The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-24
NANKATo FREE Press.
NOVEMBER "a, 1895.
FULLER DETAILS.

From Saturdays Chicago Inter Ocean,
we take the following account of the
death of Chas. W. Andrews:
At 2:30 O'Clock yesterday morning
Andrews, who was travelling in his own
private car, left the ticket Office where
he had been arranging for the trans
portatiOn of his company TO Clinton,
and walked west a short distance on
the track. He turned around and
met freight train pulling out on the
next track, whereupon he stepped onto
the east bound track in front of the
Omaha express due at Chicago at
o'clock. The engine struck him with
terrible force, throwing him backward
under the cars of the freight train,
which passed over his body, literally
cutting him to pieces. When both
trains were stopped search was made
for the remains, and it was found that
pieces of flesh were scattered along
the rail for several rods. The neck
was broken from the body and the
arms and legs were also mashed and
partially severed from the trunk. The
members of the company were in their
private Car asleep, and were greatly
Mortified when told of the sad aft iir.
The proprietor had spoken to them at
midnight and was then in the best of
spirits.
Among members of the theatrical
profession in Chicago yesterday the
sudden death Of Mr.. Andrews was dis
cussed, and the opinion was expressed
in some quarters, after the awful rail
road wreck they were in two years
ago, when Ed Andrews wife and the
leading lady, Mamie Wilkinson, were
burned at Brainerd, MIMI, that the
company was fated. l. is well known
that theatrical people are very super
stitious, and such belief among GER
tain of their members is not surpris-
ing.
Only a week ago last Tuesday Chas.
Andrews left Chicago with dra-
maUic company for Lanark. The
company rehearsed there all last week
and opened Monday night at Savan-
nah. From there they travelled down
the Northwestern line. taking in Nor
rison and Clinton. Earlier in the
season the brothers George and ED
were in partnership with Charles,
running an opera company, but they
separated, and Charles started with a
dramatic company for himself. The
deceased was about As years of age,
and had been in the opera business
for many years with his brothers with
a large measure of success.
To Mothers-Onr wholesale house
having purchaled lot of remnants
in piece goods we have manufactured
them up into boys knee pants and can
sell you regular SOC. goods for Csc.
75c. for SOC. and ST goods for 75c. This
is an opportunity you cannot afford to
miss. Model Clothing and Shoe House.
"A district convention for the Sec
ond district, Minnesota Sunday School
association, will be held at Lake Crys-
tai, beginning Thursday evening,
December It'll, and closing Saturday
afternoon, Dec. 9Th. The object of
the meeting is to perfect the organi-
zation of the district, to consider The
employment of field worker, and to
promote normal work. Normal les
sons on the principles of teaching and
bible study will be given. Delegates
will have free entertainment. Judge
Perkins will be among those present
Each county is entitled to delega-
tion of from six to ten persons.
Let us give you pointer! Our
word is worth 100 cents on the dollar:
we can sell our reliable goods for less
money than any house in the North
west buys theirs for and then make a
legitimate profit; besides we do this
in a straightforward, legitimate man.
ner. A trial will convince you of this
broad but truthful statement. Model
One Price Clothing and Shoe House.
The Lake Crystal Union gives an
account of shooting affair that &C
Cured at that place Sunday morning.
1t seems that the accommodation
pulled in at the depot at $3.50 a. m.
After the train arrives, the engine is
cut loose from the train, which is left
standing opposite the south side OF
the depot, and runs down south of the
elevator until time for leaving arrives,
AS there are several hours between
the arrival and departure, the train
men have an opportunity to get lit
tie sleep. On that morning, as is
their usual custom, Engineer Smith
and the fireman curled themselves up
in the cab to take a snooZe. Before
or after these two men went to sleep,
four men attempted to board the en-
CINE and were forbidden by the en-
gineer; one of the four elected from
the engine stepped back. pulled his