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Show M1LB0AD WRECKS. A Deplorable Accident on a Big Four Eastbonni Passenger. MIST 1E l AND N0U.1DFD. Tho Cawo ol ihi Dlsailcr. V V. V. Train Hreel.eii.-A 1 A " 0. tolllJtt lMlli u Hock. IUFAYrrrr, InJ , May 7.-0n of tho utott lioiilul. wrecks in Ibo history of railroading occurred on tbe jK Four road at IMs city at ltlB Ihli morning, reiult of which ten men aro nr.w dead and many mora Injured. The train wai an outbound pasaormor, learlng ChlcaRO at Opm. Tho acol elt waa caused by 111. failure of llio alr-krakta to work. Tlia engineer's ele-srat. efforts to atop the Iraln aru ihown by tho largo amount of rand thrown by him on the brld0 through which tbo train camo Just before tho fatal craab, and tho vlgotoui whittling for brakes. Tho angina elaalioJ out of tho brtdgo over tho Wabuh rlrerat n spood of not ' ltd than alxty miles on hour,cruihlng Into tho depot building, tearing ol! n portion and carrying tho train Bhrods aeTcral hundnd feet. Tho ouglnowhcn It left tho track waa followed by the baggage oar, two poital can and tho eiprira car. They wiro plkd In ono proniUcuous tnass,a total wreck bury. Ingancoroormore of vlotlras In tho awful pile of debrla A largo crowd gathortd quickly at thoicenoof tho disaster and aralsled In rescuing the victims, and n largo furco of local phyalclana iiavo tbo neocasary attention to tbo wounded. BeYeral victims of the wreck were persona (landing In the depot waiting for the train. 'I bu damage by properly destroyed will be fully 1 30.1W0. The 111 fated train almoat a mile from Ihu ttatlon began daililng irouud curves and toru acroaathe ljng brldgo allhough tho roan at the throllle versed tho machinery, and Immenau ttreamaof fire wire holng daahed oil the driving w Inula being run in opposite oppo-site direction to that of tho twlllly fljlng tare that fjllowod. Juat after leaving thuend of the long brldgo the track described a aembolrole nt the midway tolnt of which tho Union ititlon waa locatod. When the engine atruck a sharp curvo It lull tho track followed by the cara In an awful awlil and they piled upon each other alter crashing through tho train abide and brluglugdown tona of atruotural Iron. |