The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-23

inverted Tunnel, ana sought refuge under
chicken coop The coop was carried away.
and nothing left Of It, but, strange g say.
the two children were not injured Another
child. boy about twelve yeazs old, who
was In the kitchen Of the house at tho time
escaped without serious injury, but Is was
badly scratched and bruised. Il was he that
rode into the village at Rce's and eaye the
information. Assistance was ct onoe pro.
cured and started for the scene. The bodies
OF the dead and wounded. terribly bedised
sl anu nintllated, were strewn about tho ground
Tor disiaiice OF several hundred feeE The
wounded were first looked after, aA6 eyery
attention given them. .W
WELL CARED FOR yass {.
Some were removed to conyenfeIf farm
houses and Others vsrs taken inbo ~ hotels
at the station, and given the best care that
could DO had under the oircumstano1A Dr.
Rathbun, the local physician, had moks than
he could attend to. and worked like ! beaver
trying to alleviase the pain and suffering of
the wounded Every assistance possible
was rendered by the people Of the place, but
outside aid was impossible under the eircum-
stances. - there was no way Of seading in
word to St Cloud After the wounded ltd
been looked after the work Of 'sss y
GATHERING UP TaE D8kn
bodies and conveying them into the village
wa begun. It was found. upon count, that
nine had been killed outright, or at least
were dead when the succoring party ar
rived. One lady, Mra Gaumlants, died after
being found, making the tenth victim. The
bodies were laid side by side on cots in tho
little frame building at Rice's that serves as
the town hall of the village, and this morn
Ing the bodies were prepared for burial,
which will probably occur tomorrow, al
though that has not been definitely arranged
yet Assistance was sent to-day from St
Cloud. three physicians and corps
OF assistants being dispatched ON a
special train OF the Northern Pacific
road, in answer to the appeal for surgical
aid. The pastor who performed the mar
riage service and his wife were among the
dead, but their little girl escaped injury, be-
Ing one OF the children who sought safe
place under the chicken coop. Tho other
pastor, Rev. Henry selcr, was badly
wounded, sustaining compound fracture of
the thigh and q number OF severe cuts about
the face and head, besides numerous bruises
on various parts Of the body. The groom,
Henry Friday, was killed instantly, as were
the mother and brother of the bride, but
the latter escaped with few bad cuts about
the face and head and broken collar bone
Her father, John Schulz was badly hurt
about the head and had several ribs broken.
1t is thought. however, that he will recover.
THE vIcTIMs
Following Is q complete list of tho dead:
HENRY FRIDAY. the groom.
CHARLES SCHULZ. brother Of bride
JOHN SAUERS. farmer.
REV. SMITH
MRS. REV. SMITH.
MRS GAUMLANTS
MRS. SCHULZ, mother Of BRIDE
MRS KOEIILER
A girl named TRIvOERTS.
One woman, name not asccrtained
Those wounded were:
FRED VOGT, farmer; slight bruises about
head.
OTTO GAUAILANTs, boy: slightly.
CHARLES FRIDAY. nephew of groom; COM
pound fracture of the thigh.
REV. HENRY A. SEDER, fracture OF thigh
FREDERICK TIERMAN, carpcntcr; severe
scalp wounds and face badly disfigured.
WILLIAM GAUMLANTS, ftrmer; spine In
tured.
MICHAEL KoEHLER. farmer: fracture
base Of brain and badly hurt internally.
JOHN TRABANT, farmer: right arm broken.
JOHN SCHULZ. father Of the bride: severe
COMMISSIONS on head and four ribs broken.
LIST OF LOSSES
The following Is correct list of the in-
dtvidual losses, as estimated approximately
by a committee Of Sauk Rapids gentlemen,
who made q thorough investigation ycstcr-
day. with view Of cnlightening people as
to the extent of the damage to property. 1t
is generally believed that the estimates are,
in the great majority Of cases, too low: