The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-09-06
THREE KILLED, NInREE Will DIE
CARS TOSSED IN AIR LIKE FEATH.
Frs AND DASHED TO.
THE GROUND.
SENATOR KNATvOlD BADLY HURT
rHIRTY.oNE OTHERS RECEIVE
MORE OR LESS SERIOUS
INJURIES.

Northwestern local passenger train
from Winona to Mankato was blown
from tbs track by cyclone a few
miles west of here about $40 Satur.
day evenin g \. q. III
Three persons were killed, three IA
tally injured and thfrty-one others re
ceived paiaful injuries;
Among the injured is Senator T. v.
Knatvold Of Albert Lea, candidate for
congress against Congressman Taw
ney. He had two ribs broken and 1t
will be a week before he can be moved
The following Is the list OF, dead ano
fatally injured:
Dead.
Delmare Peterson, Waseca, i've
years OLD; head severed.
Miss Ethel Richardson, New Uln,
fourteen years. cerebral injuries.
Unknown woman about thirty years
of age, weighing about 100 pounds.
~ Fatally injured. IA
Mrs. Almira Bickford, Albert Lea;
hemorrhage of.brain. aS
A. C. Mcconnell, Bookings, s. d.,
cerebral injuries; MI: ~
~ Miss Caroline McCune, Worthing.
tcn;' internal injuries.
OF the other injured Conductor
kenzie is in the most serious condi-
ton. Broken bones, cuts and bruises,
painful, though not serious, were the
extent of the injuries sustained by the
others.
The train was composed Of q bag
gage car and two day coaches. It was
running about forty miles an hour
when the storm, which was cyclonic
struck it.
The thres cars were picked up an
though they were feathers, turned
ever two OF three times and then
dashed to the ground. The baggage
car was totally destroyed and thu two
coaches we're completely wrecked
The occupants of the coaches were
CO ught beneath the wreckage.
The work Of rescuing the injured
wa sconcluded about 10 O'Clock Satur-
day night. OWN gto the escaping gas
1t was impossible to continue the in.
vestigation until morning; when tho
coaches were raised and 1t was found
that evry passenger had been removed
the night before. Investigation re-
We ais the fact that the storm was less
than 100 feet in width. From all re-
ports the engine evidently escaped the
fury of the cone-shaped cloud but by a
few feet and remained on the; track
wher' the coaches were carried into
the air. One Of the coaches caught
the full force Of the storm and was
carried further from the track than
ule other two. IN ..l.s5 M SS. ~
The storm destroyed grain stacks
of Thomas Rake. on whose farm the
wreck occurred, and then passed be.
tween the house and barn, leaving
both unframed. 1t then passed north
west through Madford, q town on the
Milwaukee road. Several large barns
were totally destroyed, as were also
two houses in .Medford. The resi-
,dence Of Frank Speakerman was
struck by lightning Just previous to
the cyclone and totally destroyed.
Great credit is given Conductor
.Kenzie for his heroic conduct during
the work Of relief. Though suffering
from q serious cash In the forehead
and q badly bruised hip and leg. he re-
fused any aid, but urged every one to
take care OF the passengers first.
through It all he worked with the grit
and courage Of . hero. y is feared
that he may not survive the terrible
shock. 1a MI w s.lSsi Is: s. ilF