The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-06
THAT OVER VICTIMS OF TRAIN
WRECK IN ENGLAND Is
VERY TEDIOUS.
NO EMOTION IS EXPRESSED
PEOPLE OF SALISBURY APPEAR
INDIFFERENT OVER TERRI.
BILE DISASTER.

balmers are now busy and in a few
hours the majority q the bodies of
the score of Americans who lost their
lives in the wreck of the Plymouth
express Sunday morning will be pre-
pared for their return for burial in the
land they left SO recently in the full
ness of life and hope. Frederick H.
Cossitt's body already has been for.
warded to London on it's way to Am.
erica
The inquest was prolonged and
tedious formality, which utterly failed
to give any idea of the cause of the
ACCIDENT. No questions on that point
were asked and the subject seemed
to be avoided-strange proceeding to
the many Americans present, but
which is thought to be due 10 the
queer Journalism that seems charac
The proceedings were solemn, sad
and mOnOtOnOuS, so much so that
spectators surprised jury by asking
what necessity there was to adjourn
the inquest for fortnight. No an.
swer was given. The delay is be
lieved to be due to the declared inten
ton of the board of trade to institute
ar investigation.
1t seems strange to Americans that
while the population of Salisbury is
shocked by the disaster, no emotion
is expressed. 1t would seem as If
such accidents were an every day oc
curence and yet nothing even remote.
ly approaching 1t has ever disturbed
the peace of this city. There is gen.
uine sorrow no doubt, but beyond the
formal expression. it has not yet been
translated into action.
Chicago Man in Critical Condition.
One of the most serious cases at the
infirmary is that of Robert l.. Crit.
chell OF Chicago. He is constantly
watched over Oy his cousin, ]. T.
Critchell of London.
Mr. Critchen has practically been
unconscious since the accident, with
occasional evidence of semi-conscious.
ness in which he expressed a chival
rons desire to help someone whom he
thinks in danger. The doctors have
not yet abandoned hope of his re.
covery.
At the inquest it was ascertained
that w. H. Thompson was an English
butler; that Louis Goeppinger was
German commercial traveller and that
Jules Keller was music hall enter.
tainer of Brooklyn, N. Y
The evening bulletin from the in.
Urinary says the cases of r. S. Crit.
chell of Chicago. Miss NJ Rask of
Norfolk street, Park Lane, London,
and Miss I. S. Griswold of Borough
Heath, Eng, are critical. Not much
hope is entertained for the recovery
of Mr.. Criticized.
The American consul at Southamp.
ton, Mr.. Swain, has made the novel
suggestion, based on the fact that
high speed produces cushion of com.
pressed air in front of swiftly NOV.
ing express train, that this air re.
sistance between the engine and the
houses rising above the bridge may
have been sufficient to slightly raise
the front of the engine and cause it
to leave the rails on the curve.
Mr.. Swain telegraphed TO the EN-.
bassy ct London that only two
bodies were unclaimed. that all the in
jured were doing well, that the coro.
ner's Investigation Of the bodies OF
the American victims was complete
and that everything was being well
looked after by the authorities.
Tie scene of disaster presents lit.
tie evidence of the havoc wrought by
the wreck of the express train. all the
wreckaee having been cleared away.
The engineering staff Of the rail.
road company are still seeking an ex'
PLANTATION for the immediate cause OF
the accident, but thus far have been
unable to do so or are not reacy 10
say 70 what the catastrophe is attribut.
able