The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-22
BAD WRECK ON THE G., B.&Q.
A FAST TRAIN THROWN FROM THE
TRACK BIZ A HALF-7UIRNED SWITCH.


Four KILLED ana rwenty.four wounded-An
the Cars Overturned Except the Sleeper
The Switch Had Been Tempered with.
GALEsDuRo. ILL.,. Oct. 21.-The Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy fast passenger train. NO. b.
which left here ut 1880 o'clock last night met
with a terrible accident at the Pottery switch.
near Monmouth. sixteen miles west OF here.
twenty-five minutes later. The train was run
ming ut q high ratio OF speed. Tho switch was
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. AS
result the whole train OF seven cars. save the
sleeper. was thrown from the track and
turned over on It's side. tho cars being scat
tered around in great confusion. There was
no telescoping
On the locomotive were A. A. Emery. en-
gincer: Nils Anderson. fireman. OF this city:
and George Courtney. the travelling engineer.
who went out on the trip to see how the now
locomotive worked Anderson was blown from
the cab by the steam Emery and Courtney
had no chance to escape. and their bodies wero
found close to the locomotive. The baggage
and express men were thrown across their
cars, but escaped injury.
Frank johnson OF Avon. who. with W. R
Hardy Of Abingdon. was standing on the steps
Of the smoking car; ATTEMPTED to Jump Of.
and was thrown under the, wheels and Killed.
Hardy and tSs Tse R Ssg
pprcanptiy eStinguishsaa BY John Dors, ,ths
out through u window Of the smoking car and
was nnhurt He hurried buck to stop two IN
The sadIest casualty happened In the first
chair car. back Of the smoking car. n seat
the middle q the eS Sn sat George Asn a
head was driven through The, window. and s;he
across %s tho caT anu save cut on tn" hend. was
He found his child first. then groped his way
found his wife dead.
After tho wreck panic prevailed, The i'm.
tho cars to effect their escars; 4 large ioree
Of surgeons and RAILROAD officers went from
k Kits Eighteen were inured but the Injuries
Of some were 80 slight that they left on the
next train Great surprise Is expressed hat that
Mrs. George Allen. Lamont, Ia.
F. l. Johnson. Avon. I'LL. -,
4 4. a. Emery Sus' GaIcsbnrs III. ''
Ehs ndffs o atf Mcra m
s5ashsd Rrp W. TsrresfS ten i isii arm
BIZ hurt; MIS- Anderson. fireman, GaIesburK.
IT. scalded may rec9Teri Frank vwalt Gnad
Agnes Miller Brookned. o., cut over left eye:
James Miller. Brookfeld. o.. arm bruised:
and face bruised: T. s. Mcdonald. South Mil
ford. Ind. clnvicle fracturcd:. Z. Rowe.
ShensndSah r., hand lieut. cut h and leg hurt
Nathan, Peters. Chicago: shoulder bruised:
/ s. Bricher. High Creek. Ia. scalp wound:
Mrs. A. c. Swope. Harrisburg. Pa. leg bruised;
4, G. sTopc. Harrisburg; Pr. bruised; George
Genesee. Wis. shoulder injured; James Farrell.
New London. Ia. slight cut in head: James
Scarborough. Monmouth. slight cut.
Mr. Courtney was one OF the oldest engineers
on tho road. having been with the company
before the war. The Coroner visited the scene
OF the wreck. and will hold the inquest to-mor-
row.
+. C. Rice superintendent Of the Illinois
lines OF the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy,
been tempered With After the wreck the
switch was found half turned: with the pin
switch engine had been working on the side
track during the afternoon. but subsequently
seven trains passed over the switch in safety
Just year ago the fast mail ran of the same
switch. and several were. injured. It is a
standard split switch. and was regarded as
perfectlY safe.