Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-31
SIX ARE KILLED IN WRECK
WestbOund 0regonian Derailed Near
Sharon, North Dakota,
MORE THAN SCORE INJURED
Dining Car Takes Fire and Man ana
Woman burn 60 Dcath--Intense
Cold Adds to Suffering OF
Injured.

SHARON. N D.. Dec. s0.-sx persons
were killed and more than a score we're
injured In a wreck of the Oregoniah, the
Great Northern's Pacific coast train,
three miles south OF here today.
OF the dead three were buried In the
wreckago and another expired on the way
to a hospital.
Two persons, believed to have been hus-
band and wife. were burned In full sight
of those who sought 20 rescue them, hut
were helpless 20 render aid. They APP
peared not seriously injured at first, but
we're held down by a steel beam ehtil
flames enveloped them.
List of dead;
MICHAEL MATIoNI1Y, Great Northern
brakeman; burned to death, en- route
JOSEPH MosER. 81. Paul. cook in
L. LODGE. st. Paul. cook IN diner.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED. believed TO be
TWosYEAR-oLD CHILD Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. ]. Bailey, Bottneau, N. ID.
injured.
Miss Vera DeltE, AJexandria, Mimi,
| ~, ~ Crowder, conductor OF train,
~, Eaps Sso,ls pattsTsOP sGS Tracy MIN. three
Mrs Nellie Frank, Chicago; spraina
James Riley, dislocated shoulder.
Frank Kimball, Mason City, Ia, spine
injured.
Caused by Break OF Rafi.
ANETA, N. D., Dec. 9O.--Thrown into
| the ditch by broken rail, train No. 5
known as the"oregonian' on tho Great
Northern. killed at least six persons
and injured score Of others early today,
two and a half miles south OF sharon,
Steele county.
The heavy locomotive, II appears, broke
one rail, hurling the cars from the track
and into the ditch. General Manager
Grubers car and the observation car
were saved on account OF being at the
rear of the train. The oregonian left
st. Paul last night and was due through
sharon at about $3.50 o'clock. The ac-
cident occurred few minutes before that
time.
The first search for bodies revealed
three dead under one of the Pullmans,
and the groans and moaning of the In
jured pinioned under the wreck Indicated
that many others were in a serious plight
Officials who were in General Man
ager Grubers car ordered the engineer
TO cut loose from the train and run 10
Sharon for aid. At the same time mes.
sengers were sent TO Devils Lake. Fin
Icy and Castleton for assistance. Hall
an hour later a special train brought
surgeons and nurses from Devils Lake
and the local train brought ot.ers from
Finley.
bodies Are Cremated.
In the meantime the wreckage had
caught fire. The officials had given or.
ders 70 not try 70 extricate the bodies
until the injured had been cared for and
the fire burned 30 brlslsly that tue bodies
were cremated before any definite identi.
fication could be made. A oolored cook
whose name could not be learned, wa
dragged from the wreckage. He dice as
he was being carried to one OF the cars
for medical aid.
The destruction was SO thorough thai
many were pinloned under heavy beams
and the fire started so quickly that the
uninjured had little opportunity to assist
Many Of the injured dragged themselves
through the snow, leaving tral OF blood
Parts Of bodies were scattered for hun,
dreds Of feet. Five OF the seriously In.
jured were rushed TO Finley and cared
for in private homes.
In spite OF the fire, which served tC
give warmth TO many OF the victims, Il
died down so quickly that all Of the pas
sengers suffered intensely from the cold
The thermometer registered l2 below ant
the wind blew hard.