The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-06-27

the Omaha as a fireman for four
years, and was we'll liked by the
railroad men of Sioux City. He
lived at Sioux City.
Cal Robinson, the dead mail clerk,
has sisters living at Council Bluffs.
His body was brought to Sioux City
this morning and taken on the first
train to his home.
The above from the Sioux City
Journal and is almost entirely cor
roborated by those at the wreck.
The Daily's Editor visited the
scene Monday morning. The acct
dent occurred at the depot where the
track is graded and about ten feet
above the natural ground lying
opposite the depot. The depot is
on the north side of the track and
the wreckage on the south side of
the track and embankment.
The cause of accidents not defn-
itely known, but the condition Of
the ties south of the switch where
train left the track indicates that
something about the engine or mail
car dropped near the switch and
caught the switch rods bending them
so as to cause the position of the
rails to be changed and throw the
cars on the side track after the
engine had passed over the switch.
The switch rods We're found bent
and the center Of the ties of the
main track near the switch ARE
gouged out as if done by some
dragging iron. The engine Ii es
about one hundred and fifty feet
from the switch and twenty five
feet from the depot, on the edge Of
enbankment. The tank is aleng
side of the engine little ahead
and turned half around as if train
was going in opposite direction from
what it was. The tank is on the
rails of the main track. The mail
car cross ways of the track, on it's
side, covers engine and tank and
across the depot platform. The
express car ran into the ground
several feet and lies partly on its
side, and went to point opposite
and parallel with the engine. Con-
ductor Ireton was in this car at time
of accident. The mail car is COM
plete wreck and one end is smashed
into slivers. Everything of the
engine cab and on boiler head is
demolished, the smoke stack, head
light and bell are alright. The
escaping steam threw sand on the
baggage car and was so hot that the
paint way affected.
The operator was standing in the
bay window watching the train
approach and saw it as it was being
wrecked. He was so badly fright
ened as to be unable to send a
message or even report the accident
Conductor Ireton being an operator
reported the accident himself. Had
the engine went much farther the
operator would have been injured if
not killed. No fire was started but
the local fire department was on
hand with their apparatus. Had
the train been made up differently
that is the sleepers behind, the day
coaches would have been completely
demolished and if any passengers
had escaped it would have been
miraculous. The mail agent was
taken out of the worst damaged end
Of mail car, some Of the mail sacks
were still in the wreckage after the
buffet car was pulled away Monday
morning.
The wreck will probably all be
cleared up Tuesday.
Drs. Manson and Dolan we're
taken from here on one Of the first
special trains to give medical assis-
lance.
It is said some of the passengers
in the sleeper we're not woke up .by
the shock.
RESULT OF PRIMARIES.
The republican primaries were
held SATURDAY. evening electing the