Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-24
LIVES CRUSHED our.
lieutenant. Governor Mac Donald. Of sIici,
igan, and Two Others Killed in . Raj


itsutenant-toFernuf MaeUoneius o. Htch-
igsn. and Two Others Killed in . Rail-
wsy wreck.
Ese4NkHA, Mich. Jan a. The rear
coach OF train on the Watsrsmeet di-
vision Of the Northwestern roa was &c.
rallied al 1850 Saturday afternoon al Elm
wood James n Macdonald Of is
CANADA, Lieutenant Governor Of this State;
Horace 8. futile, tbs great iron manu-
faeturer Of Cleveland, and William +.
Cochrane, treasurer Of the Ceeufane Mil
ing Company Of this city, were
instantly killed r.. r. Foster, super
intendeut Of the Marquette ore Com
pany, and resident OF Iron Mountain
Mich. received very dangerous injuries.
Conductor Henry Armstrong IL cut about
The head and has dangerous internal ia.
iuries Miss Mcclure, daughter Of the
baggage master Of the train, was badly
hurt Three others are seriously injured
and number OF tho other passengers re
eeved slight injuries Conductor Arm
strong was put on an east bound train aud
will remain IN lronwood for treatment
Messrs Macdonald and Coehraue left
here TO look after some business outer
prises in which both were interested. and
were noticed by one or the train
hands Just before tho accident oc
cured to DO in earnest conver
sation The train was proceeding
at a high rate of speed whom suddenly
q crash was heard By those in tho rear
coach. II is believed the accident was
caused by defective truck or car wheel
but as the coach Is nov complete wreck
the exact reason for the disaster may pos
sibiy never be learned. The coach was
instantly thrown from the trarB, but
dragged along a distance of about 900 feet
until IL struck stump This collision
completely shattered the coach, aud this
deaths Of the three gentlemen named was
the Immediate result. The body 81
Mr.. Cochrans Yves frightfuly uangled
Lying close beside him was the deal bods
Of Mr.. futile, the great iron king 81
Cleveland Mr.. Tuttlo was also hurribl
crushed His skull was broken. and he
lay between heavy timhers aud ono set oi
trucks. Conductor Henry Armstrong was
taken from the wreck in critical condi
ton. He was removed TO Iron River in
special train for treatment
The body Of Lieutenant Governor Mac
Donald was the last 10 be recovered lie
was pinioned beneath scat and was
shockingly mangled. His death must have
been instantaneous
News of the disaster reached here about
3 o'clock and caused the most intense OK
element and sorrow, Mr.. Macdonald an6
Mr.. Cochfane ha~ng been well known and
universally respected in the city. a
special train was at once got In readiness,
aud II. r. Macdonald, the Lieutenant
Governors SON. q NJ West, W D. Linslel
and others left for the scene Of the
wreck. On their arrival the bodies were
removed from the place where they had
been temporarily placed and conveyed on
he tal
started for this place. Here the remains
OF Mr. MaeDoRald and MFR Cochrane were
taken to their respective homes, the streets
along both routes heing lined with mourn.
ing friends and acuuaintances.
@. g. Davidson. of Commonwealth. who
was on the wrecked car. says the fret in.
timaton he had Cd lat any thing was wrong
was ioltlng sensation. The car thcn
swayed two or three times. and
then turned on its side. He re
membered nothing more until he
found himself lying In the snow. badly
bruised about 30 feet back from where
the train stopped. AIR Maeponald's in
juries included the tearing of ono arm
from the socket The whole side az the
car was torn out when it cellided with the
stump, and survivors Of the frIshtful af
fair say Il IL nothing short Of a miracle
that any one In the car escaped alive
LASsiSe, Mich, Jan. sl-The news 81
the death of Lieutenant Governor Mac
Donald and ex Superintendent OF Public
Instruction w. r. Cochrane caused deer
feeling Of gloom in this city The flags
on the capitol will be displayed at hall
mast until after the funeral aud the Lieu
tenant Governors chair in the Senate
chamber will be appropriately drsped
The message Informing Governor Luce Of
the fatal accident to Lieutenant Governor