The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-06
A Dozen Lives Lost and Twenty
Persons More or Less Injured.
A Train On the Milwaukee g. st.
Paul Road Leaps From a Bridge.
The Engine and Three Coaches FAN
Into Rushing Stream.
The AWFUL Experience OF Those Who
Were Not Injured, but Helped the
Unfortunate Ones Who Were
Buried In tho Debris.

NEw HAMPTON, H., April ga terrible
railroad accident occurred about four miles
west OF this town on the Milwaukee & st.
Paul road, by which at least dozen per.
SONS lost their lives and from fifteen 10
twenty were injured. The train which left
Chicago at 1880 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, and was due here at 2;l3 O'Clock this
morning passed here nearly ON time, and
when about four miles west plunged into q
creek, the bridge Of which was washed
out The creek WIS swollen by the inn
mcnse amount of water which has been
running Off for the past few days, and in
addition TO this gorge OF ice WIS formed
which previous to the arrival OF the train
carried away a 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 overlooked the banks. A
scene Of the widest confusion cnsucd, and
those Of the train crew and passengers who
escaped death or injury, were Immediately
called into service TO relieve the drowning
or pinoned passengers. II was with great
difficulty that the passengers could DO
reached owing to the rushing Of the waters
through the ear windows. Those who
were rescued from the smoking car which
was almost entirely submerged, wero
taken from the windows, some MANNED TO
such an extent that they were powerless to
help themselves, while Others were nearly
drowned before aid could reach them.
| At this hour on q. m. six dead bodies
| have been taken out from the wreck and
three more are known TO be underneath
the debris, through which the water IN
madly pouring, aud II Is difficult to reach
them. IL Il also stated that tho
engineer and fireman were instantly
killed or were caught In the cab
and drowned before aid could reach
them, In, the confusion and,excilement 10
NJ great that II IN difficult 10 secure reliable
information. In addition 10 the passen.
ges known TO be killed, from fifteen Il
a twenty have been rescued that arr NOR
80 dangerously hurt that II Is feared they
cannot possibly recover As soon ~ d
trainman who escaped injury could be-
spared, hc vas dispatched to this station,
aud relief train was teleUaphcd for from
Mason City. T'elcgmms for relief were
also sent toCharlcs City aud other near by
places, but II was not until several hours
after the accident that train arrived with
physicians 10 care for the injured and adj
,litional helping hands 10 aid IN pscuing
those still confined in the wreck. Your
correspondent has not been able TO learn
the names Of any Of the killed and injured.
II Ia understood here that a relief train
has been sent from the west aud number
Of injured removed TO Charles City, six
teen miles west Of the scene Of the accident.
Names of the killed and injured will DO
photographed ~ soon m they can be learned.