Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1887 — RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

Five Persons Killed In Ohio and Five in Minnesota. A terrible accident happened on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago road at Foster, Ohio, Monday. Two sections of freight i-ar3 collided, setting fire to the cars and exoloding a car of dynamite, killing the engineer and fireman, and three tramps who were stealing a ride. - Two passenger trains collided at BuiMlftfte, lowa,Monday morning. Five persons were killed outright and many injured. State Treasurer Wednesday that he could not pay the salaries of those employes of the State offices who were not especia’ly provided for by the statute after the close of the fiscal year, and he feared he would have difficulty in getting enough money to pay the other salaries. He had to depend upon the settlements from the various counties, by anticipating them, and in attempting to do this last month he was not very successful, as but three counties reported out of the six of which the request was made, and they only sparingly.