The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-06-06
RAILWAY HORROR.
Wreck Of a Passenger Train on
the Wisconsin Central.
Engine and Cars Piled in Heap of Broken
Timbers-Fire Completes the Work
of the Wreck-SIx People Burned
to Death and Scores In
..H iured.

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seriously, occurred near here at 3:1I
yesterday morning. Train No. 4, OF
the Wisconsin Central railway, rar
through an open switch and was com
pletely wrecked. The cars afterward
took fire and were consumed. -Four
persons were taken from the wreck
dead and four others are missing-sup
posed to have bcen caught in the mass
of broken timbers and consumed
Among the dead are the engineer, fire
man and brakeman.
Medical aid was promptly summoned
and all Of the injured are being cared
for here. The injuries Of several of the
victims are SO serious that they cannot
live.
The names Of the dead are:
James Hubbard, engineer.
George Gebhardt, fireman.
| - Russell, civil engineer.
Judson BgelOw, head brakeman.
o. W. Beslcy news agent,
- Wegner, woman who got on the train nt
Dutternut, Wis.
The injured are:
Henry Chevcr, shoulder dislocated.
| Arthur TurniOn, cut on head.
Dr. Wct2cl, hurt internally.
Fanny North, hand badly cut.
| William Ryan, ribs broken and head cut.
| B. A. Twitchell, head cut.
Mrs G. II. Brown, leg broken.
| Henry Chester, legs and spine badly injured.
| w. ID. Hogan, severe bruises.
The forward cars took fire in n very
few minutes after the wreck occurred
and were soon a roaring mass of flames
Conductor Gavin succeeded in uncoup-
ling the sleeper and No A., which had
not left the track, and with assistance
moved them out of danger With the
exception of some mail and baggage
everything else was destroyed.
The terrible accident, according to
appearances, must be attributed TO de-
sign Examination discloses the fact
that nut had been removed from the
switch causing it to get loose and
throw the train from the track.
Mannville, the scene of the accident.
was once lively saw mill town, but of
late years has gradually sunk to moth
ing, until now all that remains is a few
scattering buildings. During the forest
fires last fall the depot burned, and
about all that is left TO mark the place
is heap Of burned ruins and number
OF side tracks. The accident occurred
at the first switch, where supposed
broken bar caused q switch TO open suf-
flciently to derail the train.
After leaving the track the train
pfowed along over the ties for dis
tance of ten rods and then toppled and
rolled over, the engine and tender go
ing into the ditch and the cars piling
on top Of each other. All were soon set
on fire from the stoves. From out Of
this tangled mass men and women who
were lucky enough not TO be pinned
down crawled, many making wonder
full escapes. The bodies of Russell and
Jud Bigelow, who were caught in the
timbers were not recovered until about
7 o'clock in the morning and they were
burned TO crisp.
B. Franklin Lieber, editor and man
ager of the Lieber Publishing Com
pany, was one OF the passengers in the
sleeper, which was the fifth car on the
train. lie said: "0ur car came TO q
sudden stop after humping along the
ties in a terrifying manner and l
alighted on my feet. had hold Of the
two bars that run along the roof Of the
car at the time Of the accident, fearing
the car would topple over. found |
was the only person out of the berths,
some OF them not being yet awake.
About half the passengers Of the train
were in the telescoped smoker and day
coach. The wrecked cars were smashed
into kindling wood before we could get
to them aud were being burned with
frightful rapidity. We rescued eleven
persons alive.
The wreckage was cleared from the
track at o'clock last night and traffic
resumed.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 31.-There was
fearful accident out on the Columbia
extension Of the Central railroad about
7o'clock yesterday morning. The rear
coach OF train bearing passengers to
take part in the decoration Of federal
graves in Andersonville left the track
on grade Just after Hollis station was
passed. The excursionists were mostly
negroes, but tho rear coach was re-
served for whites, and the occupants Of
this coach were the victims Of the acci-
dent. The train was on an embank-
ment and moving at the rate Of twenty
miles an hour when the accident oc-
eurred.
Tho derailod coach, with its human !
freight, turned over three times and ,
nearly every one In II was more or less
hurt. A spreading rail caused the &C ,
eident. As soon ss the wounded could ,
be put on board the coaches that did ,
not leave the track, the train proceeded
10 Albany. Tho Union depot was
turned into . hospital and DR.. p. L.
Hillsman, the roads physician, ss-
,isted by other local physicians, were
John Smith, Of Bluffton, received Sc
rious internal injuries and may die.
Amy Jones, Of Edison, also received In
ternal injuries which may prove fatal.
Over twenty others received serious
but not fatal injuries.
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