, 1879-07-27
A Horrible Accident on the North
western Railroad.
4 Construction Train Runs Over 4 Cow
and Is Completely Wrecked.
Five Men Killed and Twelve Sc
riously Injured.
Great Destruction Of Property b
Floods in Pennsylvania
Some Thirty Houses and Stores Swept
Away in One Locality. !;

WAuKEdAS. Ill, July 36.-Onc OF the most
terrible accidents which has occurred on the
Chicago s. Northwestern Railway .for years
took place Just below here this evening, few
minutes after o'clock. For several weeks past
gangs Of men have been engaged in filling In
about the track. and the work had been cou'-
plcted nearly to Naukcgau. 4 gravel train nafi
been engaged unloading dirt from north o.
Lake Forest, anu ran close to the time OF the
Milwaukee passenger, which leaves Chica7
go at i o'clock. The conductor Of the
train, Thomas HalliRan, waited until
tho last minute, and then ordered
the train to Naqkegan. On the way to this
place, On the curve perhaps half-lnile south,
the engineer saw cow lying directly across the
track, but only too late, and is the ten fiat cars
which preceded the engine struck the obstacle
they were thrown from the track and piled into
huge confusion of debris on both sides OF the
track. The engineer, Frank Drew, had reversed
the engine and jumped for his life.
There we're nineteen men on the tra1n-
Some we're thrown in one direction and some
in another. Those who sought to save them
selves BY cilnglng to the cars we're only to be
crushed aud mangled by being thrown under
meath the wheels or cars. Dire confusion
reigncd. Right there beneath the beautiful
bluff overlooking the track we're the mangled
remains OF the unfortunate men. The TR1B-
uxz representative arrived soon after the acc1-
dent, even before the wounded and dying men
had been removed from their pools Of blood,
and the helpless cries were pftiable. The man
gled remains OF some lay underneath the huge
pile, and could only be removed
from their resting place By the use
of huge jacks. Soon after the terrible accident
the news had spread throughout the city, and
| the banks were lined with people hurry1ng to
| the place OF dcuth anxious to do whatever was
| In their power fur the poor injured men' some
| of whom were as well as dead Here: one could
| find q leg severed from the body; in another
| place an arm; and still in another location
could be found corpse beyond recognition.
The trains from the north and south
arrived on1y to have the passengers
transferred from one to the other train.
Many ladies and gentlemen On the trains assist
summoned to board their respective trains.
The dead aud wounded were conveyed to the
depot, where it was found that Anthony JoVce:
section boss John Dugan, and Patrick Co9ners,
dan died within an hour: Among the wounded
are Marks Malloy, badly injured about tbe
fracture of the skull; Thomas AcNulty,
He1s1 njue' Bn2as ana racture Of
HaIlfgan, of Milwaukee, double fracture Of the
leg and internal injuries; Patrick Mq!l'ean,
slight scalp injuries; German named trans,
bad scalp wounds. 4 sense OF mourning is felt
throughout the city for the poor unfortunatess
and the bcreaved families. At the homes OF
the victims OF the accident the scenes beggar
description. Wives, children and relatives are
gathered, and grief beyond expression is pres
ent. It seems almost miraculous that as many
escaped from the ruins as did, AS soon