The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-10
WORK OF DEBS,
The Anarchist Strike Lead
er Is Ultimately Respon-
sible for This Horror.
ELEVEN ROASTED TO DEATH
A Rail Removed on a Rock Is
land Railway Trestle Near
Lincoln, Neb.
Unparalleled Scenes of Torture as
Men Slowly Died in the
Flames.
ELEVEN ROASTED TO DEATH
HEROIC EFFORTS AT RESCUE

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 10, 1Ss4-A fear
full wreck, involving the loss of eleven
lives, one engine and two cars, occurred
on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad. where it crosses on a high tres
tie the tracks of the Union Pacific and
the Burlington and Missouri River Rail-
road, shortly after 10 O'Clock last night.
All indications point to train wreckers
as the cause.
The dead are
c. D. Stannard. conductor, Council Bluffs
perished in the flames; leaves family.
William Craig, fireman. buried under
engine; leaves family.
Ike Depew, engineer, Council Bluffs,
buried under engine.
Grain dealer OF Fairbury. name un-
known. burned to death in the wreck
Five travelling men, names unknown,
buried under ear and burned to death.
Two farmers, from Jansen. Neb., en-
route for South Dakota, burned to death
Tire injured are
Harry Foote. brakeman, leg broken.
c. H. Cherry. postal clerk, terribly cut
about the face and head.
Fort Scott express messenger, back in
iured and cut on the head
O. S. Bell Lincoln, travelling man,
injured internally
THE RAILS SPREAD.
Train No. s. drawn by engine No. 213
is an accommodation called the Fort
Worth Accommodation, and IS due to
arrive here at $40 p NJ. Last night
ii s9as about ten minutes late and was
making UP time when it struck the tres
tie that crosses Salt Lake Creek, about
foer miles from the city and two from
the Penitentiary. When it struck the
tGestle the rails Immediately spread. and
the engine drawing The two. cars after
Il went humping along over the cross
tses for about fifty feet. and then. with
= crash It fell forty feet TO the bed of
the creek below. The engine burst and
glowing Goals spreading igrlited the wood
en- supports and the coaches behind it,
and IN 3 seg moments the bridge. dry
as a tindar from the long exposure to
tia sun was a mass of flames. The Goals,
falling upon the coaches lying in the
bitches set them afire. and five minutes
after the first warning the entire mass
CT ars. with their load of human freight,
below, Was one mass OF flames.
a FEARFUL SCENE
1t was an awful sight. The flames
mounted high in the heavens, coloring
the entire southern sky a brilliant car
mine, while the naoonbeams fell upon
the glowing mass below from which
mortal shrieks OF agony and pain were
hearl TO Issue.
willing hands were there to help, but
little could be done. The engine had fall
len first. then the combination car of
smoker and express coach fell partially
upon that, and the rear coach falling be-
hinti II teleseoped that car, thus pinion-
ing tE,ose unfortunates who We're in the
smoker so that it was impossible to save
them or for them to escape.
Colonel C. ]. Bills and Jay Mcdowell,
Fairbury passengers, and the brakeman,
Harry Foote, were the first to extri-
cate themselves from the rear car. They
Immediately started to work, and after
half an hours effort. the fourteen oc-
cupants of the rear coach were saved.
1t was heroic work, the flames were
scerching in their intensity, but those
three men struggled hard to save their
fellow sufferers. Rapidly the work of
rescue went on until the entire fourteen
rear coach passengers, including three
women, were rescued and laid upon the
bank beside the bridge.
Those engaged in the work of rescue
frightened and excited to do anything
but lie on the bank ard moan. Many of
Them were severely injured and were
sENDING THE NEWS
Colonel Billie and Jay Mcdowell the
two injured, had started in search of
a telephone or telegraph Office The
nearest point of connection was the pen
tinaatioil Of the wreck. and holacust
reached the city. The Fire Department
was notified, but it was impossible to
get steamer over the rough country
roads and no fire apparatus was
available. The only thing to do was to
let the whole pile burn. 1t was heart
ductur lay prosterate under the burning
mass of red hot iron and burning coaches
UNSPEAKABLE AGONIES.
Their faces were turned out, and Stan
nard, whose legs were being consumed
by the fierce flames. kept crying for
help. He begged for some one to tell
ii's aFoi Gods sake he cried, some one
come What viii my wife. and little one
do Oh. God, will some help come.
Harry Foote heard ard tried to help.
hut the fierce flames drove him back,
Three times he assayed with his broken
foot and leg to extend some assistance,
sure death. Fred Scott, the baggage
master saw him ard cried out Harry
Harry Help for C1rist.s sake an.,
ing up to the burning pile, he caught
Scott just as the flames commenced
10 lick up his legs burning his trousers
and al shoes completely off. Where the
fimbers had fallen upon him with crush
ing force his back was terribly injured.
Harry pulled him out, however, and
nnne too soon. Had help arrived two
minutes later he would have perished
- A TRUE HERO
AS soon as Scott could breathe he mur-
nn,lred: .sCherry is in there; save him. .
Although the poor boy was suffering the
fortl1res of the damned with his broken
leg he returned to his work. Crawling
u5 to the PROSTATE coach he caught the
band of Cherry, the messenger, who was
piioned by the fallen tirnbers and BY, al
most superhuman strength succeeded in
axtricating him just as the curling flames
commenced to lap around his face and
head.
ing at No 1,405 & street, was on the B.
M. train and did heroic work
turer in the side show of Howe & Gus
ing,s circus. was the companion Of
Thev worked rnanfully together during
he entire condagration. He was on the
way to Adair Iowa, to join his show,
I'D lacl<ily had left the smoker few