Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1892 — CRUSHED INTO THE CABOSOE. [ARTICLE]

CRUSHED INTO THE CABOSOE.

Eight Men Kilted anti Four Badly Injured by the Accident. A frightful accident occurred on the Great Northern railroad Sunday morning at Nelson station, five miles east of Alexandria, Minn., in which eight men were killed and five serlopsly injured. The wVceklng train was there clearing up th 6 debris, left by an accident on Friday,when a heavy laden freight train, coming down the grade became unmanageable,* and crashed into the caboose hi which tho crew of the wrecking train were sleeping. There were fourteen men in the caboose. One jumped off, four were hurt, three wete burned beyond recognition, and tout were killed. One was totally burned up, withoat a sign of his remains being found. ■At l —. " '> '■ N i■!— i*.. r . i. _*