The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-31
BURNED IN THE WRECK.
Death In Terrible Form 0verlakes
Six Passengers on the Wis
eonsIn Central.
5oalded to Death. or Burned Bo-
yond Somblnnoe TO Human
Form.
Worst wFoos That Ever Occurred on tho
Wisconsin CsBtrai Lino-A Butte
Lady Killed.

MAsBTtr1D Wis, May 3O.-TTaiu No. T.
on the Wisconsin Central. WIS wrecked here
Al 3.I5 this morning. Tho cars took Ore.
Six persona arc dad and four Others mias-
inQ-it ia supposed burned to death. Tho
train jumTel thu trhck at n switch add thu
forward cara took Gre At once. Conductor
Gavin uncOuDled she rear a,eepsrs and
saved them from burning. EVERYTHING
else was burned, eIosp, soma mail and
baggage.
Engineer Hubbard Was found lying a, ths
edge Of his cab so seriously scalded from
escaping stsAm that he died In about ten
minutes Fireman BenfhAn was dead Ia
tho cab when found. having heen acalded
to death. Jason Biaslov, head brakeman.
was not found for about eight hours. his
remains lying under the debris close
TO tho engine. His nosh was burnod oil.
bis fhos presenting q borTibls appearance.
of. EXPOSING the bones Both legs wSrs
burned of. W. B. Russell. assistant
10 Chief Engineer T.. n. Gibson. vas
Turned beyond recognition. His remains
were sent TO Milvaunes for burial.
Mrs.. John Wagner. an elderly lady. en-
route from Butte. Mont. TO Aanitovoc
was dreadfully dis1eured. her face and
body being IDLY cut and bruised. She
died slmost instantly. News Agent bossly
suffered sxcrueiatiua pains and died a, ten
o'clock this morning. lie was crushed un-
der n coach.
The iuj ujursd are: Henry G. Hester. Msrsh-
Geld. ises and spine badly injured;
D. w. Bosley. news agent, Stevens
point, injured internally, Arthur Turny.
Chicago. eut and Otherwise injured
DR.. weitzsl. Gliddsn. hurt internally; Fan
ME Burtle. sprinEdals, ILL.,. hand badly
cut; William Ryan. Sturgeon Bay. ribs and
head cuts; Ed. Twitchsll. attorney. Mime
apolis. head cut.
The north. bound passenger, which passss
the south bound here. went TO abe scene Of
the accident with physieianH and nus see.
Tho wounded were brought here aud the
depot turned into hospital
1hsre we're about fifty passengers and
others may be yet found 10 swell ths list OF
bursed. IL is thought the injured will re-
cover except Chester.
The wrecked tain Vas the south bound
limit q from MinDsaI oils 10 Chicago. IL
was ,unpinR ns the usual speed. WREN 1t
struck an on q switch and went OF on
straight piece Of level track. The baggage
aud mail care, smoker. second day coach
and two soepers left the track. All the
cars except one Of the two aleepe6 wers
turned or badly wrecked. Three or -four
members OF the train crew who we're re-
ported missing arc thought 10 be beneath
the wreck.
The opinion prevails In railway circles
that the wreck was the result of criminal
tampsfinR with q switch. The town of
Aarshville. where tie tccidsnt happened.
was almost totally DESTROYED by hre last
fall. and since that there has been little
there except q railway station.
SALT LAKE.. May 30.-A sreoiai from
Evanston. Wyo., TO the Tribune says .
work train on ihs Union Pacific oaS be-
tween Castle Rock and Wssatoh, ran into
train No. 81. Instantly killing James Lewls
and q man named slavin, and iDluTing
seven Others. Improper tagging IL said 10
have been the cause of the accident.
srARos. Mass, May 30-Au express
freight smashed into sonio freight cars on
the northbound track here. Fireman Eos
ward I. Goodwin. Bsiamin Mcleod ana sn
unknown tramp were killed. Another
tramp was seriously injured.