Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
A PLUNGE TO DEATH.
ted Train Goes Through q Bridge
Many Passengers Drowned.

ted Train Goes Through q Bridge
Many Passengers Drowned.
FORT MADISON, Ia., May 5.-A disas
trous accident has occurred on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
twenty-five miles west of here. The
yestlbule train has gone through q
orloge, probably through the weaken
ihg OF Its foundation by the recent
rains. Thirty-fve people are reported
70 nave lost their lives in the wreck or
ny drowning in the swollen stream.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 5.-Unofficial
Information received at the Santa Fe
ounces IN this city confirm the report Of
Inc wreck of the Santa Fe passenger
Tram early this morning. The details
OF the disaster have not yet been re-
celVed beyond the bare statement that
she wreck occurred twenty-five miles
rom Fort Madison and that seven per-
sons sons were killed outright and twenty
three injured. The engineer and fire.
man are among the killed.
oHICAGo, ILL.,, May 5.-Meager details
nave nave been received by the Atchison,
topeka & Santa Fe Railroad officials of
horrible wreck at Medill, Mo. The
chicago limited express, direct from tn Q
coast and San Francisco was thrown
through bridge near that point at s
O'Clock this morning. So far as known
al the cars of the magnificent train.
loaded as they were with transconti-
mental passengers eastward bound were
buried In the waters of q flooded ra-
vine. 1t is already known that many
were crushed and drowned and more
injured. The best information 80 far
ODtalned Is that seven persons were
Killed outright and thirteen injured.
None of the names of the killed or in
Jured have yet been obtainable by the
railway officers in this city.
Medlll is small town about twenty
five miles beyond the Mississippi.
Within few miles of the place is deep
ravine, usually dry. 1t is spanned by a
ftlfty-toot arch, which it is supposed the
heavy rain of the past few days has
weakened and finally displaced. The
wrecked train is due in this city this
train it is usually we'll filled with the
best class of passengers, q score of whom
1T IS believed have been drowned be-
meath the waters of the flooded ravine.
All the Santa Fe wires are down and
the railway officials are anxlously en-
deavoring to discover the full extent of
the accident. Up to noon they had
been able to secure only the most
meager details by way of Kansas City
and Omaha. The list of dead was
stated to be seven, and thirteen in
iured.
Third Vice. President Springer said
later that the accident was caused by q
water spout filling the ravine and carry
ing away the bridge. The train plunged
directly into the water from the broken
rails, and the cars must have piled
themselves one on the other, as there
are usually seven coaches on the train.
The following is q list of the unfortunate
victims SO far as the names can be
learned here:
Low MARKEE, residence unknown.
LUTHER CORNELIUS, residence un-
known.
ANDY ROMAN, express messenger, River
side, Ill.
w. A. TsHAM. brakeman, Riverside, III.
ROBERT SCHULTZ, residence unknown.
MARTIN REGAIN, residence unknown.
FRED HARTGER, PlttSburg, Pa.
w. ALLEN. Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. w. ALLEN, PlttSbllrg.
WILL ADAMS, DewSberry, Yorkshire,
England.
ITALIAN WOMAN AND CHILD, residence
unknown.
TOPEKA, Kas., May 5.-An official
statement made at Santa Fe general Of
fees here gives the following list,
reported up to noon, of the killed and
injured in the wreck this morning, one
mile east of Revere, Mo-, and twenty
three miles west of Fort Madison, Ia. ::
KILLED.
LON LARKLE. Kansas City, Mo.
LUTHER CORNELIUS, klrkSvllle, Mo.
:. f. BERKELEY, WestpOrt, Mo.
,JoHNsC. GRoNs, Macon, Mo-;
ONE LADY AND Two CHILDREN, names
not known.
INJURED.
=. G.. COwLING, Chicago.
J. W. WINSLOW, Chicago.
N. LANCASTER, Chicago.
Mrs. JANE HIsEY, Riverside, Ill.
w. A. ISHAM, Riverside. LII.
MARTIN REGAIN, brakeman.
j. f. HARTGEN, Reading, Pa.
w. ALLEN, Athens, Pa.
Mrs. Z. 7. ALLEN, Athens, Pa.
WILL ADAMS, Dewsberry, Yorkshire,
Eng.
ii. NJ. CUTrLEs. Chicago.
A RUDAN. express messenger.
ROBERT SCHULTZ, Lexington Junction,
Mo.
ONE ITALIAN WOMAN AND CHILD,
names not known.
The fated train was the through
California express, ) which left To-
peka~~ at 2:4O yesterday afternoon.
Near Revere the train struck
pile trestle bridge which
had been washed out of line. Just as
the locomotive reached the opposite
bank and the rear Pullman stood over
the other end of the bridge the
engine and the rest of the
train went through to the river,
thirty-six feet below. The wrecked
cars were the baggage car, coach. chair
car, tourist sleeper and one Pullman.
The dead and injured have been taken
to Fort Madison.
NIgHOAL GOES TO PRISON.