Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-06
THE BRIDGE HAD GONE.
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Sr- PAul. Mian., Arsil ia special b
the Dispatch from Sew Hampton. iova
ssys: A Terrible railroad accident occurred
Ahogs fccr usles west Of here On the MI
uaakee and 81. Psui, BY which at least Z
ocxen people loss their lives and from 6ffeeu
20 twenty wers injured. The train which
:eH Chicago al i.0 o'clock yesterday
morning and was due here sf 3:l3 .. N.
today. passed here neariy @ time and when
about four mi,es vest plunged into creek.
the bridge of which wxs washed ont. The
creek was swollen by sa isancrse amount
OF water which has been running for the
past few days and "A addition gorge was
formed which previous 10 The arrival Of the
train carried away . portion Of The bridge
There was nothing 10 show that there vAs
danger aheai and the train planged into the
stream While running at full speed. The
engine and three coaches went into The
creek and was Immediately Submerged In .
torrent Of wafer which cverfowed Inc
banks OF the creek. A seene Of widest
confusion ersued and thoee OF the train
crew and passengers who escaped death
and injury were Immediately called into
service 10 gescue the drowning or pinioned
passengers. IL vas with great dif,ien.ty
that the passengers could be reached owing
70 the rushing Of the wateu 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 70 sach extent that
they were peweriess 70 help themselves
while Others unhurt were nearly drowned
before aid could reach them. AT IL o'clock
.. M, ak dead bodies had been taken out
from the wreck and three more were known
to be undes neath the debris, through
which the water was msdly pouring. Il
was stated that the engineer and fremeu
were instantly killed or were canght Ia the
cab and drowned before aid could reach
them. but the confusion and xcifement vas
30 great thst il was difficult to secure re
liable information. In addition to the pas-
sengers known 10 be killed. from fifteen TO
twenty were rescued who are more or less
seriously injured. A number were 90
dangerously hart that IL is feared they can
not possibly recover. As soon ~ the tra u
men who escaped injury could be spared
they were dispatched 10 the next stat ION
and relief train Was telegraphed from
Mason City. Telegrams for relief we're also
sent 10 Charles City and other near by
places. Il was not until several hours after
the accident that train arrived with ply
sicians.
HAxRs OF TuD WOUNDED Axp KILLED.
CHARLxs CirY, Ia. April 5.--The wreck
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Psul road,
some claim. was caused by ice on the track
while others claim il was caused BY the
spreading Of rails. The engine Jumped the
track fint and the baggage car and tender
plunged with the engine into the water.
The smoker struck on top Of the engine
and was badly mashed. The engine was
entirely under the water and the baggage
car was almost covered with water. There
were about thirty people In the smoker,
four were killed % far as known. The
engineer was crushed between the cab aud
smoker, the firems n escaped unhurt. There
were about twenty-five to thirty wounded
though none fatally. The belief 10 that
three or more bodies are yet under the
wreck. The bsggageman and route agent
escaped through q window without much
injary.
The names Of the dead that have been
learned are ~ follows: W. Anderson, C..
Sarens, J. Daniels, James Scagei. engineer
Of Mitchell. Dakota; Dora Eejdecker, Letta
Colt, about 4 years old. A Chicago travelling
man and the conductor kept passengers Qciet
until they could help them out. The baggage
and mails are In the river. Three physicians
from New Hampton and three from Charles
City are doing all they can for the wounded.
rHE WOUNDED.
The list OF the wounded is q follows !:
Jacob Scharl, Jr., Sioux Falls. Dakota c.
j. Weiland, Geneva, Iowa Nick Coin'ng,
Aurora, Wisconsin; J. NJ. Christensen,
Denmark Mr., and Mrs. ueidenker and Eve
children. the baby being killed James
Murphey. ossian. Ohio; Arthur White,
Blackstone, Massachusetts,; J. Glansen,
Monticello. Wisconsin; Frank Siadcbaker,
Boag, Wisconsin; Henry Schmarr, Nora
Springs. Iowa; Adam Kouch and wife.
Prussia; Gus Berhein, Prussia; Eilwood
Ewers, Marshal. Wisconsin. and Philip
Gross. Fl. Atkinson, Iowa. None Of these
are fatally injured and they a'e being cared
for at New Hampton. Hopes are now en-
tertained that no more bodies are imprison-
ed In the vrerk