Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-01-21
WRECKED AND BURNED.

WRECKED AND SURNED.
a Special ON the Northern Pacific, Carry
ing Andrews Opera Company to Meet
an Engagement. Wrecked at ,Jonesviile,
MINI. and the Sleeper Petrol Burned
Mrs. Andrews and Her Maid Cremated
an Their Berths-The Rest of the Com
Pany Fariously Injured.
BRAISERD, Mimi, Jan. 16.-A horri-
ole accident occurred on the Northern
Pacific railway at Jonesville. the first
station east of here, at $3.50 a. N. A spe-
asial train consisting of the sleeping car
-tPetrel" and a baggage car was rum
ming as the second section of No. Q, the
regular train from Superior. The spe-
cIal left South Superior at 11:35 Thurs
day evening, having on board the An
drcws opera company, going from
Duluth to Grand Forks. The
train was running at the usual
: rate of speed, when it struck
broken rail and the sleeper left the
track. going down an embankment
and landing bottom side up. Flames
broke out from all parts of the car i'm
nediateiy and burned so rapidly that
the crew could do nothing but extricate
the passengers from the wreck. When
all had been rescued, as was thought,
. search revealed the fact that Mrs.
Ed Andrews, wife of the proprietor of
the troupe. and her maid. Mrs. Lilly
Wallace, were missing. BY this time
the flames were burning so fiercely that
at was impossible to get near the
EAR When the flames were finally sub
Lued the remains were recovered so
badly burned that it was impossible to
lTar4sfx, - oil Mrs An
arews and Mrs. Wallace had occupied
an upper berth at the forward end of
the car, and were wrapped in the bed
clothes. There was no cutlery from
sfais berth while the work of res
ming the injured was progressing, aid
e was supposed that both occupants
were killed instantly. The rapidity
with which the flames caught
hold and spread through the car caused
no little surprise. 1t is not known
whether they caught from the lamps or
the stove. but it is supposed, from the
rapidity with which they spread, they
-aught from the lamps
Twenty persons. all more or less Sc
riously injured, were taken from the
wreck. Physicians were taken from
Brainard on a special train. The in
5ured were brought back to this city
and taken to the Northern Pacific hos
pital as soon as possible. Here they
were given the best of care and medical
attention. The hospital is one of the
best in the United states, and the in.
Jared will not suffer from want of care.
Mrs Andrews stage name was Mamie
wilkinson.
The list of injured is as follows:
Florence Joy, chorus girl; severely
burned on back and head; will prob
bly, die.
May Douglass, chorus girl; burned on
head and arms: will probably recover.
Miss Letitia Fritch. prima donna;
burned on hands and arms.
Mrs L. +. Barker, her sister; Shout
der dislocated.
Miss Marie Roe, soprano; slightly
burned and bruised.
George Andrews, baritone; burned on
arms.
Miss Ella Harris, chorus girl; burned
on neck and arm.
Jay A. Taylor, tenor; cut and bruised.
H Allen. chorus; burned on neck.
- Fred Allen, chorus; bruised.
Miss Shearer, chorus girl; slightly
burned.
l. T. Barker, son of Mrs. Barker;
burned on hands and arms.
Conductor Ball, who was in charge
OF the train, says the sight was the
most appalling of any he had ever wit
messed. The Shrieks and means of the
women could be heard half mile
away. Miss Douglass, when she was
F,roUpht from the car was literally on.
veloped in flames. Many of the wom-
en- were nude, but were wrapped up as
they were taken out. Mr.. Andrews res
cued his little baby and supposed his
wife was safe. He is wild with grief.