The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-19
LOCKED LOCOMOTIVES.
SATURDAYS Collision On the Nil~au-
kec Raad-C Complete Details.

The Freeport BaNetja Of Saturday
evening, contains more complete
account of the wreck on the c., NJ & St.
F. road near kittredga, than was obtain
able at this end of the line. In descrlb
ing the accident the Bulletin says
The trains in collision were two
freights, one of these, manned by Con
ductor Patsy Corners, Engineer John
Hagadorn and Fireman Patsy Burns, all
of Freeport, was bound from Rock Is
land to Freeport, and was composed of
eleven cars nine of them loaded and two
empty. beside the private car of Assistant
General Superintendent ID. A. DIN, which
was attached at the rear. The other
train was going west from Chicago in
charge Of Conductor Town. of Chicago,
and Engineer Chas. Hill of Chicago.
When the tram from Chicago arrived at
kitTed9e, ii appears that Conductor
Town got an idea that the track west of
kittredge was clear, and went ON with
that understanding uo had gone only
about mile when Conductor Conner 5
train was heard rounding the sharp curve
ahead coming east His engine was re-
verscd and an effort made to stop the
train Conductor Connors and Engineer
Hagadorn thought the way was clear
before them until they were coming out
of the curve, when Towns train was
seen. Hagadorn'S engine was quickly
reversed the brakes set, and everything
possible done To avoid a collision. but the
discovery came too late. When Conduc.
tor Connors saw that collision WAS Ger
tain. he ran the risk of losing his own
life in attempting to keep Superintendent
OIln'S car from the wreck. He tried to
pull the coupling pin and release
1t from the train, hoping to shut
down the brakes On that car and stop it
but the PIN stuck. and while he was work
Ipg at 1t the two trains with a mighty
crash came together. The two engines
were hard looking lot of iron and wood
when the smoke and dust cleared away
They were hugging each other face IL
face in the grip Of death Hagadorn' 8
engine, No. $50. was almost wreck
INT oii'ht stain anu tht NNit kHuIhtu
off and broken open. The other engine
was not quite used up So badly. but its
cab and smoke stack were knocked off.
Six cars on Connors' train were all broken
to pieces. Two of them were empty and
four were loaded, three with old iron
which was scattered all about and the
other one contained three valuable trot-
ting horses Owned bN .. E Taylor, of
West Union, la. These horses wcr,. on
the way to Freeporr, one of them, the
sOrrel mare Flora p beng entered in the
free for all trotting race. 10 come off july
23rd, but they will not take part in the
sport at Taylors park after all. Two of
the horses, Flora p. ami Gertrude were
killed outright and the third was consid.
erably injured and may die The horse
Flora =. was very fine animal and
some will remember that she trolted a,
Taylors park last August. She had a
record of = 23} and was valued at from
500 to $4,000. 1t was said that Mr.
Taylor was offered $1,000 for her he.
fore she started for Freeport These
horses were accompanied in their car by
Frank f. Clemmings, the driver and
George Lovett. the rubber, who some
times takes a hand ut driving. Mr.
Clcmmngs was quite seriously injured
he having his right shoulder blade and
three ribs on the right side broken.