New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31
EIGHT LIVES LOST.
DISASTROUS WRECK ON THE WISCONSIN
CENTRAL
F1ENDIsH WORK OF A ThAIN wRECKER-CARs
TAKE FIRE AND SEVERAL OF THE
BODIES CONSUMED

FIENDIsH WORK OF a ThAIN wRECKER-CARs
TAKE FIRE AND SEVERAL OF THE
BODIES CONSUMED.
Milwaukee, Wis. May S0-A MarshAed Wis)
dispatch says IAN accident. resulting in the
loss Of eight lives and the injury Of from fifteen
10 twenty persons more or less seriously.
Cured here at 315 a. m to-day. Train No. Z, on the
Wisconsin Central Railway ran through open
switch and was completely wrecked. The cars
afterward took fire and were consumed. Four
persons taken from the wreck dead. and
others are missing-supposed to have been caught
in the mass of broken timbers and consumed.
The list Of dead, as far as known is follows:
BIGELOW. JUDsCN. brakeman Of stevens
GEARHEART GEORGE. fireman. of Stevens Point.
HUBBARD JAMES. engineer. of Stevens Point
RUSSELL. WILLIAM b. civil engineer. in the employ
Of the COMPANY
An aged man and woman. names unknown.
were burned in the ruins; It IS said they were
not on the train St. Paul.
These were among the injured: Henry Chester
Marshheld. Wis. legs and spine badly injured
c. W Hosley news agent. Stevens Point. In
jured Internally. Arthur Turnice Chicago, head
cut and otherwise injured. Will recover; John
Bigelow. head brakeman. Of Stevens Point. and
Dr. Weitzel. Glidder, Wis. hurt internally Fannie
Burtel. Springdale H.. hand badly cat; VIII
lam Ryan, Sturgeon Bay. Wis. ribs broken and
head cut; E. a. Twitche, attorney, Minneapolis
head cut.
Medical aid was promptly summoned and all
the injured are being cared for here. The Tor
WdIQ cars took fire IN few minutes aite me
wreck occurred. and soon were a roaring mass ol
flames. Conductor Gavin succeeded IN uncoG-
pling the sleeper and No. A.. which had not Ieit
the track. and with assistance moved them out
OF danger With the exception OF some baggage
and some mail, everything else was destroyed
The accident according to appearances, must
be attributed 70 design Examination 1iscIo+yS
the fact that nut had been removed rom the
switch. causing II to get loose ana throw '"e
train from the track. , g,
along over the ties for distance OF ten RODS ana
then toppled and rolled over, the engine ana
tender going into the ditch and the cars plhhg
on TOD Of each other All were soon set on hre
from the stoves. From out Of TINS tahsieu mass
men and women who were lucky enough no, 20
be pinned down crawled, many making WoHarI-
full escapes The bodies of Russell ana bise'o"'
who were caught in the timbers. were hot re-,
covered until about o'clock this morhihs' anu
were burned to a crisp. AS near as can pe
ascertained about fifty passengers were on tne
train and as the work Of clearing away the
wreck goes on. others may yet be found 10 swel!
the list Of those VINO met death py puin,"s, i, !,
Under the direction OF Division SupeIlntslueh'
Horn a special train fitted up and lett mere
for Stevens Point at o'clock, bearing the Dodles
~ Engineer Hubbard, Fireman Gearheart ana
Pusean THE injured who are distributed about
among the different hotels 1t Is tnought' VIII
recover except perhaps chester. OF tnis 'h CT W,s
At $50 o'clock the genera indiiabci VI 49, W " ."
consin Central gave the press this statement
rr.,, No the through train leaving st. Paul
-. 10 m Tor Chicago and Milwaukee, was
Wrecked at lib a m., at Manvilie the hrst sa,on
north az NIarshfe.d. The split switch OF thc pas
ing track had been tampered with. allowing rne
wheels Of the locomotive to catch ne pom. reng ar
eiesner and one car, left the track Engineer Hub,
bard Fireman Gearheart Brakeman bIgSloM; In,I
a ciyu engineer William Il. Russell, agen t"enN
four an Ensshman in the emPioy, ,o or ki%s ihe snd
tweive or fifteen people In the smoker ana uay
coach injured All the cars burned except & tne ne
ems are missing The Injured have been taken TO
Marshfed and all are being carea ror' dnctor
| Gavin was in charge Of the tram.