Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-29
EASTERN NEWS.
A Horrible and Sickening Railroad
Accident in Wisconsin.
TRAINMEN AND MANY PASS
ENGERs KILLED.
Burning People Make Might Hideous
With Their Screams.
THE FUNERAL OF MRS. ALEXANDER
r. STEWART.
Great Enthusiasm Over the
Bartholdi Ceremonies.
EDITOR CUTTING AGAIN CON-
CocTINc MISCHIEF.
Great Enthusiasm Over the
Bartholdi Ceremonies.
EDITOR CUTTING AGAIN CON-
COCTINc MISCHIEF.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTIEEL.l
A Hearfrendtng Sight.

Portage, Wis, says: Last night, o
after midnight, the westbound limited
express was ditched at East River siding,
| a small station about Is miles east OF this
city on the main line Of the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad. There are
two side tracks at that place, and at the
time the train was due there last night
both were occupied by freights-one by a
wild train and the other by train No. IA,
Conductor Il. P. Hsnkey, Of this city,
which had just pulled in from the West to
| allow the limited to pass. No. ii 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 reason
neglected altogether to do 80. Another
and more probable story is that be started
| back to close the switch, but before he
could reach it the limited. which does not
stop at any except large places, came tear
ing down the grade at 80 miles an hour,
| and left the rails ut an open switch. The
| siding is in a cut, where the road curves,
30 that the switch light cannot be seen
from the east until the train is within q
few rods; so the engineer Of the limited
| could no. see the switch light. The en-
CINE left the track and ran q short dis
lance and brought up against the side OF
the cut. topping over, a baggage car and
two regular coaches followed while the
four sleepers kept the rails. The engine and
cars that went off we're badly smashed and
soon took fire from the stoves. Engineer
Little and Fireman Egan crawled out from
under the locomotive badly bruised and
scslded. The baggageman bad his leg
broken. All Of the passengers in the
| sleepers got out uninjured, except with
| slight bruises, but in one Of the day
| coaches 10 were pinned in and literally
burned to death. Many Others were in
jured by the severe shaking up. The
names OF the victims are not yet known
here. The whole OF the limited, excepting
one sleeper, which they were able to I'M
| couple and draw awsy, was burned up.
| superintendent Collins was on the east
bound passenger No. 2, which was waiting
| at a station q few miles this side Of the
wreck for the limited, and was soon on the
scene. A wrecking train with surgeons
went from this city, and did all tina,
was possible to alleviate the suffering
and save life. Conductor Hankey, Of
the freight train, was 30 demoralized
BY the accident, the responsibility
| Of which rests on his crew and thus also
on him, that he took to the woods in
despair, leaving the train. He has always
been q most careful and efficient man
and much trusted by the company. i
was q most horrible and sickening specta
cle-the burning people making nigh
| hideous with their screams, while by
| islanders were unable to render assistance
IT was the worst wreck ever known in thu
| Northwest. Engineer Searle, al first re
ported killed. was only slightly hurt. A
passenger who was ON the wrecked train
says the scenes after the accident were
narrowing. The passenger coach, which ht
Saws contained between Is and 20 persons
was telescoped at both ends and on fire
and the smoke that enveloped the wreck
prevented the imprisoned and injured
passengers from escaping. The passengers
from the sleepers gathered around thu
blazing cars. but we're powerless to render
assistance. Men and women could BIZ
seen tearing their hair In their agony Of
the moment, and ~frightful screams issued
from the death trap. One heavy woman,
in particular, he Gays tore up one Of the
seats with almost ~superhuman strength,
and endeavored to break her way out OF
the flaming pyre. but her strength failed
her and she fell TO the floor and met a
horrible death. Only three persons es'
capped from the car. Mr.. L~owenbach says
q man was observed as he forced his way
through The ventilstor on top Of the car
with all OF his clothing on his body from
the waist downward burned off. and his
flesh roasted and bleeding from outs in
fiicted by broken glass.
Mrs. A. II. Stewards Funeral.
New York. Oct. 28.-The funeral OF
Mrs. Cornelia NJ. Stewart, widow Of the
late dry goods millionaire, took place to-
day from her mansion on Fifth Avenue.
No one was admitted to the residence
except relations aud friends of the de-
ceased. The body was placed in a valuable
cssket with silver trimmings, and rested
on a floral catafalque in the center OF the
west parlor. The floral designs were
numerous, most OF which were made Of
smilax. ivy and roses. Fifth Avenue and
Thirty-fourih street. in tho immediate
vicinity Of the mansion. was crowded with
people, and a squad of police kept the
street clear in front of tho entrance at
lulFty-lOutn btECct. DibuuP hlttIcJOuu
and Rev. Arthur Brooks officiated and read
a portion OF the service from the ritual Of
the Episcopal Church. At 3 P. NJ. the
casket was bourne down the steps on the
shoulders OF four undertakers' assistants
and placed in the hearse. Tho funeral
cortege took the Thirty. fourth street ferry
at Hunters Point. A special train took
the remains and friends to Garden City,
where the obsequies wore held In the ca
thedral. About go people attended the
services at the house. and about 40 wont
to Garden City.
The B~arshOidi Ceremonies.
New YoRE. Oct. est Is estimated
that fully / 1000. 900 people took part in the
Bsrtholdi festivities to-day. The wet
pavement. the mud, chilly atmosphere and
0anaraI 6iaonmforL uara M approo;a bIa