Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

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NEW HAMPTON, Ia, April "a tern
Bile railroad accident occurred four miles
west of this town ON the Milwaukee q
St Paul road, by which at least u dozen
people lost their lives and from fifteen
to twenty we're injured, The tram
which left Chicago at 1880 yesterday
morning and was due here at s;0 TINS
morning passed here about on time, ana
when about four miles west OF here,
without a word Of warning, plunged
into creek, the bridge Of which was
washed out. The creek was swollen ny
the immense flow OF water which has
been running off for the past few days
and in addition q gorge OF ice was
formed which previous To the arrival OF
the train carried away portion OF the
bridge. Nothing was visible 10 snow
that there was danger ahead anu 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, the water oil
which oyerhows its banks. A scene OF
the widest confusion ensued, and those
of the train crew and passengers who
escaped death or injury were imme-
diately called into service 10 save the
drowning or piniOned passengers. IL
was with great difficulty that the cars
could be reached owing 10 the rushing
of the waters through them, Those
who were rescued from the smoking car,
which was almost entirely submerged,
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manned to such an extent that they
were powerless to helpthemselyes, while
Others, unhurt, were nearly drowned be-
fore aid could reach them.
At this hour III o'clock six dead
bodies have been taken from the wreck,
and three more are known to be under
meath the debris through which the
water is mally rushing, and it Is diff,
cult TO reach them. 1t is also stated
that the engineer and fireman were in
stantly killed, or were caught in the cab
and drowned before aid could reach
them, but the confusion and excitement
is so great that it is difficult to secure
reliable information.
In addition TO the passengers known
TO be killed, from fifteen to twenty per-
sons have been rescued that are more or
less seriously injured Anumber are SO
dangerously injured that it is feared
they cannot possibly recover. As soon
as u train man who had escaped injury
could be spared. he was dispatched 10
this station, and relief train was tele-
graphed for from Mason City. Irle.
grams for relief wcra also sent TO
Charles City and other near by points,
but it was not until several hours after
the accident that train arrived with
physicians to care for tho injured and
additional helping hands to aid in rescu.
ing those still contained in the wreck.
Some claim the accident WAS caused
10y ice on the track while others claim
it was 10y 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
smoking car struck on top Of the engine
and was badly demolished The engine
Is entirely under water and the baggage
car is almost covered There were thirty
people IN the smoker at the time Four
were killed so far as known, besides the
engineer who was caught between the
cab and smoker. The fireman escaped
unhurt. About twenty-five or thirty
were wounded, though none fatally.
The belief is that there are three or
more bodies yet under the wreck. The
bRggaSeman and route agent were we'll
wet up, but escaped through u window
without much injury. The names Of
the dead that have been learned are AZ
follows:
G. s. Earensen.
j. Dencles.
James Seagel en0ineer Of ATttsb.1
Oak.
+. Anderson.
Dora Heidecker.
Letta, a girl about years old.
OF the names of the wounded only
two can be obtained, o. Il. AIKEN and
ii. Sears, both OF Nora SPRING..
The engine and one coach are q total
loss.
One Chicago travelling man and the
conductor kept the passengers quiet un.
til they could get them out
The wounded are mostly burned
from the steam Of the engine. The cit.
liens Of this village, as soon as they
heard OF the accident this morning,
turned out generously and fastened 10
the scene 10 aid the nulortunates No
train being near at hand, q great many
'N"ara LthAA va Nbihttl bAlE tlHNAlltf bI
four miles 10 the accident, 80 that soon
after daylight large crowd Of symnn.
thetic citizens residing in the vicinity
were on the ground assisting in rcmoy.
ing the debris
A later dispatch gives the names Of
the following as among the persons in.
jured
Jacob Schart, ir, Sioux Falls, Oak.
=. J. Weiland, Geneva, Ia.
Nick Corning, Aurora, Wis.
J. NJ. Christianson, Denmark.
Mr.. and Mrs Heidekey md five chill.
tren; the baby being killed as men
tioned in the other dispatches.
James Murphy, Ossinu. In.
Arthur White, Blackstone. Mass.
John Glansenor, Monticello, Wia.
Frank Stndebaker, Boag, Wis.
Henry Schnarr, Nora Springs, In.
Adam Konch and wife, Prussia.
Gus Berherns, Prussia.
Elwood Ewers, Marshall, Wis.
Phillip Gross, Fort Atkinson. In,
None Of these are fatally injured.
An TX ITTORNEY GENERAL DEAD.
ES-Attorney General Brewster died
It Philadelphia on the 4th. Brewster