Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-10
DITCH A FAST TRAIN
Train Wreckers Derail and Ditch
Fast Michigan Central Passsn-
ger Near Toledo
Large Number of Passengers Hurt,
Three Probably Fatally List
Of Injured.
Road Officials Say Rails Were Tam.
pered With-No Clew to
Perpetrators.

Toledo, o., Nov. 10.-The accident to
the Michigan Central limited near
Alexis, Mich, last night was not SO Sc
rious as at first reported. Twenty
We're injured, including five of the train
crew, but none fatally. All the passen-
gers except two or three proceeded.
Railroad officials say the track was
tempered With and the rails loosened.
Toledo, o., Nov. 10.-All the doctors
that can be obtained from Toledo, De-
troit and Monroe have gone to wreck
at Alexis, Mich, on the Michigan Cen
trail. Ii is rumored that there are
twenty-five people killed and injured.
Toledo, Nov. 1O-The north bound
fast passenger on the Michigan Cen
trail. which left Toledo at 40 last
night, was wrecked at La Sale, Mich,
eighteen miles from here. The train,
consisting of six passenger cars, bag
gage and mail, jumped the track and
piled up in the ditch. 1t is impossible
killed and injured Wrecking crews
We're called from Toledo and Detroit.
and already two specials from here
nave carried physicians to the scene A
third special is being made up now 1t
is feared that it is the worst wreck the
Lake Shore has had since the Astabula
horror years ago.
Toledo, o., Nov. 1o.-The Michigan
Central train No. 80 from Toledo to
Detroit was ditched by the spreading of
the rails between Alexis and Vienna,
Mich, at O'clock last night. Three
We're fatally injured:
John Mckay. rib broken, cut about
face and head by glass.
John O'Neil, Detroit, fireman, cut
about the head and arms.
William Hamilton, engineer, bruised
and probably internally injured
Seriously injured:
Charles Calvert, Detroit, hand and
arm hurt.
Maxine Faneuff, walbridge, Ohio,
shoulder dislocated
Charles kress, Detroit. head badly
cut, neck lacerated
Jacob Rosensall, Detroit, badly
bruised, cut about the head with AS.
Devere NJ. Ashton, Detroit, three ribs
broken, face cut.
Mrs. Sarah Whipple, Monroe, Mich,
head badly hurt body bruised
Dean Ashmore, Detroit, arm nearly
severed.
s. a. Freshney. TT. Wayne, hurt
+t,ll Il, l.. III.
Ralph Spare, New York. hand badly
cut.
Conductor Markins, bruised about the
body.
Fifteen or twenty other passengers
We're bruised and shaken up, some of
them receiving slight wounds.
William Hamilton, the engineer was
thrown through the window of his cab
and badly bruised. His injuries may
prove serious. He retained, however,
sufficient presence OF mind. when he re-
covered from the shock. to hurry to his
engine and draw the fire, thus prevent
ing an explosion.
The accident was the result of aelib-
crate piece of work by unknown train
wfeekers and happened at a point just
beyond a short trestle. Two freight
trains had passed over the road in safe
ty a short time before Where the rails
We're spread it was found that the bolts
that held the fish plates had been UNI
screwed. Nuts We're lying on the ties
Land the threads Of bolts We're not
marked in any way. A couple of bic
wrenches We're found lying beside the
tracks. indicating how the rails hat
!. been loosened.
Early reports of the wreck wer,
alarming and the railroad company
Summoned every available physician
from 1'oleda and elsewhere. a 1specia
hospital train was ordered from Detroit
and the injured will be taken there
Some Of the less seriously hurt Ware
brought to Toledo on the Lake Shore
train which arrived shortly before mid
night