St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-30

Took Fire and Horrible Scenei
Foliowed-In Addition to Those
Killed One Hundred and
Eighty-three Were Injured.
LONDON, Nov. 9.--[Builetinl.-A dis
patch to the Chronicle from Milan says
forty-three persons were killed and 1888
injured by the collision at Limitno sta.
ton. Nearly every passenger on the /
train was more or less injured. 1t is; /;
stated that a majority of the killed and :
injured were emlgrants who were going
to America by the way of Venice.
MILAN, Nov. 29.-An express train,
bound from this city to Venice. camei
into collision at o'clock this morning
with heavy freight train, which was
stationary on the rails at the limits of
the first station between Milan and
Treviglio. 1t is reported that thirty
five people met death in the wreck and
that fifteen others were severely in
jured. The bodies of the dead and
wounded people are being conveyed to
this city, and relief train has been
dispatched to the scene of the accident.
Full details of the disaster are anY-
iouSly expected, as the most alarming
reports have reached this city, among
them being the rumor that the paSSen-
ger train caught fire shortly after the
accident and~that number of wounded
people were burned to death. The col
lirI,. I,.fC
midnight at Limitro station. A heavy
freight train from Verona was forty-tive
minutes late in arriving at the station,
owing to fog, and was ordered to go
on siding and let other trains pass.
As the train was about to do SO, the
Milan express came along and dashed
into the engine of the freight train with
A MIGHTY SHOCK.
Both engines reared up on their ends
ana then fell over on their sides, com
pletely shattered. Owing to the fact
that tine two engines struck each other
| slantwiSe, only one freight car and
two passenger carriages were thrown off
the rails. These three cars, however,
were smashed almost to pieces. The
fire boxes of the two engines were
broken by the shock and their contents
were thrown over the wrecked car
riages, in which numbers of corpses and
injured were lying, the latter being
pinned down and unable to help them
| selves The wood work or the ruined
CARS took fire and was soon burning
furiously. A scene OF the most horrible
description then ensued. The injured
were screaming for help, the air was
| filled with bllnding smoke and steam
from the wrecked boilers, and every
thing was in the greatest confusion.
! All the employees at the railway station
| fastened to the scene, and the people of
| the town were aroused and came quick
| ly 10 lend their assistance in rescuing
the injured. Telegrams were sent to
Milan and other places asking for as
sistance, and a train arrived in a short
time from Milan with doctors to care
for the injured and a company of sol
| diers to aid in
| RESCUING THEM.
In the meantime, the reScuing party
had cut away the burning woodwork
with axes, and streams of water were
|
number of passengers were ineXtric-
ably jammed. Some of the victims met
with horrible deaths, being cremated
before the eyes of the spectators, who
were powerless to help them owing to
the ilnpossibility of removing the heavy
masses of woodwork with which they
were surrounded. Other unfortunates
were only extricated to die in the arms
of their rescuers. Throughout the hours
of the early morning the work of rescue
proceeded by the dim light of oil lamps
After the fire had been eXtinguished
| the injured and the bodies of the dead
were recovered singly from the smould
ering debris. The corpses presented a
sickening appearance. Some of them
were disemb oweled, others had arms
and legs crushed and were mutlated il
other ways, and all were charred prac-
tically beyond recognition.
The injured were also in a terrible
condition. All of them were suffering
from burns. and most of them hao
broken limbs. In some cases the imme-
diate amputation of arms or legs was
necessary. BY o'clock in the morn.
ing thirteen bodies. black and mutilat.
ed, had been placed in the railway sta
ton, and twenty two Of the injured had
been conveyed by train to Milan as fast
as they were taken FROM the wreckage
There were also number of passen
gers in the station who were suffering
from slight injuries or from the shock
They were cared for there, and most O
them were afterwards able to proceed
to their destinations.
The authorities declare that the sig.
nal was exposed to warn the Milan eX
press. but 1t is supposed that the engi-
neer was unable to see it, owing to tn,
thickness of the fog.