The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-28
FLAMES ADD
TO HORROR
law LOSS OF LIFE IN WRECK
~ NORTH DAKOTA, THE DE-
gRls DESTROYED BY FIRE.
c,i.s OF Anguish From the Victims
ni,ned In Wreck While spltefui
Cracking of Flames is Heard.

CrdCkltEtH
r1nERLIN. n. D., Dec. 23.-Loaded
. ts full capacity with people going
i their homes in the East to spend
I. holidays, the southbound train on
10 Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste
Woria Railroad crashed into a switch
angine in the west end of the yards
j This place at 2:1O o'clock this morn
ing
Eight men were killed outright ana
800 since have died of their injuries.
rbirty-seven were seriously injured
and it is likely that the death list
will be added to.
All Of the fatalities occurred In the
smoking car, which was completely
teIescoped by the baggage car.
Here also were most of those who
rara injured. only two of the occu-
nants Of the car escaping injury The
car was crowded and as the whistle
bod inst sounded for Enderlin, almost
overv one was on his feet when the
crash came. and the dead and wound
- we're piled into almost inextricaple
masses.
a this point is a divisional mead
marters of the road, a rescue party
.oon was formed. and, assisted py
citizens the work Of taking out me
dead and injured was begun at once
and continued throughout the night.
The little hospital was soon crowded
TO it's full capacity with those hurt'
~ +be hotels we're converted into
emergency hospitals, where the other
Injured were cared for.
Race With the Fire.
The wreckage took fire from the
overturned stoves used in heating the
,ors and there was a race between
~ rescuers and the flames. BY al
most superhuman efforts the rescuing
marty managed to fight off the flames
until all the dead and injured had been
removed from the wrecked cars, when
we're then allowed to burn to get them
ou Of the way.
ONLY a few passengers in the day
coaches were injured. In the sleep
ers. none Of which left the track, there
were no casualties.
The train wrecked was the accom-
mediation which runs from MooselaV
Sask to ST. Paul. II is due at Ender
lin at 7.45 p. m, but last night wat
about two hours late. The enginee'
was running at high speed IN an en-
deavor to make up lost time. As q,
swung around curve Just before en-
tering the yards at Enderlin. switcl
engine was shifting string OF DO
cars into a siding The cars did no
clear the main track and the passenge
engine collided head-on with IN
switch engine.
Both engines were totally wrecke
and the passenger cars were throw
in confusion down a small emDanf
ment at the side of the track. Sev'
raj of the day coaches were turne
bottomside up and the passenger
pinned beneath the wreckage. whic
took fire from the stoves used to hes
the cars.
Perilous Position.
A rescue party was soon at han
endeavoring to release the impri
oned passengers from their periiou
position. The groans of the dyin
mingled with the cries OF anguish
the passengers less severely hurt, Of
who were in imminent danger frol
the flames which were fast sprea
ing through the cars. Axes wei
welded by willing hands and the roo
of the overturned care were broke
open and the dead and injured take
out as quickly as possible.
The confusion incident to the wree
is so great that 1t has as yet pee
impossible to secure a list OF the des
and injured Henry ]. Volkering.
i Anamoose. who was on his way
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