Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-25

Durand. Mich, Aug. 25.-Travelng at
the rate OF forty miles an hour Grand
Trunk passenger train No. dashed in
To the rear OF train No. IA, both east
bound. Fourteen was standing on the
main track four miles east of here
shortly before II o'clock last night
when the crash came Eight persons
were Killed and eight others were in
jured, three probably fatally
The locomotive ~ No. y fplowed thru
three quarters OF tho length otNrn~ rear
pullman Of No. II. either scalding to
death or crushing all but one OF tho
eighteen twonty sleeping occupants.
IL IS now believed the dead In tho
wreck exceed twelve. In addition to
those already reported. james Mclean.
of Chicago, IS missing. There are por-
tons of charred bodies believed 10 rep
resent from nine to fifteen persons.
Sleeper Catches Afre.
The wrecked sleeper caught fire al
most Immediately and tho bodies OF
those pinned In the wreckago were In
some eases charred almost beyond rec
ognition. Two bodies were brought to
Duraud, and fifteen others were taken
TO Flint The remaining bodies had
not been located at an early hour this
morning. The occupants of the other
coaches escaped with nothing more
serious than severe shaking up.
Only Ono Body Identified.
only ono body has been positively
identified 1t Is that OF Mrs. Alma
Woodward, OF Montreal, an invalid.
travelling with her nurse and son, Cliff
ton A. Davis one other body has been
partially idcutified as that of the
nurse. Miss sSwinger. OF Bclfeld, n.
y Or Fair. the Durand surgeon for
tho railroad asserts that the charred
bones so far recovered represent about
six persons. II Is believed the charred
bodies are those of four women, ono
child. and one man
Injured Roasted to Death.
Tho engine OF No. 4 plowed three
quarters OF the way thru tho sleeping
car Nebraska" the last car in train
No "A, catching eighteen persons
asleep In the coach. The fire box OF the
coliding engine then dropped out ana
the death coach In II few minutes was
blazing from end to end AS tho flames
ate their way thru tho splIntcrcd tim
bers Of the coach tho cries OF the in
jured ceased and the odor OF burning
flesh deferred the passengers In the un-
damaged cars and farmers who had
hurried from their homes to assist In
the work of rescue.
Stopped for Repair; Wrecked.
When Engineer Mitchell discovered
the air brakes were not working prop
! crly he stopped train No IL two miles
out OF Duraud. and with his fireman.
got under the engine to make repairs.
In The meantime brakeman O. II. Ora
ham was sent back to place torpedo
on the track and flag tho expected sec
ona section bur No came rushing
on at a speed OF forty miles an hour
and ripped its way thru the Pullman
car Tho shock OF the collision sent
the whole standing train forward and
Mitchell and his fireman undernra IN the
engine were badly hurt. Graham de-
clarcs he placed the torpedo a mile
| from the rear Of No. II, but that No.
paid NJ attention 10 Il. Engineer
| Spencer OF 40. 4 declares ho WAS al
most upon No. when he struck the
! torpedo and it was too late 10 stop. 1fe
lamrued on tho brakes and both he and
his fireman jumped. Both We're hurt.
Spencer Insists the tail lights OF No. Is
Wcrc not burning.