Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-11
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
Additional Particulars Concern
 ing the Fearful Accident.
EIGHT KNOWN TO BE DEAD.


 EIGHT KNOWN TO BE DEAD. The Exact Number of the Killed May Never Be Known as Their Bodies Were Consumed by Fire-The Aoci-
 dent Was Caused by a Rail Being
 Mystcriousiy Removed.
 LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. il Nothing re- mains of the Rock Island train, which was wrecked five miles south of here Thursday, but heap of cinders and twisted iron. Mingled with the debris is the remains of at least eight men and the total number of dead may reach as high as 12.
 Those known to have been killed are:
 c. D. stannard, conductor, Council Bluffs, burned to death.
 William Craig, fireman, Fairbury, Neb., buried under the engine.
 Isaac Depew, Council Bluffs, instantly killed.
 W. o. Hambel, Fairbury, Neb., an at- torney, burned to death.
 o. $. Bell, Lincoln, Neb., travelling man, crushed to death.
 Councilman, elevator builder, Narka, Kan.
 A number of people are missing and it is feared that c. Unrub, his mother and son of Jansen, Kan, are among the dead.
 M, Beaver, clothier, and A. B Eddie, insurance agent, both of Pawnee City, cannot be found and are supposed to have perished.
 It is reported by Brakeman Foote, the only one of the train crew who escaped, that five travelling men and two farmers were In car and were burned.
 An unknown man, said to have como from McPherson, Kan, and on his way to the Black Hills is supposed to be among the dead.
 The injured are:
 F. A. Scott, Holton, Kan, express messenger, fatally injured internally.
 Colonel c. J. Bills, Fairbury, Neb., treasurer of the National Guard associ- ation of the United States, leg badly cut, but will recover.
 Jay McDowell, Fairbnry, Neb, legs cut and head badly bruised.
 Harry Foote, Council Bluffs, brake man, leg broken.
 J. E. Puetz, travelling man, Lincoln, Neb,, internal injuries.
 Two ladies living in Billingsley block, slightly injured.
 A passenger named Sogret, hurt about the head.
 Statement of the General Manager.
 CHICAGO, Aug. II The following in- formation is given to the Associated Press by General Manager E. St. John, of the Chicago, Rock Island and P acific road: No. 8 Thursday found first rail south of Lincoln taken out and run on the ties to where the Union Pacific track goes under, then fell off on the left hand side of the bridge crosswise of the Union Pacific track. Engineer Dupois and Fireman Craig went down with the en- zine and were burned beneath it and completely burned up. A coach fell on top of the combination car, smashing the passenger compartment and killing everyone in that part of the car. We have so far, been unable to recover any of the bodies which are under the fire on account of the intense heat from the burning wreckage. Conductor ]. Htannard was i'll the smoking compartment and several passengers, the number I am unable to say, but none have been recovered, and doubt if anything more than small fragments of those in the smoker will ever be found. There are only 13 panels of the bridge remaining standing, 24 being burned. The crowbar and monkey wrench which the parties used in doing the job have been found, also the bolts. nuts and spikes, which were removed. The rail on the right side was slid to one side and all the spikes were removed from the rail on the left side.'
 The above facts were sent in mes sage from Assistant Superintendent Bur- leigh to MT. St. John. A reward of 5000 has been offered. Another Account. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. II .One of the 1 worst railroad wrecks in this section for years occurred shortly after 10 Thurs day night. The northbound Rock Island passenger train went off high bridge, four or five miles south of this city. Eight people are lnown to be killed and several injured. It was local train, consisting of anengine, tender, baggage, smoking car and coach. The engine and