The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-31
AN ENGINE JUMPS THE TRACK
Six People Killed and Others
Wounded.
A Difference of Opinion as to the
Cause.
some SAY It Was Owing 20 weakness
in the Track, and Others That =
Misplaced Switch Was
to Blame.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARsHFIELD, Wis, May 30.-The
worst wreck that has ever occurred on
the Wisconsin Central, by which at
least six people lost their lives and sew
eral were wounded. some seriously,
took place this morning.
No. A. a passenger train, with Engineer
James Hubbard at the throttle. pulled
away from Abbottsford 20 minutes be-
hind time. Just ss the engine reached
the upper switch at Meanwhile. and
while going down grade at terrific ra to
Of speed, itjumped from the main track
on to the siketrack and rolled down
slight embankment, with the tender on
top and turned bottom up. Two sleep
ers, one coach, besides the smoker and
baggage, five in all, began burning i'm
mediately, and all but one was con-
sumed.
Engineer Hubbard was found lying at
the end of his cab go terribly scalded
from escaping steam that he died In
about 10 minutes.
Fireman Bearhart was dead in the cab
when found, having been scalded to
death.
Jason Bigelow, the head brakeman,
was not found for about eight hours, his
remains lying under the debris, close to
the engine. The flesh was burned off
his face, presenting horrible appear
ance. The flesh from both arms was
literally burned off, exposing the bones.
and both legs were burned off.
w. B. Russell, the assistant to Chief
Engineer L. NJ. Gibson, was burned be-
yond recognition. His remains were
sent to Milwaukee for burial.
Mrs. John Wagner. an elderly lady en-
route from Butte, Mont, to Manitou,
was dreadfully dis6gured, her face and
body being terribly cut and bruised.
She died almost instantly.
The news agent, Oliver Bailey, suf-
fered excruciating paine and died at 10
O'Clock this morning. He was Crushed
under coach.
Henry K. Lieber received internal and
external injuries, probably fatal.
The other injured are:
Charles Weinburn, travelling man OF
Chippewa Falls, badly bruised.
Fred Jack of Bessemer, Mich, badly
bruised.
Arthur Tunics of Chicago, head cut
and legs sprained.
William Ryan of Sturgeon Bay. Wis.,,
several ribs broken and head badly cut.
The cause of the accident is hard to
determine. Some think it was from q
weakness in the track, while others,
railroad men, are inclined to believe the
switch had been tempered with.
An official report of the wreck to the
railroad officials places the dead at 8
and injured 10. Several of the
latter Will die. The wrecked train
was tho south bound limited from
Minneapolis to Chicago. 1t was run
ming at the usual speed, when it struck
an open switch and went OF on G
straight piece of level track. The bag
gage and mail care, smoker and
the second day coach and two
sleepers left the track. All the cars ex
cept one of the two sleepers we're burned
or badly wrecked. Three or four men,
bers of the trains crew are reported
missing, and are thought to be beneath
the wreck. Several passengers not &C.
counted for may also be dead. The
passengers in the sleepers were injured.
The report that one of the Tweady
brothers of Milwaukee was killed was
an error.
The opinion prevails in railway cir
Giles that the wreck was the result OF
criminal tampering with the switch.
The town of Manville, where the acct
dent happened, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last fall, and since that
there has been little there except
railway station.
The northbound passenger, which
passes the southbound here, went to the
scene of the accident with physicians
and nurses. The wounded we're brought
here and the depot was turned into G
hospital. There were about 80 passen-
gers, and others may yet be found to
swell the list burned. 1t is thought the
injured will recover, except Chester.
OTHER FATAL WRECKS.
MACON, Ga, May 30.-The rear coach
of train on the Albany and Column
bia branch OF the Southwestern rail-
way was overturned by broken rails at
Hollis this morning and forty people
were injured, two or three of whom
will in all probability die. The train
consisted OF six loaded coaches
of excursionists from Andersonville to
attend the Decoration day exer-
cises at the National cemetery.
About 1000 were on the train. The rear
car was crowded almost to suffocaton.
The wrecked coach fell down a steep
embsnkment, and it is q miracle that
many we're not killed outright, an it
contained over 100 people.
BosToN, May 30.-The Barry" fast
train, which leaves Harlem at 3 p. M,
when passing Sharon at 3:15 this even.
ing dashed into some cars left standing
on the track, smashing the engine. ten.
der and three cars Firemau Ed ward
Goodwin and Brakeman B. F. McLsod
were scalded to death, and an unknown
tramp killed.