The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-06-27
upFcK OF THE WABASH LIN.
TED MORE SERIOUS THAN
FIRST REPORTED.
INJURED NUMBER FIFTY
rain Was Running at High Rate Of
soced and Plunged Through Tres.
,le Which Had Been Undermined by
Recent Heavy Rains-AIl the Dead
We're italian Immigrants En- Route
. Colorado.

p,yu. Ind, June 21.-Sixteen per-
H.. were killed and about fifty We're
lrjVusly injured in wreck OF train
l. the wesibound Wabash limit
4 n!ne miles west Of this city at
u 4. IN. The dead are all Italian
H. rants. en- route 10 Colorado Many
I ,he injured undoubtedly Will die.
TWO sections OF train No. 3-one
lrulug from Detroit and the other
kam Toledo-werc consolidated in
h.. citv into a train Of II cars. max
h. up the Flyer" for its journey TO
Louis. There Were: Combination
baggage and express. combination
kar.a.e and smoker. day coach. emil
kaut coach, three chair ears. three
k.cpers and the private car OF Gener-
Sunerintendent Cotton OF the Iron
Mountain railway Having left this
n one hour late the train was speed
L. westward AT high rate. when. at
point nine miles west. the engine
\largad through trestle which had
!, III undermined by the recent heavy
|aas. The embankmont on both sides
n .ha little stream dropped AT sharp
ar.e a distance OF 81 feet. Owing
the momentum Of the train the en-
;ne appeared to leap nearly across
h. abyss. plunged into the soft earth
n ,he opposite side and fell back 70
b. hottom Engineer Butler and Fire.
hal ADAMS were thrown from the
$ab hn. not seriously hurt The oN-
|ress car and the first chair car We're
fie,coped. The emiarant ear. FOL
tNel hv two chair cars, went down
y the left side OF the track and the
j., sleeper pitched forward upon the
(ass OF debris Its windows ana
Eacks were broken. but none or the
ANlpants were injured. The remain
b. Cars also left their trucks. huf
ere not badly damaged. II was IN
Emgrant and Day Coaches
f., most OF the deaths and injuries
cured. Heavy foliage lined the
Dam On both sides OF the culvert'
f. approach OF which was over re-
,rse curve" There was absolutely
means by which the engine crew
tolM sec the impending danger. III
at ,ho engine ran upon the trestic
Re10re the structure gave way ne
&gAi was intensely dark. a few MN
ies after the fatal plunge and ateaI-
b roar of crashing timbers death
III fitness prevailed which was
pnly broken by the cries OF the IN
urel. The trainmen caught up the!'
antsgns and rushed 10 IN" nelshpor'
fg iarmhouses for assistance. Ae
|arm rs. with their wives and chiiarcn
Pearng torches. hastencl to the scene
Pnd all efforts were bent To giving hrS'
id to the injured. Telephone mes
ages were dispatched to this city ah'
fferY physician was hurriedly taken
spccial train which carried then,
p The scene. The injured were placeo
BOARD cars and brought 10 the gen
raj hospital In this city, where e'
FWhing possible was done to aihei'o'
le their conditions.
Tor time after the reselers reach
tho scene Of the wreck. little eou''
done in the way Of removing 'h'
lead. Hundreds of tons or twiste'
f0n and broken timbers rested upo.
ae car where the unfortunate en''
fants were crushed. but by means 2
recking derricks, the mass was sf'"
ally opene, and by daylight hea','
the dead had been removed TO th''
lily,