St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-10
Shocking Railroad Accident.

A fearful accident took place on the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
on the LIST inst, about eight miles be-
low Watertown, in Wisconsin.
Thirteen persons were killed on the
spot or died soon after, and two at
least of the large number seriously
injured are not expected to recover.
Among the killed was Mr.. NJ. j.
Thomas, of Milwaukee, [. ). Marshal,
and V. B. Smcad, editor of the Demo
cratic Press, at Fond du Lac, was so
badly injured that he is not expected
to recover 1t was at first reported
that Perry H. Smith, President OF the
Road was among the killed, but
that turns out TO be an error, which
arose probably from the fact that that
was the name of the locomotive draw
ing the train. There were Is cars
in the train, all filled with passengers.
They were celebrating the opening Of
the road to Fond du Lac. The excur-
sion was to arrive at Chicago at 3
O'clock, where every preparation had
been made to entertain the excursion
lists in the best style. They were to
he received at the cars by the militia
ry and committee Of citizens head
cd by the Mayor, and escorted to the
Richmond House.
They were running along at the
rate of about ID miles an hour, when
large OK suddenly jumped upon the
track within few yards Of the On
CINE. He was caught upon the cow
catcher and carried about a dozen
rods, when he fell under the locomo-
tive just as it was crossing a small
bridge and threw ii into the ditch on
the right hand side, plunged the bag
gage car half way down into small
pool of water, and literally drove to-
gcthcr, shattered, mashed up, aud de-
molished five passenger cars filled
with passengers.
All were stove together in one con.
fused and struggling mass of ruins.
Men, women and children, were all
mingled together in one common
wreck of life and property. The
shock was terrible, and the crash fol-
lowed with irresistible power. The
whole train was suddenly brought to
stand, and those who happened to
be looking out of the windows could
see fragments of bodies and limbs fly
ing in all directions and lying all
around. Almost all in the baggage
car were killed instantly, or died af-
ter a few moments of agony. Such
as escaped unhnrt went at once to
work to cxtricatc the unfortunate ones
who were found beneath a mass of
rubbish. The third and fourth cars
were thrust into each other III most
astonishing manner.
1t was no time for idle sympathy.
Among those earliest at the heart
rending and sickenin spot were ID. A.
Cole, &. j. Enos, Hiram Barber, Jr.,
Of Milwaukee, and Dr.. Wright.
The dead, as far as heard from, are
Thereon Miner, of Watcrtown, Chas
Aldus. Jno. Lund, Geo F. Emeron and
Eiiphalet Sherwood, Of Oshkosh NJ.
j. Thomas, Z. S. Marshal john Board.
man, Jerome Mason, Ex-Agcnt j.
Snow, j. l.. Gillett, of Fond du Lac.
Among the most badly wounded are:
E. r. Baldwin, who had both legs bro
ken G. p. Salia, Miss Foreman, Miss
Jcnkinson, Mrs. Jewell, Mrs. Page,
Mrs. Coles Bashford, Mrs. Cartwright,
Mrs. A. b. Knapp, Mrs. Barber, p.
Sawyer, John Boardman, IL. d. Bone
stell, Indian Agent ; V. b. Smead. Of
the Fond du Lac Press, who is not eX-
pected to live E. H. Nichols, Judge
Flint, Mrs. Bradford, James Partridge,
c. G. L. Gould, and Mrs. Lewis. j. j.
Craig, of Chicago, was dangerously
hurt