The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-07-14
DEATH IN A WRECK
FATAL COLLISION ON THE NORTH
WESTERN NEAR LOGAN, IOWA.
An Excursion Train and Fast Mail
Come Together at Sharp Curve
-Twcnty Eight People Are Kill
ed and Forty others Are Injured,
some Of Them Fata1Iy-An En-
gineer's Mistake.

Logan, Iowa, July ia head-end
collision occurred here on the Chicago
IL Northwestern. The Union Pacific
Pioneer excursion train just pulled
out to return to Omaha when No. SO.
fast freight came around the sharp
curve, and before either train could
stop, crashed together. Twenty-eight
people We're killed outright and fifty
or more seriously injured The fol
lowing Omaha people were killed:
John McDernlott, machinist at the
Union Pacific shops; John Kinsey;
Robert Clair, son of John Clair, eX-
assistant boiler inspector; John H.
Jack, John Larson, Fred r. Nielsen.
John B. KiIker, owen Cayanaugh;
Hugh Dodson, Mrs Kate Bradley and
baby; Mrs: Z. J: Carroll and boy Pat
rick Schlly, Miss Mary Tracy, John
CosgroVe, William Cosgrovc, Margaret
Cosgrove.
In addition to these the following
residents of other towns were killed,
increasing the list to twenty-five, but
there are still three or four not ac-
counted for. The list so far obtained
is as follows:
Charles lehman, Walter Jennings,
Missouri Valley; George Wininger,
Morrison, H.; Lawrence Petero, Miss
Ollie Wilson, Mrs. Taylor ard baby,
Council Bluffs.
The correct list Of the more seriously
injured, some OF whom will die, some
will hold their beds for weeks and
months, and some but slightly injured,
the wounds ranging from surface cuts
to internal injuries follows:
Robert Buchtel, left leg fractured.
Mrs. Robert Buchtel sustained a NUM-
Der of severe contusions on the face
and forehead; her nose is broken and
arm badly injured. Kate Cosgrove.
sustained a confusion over the right
eye and was generally badly bruised.
William J. Summit of Missouri Valley
sustained fracture of leg and was
generally bruised. Mrs. Scully of
Shelley sustained fractures of several
ribs and also was injured in the chest;
she is not expected to live. Sam Dut-
son, arm broken and left eye badly
cut. Blanche II. Ender, Clifton Hill,
most seriously injured; her right arm
is fractured in two places and both
her clavicle bones broken. Albert
Hearson, knee badly lacerated. J. f.
Kaler, Council Bluffs, very badly cut
about the head and face. Margaret
Colven, very badly bruised. Annie
COlven, shoulders badly bruised and
was severely cut. Oliver Colven sus-
tanned number of severe cuts about
the head John SchneideI, injured III
the sides, arms and head Eva Neil
son, very badly injured internally, and
in addition her right leg is badly hurt;
7 n
jured in the abdomen and groin; re-
ceiyed a number of wounds in the
head and had his right leg hurt; cons
dition critical. Andrew Nelson, arm
broken, both sides injured and re-
ceived a number of cuts in the face.
Henry G. Conrad, Dayton, Ohio, in
jured about the right hip. G. w. John
son, Commissions upon both legs. Will
lam Christensen sustained Commissions
on the right thigh and left leg. 7. j.
Carroll, injured in the chest and head
and is also suffering from an injured
hand. Jerome A. Little. ribs fractured
and sustained internal injuries besides
receiving Commissions upon the face and
chest. 1t is feared his injuries are
fatal Fred Kinsey sustained an i'll
jury in the right arm aud Commissions
upon his face. Mrs. O'Hearn of Coun-
Gil Bluffs was severely cut about the
face, her right arm and shoulder were
also injured. Theresa Tracy sustained
a number of severe cuts upon the
head. Maggie Scully sustained con-
tusions upon the left shoulder and
arm. John Perkins was badly cut
about tie face and received an injury
to his right leg. John McKenna, in
iured internally His injuries are seri-
GUS 4 three-yeaI- old child belonging
to the Kaler family of Council Bluffs
was badly injured. Mike Shannon,
fourteen years old, sustained badly
sprained ankle and was generally
bruised john Meaney was cut about
the face.
The responsibility for the accident
rests on Engineer Montgomery, of the
Inflated excursion train. His orders
was to wait at Logan for the fast
mall and fast freight. He started "'s
train out Immediately after the mail
passed, forgetting about the freight.
Tie head-end collision occurred TWEEN
ty minutes later ON curve. The
heavy freight passed partially over
the passenger. All the people Killed
were in the front coach of the eX-
oursion. All the dead and injured
were taken to Omaha.
Pryde Must Hang.
st. Paul. July 13.-Gov Clough has
stoned the death warrant of John