Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01

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sDrained.
DR.. Z. A. Miller, clintonville, Wis; right
ankle sprained
w. II. Finney, Clintonville, Wis. left
arm sprained, and forehead badly
bruised.
Mrs. NJ D. Mcintosh, Fond du Lac,
Wis; right side bruised.
Miss A. Il. McAllister, Oconto, Wis;
contusions' Of forehead and nose.
Mary Baird, Neenah, Wis; badly
bruised on left side of face.
Mrs. s. a. Russell. Appleton, Wis;
back seriously hurt
Amelia Mckay, Appleton, Wis; left
arm fractured and lacerated.
Mrs. w y. Gibson. Appleton, Wis;
right side of chest hurt and one hip
sprained.
S. b. Merch. Appleton, Wis; left wrist
broken. and otherwise injured
w. d. Gibson, Appleton, Wis; slight
scalp wounds.
Mrs. A. E. Pfeiffer, Neenah, Wis;
Slight bruises
c. f. RIPLEY, Fond du Lac, Wis; face
and hands slightly cut.
Mrs. c. f. RIPLEY. Fond du Lac, Wis;
left arm sprained.
Mrs. Algimon Galpin, Appleton, Wis;
slight bruises.
Miss Daisy Blackwood Deep Eye, Wis.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.
The victims of the collision were Chris
tian Fndeavor delegates. who left Chi
cago last night en- route for the great
convention in San Francisco. The COL
lding trains were sections Nos. and
Of a Christian Endeavor special sent out
in nine sections, beginning al 1890 II. NJ
Section No. ran into section No. >,
hoo "a
of it. Section No 4 carried the Wisconsin
delegates. nearly 800 strong. and in the
rear sleeper were people from Fond du
Lac. Green Bay, Appleton, ana other
Wisconsin cities. Section No. had como
10 q stop lust out of West Chicago.
where the Freeport line diverges from
the main line. Section No. came up
behind at great speed. and the shock Of
the collision was terrific. The passengers
| i'm the two rear sleepers Of section NO.
were all in their berths. They received
no warning, and those not killed outright
awoke to find themselves jammed in the
wreckage
Passengers on both trains hastened TO
the spot. and began the work of rescue.
| one of the first of the injured was En-
| gineer Charles Courtney. of Section NO.
| 5 He had stuck 10 his post like hero,
and is so seriously injured that he can
not live.
An immediate call was made for help
on every point within reaching distance.
! Chicago was notified and asked 10 send
physicians at once, and medical help was
requested from Geneva, Wheaton, and
| Aurora.
The engine Of Section No. struck the
rear sleeper of Section No. with terrific
force. The engine was totally wrecked.
! Strange TO say, the rear sleeper OF Sec
ton No. was not the one TO suffer most.
/ II was driven with terrific force upon the
| second sleeper and such was its impetus
! that il crushed through it as though II
| had been a cardboard boxy and reduced
! IL TO a mass of wreckage. The passen-
gers in the second sleeper were the ones
| to suffer most, and it was in this car
that most OF the victims were hurt Mrs.
| Shipman and Mrs. John Gooding were
both in this sleeper.
STRUGGLING IN WRECKAGE.
Men and women could be seen strug-
| Cling to extrcate themselves from the
wreckage. Others, pinned down by some
| crushing weight, were crying for help.
| Here and there was an arm or a leg
! protrudng from the debris. A pathetic
| scene was the rescue of two daughters
| Of Mrs Shipman of Appleton. The res
| cuers were attracted to them by their
cries. They were unable to extricate
themselves. and, though hurt, refused as
sistance. begging that their mother be
first helped.
Mrs. John Gooding, Of Appleton, was
probably instantly killed. The full force
of the collision crushed together the par
ttions Of her berth, and she had no possi-
| bic chance 10 escape.
Professor Leo \. Williams. of Fond du
Lac. was found buried under pile OF
| debris and though he was unable 10 eX-
tricate himself, and it seemed as If he
| must be seriously injured, he escaped
with a broken arm and a cut wrist.
The Chicago and Northwestern officials
did everything in their power TO relieve
the sufferers The two hotels in West
Chicago were turned into hospitals. and
able physicians were promptly in attend
ance. The sections following those which
met disaster--G, T. s. and 9-carrying $500
people, were delayed upward of three
hours Finally, the north track was clear
ed and they were enabled TO proceed As
soon as the wreck was reported 10 the
local officers of the Chicago and North
western. Superintendent Stuart, of the
Galena Division. ordered a special train.
and went TO the wreck. Other officials
dispatched messengers for the company's
DOCTORS and Assistant acknowledgements
tendent Gardner and a corps OF surgeons
left Immediately for West Chicago.
Owing 10 the crush caused by the rush
of observation-disclosures business, all sched
ules were abandoned, and the trains were
sent out as fast as filled Nine sections
left for the Northwestern Depot at inter-
walls of fifteen minutes. beginning at l0:30.
to say nothing OF trains sent out early in
the evening. Sections Nos. /, q and 3
got through West Chicago safely. Sec
ton was made IN of a baggage-car, a
day coach, and seven sleepers, containing
about 400 passengers.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.
nt-General-Superinten VIII
liam A. Gardner said this morning that he
could give no tangible reason AS yet as
TO the cause of the accident. 'The road
is run on scmaphore block system all
the way to West Chicago" said Mr.. Gard
ner. This blocks train every 1900
feet, and In addition, we were using
last night what we call the positive block
system This consisted i'm the operators
at Waywood, Wheaton. and West Chi
cago running the trains By wire. ana