Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-30

ST. PAUL, MINI. Oct. 20.-The Daily
Globe mas the following interview with
Blshop Whipple, who arrived direct from
tne tne scene OF the Rio wreck last night:
Inc freight train reached Rio
ABOUT twenty minutes before the limited
train which was wrecked, said
Bishop Whipple, "and the switch
hau been lett open. Our train was
gong at the rate of tOrty-tive miles
an hour, so the tram officials said, and
the courage and bravery OF the engineer
cannot be praised too highly. He stayed
with the engine, and have never Anown
an air brake to be set so quickly and
strongly as that one was. was in the
nrst sleeper and had a berth in the end
next to the day coach. Mr.. McGinnis. of
MOTHS, was in berth opposite me. The
instant OF the shock he sprang from his
perth and ran to the front end of the car,
put II was impossible to get out at that
END for IT had telescoped. He rushed
PACK and cried out: Come help me save
CDese people who are being burned to
oeatn.' had been awake but few min
utes before and had looked at my watch.
1t was l2;30 O'Clock. l followed McGln-
MS In my stocking feet,
RESCUE OF THE CHILDREN.
"He ran faster than |, and when came
to the burning coach he had taken two
children from a woman near the rear of
the coach. She said her rname was Scherer
OF WlnOna, and asked MIN to save her
children, for their father was living. We
Doth tried to hit the woman from the car,
Dut We could not, for she was wedged be-
meath the broken seats. A moment after
We reached her her dress took fire and she
tainted and was burned TO death before
our eyes. There was com paratively little
screaming coming from the car, but there
was rather low moan of suffering, and
believe that most of those who perished
were Killed outright. the car was tele-
scoped at both ends. Mr.. Ames, who was
on the train, saw the passengers in that
coach, and SO did my wife, and they think
there were seventeen. There were two
sisters OF Charity. who boarded the train
and were bound Tor WinOna. There was
mother and daughter, whose names are
unknown; three young men, a middle
aged man, Mrs. Scherer, her mother and
Two children, man that got on at Column
bus, two men who boarded the car at
WateTtown junction, and a man who
climbed out at the top.
ONLY THREE SAVED.
"He and the TWO children were saved.
The others were burned to death, In
about an hour and half Mr.. Collins, Su-
perintendent of that division, arrived from
Milwaukee, NJ and Philip Langley and Mr..
DOy yuSu vi Tue COm pdnY were Oh Ile u ain,
and everything was done that could be
done for the comFOrt OF the passengers
who were left. The ladies on the train
were especially kind In caring for the two
motherless children. One was a little
girl about 4 years old, and the other a
baby, little boy. The passengers in the
sleeping cars had some slight bruises, but
none were seriously injured"
Bishop Whipple said that as for HIM
self he was in good condition, though the
excitement bad affected him some W hat.
Other passengers say that Bishop Whip
pie was among the most active aud cool
headed OF all the passen gers, and aid gal
liant service in trying to save the poor
woman who was being burned to death,
not ceasing his efforts until the flames
drove him away,
SUPPOSED TO HAVE PERIsHED.
SALTWATER, MINI, Oct. 29.-It is
Thought that Mrs. Peter b. Latz, OF this
place, was one of the victims. She lett
Reading, Pa, Tuesday afternoon. and
would ordinarily have reached Chicago
Just in time for tkat train. Mr.. Latz tele-
graphed to Milwaukee today. and not
getting any information he left this after
noon iOr the scene of the acc dent,