Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-06-02

MAHsHfitID, WiS', Muy u. hhc ~
Paul limited southbound trail on the
Wisconsin Central road was wrecked
and burned ut Meanwhile, n deserted
station, Mt leo o'clock yesterday morn:
ing, and Mt least six persons were killed
and three bodies burned, while many
others were wounded.
The train. which was in charge Of
Conductor Gaven and was made up Of
seven coaches anil sleepers, left Alb
botsford behind time, and while run.
ming fifty miles an hour struck u de-
fective split switch ut Meanwhile. The
entire train was deraile.l and engine
and cars piled in heap OF broken
timbers The entire mass was soon .
glare of flame. The dea 80 far rs
known are:
JAMES HUBBARD, engineer OF Stevens
Point
GEORGE GEBHARDr fireman Of Stevens
Jo N BroErow head brakeman Of Stevens
roint
---RUssELt. civ ! en- inecr Steven, Point
An o ed man and woman names unknown,
burned In the ruin,
The more seriously injured were rs
follows:
HENRY c ESTER Marshheli' legs and spine
o W BozEIy. news agent Stevens Point,
injured internally.
AnrnuR TuRNIcE ChIca 20. head cut and
otherwi . MANNED
DR wE,TzEL OF Giiddcn hurt internally
WILLIAM RYAN. Stursc Bay, ribs broken
and head cut
EA NV TcnELL attorney NJ law, Mime
apoli head cut
No. 3 northbound passenger passes
No. 1 at this place, AMI, as soon rs
word was received of the ace dent,
went to the scene with number of
physicians and nurses from here. The
dead and wounded were brought back
and the depot turned into hospital,
where everything was done to make
the unfortunate, cOmfOrta BILE.
ABLAzE IN A FEW MOMENTS.
After lea2ing the track the train
plowed along over the ties for ten
rods and then topple and roll,d ovsr,
the engine and ten Ter going into the
ditch and tn ears p.lins on top OF
one another. All wers som set on fire
from the stoves.
From ont of this tangled mass men
anil won IN who wer. lucky enough
not to be pinned down crawlel. many
maiing wonderful escapes
The bodies Of Russell and Jud Big
low. who were caught in timbers.
were not recovered until about Z
o'clock this morning and were burned
to crisp.
As near as can be asccrtaincd about
fifty passengers were on the train.
and as the work OF clearing away the
wreckagc goes on others may be
found to swell the list Of those who
met death by burning.
Under the direction OF Division SUI
Horn. who happened to
be IN the northbound passenger. a
special ira n was fitted up AMI left
here for stevens Point ut o'clock
bearing the DO lies of Engineer Hub
bard, Firemen Gcbhart AMI Russell
an | passenger. When the body OF
b gelow, the head brakeman, was re-
covered il had watch in one han.l
and lantern on an arm.
Meanwhile. the scene Of the accident,
was once little saw mill town. but
of late years has sunk To nothing
until now all that rema n is few
scattered buildings. During the for
est fires last fall the depot burn.l.anl
u bout all that is left to mark the place
is Il heap Of burned ruins and mum
Der of sidctraclss.
The accident occurred ut the first
switch, where suppos Il broicn bar
caused n sw itch to open sufficiently to
derail the train. The opinion strIngly
prevails that the wreck was the result
of some one tampsr!ny with the
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