, 1873-10-31
4 Northwestern Frcight"Engino Acciden-
tally Smashes Against q Dis.
ablea passongor-Train.
MIR. John B. Watkins, Superintendent Of
the Iowa Division, Instantly
Killed. :.
Miraculous Escape Of all the Principal
Officers Of the Northwestern
q Railway.

uopioraoio acoluent occurred on tho loWa
oiVlslon OF tho Chicago d NorthwoHfcrn ha,-
way, carly yesterday morning, resulting IN tho
immaculate death OF tho oompanys division
superintendent, Mr. john b. Watkins. on
Monday evening Inst, hlr. Abort Keep. FreBt.
dent; Col. J. II. Howe, General Trcasl1rer Mr.
Marvin IIuglitt deueral Superintendent :; Mr..
Tarrv nircctor ntorte3 III a tour of ,rpnoot,on,
1ei4y, Dnesto1' o'",.o ~. tonA " ianpoo1'on ~
over lug 'faloha anu LOW" DIVISIONS. NJ ohnton'
Iowa, tlley wero Joined by ATr. Watkins. On
regular az nrosa train 1oav,pa conno,I n1nffa for
C,Ja.r. ~ ask WI ..,1,,t.s 80. ~.
Aeo ~ ~ Il. u' "no'' "i'n'a =. .oai "i'oa u
Ceuaf hapias' Just potore dayl,ght yestor-
bringing tho trim TO q stand-stin on tho main
traci, betwoor atoio,. A rrobamo, ,voa ;,nroa.
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0'"tos 'o1'. oaoA "4sa " 4ou n6ns " aAs ~. up
saw tho signal, whistlod down brakes, and re-
verscd Lis engine hut tho recent falls OF snow
an1 a,cot baa 1nndo tro rails ao al;nnorr Tint to
..1 ~, pty ,,e .,. s
platform of tho of}Icorg' car when II wna struck
bv tin freicht enpiuo. Tho conones,on wan ao
,r;o,a.,4 ~ o. peais ~ a.,, ~ "as ~
forms Of the car, and jam 1t tightly against tho
forward Pullman sleopiug-car, In this fearful
lam Mr, Watkins was cauobt and instantana.
ous]v l,tllod. stranoe to rolatc a,tlouph tho
powerful locomotive fofeou ita "ay several 1oet
anto tie officers car, not ono OF tho occu-.
pants WAS III any way injured, neither wna
amy car iu tho train thrown from the traok.
rro roaar Rane tha tsrn startod ~
rM;caon ,1horn ~ torr;vo5 .a.to~1, ftr,ao
ehnnt two i,nura ~ ,"to Hrr HmoI;3t Eanarai
suuarintondent. remaiuet1 at the wrecl tn a1no.
~ Tho ,s deeeasod I'd ofleor s waa bfpbv ostaamad hv
tle Comnany. In ybosa aoryico ha Ind hoo,
rar;onslv nngoced for aorora1 'o vanra % NJ Troin
DisuntcIor. AssIstant Hunorjntcnasnt nan1 snnnT.
pson comprising @ e tho ne ssa om oSeaFo s ot e
GoIcll tsaa blas from stanwooa to Tpton. nnd
Ho loavea widow aud several children. ~ ''~''
1ntor information hHanh frnm tho acono of a;a..er
adyiaea us that It occurred nt tho hottom of =
tolerablY loayy grade, Ono oylinder Of the 70 en-.
Cinn Garn nn5 aon,a i;tf1n t;ro ~ ho5aro v
han tho tIon orn nn ,ode !; hnoaroo staaa T.;
Tho hoi]ow. Immcd;otoIv liz onr;nanr sonrdai
fhn wiratla and tho cou;i,,ctor Ant ~ hroIomon
back VIII red red lirbt 5 % Ts man n Claims t thet ho
rnn a,l Tin ,ynv 1onv jafanro 11ntii In mnt tHo
ndvancinu frc;oht Ent fha rra,1o ,voa se fco+ ~
fha mi]a lin trnai ejinnorv ns nil- and n1thnnr1,
i,o royorsei b;s cnrino mi Ind avarv bTnlo III
tic collision was inevitable. At Tits moment
Mr, Watkins awoke, nnd looking out M Of tie rear
window % and seeing ] tic aesd}leht Of Of tho co coming
Locomotive, he trTpou and rar forward tironn6S
lin car, rllontino' Every ona n vn,, rct omt If
tLis cor." Ihese were his last words: Int tl,ey
invoke ill tho a1eeping officers. liz. johnson
And foilowai Mr Watl,;ns Mr- Koan' prcs;dont
cana third. and In hia offorts to reooh tho for
ward eloeniue car received half tozon or moro
slight bruises On Lis oxtromitieg, They arc not
seTions ],ownver. AMI only lnmo lin n littio
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