The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-29
REPORTS DIFFER
Number 0f Deaths Resulting
From the NloOtOn Wreck
Uncertain.
That There We're Over a Score
Killed, However, Is Not
Disputed.
The Wreck Supposed toSHave
Been Caused by the Removal
Of a Rail.

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wreck naar Rlooton The official liet
furnished>at the office of the Huntsville
and Nashville railroad in this citv show
ONLY q dead so far recovered and /,
injured. of which at least > are fatally
and 6 seriously iniured II is claimed
by some wEo witnessed the clearing of
the debris, including several nbvsiriaps
that ~ dead bodies were taken ont
The relief train, on its refurn to the
city, stoned at a siding two miles
oufside the citv limits where il was
met by undertaknrs' WAGONS and amin.
lances The fine of arrival of this
train was known only to those who had
been engaged 70 look after the dead
and wounded The dead xvaro on;at1r
and Cujcklv ramoved to the nndertak-
ers, shons and the ,vo,nded xvera +,lya,
TO an infrmarv ~ this CITY A ronra.
sent,tivo of tho Associated pross who
yisitoa +ho scens of +ba ,,,ro,L fo;lod "a
find ev;dence of f,t,liries in orcaSc of
the nnmber alreadv renorted and tho
identity of rbis nnmher cannot ha es-
tablisbed at nyesent hevond tho LIST of
the railroads
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and two coaches left here Mt 4 no q m
The Mineral trains operate over the
Southern RAILWAYS Brierfield. Rlocton
and Birmingham branch.
Six miles south of Guernca is the
Cahoba river q shallow mo,pt.;,
stream which has deuth at this time
of only about three or four feet This
river is snanned bv an iron bridye with
wooden trestles on each side IT'S on.
tire length is 300 feet and the LENGTH of
the main span where the wreck oc.
Cured in 10 feet. The bridge was
built onlv four wears AGO and was re-
rarded as a very strong strnctnre The
main Snan and the Snan inst heVOpd ir
both made of iron. gave wav and nre.
cinitated the entire train info tho river
The engine landed ON its side almost at
RIGHT anolas with tba track Tho carS
niled unon each other tbropph the main
spon. The entire wreck took fro soon
afterward and vas r,Didlv hnrnad to
the water's edge Nina rersons alone.
escaned alive from all who went dow,
and several of thor, will nrobob,v d;a
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