The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-02
SPREAD OF RAILS
1T CAUSES A Fatal. WNECI< IN ~.
DIANA.
4 Train on tho vundalin Road.
While Going sat Full Speed. In
Thrown From the Trnck-rwO
People Killed and several
Injured.
ZELDA sEGul> WALLACE m,nr.
The Once Noted Opera Singer Ia
Among the Injured, but IL Not
Seriously Hurt.

indianapolis. Jan. 30. -- 4 terrible
wreck, causing loss of life and MANNED
limbs. occurred at CoatSviile. Van
dalia train No. . was wrecked by the
spreading of the rails. Two persons
were killed almost instantly and 80
or 40 were seriously injured. The
train vas running at full speed and
was about twenty minutes late. 1t had
Just passed the town OF COatSvillc. and
was rounding a curve when the track
spread. The private car of President
EtcKeen. which was in the rear.
jumped the track. This was followed
by the parlor car and then the ladies'
car. All went of the track. the two
rear cars going down the embankmcnt
ten feet before the train could be
stopped. The smoker left the track
but did not go ver
The two rear cars caught fire bu:
were extinguishcd when the work OF
rescue began.
A man died soon after being taken
from the car. In his pocket were
found letters indicating that his name
was John w. Norton, manager of the
Grand opera house at ST. Louis. He
was taken to a school house uncon-
scious and lived only a short time. He
did not speak.
Mrs. w. S. Towers, Carthage. Mo-.
was carried from the car and died
while being taken to the school house.
The injured We're carried to houses
on the north side of the track and soon
the towns people and physicians gath.
cred to give assistance.
The injured are Margaret Roberts,
5G1 Park avenue. Indianapolis, in
.iured about the face and breast: in
ternal injuries. Ewing w. Whiting.
Mrs. Ewing O. Whiting. Boston; scri-
ously. S. Neugon, Vigo, Tex, probably
fatally. F. L. Wrap. DR.. II. ]. Talbot,
Indianapolis, seriously. Mrs. n. w.
Feguson, Terre Haute. Mrs. D. Hud-
son, Green Castle, Ind. Gertie Parrish,
f~our-year-old girl, Palestine. Ill. w.
S. Towers, Carthage, Mo. d. w. Mond-
shall. Terre Haute; seriously. Lulu
Sheets. indianapolis. ]. ]. Lea, Mans
field, Ohio. j. w. Cravcns, editor
Green Castle. Ind, World. Mrs. Zelda
Scguin Wallace. Indianapolis. Richard
Trauch. Brazil, Ind. head hurt. j. w.
Mitchell, Terre Haute, skull fractured.
Mrs. Delft, Omaha, badly bruised. j.
II. Dillon. travelling salesman. New
York. Mrs. J.. P. II. Dillon. New York.
l.. w. d. Beebe, PPris. Ill. frank
Gully, Washington. Pullman conduc,
tor. Mrs. Rothschild, Ogden, Utah.
Mrs. d. L. Anderson. Green Castle,
Ind. Mrs. Fescus. Terre Hautc. An
drew johnson, Pullman porter. Charles
Jones, colored porter, Indianapolis. G.
r.: Carson, Elmira, N. Y. c. Sher-
wood. Nyack, N Y. w. 1. Sherwood,
Nyack, N. Y. C. II. Schmicnmicr. Ev-
%ansville, Ind. Congressman Farris,
badly cut. Others were slightly in
jured.
Zelda Seguin Wallace is a woman Of
national reputation. A few years ago
few of better voice or more grace trod
the operate stage. She was a mem
Der first Of the famous Riching opera
company and of the Parepa Rosa,
Emma Abbott and other equally fam
u opera companies. A year e she
appeared at the May music festival in
this city. She is a wonderfully well
preserved woman. Mrs. Wallace is
the wife of ex-Deputy Postmaster Da-
vid Wallace. who is a son Of Gov.
Wallace and a half-brother of Gen.
Lew Wallace. Mrs. Wallace has tel
egraphed relatives here that she was
dangerously injured.