The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-25
kANGLED BODIES
STRENEO TRACK
Woman Hurled Through Walls
of Watchman's Hous-Bill
Board Responsible

OediAS pTOoaUly Will Do the result OF
O raile minute Chicago and North
western passenger train ut Neenah
crashing into party Of thirty-one
young people loaded upon hayrack
Sunday. A big bill board along the
railway tracks cbscured the view from
the locomotive as we'll as the wagon.
Dust and fog did the rest.
Twelve persons on the hayrack were
killed instantly, one has died since;
and three out Of eight others injured
are believed to be fatally hurt. Nine
of the thirty-one people on the wagon
escaped without scratch and SO did
both horses. Nobody on the train suf-
fered except from the jar.
The collision occurred at 3:40
o'clock Sunday morning at the Com
mercial street crossing here. Train
No. 121, northbound. whirled through
the wagon load Of people at forty
five degree angle. This popularity was
owing to the fact that the highway
crossing is diagonal.
The victims were returning from the
Peter Hanson farm, where they had
gone to attend the celebration Of a
wedding anniversary. All but two,
who were from Chicago, were resi-
dents Of Menasha.
The Dead.
John Drill, Chicago.
James Cheslock. -
Gustav Finn.
Mabel Finn.
John Hart.
Steven Lisek.
DOminick Ommiechfnski.
Mabel REM.
John Shccdick.
Joseph Schedick. .-.
Joseph Sienyo.
Frank Sisgardt.
Isabelle Suchowski.
The Injured:
Philip Mott, Chicago; BENJAMIN
Dumbrowski, Antoine Kurmoski. NV.
ron Olson, Anna Sodalski. John Such
odolski, Amanda Syring and Herman
Syring.
Armless, legless and headless bodies
covered the right Of way as the train
Of nine coaches was brought to q stop
500 feet from the scene
Six bodies Of the victims were dis
covered on the engine pilot where they
lay until removed by the train crew
and passengers. Two others of the
persons killed were hurled through
flagman's shanty with such force as
to overturn the little structure. One
Of these was Miss Finn, who was pro-
jected through one Of the sidewalks of
the house and was still alive when
removed. She died a few hours later.
Another of the victims killed was
thrown high over barn fifty feet
from the right of way.
Among the occupants of the hay
rack who escaped were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Brizinski and child of years.
They We're seated in the front half of
the rack, tho mother holding the child
in her lap. About half way back in
Tire latter was hurled about fifty feet
and rendered unconscious. When
f*u1d By rescuers the BrinzinslM child
was II her arms having escaped un.
scathed. The parents of the child were
injured only slightly.
Peter Hanson, driver and owner of
che horses attached to tho ill-fated rig
managed to hang to the reins and was
the only person. on the rack who was
not temporarily stunned by the col
lision. He declares he made every
Effort to look tn both directions along
the track but did not observe the on
rushing train until his tcam had
reached tho track. He whipped up the
horses. but managed to get the wagon
only half way across.
The train, it Is said by passengers,
was nearly half an hour behind sched-
ule. The fact that the engine stopped
on the second corner from the inter-
section whsre the collision occurred.
q distance of more than SEQ feet Is the
evidence that the speei was great. 1t
is said, however. chat the rails were
slippery from the rain and made the
stopping Of the train difficult.
Practically every person on the
wagon was SIN employe Of the Menasha
Woodenware company and all were
invited 10 the Hanson farm to attend
the wedding anniversary of ono of
their fellow employees. Mr.. Hanson
had conveyed the merrymakers to his
farm in the early evening and was
taking them back home. The round
trip being completed except for