The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-11
HEAP or CINDERS.
That and Twisted Iron Is All That Is
Left of 4 Rock Island
Train.
EIGHT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
and Four More Are Reported to Have
Been Cremated---Many Others
Injured.

Il LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. l1.--Nothing re-
mains or the Rock Island train that was
wrecked 1--WE miles south OF this city,
but D heap OF ciniers and twisted iron.
Mingled with the debris are the re-
mainsos at least eight persons. and it Ia
believed the death roll win reach 10.
Those known to be killed are as follows
c. D. stannard. Council Bluffs. con-
ductor, burned TO death.
William Craig, Fairbnry, Neb., fre-f
man, buEned under engine.
Isaac Depew, Council Bluffs. instantly
killed.
w. o. Hambel, Fairbury, Neb., at-
torney, burned to death.
O. 3. Bell, Lincoln, Neb., travelling
man, crushed to death.
The injured are:
r. r. Scott. Holton, KAN, express
messenger; fatally injured internally.
Colonel G. J. Bills, Fairbury, Neb.,
treasurer OF the National Guard Associ-
alton OF the United States; legs badly
cut, win recover.
jay Mcdowell, Fairbury, Neb.; legs
cut and head badly bruised.
Harry Foote, Council Bluffs, leg
broken.
It Ii reported by Brakeman Foote, the
only one Of the train crew who escaped.
4 that i've travelling men and two farmers
were In the car that burned.
Deeails of the wreck.
u ~ &
Train No. 8 Il an accommodation
known as the '.Fort Worth accommoda-
ton and il due to arrive ut $40 p. m.
It was about 10 minutes late and was
making MP time when 1t struck the
trestle that crossed Salt creek about
four miles from the city two from the
penitentiary. When IL struck the tres
tie the rails Immediately spread and the
engine, drawing the cars after IL, went
humping along over the croHsties for
about DO feet, and then with o crash IL
fell ah0nk 10 feet 60 the bed on the creek
below. The engine burst and glowing
Goals spreading, ignited the wooden sup
ports and the coaches behind it, and In
few minutes the bridge, dry a. tinder
from its long exposure to the sun, was
one mass Of flames. The Goals falling
upon the coaches lying In the ditch set
them afre and ave minutes after the
first warning the entire mass OF cars
with their load of human freight was
one mass OF flames.
Was nm Awful Sight.
It was an awful sight. The flames
amounted high in the heavens, covering
the entire Southern sky brilliant car
mine, while the moonbeams fell upon
the glowing mass below from which
mortal shrieks Of agony and pain were
heard to issue. Willing hands were
there TO help, but little conld be done.
The engine had fallen first, then the
combination car of smoker and express
coach fell partially upon that, and the
rear coach falling behind it, telescoped
that car, thus pinioning the unfortu-
mates who were in the smoker SO that 1t
was impossible to save them, or for
them TO escape.
We're Ten In the Smoker.
Harry Foote, the brakeman, who did
such efficient work at the wreck, says
ne is positive that there were at least 1O
men In the smoker, SIX OF whom he can
describe. @
In addition to the crew he mentions q
man whose name he does not know,
employed by an elevator builder named
Councilman, at Narka, Kan. There
were also several passengers who got ON
at Jansen and two who got ON dc
Pawnee City. Foote says that when
ne took Fred Scott, the baggagemaster
who was crying Harry, Harry, hurry
for Christ's sakel'' he heard q faint
groan from the smoker, and again
when the flames reached IL, but that
was all. All were mercifully crushed to
death, for the car was smashed almost
perfectly fat. One man was found lying
outside the smoker. he was probably
Aon the platform when the train went
Aover. He was seriously but not fatally
1 injured, and ID now at the OPEL House.
The passengers rescued from the chair
car were paraiyzed with fright, and
/ could only Lie on the hank and moan,
rendering no assistance 70 the working
resCuers.
One family of Russians, consisting of
d man, wife and child, was % com
spletely panic stricken that, like horses
in fire, they could not be induced ID
1 leave the car, and had to be carried.
| The wrecking crewso far has discovered
lonly few blackened bones and frag-
ments Of burned flesh.
work Of Wreclers.
There ID no question but that the dis
aster was the work Of train wreckers.
y. w. Glover, . section man, said he
saw three well dressed mem jump q
freight and 90 west. He said that the
men each carried long. brand new
satchel. This gives rise to d suspicion
that y may hare been some of the