Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-16
DISASTERS ON THE RAIL.
A SPECIAL THEATER TRAIN BADLY
WRECKED.
The Andrews Opera Company-Two of
the Members Burned to Death-Many
Others Injured-Terrible Sufferings OF
the Unfortunates from Cold.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. Is. A special
train carrying the Andrews Opera COM
pany was derailed near Brainard, on the
Northern Pacific, early this morning.
The sleeper caught fire and two mem
bers of the company were burned to
death.
Section No. 8, with the Andrews
Opera company on board, left West Su-
perior at midnight for Grand Forks.
en- rail, .thesengine aud baggage cars paz-
sing over in safety, but the sleeping car
was derailod. 1t topped over, breaking
loose from the train and went down an
embankment, landing on it's side. AS
soon as the windows were broken to
liberate those inside, flames shot out,
and in very short order the car was
enveloped with fire. The trainmen
soon liberated those unable to extricate
themselves, but none were able to save
their clothes, and the night being the
coldest OF the season the thermometer
reaching Az degrees below zero) the suf-
fering OF the injured was terrible.
At this time it was discovered that
Mrs. Ed. Andrews and Lille Wallace
were missing, but no human effort could
render them assistance, as the car was
mass of flames. They were burned to
death.
The injured were placed in the bag
gage car and brought to Brainard and
quartered at the Arlington hotel.
| Conductor Hail says the catastrophe
was sudden, there being no shadow OF
a warming. The train was not running
over twenty-five miles an hour. The
bodies of Mrs. Andrews and Lille Wal
lace were horribly disfigured. Thev
were probably instantly killed when the
| first crash came.
Following is complete list of the in
jured: Florence JOY, a chorus girl; /;
Miss Letitia Fritch, prima donna /;
Mrs. l. f. Barker, her sister; Miss May
Douglas, chorus girl; Miss Marie Roe,
soprano; George Andrews. baritone; /;
Miss Lou Harris, chorus; Jay A. Tay lor,
tenor; Howard Allen, chorus; Fred
Allen, chorus; Miss Josie shearer,
chorus; w. f. Barker. son of Mrs.
Lincoln, chorus; G. +. Moody, leader of
orchestra; Mrs. AL Wakefield, wife Of the
advance agent; G. w. Andrews, busi-
ness manager; Miss Grace Hale. chorus |;
Willie Rhys, orchestral Etna Hlrning,
chorus Mrs. Enheare; q. A. Parker,
comedian; j. l.. Watson.
None OF the injured will die. The
accident was unavoidable, the rail
breaking some five yards from the end,
the piece breaking in five pieces. The
members of the company lost every
thing except their stage clothes, includ-
ing musical instruments, watches and
money.
Florence Joy is severely burned on
the back and head. Miss Douglas, when
she was brought from the car was liter
ally enveloped in flames. The women
were nearly nude, but were wrapped up
as they were taken out. Ed Andrews
rescued his little baby and supposed his
wife was safe. He is wild with grief.
CHICAGO, Jan. ia woman wounded
in last nights street car accident died
this morning. Her identity is un-
known, except by her pocket handker-
chief. which was marked Mrs. j. A.
P. Hendell."
CINcINNATI, Jan. 15.-A coal train on
the Ohio Southern road became un-
manageable on a steep grade at Little
Horseshoe bend. near Bainbridge, last
night. and all the cars we're wrecked.
Engineer Cochran jumped from the en-
gine and is supposed to have been
killed. Harry Hyse, a brakeman. was
killed. The fireman had leg and an
arm broken.