Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-21
Fatal Derailment Of a Train Near
Monmouth, Ill.
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Fatal Disaster 60 an Express Train Near
Monmouth, m.

Fatal Disaster TO Express Train Near
Monmouth. m.
GALEsBrRe, Ia. Oct 2l.-The Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy fast passenger train
No 5, which left here al 1880 O'Clock last
night. met with a terrible accident at the pot
terry switch near Monmouth sixteen miles west
of here, twenty-five minutes later The train
was running at a high rate OF speed. The
facts show that the switch partly open and
the locomotive left the main track and started
on the side track. Some of the cars behind
kept on the main track. Az result the whole
tram OF seven cars. save the sleeper was de-
rallied and turned over lite side. the cars
being scattered around in great confusion.
lhere was no telescoping. There were on the
engine Engineer A. A. Emery and Fire
man Nels Anderson of this city, and
Geo. Courtney, the travelling engineer who
went on the trip 20 see hoy the new locomotive
worked Anderson was blown from the cab by
the steam. Emery and Courtney had no chance
TO escape and their bodies were found close to
the locomotive. The baggage and expressmon
were thrown across their cars. but miraculously
escaped injury. A young man named Frank
;, johnson, OF Avon who. with W. r. Hardy Of
Abingdon, was standing on the steps
OF the smoking car, attempted TO Jump of
lie was thrown under the wheels and killed.
Hardy jumped and escaped injury. The bag
gage car caught fire, but the flames were
promptly extinguished by Baggageman John
Dore. Oscar Zimmerman was pitched through
window OF the smoking car and was unhurt
he hurried back TO stop two incoming trains.
SAD CASUALTY.
The saddest casualty happened in the first
chair car right back of the smoker. In one
seat in the middle Of the car sat Mr. George
Allen. his wife and baby. She was next 10 the
window and as the car tipped over her head
was driven through the window and she was
instantly killed. The baby was hurled across
the car and save cut on the head was unin-
jured- Mr.. Allen received only bruises He
found his baby first then groped his way from
the car Tor lantern and returning found his
wife dead.
The scene after the wreck is said 20 have been
heartrending and panicky. The imprisoned
passengers beat out the windows of the car to
effect their escape. large force Of surgeons
and railroad officials went from here and Bur-
hngton. In addition 20 the four killed eigh-
teen were injured but the injuries of some
were SO slight that they left on the next train.
Great surprise is expressed that the list Of IA
talities was not larger.
KILLED AND INJURED.
Those killed are Mrs. George Allen. Lomoui
H.; Z. L. johnson, Avon, Ill.,; George Court
ney, Galesburg, H.; A. A Emery, Galesburg,
ILL.,
The most seriously injured are Elizabeth J.
MeDopald, South Melford, Iowa, arm broken;
1. j. Kirby, Lennox, Iowa. left arm mashed;
John Turner, forreston, ILL.,. left arm torn of;
Gus Wiggers, Rock Island. ILL.,, hip hurt; Fire
man Nels Anderson. Galcsburg ILL., scalded:
may recover; Frank katershall. Chicago cut
about the head.
Others injured are: S. W. Cooper. Corning.
Iowa, scalp wound and head injured; Agnes
Miller. Broohfeld. Ohio. cut over left eve; Jas.
Miller, Brookheld, Ohio. arm bruised; Cath
Miller, Brookheld, Ohio. arm bruised; Mrs
Catherine Corns, Murray, Iowa, left
eye and face bruised, T.. B. Nc
Donald, South Milford, Ind, clavicle
fractured. l.. Rowe. Shenandoah, Iowa head
cut and leg hurt Forest Rowe his son, head
hurt Jeremiah Comfy, Glenline, Pa, shoul-
der and head cut Nate Peters. Chi
cago. shoulder bruised. Oscar Zimmerman,
High Creek, Iowa, scalp wound. Mrs. A.
{. swope, Harrisburg. Pa, leg bruised.
A. c. Swope, Harrisburg. Pa, bruised; George
Allen, Lamont, Iowa, slight bruise; T.. Devans,
Genesee. Wis.,, shoulder injured; James Farrell
New London, Iowa, slight cut IN head; Tanner
Scarborough, Monmouth, slight cut
Mr.. Courtney was one of the oldest engineers
on the road, having been with the company be-
| fore the war.
The coroner visited the scene OF the wreck
and will hold the inquest tomorrow. r. c.
Rice, superintendent of the Illinois lines OF the
e., Il. and q, expressed the opinion that the
| switch had been tampered with. After the
wreck the switch found half turned with
| the pin hanging down and the switch locked
switch engine had been working on the
| side track during the afternoon, but subse-
quently seven trains passed over the switch in
safety. just a year ago the fast mail train ran
of the same switch and several were injured.
Ii is a standard split switch and was regarded
| as perfectly safe.
The news of the wreck created great excite
ment here. Hundreds visiting the wreck