The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-31
VICTIMS OF THE RAIL.
A .ective Switch in Minnesota
~ Brings Death to Six.
A LARGE NUMBER BADLY INJURED,

Ehe Deraiied Train Took Fire and Two
of the Dead Were Burned to n Crisp.
A Collision on q Massachusetts Road
Kills Three
MILWAUKEE, May Sl.-A special from
the town of Marshfield, Wis, SAYS:
The st. Paul limited south bound train on
the Wisconsin Central met with hor-
rible accident, which has never been
equaled In northern Wisconsin and adds
another long list of victims through dis
asters of this kind. The train, which
was made up of seven coaches and sleep
ers, left Abbott's Ford behind time, and
while running at fifty miles an hour,
struck a defective split switch at Mann
Vile, deserted station, derailing the en-
tire train and piling engine and cars in
heap of broken timbers. To add to the
horror the entire mass was soon in sheet
Of flame which, mingled with the groans
and cries of the injured, made scene
that turned the hearts of the brnvest
Receiver Howard Morris and Sidney
Hirsch, business man from Ironwood
who were on the train, arrived In this city
on the regular train from Stevens Point
From them it is learned TINT six, as far
as known, were all that were killed out
right, and fifteen or sixteen injured, some
OF them very seriously. MIR Hirsch says
that the only passenger known to have
been killed was woman, name unknown,
who boarded the train at Mellen Station
and who was riding in the secor3 day
coach E@
"Our train was running at the rnte of
about fifty or sixty miles an hour when the
srssh came said Mr.. Hirsch, "and the
train seemed to go into heap within a
few seconds. / was asleep in the next to
the rear sleeper at the time, and was
thrown from my berth, as were all the
other passengers. As soon as we could
scramble out we found terrible state of
affairs. The baggage, express smoker
day coach, n business car and a sleener
were piled on top of each other, and
within very few minutes the pile was on
fire, taking fire, it was stated, from the
locomotive, which lay in heap beneath
all the cars.
"The fire burned rapidly, and 1t kept all
the persons who escaped without injury
very busy reseuing those who We're in
3ured and pn+@aed beneath the wreck
Some fifteen or sixteen passengers were
taken out more or less injured, and were
sent to Marshfeld for proper care. The
bodies of the trainmen and the unknown
woman were recovered ms soon as possible
and were sent away. ] scarcely know how
we got out after the crash and | know
that the escape was narrow one for all
those who came out alive and unharmed
The train was reasonably well filed Thnt
IL, the sleepers were very well occupied -
Receiver Morris occupied the company's
business car, which did not get into tho
heap, and so escaped destruction by burn
Ing. The rear sleeper and the business
ear alone came out practically unharmed.
l,{t I, N.
accident and the probable cause: "The
split switch of the passenger track had
evidently been tampered with, allowing
the wheels of the locomotive to catch the
point. The engine and all the cars of the
train, except the rear coach and business
par, left the track and all were burned ex-
cspt the two mentioned. The injured are
receiving every attention possible to give,
and the track will be promptly cleared, so
khat trains can move on them.n
W. B RUSSELL who was killed, was an
enploye of the chief engineer and had
been up the road on business for the COM
pany. He was n young man, employed rs
road man, and came here from England.
The dead are: James Hubbard, engineer,
OF Stevens Point; George Bearhart, fire
man, Of Stevens Point; Jason Bigelow,
head brakeman. of Stevens Pointy w. B.
Russell, civil engineer, of Stevens Point;
Oliver Bosley, news agent; Mrs. John
Wagner, an elderly lady passenger
Injured = Henry Chester, Marshfield,
legs and shin badly injured, may die; ..
W Bozley, news agent, Stevens Point,
died soon afttrward; Arthur Turnice, Chi
csgo head cut and otherwise injured; Dr.
Weitzel, Gliddep, hurt internally; Fanny
Bnrtle, Springdale, Ills, hnnd badly cut;
William Ryan, Sturgeon Bay, ribs broken
and head cut; f. A. Twitchel1, lawyer,
Minneapolis, head cut.
The bodies of Russell and Bigclow were
burned to crisp.