Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-05
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
On tho Chicago q r. q. Railroad Nea
Altoona Iowa. q

DIES MONIES, Aug. 29.---Details of
the railroad accident on the G. II. I. &
p. II. II. at east branch of four mile
creek seven miles from this city are
beginning to arrive. The number
killed is estimated all the way from
10 to so. All The train but the Sleep
ing car went down into the stream.
The engine is completely out of
sight.
Barnum's show car went down
among the rest, and ii is said, all of
the eleven occupants but one were
killed.
1t is impossible to get full particu-
lars yet as the accident occurred sew
eral miles from telegraph office.
Arrangements will soon be made
for tclegraphic communication direct
from the scene of accident.
The following partial list ofunhurt
and slightly injured passengers has
been received from the wreck:
| Mrs. Lou Hersberg and four chill
fdren, all safe.
| II. II. Joles, Keithsburg, H.; j. S.
Joles, Whiteside county, H.; A. l..
Katz, New York; DIR. J. +. Frank
field, Philadelphia; o. G. Calvin,
Clyde, N. y; Judge Dillon and
daughter, Iowa: Herbert b. Turner,
New York: ii. Hursselmann, Mil
waukee: Mrs. A. #. Wilkins and son,
Laramie, Wyoming; Mrs. Ellen and
five children: Mrs. DIR. II. M. Stone
and child, Des Moines; j. II. Crozier
and wife, Brooklyn, Iowa; l.. Perkins
Minnesota; Carrie and Belle Adolph
Philadelphia Mrs. ID. d. Osborne
Avoca, Ia; Eva T.. Adams, Chicago
II. NJ. Chcrrie, Chicago; Jennie A
Frost, Council Bluffs; Mrs. j. l.. Ora.
ham, Des Moincs; j. M. Adsley, Dav-
export, was slightly hurt.
! Mrs. L. w. Coon, Woodland, Cal.
David Morgan, New Sharon, la, wa.
slightly hurt.
! G. c. Gilman, Eldora, Ia, two rib
broken and otherwise slightly bruis
, ed.
A special to the State Register from
the wreck says there are sixteen kill
, ed so far as known. Twelve bodie
, are out on the banks, as follows:
Billy Rakestran, engineer; j. X
Bolt and daughter, Boone, Ia /; WIN
/ Cummings. newsboy; Mrs. Emm;
Babcock, school teacher, Rock Island
: H., and seven of Darnum's men, a
follows: f. B. Baker, J. III. Bruse, A
J Mack, G. Rockwell, 9. Thompson, J
, Purcell.
Il Four dead bodies are still seen il
1 the wreck but cannot be got out a
: present. ...
Mrs. j. X. Bolt, whose husband ant
daughter are among the killed,
4 badly injured. Mr.. Bolt was
prominent citizen and druggist a
6 Boone, Iowa.
nj The accident was occasioned by tn
washing out of a bridge and occur
u red about / o'clock this morning
) The Register has the following add
8 tional particulars:
I'll Wounded-W. Y. Humes, Dc
: Moincs; A. j. Patrick, conductor
dangerously: Mrs. ID. A. Stcbbin
!. Panther Creek, Ia, bruised S.
4 Ferguson, Andalusia, ILL.,. slightly; /,
. l.. Graham and wife, Dcs Moinc
: both slightly: I'D. Spencer, Lathrol
a Ia, injured across the breast an
a both legs: J. Browning, ST. Loui
i. severely bruised, burned and kne
d cut; d. Campbell, wife and daughtel
O Tiski!wa county, H., all slight
bruised; M. Harrington, Washing
&c ton, Ia, slightly; Dennis Shannon
It Iowa City, legs and breast, severely
n Mrs. Mary Huff, Norwalk, Ia. j
,e back and head; Mrs. c. Follett, Nc
e line, H.. quite severely; Ben Trucl
the fireman, made miraculous G
,e cape