New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-24
NAN !! | !. INJURED IN
PASS NGER WRECK
MORNING TRAIN OF NORTH
WESTERN DERAILED NEAR
sANB ORNi STATION
SPREADING RAILS OR "A BRO
KEN RAIL SENT COACHES
INTO DITCH.


Northwestern train No. SIC was wrecked
at about half past FIVE Wednesday morn
ing, December II. The wreck occurred
about two miles west of Sanborn, Red
wood county. Every car left the track
and most Of them either turned turtle
or fell on their side. Fortunately, there
was no loss of human life although the
train was fairly well filled with. passen-
gers and the majority Of them we're wo-
men and children.
Among those seriously injured were:
Mrs. Emma Kuntz, Lamberton, very
seriously injured; E. Carroll, Sleepy Eye,
head and arms injured; r. F. Hughes,
Sleepy Eye, water supply man for
Northwestern road, shoulder dislocated;
Conductor e.. A. Richardson, Winona,
face cut and other injuries; r. o. Welder,
Tracy, brakeman, back injured
Spreading Rails
According to reports from the scene
of the accident, spreading rails or a
broken rail caused the baggage car to
leave the. track, just as the train was
rounding a bad curve. Both the bag
gage and express cars left the track,
slid down the twelve foot embankme1,t
and rolled over. Three day coaches
also rolled into the ditch. It seems the
baggage car was the first to
strike the obstruction, as the mail car
as we'll as the two engines forming the
double header did not go down into
the ditch. The mail car was pulled cross
wise Of the track and the two engines
were also pulled around until they stood
directly across the tracks. One Of the
;sleepers rolled down the embankment
with the day coaches, while the rear
sleeper was standing on the tracks with
the. front trucks Of the rails.
News Reaches New Ulm.
The news of the wreck soon spread
TO the neighboring towns and also reached
New Ulm in a very short time. I DIR.
O. G. Stricken went to the scene Of the
accident in a special made up Of the
engine and a caboese. Other doctors
were present from Lam berton, Spring
field, Sleepy Eye and Tracy. "A special
train was sent out from Tracy to render
all assistance possible.
The track for distance of about 200
feet was one mass Of twisted rails and
broken ties. A wrecking crew arrived
.on the scene at about 10 o'clock in the
morning and started to clear off the
debris. They succeeded in getting the
track in such a shape that the afternoon
train was able to pass through and since
the normal service has been maintained.
Those Injured.
Conductor c. A. Richardson Of Wi
mona was in the smoking car at the
time the accident occurred. r. F.
Hughes, water supply man and E.
Carroll his assistant were both in the
smoking car also, when the wreck oc-
Cured. Mr.. Richardson suffered a bad
cut to the face, one ear was cut and one
Of his. fingers was badly injured. How
ever, Conductor Richardson RENAME
on the scene and directed the assistance
given to the injured.
Others injured in the rail smash
were Mrs. Emma Brown Of Mime
apolis, who suffered injuries to the
back, her left ribs were fractured and
it was necessary. to remove her to the
hospital at Springfield. She is expected
to be able to 60 to her home soon.
Most Seriously Injured.
Mrs Emma Kuntz Of Lamberton
was reported the most seriously in
jured. She is confined at the St. Johns
hospital in Springfield.
Homer Snider of Lake Preston, S.
D., suffered the fracture Of several
ribs and his left arm was injured He
is at the hospital at Springfield. r.
| O. Welder, brakeman, suffered iniur-
les to his back but was able to go to
his home at Tracy F. J. 4 Gibbons,
another brakeman was bruised and
injured about the body but his inju-
nes are not regarded as serious.
William Van Horne, of Winona bag
gageman, IS confined at the hospital al
Tracy. r. F. Hughes, water supply
man for the Northwestern road, had
his shoulder dislocated, and E. Carroll,
his assistant, was injured about his
head and arms. Both were able to
proceed to their homes at Sleepy Eye.
One man named Trebesch Of Sleepy
Eye also suffered bruises and cuts.
Stafford Pease Of Brookings, $. d., was
bruised and injured in the wreck.
Numerous other passengers, TWEEN
Ity-one il all, were injured il atnore d
Hess serious degree.
Trains Crash At Eyota.
Many Injured.
Eyota, December Y assenger tran
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