Daily Republican., 1886-10-29
ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR.
Train Ditched and Tvsn
six Persons Burned % Death.

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SIX Persons Burned % Death,
MILWAUKEE. Oct 28.-The limited
passenger train on the Chicago, Mil.
Waukee and St. Paul Railroad, which
left here last night ut 10 O'Clock, was
derailed at Bio and wrecked.
Assistant General Manager Tucker,
| of the 81. Paul Road, makes the follow.
ing statement:
"Our limited express ran into an open
switch fifteen miles this side of Port
aye. Wis, last night. The baggage and
mail cars were demolished, and 90 faI
as We know, ave people were killed.
We do not know who they were as yet
do not think any more were killed.
don't know how many were injured OF
how badly. The demolished cars caught
Are and were burned up. One sleeper
was also burned. We have sent ou,
two special trains this morning with
Iphy sicians and help, and every thing
possible 10 being done. / don't know
what the loss is. That Ii OF NO conse.
quence; the loss Of lie Ia the trouble. 81
There 10 reason to believe the loss oI
life Is greater, although the widest
stories are In circulation. 1t is said the
most distressing scenes took place after
the wreck. The accident Ia the first one
to the new limited express, which runf
at very high rate Of speed.
IL o. m.-Epgineer bearles has Just
arrived in this city. He says that when
the crash came he was thrown down
with two large packing cases, which
rested across his body. His lungs were
filled with smoke,An he at arst thought
he was Injured internally, and that ht
was bleeding ct the lungs. He wa,
taken from the debris, however, with
out serious injury, and ne was able te
render assistance to the other unfortu
mates.
B. Loewenbach, o job printer Of thil
city, was on the wrecked train. TIL,
pass singer coach, which he says con
tanned between 10 and 20 persons, wal
Itslescoped ct both ends and the fira anC
lsmoke that envelsped the wreck pre-
vented the imprisoned and injured pas
senRers from escaping. Passenger
from the sleeepers gathered around tn,
blazing cars, but they were powerlesI
to render assistance. Men and womer
Icould be seen tearing their hair In III,
Ingony Of the moment and frishtfu
screams issued from the death trap. On,
heavy woman in particular, he
|says, tore up one OF the seat
with almost superhuman strength
and endeavored TO break her WAY
ont Of the flames, but her strength
failed and she fell to the floor and me
la horrible death. Only three persoul
Escaped from the passenger car, Mr.. Loe
weubach saye--a man and two children
The man was observed, - he forced hi
way through the ventilator ON the toI
of the car, with all the clothing on hi
body from waist downwards burne.
Ioff, and his flesh roasted and bleeding
from cuts inflicted by broken glass
Every one OF the wrecked cars was con
sumed, with The exception of the las
Isleeper, which was cut away from tn,
burning wreck. All the bodies of th,
victims were burned In the wreck.
ST PAUL, MINI Dot. 28.-The NIL
wsuke train bringing those saved from
the Bio wreck reached here ut $40 to
might. Among the passengers wer
Il Bishop Whipple and wife. Apart from
the great fatigue and nervous prostra
tion, the Bishop was uninjured. HI
described the wreck as the most terri
bic sight he ever saw.
u Captain John Ames, of Northfie Id
Twas in the sleeper, and says Bishol
Whipple worked heroicAlly to save tn
passengers imprisoned In the wreck
and brought out the children Of Mrf
Scherer, OF Winona, but could not libe
rate her. After comparing notes wit
other passengers, the Captain think
there were oyer fifteen passengers 4
the day coach.
Conductor Searle was In the bageag
car when the shock occurred, with th
baggageman, Clark, and Phillips
brakeman. They were pinned unde
several heavy trunks, unable to extIi
cate themselves. To their horror the
saw flames burst In from one end OF th
car. They redoubled their efforts, an
Phillips managed to crawl out. Cor
ductor 5oaJlss, thus relieved, followe
him. Clark, with broken leg, wa
gotten out, and the three crawle
through window rs the flames ha
orept up to within few feet of them.
Conductor Sssrle is now lying pro
} trated at his home In Milwaukee, an
I tells this story: He says rs nearly rs b
can recollect the occupants Of the ca
where the frightful inoineration o.
Toured included q woman with q ligtl
: girl OF about 8 years; another darl
: Iyear old; q blonde woman of 80, VII
EoCphCN W 10 y OoupAuiOu VI tuc ~
. mer, roth bound for St Paul; two 81
! ters of Charity, travelling on a pas
He can recall no description of an
, others, but says there were not to 81
cesd fifteen altogether. He has lost hi
tickets, and 30 there Is no record.
ITwENTY-sIx BELIEVED TO BE KILLEI
MILWAUKEE, Oct % "A late des
patch estimates the number of person
burned at twenty six. A force Of me
) has been engaged tonight In rakin
lover the ruins OF the coaches. At ]
, Io'olook the charred remains of eleve
l victims had been taken out. In th
Ipockes OF one man was an envelope nj
l dressed, ~. Tourin, 49th street, Chic,
lgo, ILL.," "A travelling man name
Dibble was among the victims. Mr.
L. Lowery Of Milwaukee also perishet
Brinker and Woltsrsdorf live as Oolun
bus, this S:ste, and there boarded ii
Itra.n.
Umbrella Presented.
The employees OF Kennard & Go.
store, through John h Lanbson, wh
J acted as spokesman, In fitting speec
lpresented their fellow employe, W.
\ Pawley, with handsome silk umbrell,
with name engraved on the gold cap I
1.-THE top OF the handle. The whole affa
was o complete surprise to the recipien
IWho WAS unable to express his full AI