Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-06
B Bad WRECK.
A Passenger Train on the Milwaukee
and St. Paul Jumps the Track
Into a Stream.
Many People KILLED Either by Crushing
or Drowning, and Many Seri.
ously Ipiared.
Unfortunate Paasengers-rhs Causs
Of the Accident.
WENT THRoUGH A BRIDGE.

WENT THROUGH BRIDGE.
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa, April A ter
rible disaster occurred seven miles west
of New Hampton this morning, whereby
the passenger coaches of the west bound
Milwaukee and St. Paul train were pre-
cipitated into the Wapsie river. 1t WAS
caused by the giving sway Of the bridge.
The engineer and two passengers are
known to be drowned and 1t is supposed
that the same fate has befallen the bal
ance of the passengers.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, April 5.-A dispatch
IRON New Hampton, Iowa, says: A ter
ri9ls railroad accident occurred about
four miles west of this town on the Mil
waukee and St. Paul Road by which st
least dozen persons lest their lives and
from fifteen to twenty were Injured. The
train, which lett Chicago at l:3o yester-
day forenoon and was due here at 2:l3
this forenoon, passed here nearly on time,
and when about four miles west plunged
into q creek, the bridge over which was
washed out. The creek YVES swollen by
az immense amount Of water which had
been running OF for the past few days,
and in addition 8 gorge OF ice was formed
which previous to the arrival OF the train
caved 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 stream Of water which overlooked
the banks.
SCENE OF Widest CONFUSION
ensued and those OF the train crew and
passenger, who escaped death or Injury
were Immediately called into service TO
relieve the drowning or pinioned passen-
gers. It WAS with great difficulty that the
passengers could be reached owing to
The rushing of waters through the car
windows. Those who were rescued from
the smoking car, which WAS almost en-
tirely submerged, were taken from the
windows, some MANNED to such an extent
that they were pewerless to help
| themselves, while others were
nearly drowned before aid could reach
them. At this hour, IL q. m, six dead
bodies have been taken out from the
i wreck, aud three more are known to be
underneath the debris, through which
the water Is madly pouring, and 1t is oft
| fcult to reach them. II Is also stated
| that the engineer and eman were in
| stantly killed or were caught in the cab
| and drowned before aid could reach them
out the confusion and excitement ID 30
great that 1t Is difficult to secure reliable
information. In addition to the passen
kgers known to be killed, from fifteen to
twenty have been rescued that are more
or less seriously injured. A number are
so dangerously hurt IL Is feared they can
not possibly recover.
As soon as q train man who escaped in
jury could be spared he was dispatched
TO this station, and relief train was tel
eeraphed for from Mason City. Tele-
grams for relief were also sent to Charles
City and other nearby places, but 1t was
not until several hours after the accident
hat 8 train arrived with physicians to
CARE FOR THE INJURED,
and additional helping hands to aid In
rescuiDg those still COL aed in the wreck.
Your correspondent has not yet been
able to learn the names Of any Of the
killed and injured. 1t is understood here
| that relief train has been sent from the
west aud number of Injured removed
to Charles City, sixteen miles west OF the
scene Of the accident.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
CHARLES CITY, Iowa, April 5.-The
wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul R Railroad some claim was caused by
ice on the track, while others clam 1t
was caused oy spreading Of the rails
The engine jumped tie track arst and
the baggage scar and tender plunged
over the engine into the water. Toe
smoker struck on top Of the engine and
was badly smashed. TIE engine is entirely
nnfer water and the baggage car is almost
covered by water. The were about
| thirty people In the smoker at the time,
four Ct whom were killed, 80 far as
known, besides the engineer, crushed be-
tween the cab and the smoker. The fire.
man escaped unhurt. There were about
twenty five wounded, though none fatally.
The belief is that there are three more
bodies under the wre OK. The oaggag,
man and route agent were well wet up,
but escaped through the window without
much injury. the names OF the dead that
b We been learned are IS follows:
VIM. ANDERSON,
| G.. ZANBNsKN.
j. PENEEs,
JAMES SEAGAL, engineer Of Mitchell,
D. T.
DORA HKRDICKER,
LoTrA, a girl soou. four years old.
The names OF the wounded are, only
two being obtained:
o. B. ALLEN and
II. ZARR, both of Nord Springs.
One Chicsgo travelling man and the
conductor kept the passengers quiet till
they could help them out. The wounded
are mostly by burns from the engine.
The mails and baggage are in the river.
PRINCELY GIFT.