The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-23

While running at a speed Of forty miles
an hour last night, the westbound Chicago
Great Western limited train struck a de-
fectiye frog. The engine and hVe cars
were derailed, and the baggage and ou1-
fet cars wrecked. resulting in death pr IN
juries to a dozen business men VINO were
in the buffet car at the time, as We'll DIS "
half a dozen ira inmen.
w H. H. Day. a prominent lumberman
Of this city. sustained injuries from when
he died about three hours later several
other well-known business men or MIME
apolis were bruised, or scalded by the es-
Gaping steam. None or these were SELL
ously injured ,
The wreck occurred just east of South
Freeport, ILL.,. about 9:15 last night. The
wrecked train left Chicago at $50 p. m.
and was due to reach Minneapolis at 3
a. M to-day. The wreck occurred early
in the evening, when the buffet car was
we'll filled with men. and to this fact is
due the number of men injured. Had the
hour been later the deaths and injuries
would have been confined to tralnmen.
for the only passengers injured were IN
the buffet car.
Running at high speed, the engine
struck the defective frog, and was in
stantly derailed. The baggage and buffet
cars followed the engine from the tracKs
as did also the Pullman sleepers Only
two coaches remaining upon the rains.
The three sleepers. however, as tney
struck the ties, rolled off at an angle from
the track and thus escaped being tele-
scOped by the cars ahead, or wrecked by
the mass Of debris. The passengers IA
the sleepers sustained no1fhjuries beyond
a shaking UP. ss @{afbbf; - Il
~, So sudden was the shock that the en-
xineer. William Sheridan, and the ire
man. W. J. Grace, had no time to jump.
Both we're pinned beneath the engine
and instantly killed. .,
Ran Up the Bank.
The engine as it left the track. ran
half Way up the embankment and then,
losing it's momentum, fell back upon the
buffet and baggage cars. The baggage
car was reduced to splinters and speed
lily caught fire from the engine. In a
short time this car was reduced to
heap Of smouldering wood and twisted
ironworl1.
The top Of the buffet car was crushed
like an eggshell beneath the heavy loco
motive. and was completely wrecked
This car did not catch fire. but many o.
the passengers inside were injured by thu
shock, or scalded by the clouds OF steam
which Immediately filled the inside Of thu
coach. Here the greater number Of thu
casualties took place. Six passengers
two porters and Conductor Carr wer'
bruised or scalded, but none Of the pas
sergers in this car was seriously hurt
save W. H. II. Day. Mr.. Day was Sc
verely bruised when the car was crushed
and thrown upon it's side. but he nigh
have survived his injuries had he not beef
so badly scalded by the clouds of steam
which enveloped him. He died at 1920 a
M. just three hours after the acciden
occurred. 49,.
John Washburn, J. S. Bell and Eugen
Day, we'll known business men of Mime
apolis, are also given as among the lis
OF injured. Mr.. Washburn and Mr.. Da,
were scalded, but not seriously. MI
Bell was slightly cut and bruised. Teie
grams were received from relatives o
Mr.. Washburn and Mr.. Bell this morning
Mr.. Washburn wired:
Delayed by wreck: am all right
Mr.. Bell telegraphed: delayed b.
wreck; am all right; will be home p. m.
1t was at first reported that L. A. Da
of Minneapolis was injured, but a tele