Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-11-01
ONE OF SUBMERGED
COACHES Is RAISED
Heartrending Scenes Occur at the
Moruues Relatives of Victims
Identity AZ Of Dead-Drawbridse
Not Properly Closed. 49,

of the West Jersey & Seashore rail-
road, which, loaded with men, wom-
en- and children, plunged off a trestle
into the Thoroughfare Sunday. One
of the cars, the first to leave the
rails on the trestle, has been raised
and brought to the shore.
Of the dead, AZ bodies have been
identified. How many, If any, remain
in the second car is not known, but
with the aid of divers brought from
Philadelphia it is thought that the
second car will be completely sur
veyed soon.
The fact that some bodies were re-
covered outside of the cars leads to
the belief that possibly not all of
those drowned may ever be recov-
ered The current at the point where
the accident occurred is very strong,
and it is probable that some bodies
may have been carried away and will
were 81 passengers in the three
cars.
twenty-five passengers have been
accounted for, leaving sc unaccounted
for and probably dead.
Draw Fails to Work Properly.
The wreck occurred at the draw
bridge waterway, about one mile out
side of this city, just on the eastern
edge of the Meadows, and was d.
rectly due to the draw failing to work
properly The fishing schooner Sin
bad, which was recently wrecked off
Winter Quarter shoals light, short
distance from the Delaware break
water, had just passed through the
drawbridge. As the schooner was
entering the draw the electric train
hove in sight and started across the
meadow from the direction of Pleas
antville.
Before the draw had swung into
position the three cars, which were
running at high rate of speed,
dashed on the trestle. With lurch,
the forward car left the rails and
dashed into a guard rail-, the other
two cars followed. At the point
where the cars jumped the track the
top of the trestle is nearly 20 feet
high. The first two cars were IN
stantly submerged, but the third car
of the train caught on an abutment
and remained suspended 1t was this
car from which nearly all the in
jured escaped.
The news of the disaster was quick
1y telegraphed to this city and in less
than an hour the work of rescue had
been begun. At the time of the &C
cident the tide, which rises about
ten feet, was running in and the
work of the divers was necessarily
slow. It was not until several hours
later that the divers were able to
make any progress. Then the awful
evidences of the disaster became
more apparent. When the two cars
truck the bottom of the waterway
they stood almost on end, and the
first man to descend reported that
the victims we're packed in the low
er ends of the submerged cars so
tightly that it was difficult to move
them
Typewriter carbon at the Warren
| Sheaf.
Sank Centre, MINI. Oct. 26th. 1000.
10 the voters of Marshall county:
Having been a resident Of Warner
for eight years, and during all thai
time actively engaged in educa
tional work, L desire to call you
attention to the following facts:
Two years ago when Superintend
ent L. M. Mithun took charge
Marshall county had but 81 teacher
who held State certificates of an
grade, now the number is 1l8; the
but II districts had school libraries
T today the number is Al. Two veal
ago not a single country school DIRE
state aid, last year there were II, an
this year the number will probab]
: reach 80. During the past year 81
school-board meetings have bee
conducted two Teachers Associa
ions have held meetings at regul;
intervals. A great improvement n;
been apparent in the grading
j. the pupils applying for admission
1 the High School at Warren.
= These changes have been d.
almost entirely to the energetic ma.
agement Of your present eff1ciel
" Superintendent, and I believe that ]
: is entitled to the active support Of a
g irrespective Of party allegiance.
IS Respectfully,
1t William Angus,
formerly Supt. Warren, MINI. :.