The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-07

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WRECK on the waoish railroad here
Sunday night, when train No. IL from
Chicago lett the track at a misplaced
SWITCH and rAsIsd into a line Of
freight. cars s,anu.nG On a sldetrack.
SEVEN hui. ured LersCls were on the ILL
lated tram at Tie time it dashed into
the siaetrach. Two more bodies were
tanel from beLeatn tie Wreckage
Monday morning, and two of the in
jured died. The injured number 30
or 40. 4
The Dead.
The following is a revised list Of
the dead:
Mrs. Florence Smith, BIS Twenty
fifth place, Chicago.
Mrs. Perkins, 5tC0 Union avenue,
Chicago.
Cnar4es Galaise, 2ccc4 Michigan ave-
nue., Chicago.
Harry NJ. Dietrich, fhicago.
Miss G. F. Luther, Milwaukee.
Isaac Il. willis, decatur.
Ubald st. Piarre, Montreal, Canada.
Jacob Barber, Park River, N. D.
l.. A. EichstadS, 1854 South Albany
avenue, Chicago.
James Sanford, engineer, Decatur.
Rev. NJ. M. Mills, Br4daelcn, Ia.
Charles ward, us S4xty-fitth place,
Chicago.
H. l.. Graves, train dispatcher. De-
catN-.
w. F. Smith, fireman, Decatur.
Richie Noac., boy about eight years,
Arlington Heights, Chicago.
-Four unidentified men.
Making al Investigation.
States Attorney l.. V. Hill, Of Hills
boro, who is here with Coroner Gray.
is making an investigation into the
circumstances of the wreck and it is
not improbable that arrests may be or
dered. The open switch is a mystery
which the officials are trying to solve.
According to the Wabash agent,
Charles A. Corneau, the switch had not
been used during the entire day by
any Of the trainmcn. A short tiE1e
before the wreck a southbound fast
passenger train passed over the track
in safety. Edward T. Clapp, chief
clerk in the Office Of the president of
the Wabash, stated that from all that
could be learned, the misplaced switch
at Litchfield was tempered with by
some outside person. They had no
definite information as to who the Gull
prit might be. A thorough investiga-
ton would be had, Mr.. Clapp said, aft
er which President Ramsey would be
in a position to make a statement.
Crashes Into Open Switch.
When the train reached Honey Bend,
20 miles north of Litchfield, it was 30
minutes late. In an effort to make up
that time and with a clear track it is re-
ported a speed of forty-f1ve miles an hour
was reached. Engineer Sanford whistled
for a crossing just before striking the
switch, but did not notice the danger sig
nal of the semaphore, and the train sped
into the open switch. Too late the en-
gineer whistled for brakes. There was
an awful crash, the engine plowed into
a train of empty box cars 80 yards from
the switch, knocking four to one side
of the track, and turned a complete
circle, swapping the tender off 100 yards
down the track. The baggage car and
smoker and the next coach were thrown
across the track at right angles to the
engine. The others crashed into them
end first. Fire, ignited by the locomo-
tive frebox, in three minutes had gone
through the train. Engineer George
Sanford and Fireman Samuel Smith
were caught under the engine. Their
bodies have not been recovered.
Rescue Work.
Within a few minutes after the wreck
Mayor w. J. King, Chief of Police Good
win, and 100 citizens engaged in the res
cue work. The dead were taken from
the cars and laid on the grass. The
t~ownspeople were prompt in Offering v e
hicles and a procession of carriages to
the St. Francis hospital, a mile away.
lasted for over an hour. Several died
on the way. The hospital was not large
enough to accommodate the injured and
they were laid on the grass outside or
taken to the hotels. To add to the ON
fusion the electric lights at the hospital
went out and the surgeons were COM
PEELED to work by smoky lamps. Two
Roman Catholic priests gave consola-
ton to the dying.
Saw Three Burn to Death.
A. E. Darling, of No. 1885 Forest Park
boulevard, st. Louis, was n of the pas
sengers on board the observation car.
He said: 81 saw three persons burned to
death. One vas a man and the other a
young girl. I do not know their names.
Wreckage held them down until the heat
became unbearable and the men who
were trying to save them could notre-
main another moment. There was an
other passenger, a woman, whose feet
were pinned down by a heavy beam. It
could not be moved, and she begged that
her feet be cut off. Flames drove every
Eody away before she could be saved. F.
Ward, Of Chicago showed particular
nerve. One Of his legs had been torn of.
When he was carried out of the wreck
he said. LAY me down somewhere and
60 back and save the women and chil-
dren.H