St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20
TORN LIMB FROM LIMB.
Friqhtful Accident on the Chicago &
Northwestern Near Watersmest.
ONE COACH IS WRECKED.
Lieut.. Gov. Mcdonald, of Michigan, and
futile, the Cleveland Iron King,
Among the Killed.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Jan. 1S.-As the
east-bound train on the Northwestern
railroad neared Elmwood, a station six
teen miles east of Watersmeet at 1
o'clock this afternoon, one of the trucks
under the rear coach broke and threw
the coach off the track. The coach was
derailed about five car. lengthts,
when it struck stump and
was smashed to pieces, kill
ing or injuring all the occupants. The
killed are: John A. Mcdonald, lieu
tenant governor of Michigan; William
Corcoran, of Escanaba; IL. A. Tuttle,
Cleveland, 0. The wounded are: Mrs.
Percy Reaser, of Ashland, Wis, spine
injured very bad; Mrs. Mcclure, OF
Watelsmeet, wife OF train brakeman,
badly cut and severe internal in
iurv: Mrs. E. p. Foster, of Iron Mount
ain, severe cut in head and injury to
spine; Conductor I'll. Armstrong, in
ured in head and leg broken; 0. q. Da-
wilson. of Commonwealth, at the time
of the accident was playing cards with
Lieut.. Gov. Mcdonald, Mr.. futile and
Mr.. Corcoran. He says that the first i'll
timation that he had chat anything was
wrong was a jolting sensation, the ear
then Swayed two or three times and
then turned on its side. He remembered
nothing more until he found himself
two or three hundred feet i'll
the rear of the train in the snow.
1t seems that the car, in turning over,
struck stump which penetrated it be-
tween the men who were playing cards.
Mr. futile, who was seated in the seat
to the rear of the table, was instantly
killed, his neck being broken. Mr.. Nc
N IN seat
and his arm was torn out of the shoulder
and was found at least forty feet from
the body. He lived about one hour and
was conscious for few minutes. The
whole side of the car was torn out by a
second stump and it seems miraculous
that any escaped. The dead were
picked up and brought to Watersmeet,
where they remained up to this writing.
of special train will convey the bodies
A Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. COrcOran to
Escanaba tonight. where they resided.
The body of Mr.. futile will be taken to
his home in Cleveland. o.
COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
IsHPEMING, Mich, Jan. 19.-From
| what can be learned here the accident
| to the Chicago d Northwestern train
must have been caused by the breaking
| of the trucks, and could not have been
| guarded against. AS the scene of the
disaster is twelve miles from the near
est village, Iron River, and no telegraph
station nearer than that, particulars are
meagre. Mr.. Mcdonald was elected
lieutenant governor in 1886 and
was reelected last November. He
was sixty-two years of age, and
| leaves widow and son and daughter.
His estate is valued at over S500,O00.
Mr.. futile was well known in Cleve-
land and in the Lake Superior mining
districts. He leaves widow and one
child. E. z. Foster, of Iron Mountain,
| is a prominent mining man whose opera
lions extend over the Marquette, Memo
mine and Gogebic ranges.
LUCE EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.
LANSING, Mich, Jan. l9.-The mes
sage informing Gov. Luce of the fatal
accident to Lieut.. Gov. Mcdonald con-
tanned no particulars. He immediately
wired Mrs. Mcdonald, extending his
sincere sympathy. A proclamation COW
erlng the sad occurrence will be issued
from the executive Office Monday.