Show TO DAYS TELEGRAMS A train plunges into a aliver THE TRACK BY A BLOCK OF ICE A number of killed and many injured ST PAUL april 5 A special to the iowa says A terrible railroad accident occurred about four miles west of here on the milwaukee st paul by which at least a dozen people loat their lives and from fifteen to twenty were injured the train which left chicago at 1130 yesterday morning and was due here at this morning passed hero nearly on time and when about four miles west plunged into a creek the bridge of which was washed out the creek was swollen by an immense amount of water which had been running for the past few days and in addition a gorge was formed which previous to the arrival of the train carried away a portion of the bridge there was nothing to show that there was danger ahead and the train pounced into alie stream while running at full speed the engine and three coaches went into the creek and instantly submerged in a torrent of water which overflowed the banks A scene of alie wildest confusion ensued and of the train crew and passengers alio escaped death and injury were immediately called into service to relieve the drowning or the pinioned passengers it was with great difficulty that the passengers could be reached owing to the rushing of the waters through alie car windows those who were rescued from the smoking car which was almost entirely submerged were taken from the windows some maimed to such an extent aliey were powerless to help themselves while others unhurt were nearly drowned before aid could reach them at 11 a m six dead bodies had been taken out from the wreck three more were known to be underneath alie debris through which the water was madly pouring it is stated that the engineer and fireman were instantly killed or were caught in the cab and drowned before aid could reach them but alie confusion and excitement was so great it was to secure reliable information in addition to the passengers known to be killed from fifteen to twenty were rescued eliat arc more or less seriously injured A number were so dangerously hurt that it is feared they cannot possibly recover As soon as the trainmen alio escaped injury could be spared ne was dispatched to the next station and a relief train was telegraphed for from maaen city telegrams for relief were also sent to charles city and other nearby places it waa not until several hours after the accident that the train arrived with the physicians |