Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-21
Miehigani!nM Mourning
Her Lieutenant Governor Killed
in a Railway Wreck
WITH TWO OTHER PROMINENT MEN.

The Distinguished Victim Has His Arm
Companions Instantly Kilied-A Bust
ness Trip Where Death Went Along
Others Badly Wounded-Bad Bridge
Alphabetically Men Drowned.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 2l-The lieutenant
governor Of this state, Hon. j. II. MacDon-
aid, was killed III an accident on the Chicago
& Northwestern railway Saturday afternoon
about O'Clock, at Elmwood ON the Menomi-
nee branch of the road. Besides the lieu
tenant governor two other very prominent
citizens lost their lives. sThe rear coach of
passenger train was derailed, and tipped over
being dragged several hundred feet before
the engineer could check the train.
When the rescuers got to work the follow
ing victims were found: j. H. Macdonald,
of Escanaba, Mich, lieutenant governor of
this state; Horace Tuttle, president of the
Commonwealth Iron company, and member
Of the firm of Tuttle, Oglesby & Co, Cleve-
land; William s. Cochrane, of Escanaba, re-
Gently of Hamilton, Ontario, and prime
mover in establishing the extensive works of
the Cochrane Mining company at Escanaba,
ing financial hacker
1hc udhSciOuoiy were. LuWiu
P. Foster, of Iron Mountain, super
intendent of several mines in the distrit, and
a well-known mining man; Conductor Henry
Armstrong, of Escanaba, who has bad cuts
about the head and body; Baggage Master
Mcclure and his lS-year-old daughter; Mrs.
Perry Beaser, of Ashland, Wis, spine injured
very badly; Mrs. Mcclure OF Watersmeet,
wife of a train brakeman, badly cut and Sc
we're internal injury; Mrs. T.. +. Foster, of
Iron Mountain, severe cut in the head and in
jury to spine; one of the brake,nen whose
name was not learned.
All the other Passengers were frightened
and many hurt.
Mr.. .. c. Davidson, of Commonwealth at
the time of the accident was playing cards
with Lieutenant Governor Mac Donald, Mr.
Tuttle and Mr. Cochrane. He said that the
first intimation that he had that anything
was wrong was a jolting sensation. The car
then swayed two or three times, and then
turned on its side. He remembered nothing
more until he found himself 200 or 800 feet
in the rear of the train in the snow 1t seems
that the car in turning over struck a stump,
which penetrated it between the men who
were playing cards. Mr.. Tuttle, who was
seated in the seat to the rear of the table, was
instantly killed, his neck being broken. Mr.
and his arm was torn out at the shoulder, and
was found at least forty feet from the body.
He lived about an hour and was conscious for
a few minutes.
The news sent a shock through the COM
munity. Leaving here Saturday morning,
Messrs. Cochrane and Macdonald were in
the very best of spirits and anxious to COM
plete arrangements to start the roller mills in
a couple of weeks. Mr. acDonald has been
very active in the advancement of this city,
but his useful career has been cut off when he
was most needed. For his family there is
naught but earnest sympathy. The bodies of
the deceased were brought here Saturday
evening
BY the death Of James Hugh Macdonald
Michigan loses citizen who has always done
her honor. He was self-made man, rising
from the very humblest rank in life to one of
the foremost positions in the political and
financial circles of this state He was born
in Scotland in 1882, came to the United States
in lSiS, and was first employed as delivery
clerk in a general merchandising establish
ment in a small town i'll Pennsylvania He
was afterward employed for two or three
years as a laborer on one of the Pennsylvania
railroads In 1854 he removed TO Ohio, where
he remained three years and then went TO
Wisconsin. In 1857 he was chop
ping wood in the latter state
on the Lacrosse * Milwaukee railroad at
80 cents cord. In 1859 he went to Cuba as
foreman of a railway construction force and
four years later came to Michigan and en-
tered the employ of the Chicago & North
western railway in the capacity of a laborer
He worked his way upward by meritorious
endeavor, and in 1865 was employed to take
charge of a construction department of the
Mineral Range railway. He afterward re-
turned to the employ of the Chicago & North
western, and later on was made roadmaster
In 1876 he resigned from the railway en-
ploy, became interested in mining matters
and the owner of what afterward proved
to be valuable mining property. He was
elected lieutenant governor on the Repu-
blican ticket in 1885 and reelected last fall
He leaves an estate estimated at $780, 90 to his
widow, son and daughter.
The cause of the accident is believed to
have been the breaking of truck.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 21.-The message
informing Governor Luce of the fatal acct
dent to Lieutenant Governor Macdonald con-
tanned no particulars He Immediately wired
Mrs. Macdonald, extending his sincere sym
pathy. A proclamation in reference to the
sad occurrence will be issued from the ex-
ecutive office
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