Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-04-06
A RIDE TO DEATH.
A Train on the Milwaukee Road
Thrown Into a Greek Near
New Hampton, Ia.
The Accident Caused by the Breaking
of a Gorge Which Carries Off
Part of the Bridge.
A Dozen Lives Lost and a Large
Number of Persons More or
Less Injured.
List of Killed and Injured.

List of Killed and Injured.
NEW HAMPTON, Ia, April 5.-A terrible
railroad accident occurred about four
miles west of this town on the Milwaukee
& st. Paul, by which at least dozen per-
sons lost their lives and from fifteen to
twenty were injured. The train which
left Chicago at 1l:sO yesterday morning
and was due here at 2:13 this morning
passed here nearly on time and when
about four miles west plunged into creek
the bridge of which was washed out. The
creek was swollen by the immense amount
of water which has been running off for
the past few days and in addition gorge
of ice was formed which previous to the
arrival of the train carried away portion
of the bridge. There was nothing to show
that there was danger ahead and the train
plunged into the swollen stream while
running at full speed. The engine and
three coaches went into the creek and were
Immediately submerged in the torrent of
water which overflowed its banks. A
scene of widest confusion ensued and
those of the crew and passengers who
escaped death or injury were Immediately
called into service to relieving the pinioned
passengers, 1t was with great difficulty
that the passengers could be reached
owing to
THE RUSHING OF THE WATERS
through the car windows. Those who
were rescued from the smoking car, which
was almost entirely submerged, were taken
from the windows, some MANNED to such
all extent that they were powerless to help
themselves, while others unhurt were
nearly drowned before aid could reach
them. At this hour III o'clock) six dead
bodies have been taken out from the wreck
and three more are known to be under
meath the debris, through which the water
is madly rushing and it is difficult to reach
them. 1t IS also stated that the engineer
and firemen were instantly killed or were
caught in the cab and drowned before aid
excitement is so great that it is difficult to
get reliable information. In addition to
the passengers known to be killed, from
fifteen to twenty have been rescued that
are more or less seriously injured. A
number are so dangerously hurt that it is
feared they cannot possibly recover. AS
soon as train man who escaped injury
could be spared he was dispatched to this
station and relief train was telegraphed
from Mason City.
TELEGRAMs FOR RELIEF
were also sent to Charles City and other
points near by, but it was not until several
hours after the accident that train ar
rived with physicians to care for the in
jured and additional helping hands to aid
in rescuing those still confined in the
wreck. The names of the killed and in
jured have not as vet been learned. The
citizens of this village hastened to the
scene to lend aid to the unfOrtunates. No
train being near at hand, a great many
walked distance of four miles to the spot
where the accident occurred. Soon after
daylight large crowd of sympathetic cit
ground assisting in removing the debris.
1t is understood here that relief train
has come from the west and removed a
number of injured to Charles City, sixteen
miles west of the scene of the accident.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
CHARLES CITY, IA, April 5.-:fhe wreck
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad some claim was caused by ice on
the track, while others claim it was by the
spreading of the rails. The engine jumped
the track first and the baggage car and
tender plunged over the engine into the
water. The smoker struck on top of the
engine and was badly smashed. The en-
CINE is entirely under water and the bag
gage car is almost covered by water. There
were about thirty people in the smoker at
the time. four of whom were killed so far
as known, besides the engineer crushed
between the cab and smoker. The fireman
escaped unhurt. There were about
twenty-five to thirty wounded, though none
fatally. The belief is that there are three
or more bodies yet under the wreck. The
baggageman and route agent were we'll
wet up, but escaped through window
without much injury.
THE KILLED.
The names of the dead that have been
learned are as follows:
w. Anderson.
Mr.. Stevenson.
j. Dencles.
James s. Cagler, engineer, Of Mitchell,
Oak.
Dora Heidecker.
Letta, girl about years old.
THE WOUNDED.
The wounded are:
Jacob Short, Jr., Sioux Falls, sever,
wOundson wrist and hand.
C.G. Weilbud, Geneva, Ia.
Nick GOrrin, Aurora, Wis.
j. NJ. Christian Of Denmark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heidricks and five children
the lady being killed.
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