Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-16
FATAL CENTRAL WRECK.
Passenger Train Wrecked and Burned
Near Dale Wis.

Passenger Train Wrecked and Burned
Near Dale, Wis.
WEYAUwEGA, Wis. March l4.-One of
the most disastrous wrecks in the
history of The Wisconsin Central
Railroad occurred two miles west
of Dale and fourteen miles east
OF this place, this morning. Nearly the
entire train was derailed and badly
wrecked, the ears taking fire and all be-
ing consumed One man was killed
and q dozen passengers injured
Train No. / from Chicago and Milwali-
kee, due'at this station at $50 O'Clock.
q. W. Whitney, conductor. and
Charles Snlilter, engineer. broke:
rail after the engine and mail car had
passed. The baggage car jumped the
track and rolled down the embankment
some ten feet, taking with it the tour
lists sleeper and the smoker, which
also fell on their sides. The next
coach, the first-class passenger. left the
track and was: turned end for end.
The two Pullman sleepers were de-
rallied, but remained upright on the
roadbed.
Conductor Whitney was sitting right
over the truck of the baggage-car when
it left the track, but by jumping out on
the platform he escaped without a
scratch. Forward Brakeman George
w. Gimberllng, who was killed, of Chi
Cago, was standing about two feet from
him, but was caught by falling baggage
and his head crushed to q Jelly. The
list Of dead and injured are:
GEORGE ". GIIBERLING, brakeman, OF
Chicago: head crushed and leg broken: in
stantly killed.
HANS OLEsoN, of Chicago, hurt about
head.
c. II. DoDD, travelling salesman, OF Osh-
kosh, injured about head and injured in
ternally.
Nj. A. COHEN, of Milwaukee, travelling
salesman, foot hurt
r. MELCHER. of Neenah, head injured.
f. j. MIKLER, badly burned.
MRS. DELLA FLEMING, Elkbart, Ind,
injured about limbs and head.
J.. f. WILSON, express messenger, slight
ly hurt.
a. w. JONES, Dale, slightly injured.
f. A. SMINKLER, Chicago, not seriously
hurt
A. W. JONES, injured about the head.
T. J. WINKLER, Chicago, badly burned.
After the passengers were taken from
the wreck the smoking car was disCov-
cred to be on fire. The flames soon
spread to the other coaches, completely
destroying the smoker, the tourists car
the passenger coach and two Pullman
sleeDers. A train was dispatched from
Stevens Point and returned with the
passengers about noon. The body
of brakeman Gimberling and most of
the Injured passengers were brought to
this place. The wounds of The injured
were dressed by Drs. Jones and
Corbett, and a jury was i'm
paneled by Justice Woods to
hold an inquest over the body
of Gimberling. The jury has
not completed taking evidence. So
far the evidence shows that the wreck
WAS caused by broken rail-
Gimberling, the dead brakeman, was
a man between 50 and go years of age,
ploved as brakeman for the Central
road.
Wrecking trains were sent from Wau-
kesha, Neenah, Oshkosh and Stevens
Point. The track was badly torn up
and an order was sent In for six rails
and 100 ties The injured were taken
to WevauW ega and cared for.
Oshkosh, Wis, March 1.-THE north
bound passenger train on the WIscon-
sin Central Railroad, which left here at
SOP this morning, was wrecked by a
broken raj; two miles north Of Dale,
Waupaca County, at 6:22 this morning
One man was killed and four hurt.
The train was in charge of Con-
ductor George Whitney and Engineer
Smelten. The baggage car, two coaches
and two sleepers were ditched and
overturned The wreck took fire and
sleepers and coaches we're entirely de-
stroyed The passengers escaped from
the wreck before the flames spread.