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Show Three Killed In Wreck. ' Cedar Itaplda, la. Train No. i44, southbound, on the Decorah branch of the Chicago t Rock Island, was wrecked within two miles of Maynard at 3:45 Monday. The entire train waa derailed, rolling down a ten-foot embankment. em-bankment. Three were instantly killed kill-ed and thirty-five others were more or less seriously Injured. The cause of the accident was the spreading of the rails. As soon aa the engine eft the rails the coaches turned over and slid down the embankment A special train waa made up at Oelweln and left Maynard. bringing tbe Injured to this city. The train was running between twenty-five snd thirty miles an hour, which is an unusual speeed for trains on this branch. |