Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-07-09
A fRIGHTfUL COLLISION
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR DELEGATES
MANGLED NEAR CHICAGO.
section Five Dashes EuriOusly Into
Section Four on the NORTH
western Railroad.

Chicago, July Three persons We're
killed outright and aoo,;: 20 other per-
sons injured in a rear end collision on the
Chicago and Northwestern road ut Las
yesterday morning, 30 miles out of Chi
cago. The dead are: Mrs. r. Sh.pman of
Appleton, Wis; John Gooding OF Austin,
New, and an unknown tramp. The in
jured We're all residents of Wisconsin.
The colliding trains were sections No.
4 and ) of the Christian Endea.or special
which was sent out in nine sections.
Section 5 ran into section 1, which left
Chicago Is minutes ahead of it. Section
4 carried the Wisconsin delegation, near
ly 500 strong, and in the sleepers We're
people from Fond du Lac, Green Bay, APP
section had come to a stop just out Of
West Chicago, where the Freeport line
| DIVORCES from the main line. Section )
came up behind at great speed and the
shock of the collision was terrible. Pas
sengers in the two rear sleepers of section
1 were in their berths and most of them
were asleep. They received no warning
and those not killed outright awoke to
find themselves damned in the wreckage.
The passengers on both trains began the
work of rescue. One of the first of the
injured taken out was Engineer Charles
Courtney of section No. 5. He had stuck
to his post and was seriously injured.
Men and women could be seen strug-
Cling to eXtricate themselves from the
wrcckage. Others pinned down by some
crushing weight, We're crying for help.
Here and there was an arm or leg pro-
truding from the debris. A pathetic scene
was the rescue of the two daughters of
Mrs. Shipman of Appleton. They were
unable to extricate themselves and al
though hurt, refused assistance, begging
that their mother be helped. Mrs. Ship
man was found crushed under part OF
the roof and life was extinct when taken
out
John Gooding was probably instantly
killed The force of the collision crushed
together the partitions of his berth ana
he had no possible chance OF escape.
The Chicago and Northwestern Of
ficials did everything in their power te
relieve the sufferers. Two hotels in West
Chicago We're turned into hospitals, an.
able physicians were promptly in attend
ance.
Owing to the crush caused by thu
Christian Endeavor business, all sched
ules were abandoned and trains wer'
sent out as fast as filled. Nine sections
left the Northwestern depot at interval
of Is minutes. beginning at 1890, to sa.
nothing of the trains sent earlier in tn
evening.
Assistant General Superintendent "
A. Gardner said this morning he coul'
not give Il tangible reason for the acct
dent.
Told by survivor.
at was the most awful sight l eve
I saw" says j. J. Kelley, of Kelley Bros
Cooperage Company of Kansas City. g
was in the front car, going to Excelsio
{ Springs. We were directly behind tn
sleeper and we stopped with suddennes
that bumped us about bit. We hear
cries and shouts and hurried out into til
rain to see what had happened. In
$ fish of lightning we could see the wrec
| piled up in most awful shape, while tn
n raging waters went foaming over an
p through the cars. ] never saw MOI
frightful picture. Cries came from IA
0 parts of the wreck, and people wei
5 climbing and hurrying out of it. Me
with the blood streaming over them can
+ struggling out, and women with clotl
'. ing disheveled and covered with blood pi
d eously appealed for help. Everybod
: helped as soon as we could. Men wei
: pinioned down beneath great masses
}, seats, limbs were broken and it was a!
!. ony unspeakable to get them out, b.
I those who could render assistance did \
e that was possible. There is no tellir
how many people are down in the waite
o 1t was from six to 10 feet deep and Il
i. current was very swift"