The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-27

DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Train separated--.A Passenger and Baggage
Man Killed.

1
! The 1920 St Louis train, Of Saturday,
when within about three-fourths Of mile
of Coal Valley met with a severe accident
| At that point there is coal switch. The
engine, tender and forward trucks Of the
baggage car took the main track all righ''
but the rear trucks Of the baggage car ran
up the switch, parting the tram ana cap
sizing the baggage car into temporary
pond Of water which lad accumulated be
tween the embaptment The passenger
coaches eontinpsd on up the switch until
stopped nesr the coal chute.
Tho luggage car had three apartments
oxpr.,ss room forward, L. s. Mail room in
NE middle, and baggage room behind. In
the latter apartment were Frederick Chrsty
the baggageman, and Mr.. O. \. Lane,
foreman in Realtors, Wilson & Cos. MILL
in this city, who was on his way to put mp
some machinery at the Banner coal banks
The baggage end of the car went into the
pond, the car itself having turned on It's
side in the descent. OF course everything
in the different departments in the car was
thrown together The express messenger
and postal clerk got out of side openings
They were injured but little.
But nothing was heard from Mr. Lane
and the baggagman, and the parties broke
into the baggage room to find them Mr'
lane was among the baggage in the lower
end of the room, there being four feet OF
water in the car, But the baggagemar
could not be seen.
Mr.. L. was extricated and assisted Il
. the outside. He did not seem to be badly
, injured, and he walked between two mel
for quarter of mile To a dwelling house
where he was put 10 bed for a rest. l'r
Dewitt was summoned; he examine,
Lane could find no external indication O
injury. and remarked 10 him that he wa
, all right if he was not hurt internally
This had cheering effect upon Mr.. Lane
and he spoke Of still being able to atten'
to the business that brought him to tn
Valley. But in a few minutes he becam
very weak, and pale, and in half an hou
he was dead. His remains were hrough
to his home in this city.
e Mr.. Lane was a good citizen, au accom-
r plished mechanic, and will be much miss
ed by large circle of friends. He cam
p from Leroy, Genesee Co, \. y. in 1855 o
e 'j6-been a resident of this city ever since
3 now is or IS years. He was II years c
age last June, leaves a wife and one child
! a daughter about II years Of age III
a funeral will take place from the residenc
Of the family, on Broadway, at , p NJ q
Wednesday,
Search was continued for Christy an
r his body was found at Il O'Clock Saturda
night, some 20 feet from the wreck Of II
o ear, in the water, and under the ice TT
n water was from 1 to e feet deep in the ;
e formed by the embankment for the co
z switch Christy was a Young man. abol
y - years of age, unmarried, home in ;
Louis He did not appear to be bruised
except slightly upon his forehead, i
was in the act of jumping from the ca
W when last seen. His parents were tel
ie graphed and start this Monday mornI
Re to claim his remains
| No other persons were hurt, on Il
q train
4 The damage of course, falls upon Il
% Peoria company, as it is believed TO hay
been caused by fault in the switch