The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-11
INTO THE SWOLLEN CREEK.
A TRAIN WRECKED BY a wAsH-ouT.
Several Cars Submerged in the Swollen
Torrent - List Of the Dead aud
Wounded Taken Out--Others Be-
icyed TO ne Underneath.

NEW HAMPTON, Ia, April a terrible rail-
road accident occurred abont four miles west
OF this town on the Milwaukee & st. Paul road
by which 1T least dozen persons lost their
lives and from fifteen to twenty were injured.
The train which left Chicago at II 80 yesterday
morning and was due here at2:l3 this morning,
passed here nearly on time, and when about
four miles west plunged into a creek, the bridge
of which washed out The creek was
swollen by the immense amount Of water which
has been running oil for the past few days, and
i'm addition Il 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 overlowed the banks. A scene
of the widest confusion enSued, and those of
the train crew and passengers who escaped
death or injury were Immediately called into
service TO relieve the drowning or piniond pas
sengers.
Ii WAS with great difficulty that the passen-
gers could be reached. owing 10 the rushing OF
the waters through the ear windows. Those
who were rescued from the smoking-ear, which
was almost entirely submerged, were taken
s..
extent that they were powerless TO help them
selves, while others were nearly drowned before
aid could reach them.
at II a. m. six dead bodies had been taken
out from the wreck and three more are
known 10 be underneath the debris,
through which tie wafer is nally
pouring, and it Is dill .ult to reach them. IL is
also stated that the engineer and fireman were
Instantly killed. or were caught IN the cab and
drowned before aid could reach them, but The
dicut TO secure reliable information. I'm adj
ditiOn TO the passengers known to he killed,
from fifteen to twenty have been rescued that
are more or less seriously injured. y number
arc so dangerously hurt that it is feared they
cannot possibly recover. As soon as q train
man could be spared he was dispatched TO this
station, and relief train WAS tclegraphcd Tor
from Mason City. Telegrams for relief
were also sent To Charles City and other
nearby places but il was not until several
hours after the accident that train arrived
with phy>irans to care for thc injured, and all
dItipual helping hantls to aid in reScuing those
still confined in the wreck.
The wreck, some claim, was caused by ice
on the track, while others claim that il was
caused by the spreading of the rails The
CINE 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 engine is
entirely under water aud the baggage car
about thirty people in the smoker at the
time fourOf whom were killed, so faTas known,
beside the engineer crushed between the cab
and smoker The fireman escaped unhurt.
There were about twenty-five wounded, though
none fatally. The baggageman and route agent
were well wet but escaped through the window
without injury. The names Of the dead that
have been learned are as follows:
WILLIAM ANDERSON.
{. SANENSEN.
j. DENLESS.
JAMES SCAGEL, engineer, of Mitchell, Oak.
DORA IIEIDECKER.
LETrA, a girl about four years old.
The names OF the wounded are (0nly two
being obtained) that of Mr.. o. B. Allen and II.
Searr, both OF Nora Springs. One Chicago
travelling man and the conductor kept the
passengers quiet till they could help them ont.
The wounded are mostly by burns from the
engine. The mails and baggage are in the
river,
The wounded are:
JACoB SCHAERr, ir., Sioux Falls, D. T., Sc
we're wounds on wrist and hand.
{. J. NEILAND, Geneva, la.
NICK GoNRING, Aurora Wis.
j. l.. CHRISTIANSON, of Denmark.
Mr.. and Mrs. HEIDECHER and five children,
the baby being killed.
JAMES MCRPHY of Ossian, Il.
ARTHUR WHITE, Blackstone, Mass,
john GLAUsEXOUR, Monticello Wis.
FRANK STUDEBAKER Bolz, Wis.
HENRY SCHNARI, Nora Springs, Ia
ADAM KAUCH and wife, Prussia.
CTS BEHRAN2, Germany.
ELwOOD EwERs, Marshall, Wis.
PHILLIP GROSS, TT. Atkinson.
Everything is being done by both the rail-
road company and citizens TO care for the in-
jured and alleviate the suiferings that is posi-
bic. Five surgeons at the scene OF the
wreck carly this morning and great hopes are
entertained that the number OF the killed will
not be increased by further developments. The
wreck is in about six or seven feet OF water.