Fair play., 1892-01-23
WRECKED AND BURNED,

4 Special on the Northern Pacific. Carry
Ing Andrews Opera Company {" Mres
an Engagement. Wrecked at Jones~"'e,
Minn, and the sleeper retrei Burned
Mrs. Andrews and Her Maid Cremateu
in Their Berths-The Rest of the Com-
pany Sarioa.ly Injured
BRArSERp, Mimi. Jan. ia horr'.
bic accident occurred on the Northern
Pacific railway at Jcnesville. the first
station east OF here, at $50 Il. ~. spe-
ciai train consisting of the sleeping cal
..Petrel'' and baggdg" ear was run
ming rs the second section of Nc y. the
regular train from Superior. The spe-
eial left South Superior at ll:35 Thurs
day evening, having On board the An
irews opera company, going from
Duluth to Grand Forks The
train was running Mt the usual
rate of speed, when ii struck
broken rail and the sleeper left III"
track. going down cl embankment
and landing bottom side up. Flames
broke ont from all parts Of the car I'M
mediately and burned SO rapidly thar
tho crew could do nothing but cxtrieate
the passengers from the wreck. When
all had been rescued. as was thought.
n search revealed the fact that Mrs
Ed Andrews, wife of the proprietor cf
the troupe, and her maid, Mrs. Lilly
Wallace, were missing. by this time
the flames were burning SO tierceiy that
it was impossible to get near tho
car. When the flames were finally sub
dued the remains were recovered SO
badly burned that II was impossible to
identify one from the other. Mrs An
drews 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 outcry from
this berth while the work OF res
cuing the injured was progressing, and
it 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
caught from the lamps,
rionsly injured, were taken from the
/ wreck. Physicians We're taken from
Brainard on a special train. The in
jured We're 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
| iured will not suffer from want OF care.
| Mrs Andrews stage name was Nannis
Wilkinson.
The list of injured is as follows:
Florence joy, chorus girl; severely
burned on back and head; will proba
bly, die.
May Douglass, chorus girl: burned or
head and arms; will probably recover
Miss Letitia Fritch, prima donna
burned on hands and arms
Mrs L. F, Barker, her sister; shoul
der dislocated.
Miss Marie Roe, soprano; slightly
burned and bruised.
George Andrews. baritone; burned OF
arms.
! MISS Ella CLoi uo ShAs cu' AA>'
on neck and arm.
Jay A. Taylor. tenor; cut and bruised
IL. Allen, chorus; burned on neck.
Fred Allen, chorus; bruised.
Miss Shearer, chorus girl; slight.
barned.
L. F. Barker, son of Mrs Barker
burned on hands and arms.
Conductor Ball, who was in charg
of the. train, says the sight was tn
most appalling Of any he had ever wit
messed. The shrieks and moans OF th'
women could he heard half a mil
away. Miss Douglass, when she wa
brought from the car was literally en-
veloped in flames. Many of the won
en- were nude. but were wrapped up Il
they were taken out Mr.. Andrews res
cued his little baby and supposed hi
wife was safe. lie Is wild with grief