Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-12
STRIKES A BROKEN RAIL
Fast Mail Train on the Union Pacific il
the Ditch.
SEVERAL INJURED, BUT NONE KILLED
Seven OF the Thirteen Cars Compos-
ing the Train Went in the Ditch
None OF the Injured Are
Likely to Die.

OGALALLA, Neb, Nov. 11.-(Specia Tele
gram)-The Union Pacilc's Fast Mail
| train, No. 3, struck broken rail near
! Roscoe six miles east of here this morning
at | 10 o'clock. As result seven OF the
| thirteen cars were ditched. and fifteen pas.
! sengers were pretty badly shaken up. One
woman complains OF severe pains in her
back, and 1t may be that she is seriously
injured. One man was badly cut on the
head
No one was killed and those most seri
ously injured are
Conductor l.. ID. Pierce of North Platte
Neb., face, elbow and right hip badly Gu;
and bruised.
Mrs. Martha Bradshaw OF Sheridan, Mont.
right side of head badly bruised and finger
broken.
Mrs. Emma Thomas, enroute from England
to Butte, Mont, right side of head bruised
colarbone broken and side injured.
James McCandach OF Grand Island, Neb.,
scalp wound and back injured.
Charles l.. Meyer 29-30 Liberty street.
| New York representing the Cripple Creek
Mining syndicate, right knee bruised and
| sprained.
a. w. Bristol, Cheyenne. scalp wound
number of other passengers received
slight cuts from broken glass and some
The locomotive the mail and the baggage
cars passed over the broken rail in safety
probably because the train was running at
a high rate of speed. The rest of the
train did not get on we'll. One first-Class
Pullman sleeper, one second-class tourist
sleeper, one passenger coach and five chair
cars were ditched the two sleepers and two
OF the chair cars turning over on their sides
The trucks of the tourist sleeper were badly
smashed, but this was about the only
damage of any moment sustained by any OF
the equipment.
William T. Canada. chief OF the Union
Pacifc's special service bureau. was on the
train. and at once took charge of matters.
Physicians were summoned from here and
responded at once. They found but little
work. however for them to do. as nearly
all of the passengers made lucky escapes
The engine with the mail and express
cars were started west as soon possible,
in order that the western mail might not be
delayed. The train got away from the
scene Of the wreck at 1920 this morning and
VIII go into Ogden on schedule time. The
passengers resumed their Sourney in a train
that was made up from the cars that could
he used and that will be run as a special.
II left Roscoe at 1880. about six hours late
but will pull into Ogden tomorrow morn
ing, not more than two or three hours be-
hind time.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. Nov. 11.-tSpecial
Telesram.)-Mrs. Lawrence, who was in
jured in the Roscoe wreck this morning.
was brought to her home in North Platte on
a freight train tAis afternoon. She was
badly bruised and one arm was badly cut
and several of her teeth were knocked out.
She will recover, but it was a very severe
shock to the old woman, who Is 40 years
old. She is the mother OF Conductor Frank
Lawrence OF the Union Pacific.
The news received at the local headquar-
ters of the Union Pacific confirmed the dis
patches to The Bee. General Manager Dick
inson and several other prominent officials
were In St. Louis yesterday attending rail-
way conference. They were al once advised
OF the accident. The officials in charge
while regretting the accident, congratulate
themselves that no one was seriously in
jured. The Fast Mali left here Tues
day afternoon heavily loaded. 1t usually
carries twelve cars, but on account of the
heavy load al additional coach was added
So far as is known, William T. Canada of the
Union Pacifc, is the only Omahan aboard
: hn In,