The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-10-01
FATAL 10 SEVEN.
Terrible Collision Between q
Freight and Construction
Train in Iowa.
Six Persons Instantly Killed
and Another Soon Dies
of His Injuries.

MASON Cry, Iowa. Sept. 26.-Sevcn dead
and three injured is the result of q railroad
wreck which occurred at New Hampton
to-day. For the number of lives lost and
destruction to property. it is the worst &C
cident that has occurred in the state in
years. A construction crew has been at
work on the main line of the Chicago Great
Western replacing rails, and this morning
they were ordered out from Elma to work
south OF the road. About 10 a. M. they
pulled into New Hampton on the main
track ard stopped to do some work. The
through freight was due at the latter
point at Ills. The freight was a
little behind time, and was running IN
orders not to stop at New Hampton. The
road enters New Hampton from the north,
but within sixty rods makes q turn, going
directly eas.. This makes a bad curve in
the road, and it is rendered still worse by a
grove which entirely shuts out vision until
within forty rods of the station. The train
was going at the rate Of about thirty miles
an hour. When within about ten Ybds of
the caboose of the construction train, the
freight engineer saw the peril confronting
him, and yelling to his fireman to jump,
he reversed the lever, and both left the en-
CINE. 1t was just in time to save their
lives, for q momentlat the engine
SMASHED INTO THE CADoosE,
fairly splitting it in two. and engine, ca
boose and three freight cars were piled up
in o promiscuous mass. The engine was
buried in three :eet Of earth. In the ca
boose of the construction train were at least
twelve persons. and six of these were killed
outright, one has since died, three are dan
g~erously injured and two are u~naccounted
tor. 1t is thought very probable that the
latter are buried under the wreck
age. 1t is known positively that one
more man is under this engine,
for a part of him can be seen, aud before
morning, it is thought that his body will
be recovered. The work Of clearing up is
very slow, the timbers heavy and tho
facilities Inadequate. A crowd OF curious
men, women and children crowd in and
around he wreck, but many are too faint.
hearted to witness some OF the sickeliing
sights, One man as he was taken out OF
the wreck had q great hole plowed through
his body; anothers his entrails literally torn
out, exposing his heart, while others were
% UdNly CIV WV kEOuuN III ~ ~ U0lOGdlAy
unrecognizable. A part Of the wearing
apparel of lady has been taken out, and
1t is thought she may be buried under the
debris. The bodies are now in charge of
undertakes and are being prepared for
burial. Sheriff Brown has been busy in
ummoning u jury aud opening IN inquest.
1t will be several days before they will be
able to report.
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NJ. McNamara, q travelling man from In
dependence, was one of the killed. The
remaining six men have not yet been iden.
titled and there was nothing on their per-
sons by which they could be identified. A
large crew will work all night at the wreck.
THE UNFoRTUNATEs.
Following nre dead SO lar as known:
Michael McNamara, Il travelling man OF hide
pendsnce. Iowa; w. Beemal, Otto Smith, Frank
Kubbet, all Of Eima, Iowa; unknown man;
Henry Mccarthy, Elina, both legs cut off, skull
crushed, died after being removed from wreck.
The injured:
Thomas Gahghan. Elma. injured internally
and legs broken; will die; Owen Connolly, In
iured III head; may, live.