The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-01-21
a BROKEN RAIL,

10 Causes . Frixhtful Disaster in MIN 10.
ota-The Wrs cked Cnrs Take Firs aud
Two Female Members OF the Andrews'
Opera Company Are Burned to Cea;b-
Many Others Injured. ~,
BRAINARD, Mimi, Jan. ia fright
full railroad accident occurred on the
Northern Pacific road Z miles east of
1;rainard at o'clock a. m. Friday The
second section of No. Q, with the
Andrews opera company on boar,l, left
West Superior At midnight tor Grand
Forks. Near Jonesville the train
struck broken rail, the engine and
baggage car passing over in safety,
but the sleeping car was derailed and
ran some 500 feet on the ties when it
toppled over, breaking loose from the
train, and went down an embankment
some five feet high, lying on its side.
In a minute all was confusion. The
sleeping inmates realized their peril
The Pullman conductor, Herbert C.
Scott was one of the first to get out
side, and when he did so no fire was
visible. but as soon as windows were
broken to liberate those inside flames
shot out, and in very short order the
car was enveloped.
Willing hands of trainmen soon liber.
ated those who were unable to extri-
cate themselves. but none were able
to save their clothes and the night be-
ing the coolest of the season, the Their
moneter reaching 46 below, the suffer-
ing of the injured was terrible.
At this time it was discovered that
Mrs. Ed Andrews and Lille Was were
missing, but no human effort could
render them assistance, as the car was
mass of flames. The injured were
placed in baggage-car and brought to
Bralnard and quartered at the Earling-
ton hotel A list of the dead and in
jured, so far as obtained, is as follows:
Mrs. Ed Andrews (known as Miss Mamie
Wilkinson,, burned to death: Mrs. L. Wallace, OF
Minneapolis, burned to death: Florence Joy, Sc
verely burned on back and head, will probably
lie; May Douglas burned on head and arms, will
probably recover: Miss Letita Fritch, burned
IN bands and arms; Mrs. L. F. Barker shoulder
iislocated Miss Marie Roe, slightly burned ard
bruised: George Andrews, burned on arms
Miss Ella Harris, burned on neck and arms: j.
:. Taylor, cut and bruised; H. Allen, burned on
acck; Fred Allen, bruised: Miss 10 Shearer,
! slightly burned; l.. r. Barker, burned on hands
And face; w. A. Wirth, chorus, slightly in
Iured: Bert Lincoln. chorus, arm fractured G.
F. Moody, leader Of orchestra slightly burned;
Mrs. Al Wakefield, wife of advance agent. feet
frozen; c. w. Andrews, business manager, bad
ly burned and cut; Miss Grace Hale, chorus,
| slightly burned; Willie Rhys, orchestra, hands
slightly burned; Etna Turning, chorus. feet
| frozen; Mrs. Enheare, badly burned: G.. A.
Parker, comedian, back injured; J. L. Watson,
feet frozen.
Miss Douglas, when she was
brought from the car, was literally en-
veloped in flames, her hair being on
fire. The women were nearly nude,
but were wrapped up as they were
taken out. The bodies Of the two
women burned to death were
charrcd beyond all recognition, the
heads, legs and arms being entirely
gone. MIR. Ed Andrews rescued their
little baby, and supposed his wife was
safe until a count was made. He is
W lid with grief. The members Of the
company lost all they possessed, except
stage clothes, including musical in
struments, watches and money.