Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-13
TELEoRAPAIc NEWS.

DEIc MOlNEH, lOWa, req. IA
double header passenger train mum.
ber one on the Chicago. Milwaukee, &
St Paul went through bridge near
Melbourne, Iowa, at eight O'Clock this
morning. Two men were killed and
thirty injured Tae frst engine pass
ed over the bridge and the second one
broke through carrying with 1t eight
coaches. The cars were overturned
The known dead are:
II. NJ. MARSH.
CONDUCTOR PERRY. Of Iowa.
L. A. Morris, brakeman was Sc
riously injured. The injured are near
ly all Iowa people.
TIE severely injured are:
F.. II. Reed, hips and legs crushed
George w. Larry. baggageman
Chicago, injured on shoulder. and
| head.
C. w Jenson, mall clerk. Cedar
Rapids. injured on breast. 80.
David NJ. Way Dakota. knee crush
ed and nose broken.
| juries.
Clarence Enxman. Chicago. legs
broken. l
Eiith Winters. Omaha. hips iegi
and back cut.
Others severely II not dangerously
hurt are: D. A. Halitgsn, MoreiAnd
Minnie A. Taylor. shsFidan. Ohio
H. r. Goyke. St. Louis, Chas q
Clarke. Bayard Iowa. and Mrs. w
A. Smith. OF Marine. 8. D. ...
At the time OF The accident tn.
train was running at a high rate o.
speed the second engine jumped tht
track. Just as tine bridge was reach
ed and weakened the tenders Of tht
trestle and all the coaches pitchet
through.
| It is not believed there are AM
Colorado people injured aH hrst re
ported. Commercial Agent Preston o
Denver. stated that ;nasmuch as th'
car carried but one day coach ant
was local train tnis car would b
filled with local passengers mostly o
Iowa and any COLORADO people woui,
doubtless be on the sieepers. none o
whom wsrs injured.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. S.-Gsnera
Superintendent Irish Of the Milwau
kee road said at noon: 1T is no
nearly so bad wreck al Is indicai
ed by first reported. Because Of tn
bad weather the trains was not heav
ly loaded. OF the injuries only tw
were very serious. Most of those huI
suffered injuries Of such mfno
character as to be unimportant.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Fep. Or
Joseph Jordan, accused Of acting q
go-be-tween in the alleged br1bsry {
of Senators Emmons, Wright, Frapf
and Bunkers, made confession b
fore the legislative committee las
night. Jordan said he paid each thre
hundred and fifty dollars To prever
adverse reports on building and loa
associations Of Los Angeles.
TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 9.-Tae sta
oil refinery bill which was sent I
day from the senate to the house
expected TO be referred to the COL
; mittee with orders to report with
9 five days. II rsborted favorably
I | will probably be made special ord
/. some day next week. Representai'
l. Goebel was appointed on the comm
+ tee to investigate the feasibility
r the state leasing the indHpendSnt :
d fnery at Humboldt and went to-
l. this morning, Representative Arch
a missed the train. Ths commits>
4 men are expected back tomorro
" With a view Of killing the TsAas
y bill by ridicule . bill was o1Tsd
e day for the establishment Of bran
y penitentiaries In every comfy ~
T. with cold storage facilities for .
n duce.
d. CHICAGO, III, Dsb. e.-AnSat
e. blizzard Is raging through the midt
Y. wes. Trains t6day arc pIov1
re through the snow drifts md over
is covered rails and Ire sO0mint N
m town from two to twelve hours u
- Omaha Is sgaia IN ths sasAsDs 81
blizzard but the WoA1Aeg coo11tlf