The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-27

TUPELO, Miss, June ga railroad
accident occurred at this place at $40
this afternoon, in which five soldiers
lost their lives and others received fatal
injuries. Everything was done to re-
lieve the wounded by the local physi-
clans and citizens, who were soon upon
the scene.
This afternoon Col. Torrey's regiment
Of rough riders from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
reached this place via the Kansas City,
Memphis & Birmingham railroad The
first section had stopped to take water
and had whistled to start on when the
second section rounded the sharp curve
In the track just before the town is
reached and dashed into It, In the
rear of the first section was the sleeper
Seville" containing Col. Torrey and
his regimental staff. This car was COM
pletely demolished, yet, strange to say,
every inmate escaped unscathed, except
the colonel, who is injured, though not
seriously
The chief fatalities occurred in a
coach which stood in the center of the
first section, which carried Troop c,
from Laramie, Wyo. This coach was
completely telescoped and the soldiers
within were jammed and bruised be-
meath the masses Of timbers, broken
car seats and other debris.
Action on the part of the soldiers was
immediate to save their imperiled COM
rades, and with axes and ropes and
buckets of water, they worked like
denToFls tearing away the wreckage to
get at the wounded sd dead and
Guench, the fire which had started In
the sleeper Seville" which was a mass
Ct broken wreckage, covering a steam
ing, Kissing engine. The wounded were
removed to vacant building in town.
The sections contained Troops A, C.
q, L, G and M, forming a part Of a
regiment being transported to Jack
sonville, Fla. 1t is the second United
States volunteer cavalry, and was
raised by Col. Torrey, it's commander.
in the Rocky mountain region, includ-
ing the states Of Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho, Nevada and Utah. The killed
| and mortally wounded are from the
first named state. The regiment had
the misfortune to meet with a wreck
! in the yards at st. Joseph, Mo-, Fri
crew
were killed, and at st. Louis one of
the soldiers was accidentally killed by
being suffocated and falling from the
train in long tunnel at that place.
The fault Of this accident probably
lies with the engineer of the second
section, who was running too fast and
near the first section. The name of
the engineer is Rawls, and he has dis
| appeared. The soldiers have threat
ened to lynch him If found
KILLED.
WILLIE B. WALLACE, Troop G.
SAM JOHNSON, Troop C..
-GORDAN, colored, porter.
CORNELIUS LENEHAN, Troop C.
! FATALLY INJURED.
| Henry S. Mapes, Troop c; both legs cut off.
INJURED.
R. D. staley, Troop NJ elbow dislocated. e
Perkins, Troop L; both hips jammed Wallace
Hodge, Troop G; ankle broken. George Gard
ner, Troop c; hip hurt: Rudolph Widemar
ofncers, mess cook; back strained. Hiram F.
Davis. Troop G; ankle sprained. Henry Steltz
Troop G; leg broken. Will Grovener Troop
L; leg bruised Joseph Aaron. Troop c; back
ssprained sIl W. H. Robbins. Troop A; ankle
d1slocated. Arthur Evans, Troop e hip dis
located Joseph Wilkinson, Troop L; slightly
injured. - Schenck, Troop c; leg badly
| bruised.
| Col Torrey was in the state room Of
the sleeping car, which was separated
! from the engine of the second section
| by short caboose. The force of the
impact carried the first section for
J ward 300 yards. When the train stop
! ped, Col. Torrey found himself outside
beneath the wreckage, and, although
his feet were badly bruised, he man
| aged to Chamber up the embankment
His other injuries were several bruises
about the head. The wounded are re-
ceiving all possible attention.