Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

OF. LOUIS, May IA west bound pas
senger train, which left st. Louis last
night at SIS, was wrecked three miles
vest of Sullivan, and not passenger es-
capped uDhurE. Furty-five passengers are
known to have been seriously injured,
though no deaths are reported. The train
was running at high rate of speed, when
the track suddenly and without warning
gave away, and the LOGON olive, baggage
car and five coaches went over
an embankment. The trainmen and
those only slightly injured at once set to
work to aid the others. In a short time
forty-five passengers all badly hurt, had
been released from the debris. tenn
porary hospital was improvised at Suni-
van and the most seriously I'M ured were
taken there, while tins others were brought
to st. Louis on special trial.
The accident was caused, so the train
men assert, by the removal of the spikes
and fish plates from the rails. Who re-
moved the spikes and fish plates is not
known, but the supposition is that the
work was done by train robbers who
wanted to hold up the train. Still no
robbers but in an appearances and, if the
accident was caused by them, they must
either have weakened in their pur pose
or thrown the wrong train. On board
thu train was large body of physicians
returning from the state medical conven-
ton at Springfield, and they rendered
valuable aid ia caring for the injured.
Following is the list of injured:
D. S. Weikert, Wentzgille, Missouri,
both legs broken; may lose one Of them.
S. S. Simpson, Hancock county, I'LL
nois, shock and cut On the left side of the
face.
Patrick O'Day, aged z years, fracture
of skull, will probably die.
Mrs. Kate O'Day, bruised about the
head, neck and side and injured inter
nally.
Mratin O'Day, cut and bruised on the
face, also cut in the right foot and
bruised about the breast.
William Doherty, left hand cut and
bruised.
Mrs. Mary Griffith, Farr Creek, Illinois,
injured on the forehead, and right elbow
broken.
John OatIey, Rolla, Missouri, right
shoulder injured and thumb disIocated.
John E. Holloway, Cuba, Mo-, badly
bruised.
Mrs. Mary Hash, Bloomington, Ind,
broised on the left side and severely
shocked.
G. W. Phillips, Springdale, Arkansas,
fracture of arm and cut on shoulder.
DR.. Ed. Russell, Tuscarawas, o., severe
flesh woand; ear torn off, cut in the head
and severe shock.
Mrs. Russell, cut on the head.
B. I'll. Newman, Cuba, Mo-, cut in the
mouth.
L. Railey, New York, arm and leg
broken.
D. W. Graves, Msrshfeld, Mo-, arm, leg
and back bruised.
John Kendrick, Fort Smith, Ark,
bruised.
Joe Harlin, Cuba, Mo-, badly bruised.
Walter Davidson, ST. Louis, badly
j. B. Sally, Rolla, Mo-, bruised on leg
and arm.
B. Mcintosh, Rushland, Mo-, cut on
had.
Emma Patterson, Decatur, Ills, face
bruised.
M. Lipo, st. Louis, bruised on shoulder
and back.
Mary O'Day, wrist cut.
E. j. Shaw, Durango, COL. bruised on
shoulder and slight cut On forehead.
Anton Marx, st. Louis, cut and bruised
on side.
J.J. Brinton, Sparta, Mo-, cut on head, |
right hand and left leg.
J. G. Hovele, Litchfeld, ILL.,, cut and |
badly bruised.
Croel Cresler, Galveston, Ind, bruised
on foot and arm.
I. L. Gone, ST. Louis, Mo-, cut on
head and bruised on back and shoulders.
Hattie Spank, st. Louis, cut on head.
CD. Wright, baggage man, bruised on
knee and right side, cut on face.
Paul Horn, Mount Pulaski, H., cut on
head, bruised on shoulders.
Mrs. W. J. Wayne, Decatur. H., bruised.
No deaths aave as yet resulted from
the effects of the I'M uries received by the
passengers, though several are in E. pre-
cariOus condition. General Manager
Morrill, has offered q reward of 81, 600,
for information which will lead TO the
detection Of the party or parties who
removed the bolts from the fish plate and