scherer passed one child 10
McGinnis and Bishop Whipple got tie
other. They then attempted 10 llberate
the women but il was impossible. The
seats held them firmly in and the flames
drove the rescue-s away. Mrs. scherer
clothes caught fire and the flames ran W
| 70 her hair. There were shrieks and grOans
| for perhaps seven minutes. and then al
| ceased. They were literally roasted tC
death before our eyes, said Captain Ames
go far il Is impossible 10 get any accurate
| list OF the victims Of the di.asteT. Mrs.
| R0sina Johns, Of Winona Wis., and Mrs
| C. K. ShereT, her dsughter-in-law, wer,
/ burned in the coach Wallace Stuart. oil
Columbus, Wis. was one of the person,
who were burned in the coach. L0ui:
! Brnker OF Ashland. Wis Emil Woliers
! dorf. OF Columbus, Wis and i've more IN
J known persons were taken ont oi tt'
wreck mp TO last night. Three Franciscan
nuns. Of The Third Order OF st. Francis.
4 who were Ell route 10 ST. Paul. are know
10 have BEEN banned. TIE number Of th
/ lost 5 now placed at sixteen. Most Of tLem
| it IS believed we're killed By TIE collision
and not bv the James,
TINS morn ngs reports show that
( travelling man named Dioole rNnning on
OF Chicago. and Mrs. /. Lowry. ~ Mnwau
kee. were among the victims II viii t'
impossible 20 identify the victims As oniy
clarred remains are being rakel olt of tA'
| ran.