Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
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LIVES OF THREE oRusHEp OUT

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Chicago. July l.-Three persons were
Killed and twenty-one more or less se-
rfously injured in the accident on the
Northwestern road at West CHICAGO. In
the hands Of the coroner Of DuPage county
are the bodies of those who lost their
lives The injured were taken to St.
Luke's hospital yesterday afternoon and
VIII be cared for until they recover, IL
recovery is possible. The blame for the
terrible mishap 10 placed upon Michael
Courtney. engineer Of the NTH section
OF the special overland train which was
wrecked at West Chicago. or Turner
Junction. As 1t was formerly called. The
wreck - considered one Of the worst
that ever occurred on the Northwestern.
which IL noted for extreme care In trans.
porting passengers and by far the worst
that has happened on this road near
Chicago.
Hold the Engsseer Respoasible.
According to the Northwestern ON
Gals who made an Investigation Of the
causes Of the accident Engineer Court
ney. through careleemess, passed by a
dock signal semaphore a mile east Of
west Chicago station. The red light was
displayed in the signal lamp. Courtney,
however. denies this. 1.-The trouble. was
with the airbrakes. g he said. They worked
ali right at Wheaton. but there were
TWO tramps on the train there who were
put on One Of them got on again be-
tween the engine ard the baggage car.
ne was the one killed. Accidentally or
otnerwise. enc Of them must have inter-
fered with the joint in the airbrake hose.
The brake worked all right on the en-
CINE. but II could not he applied to the
coaches. We were running along at not
more than twenty miles ar hour. when
saw the signal. 1t was set all right,
and tried to put on the air. This did
not seem to work on the cars, and we
went right on"
Names nj the Dead and Injured.
The list Of dead and injured includes
people from Wisconsin almost entirely.
Inc dead are: Mrs. Shipman. Appleton,
VIE: John Gooding. Austin. New; John
n. Rode. tramp who was riding on front
cno OK baggage car. The injured num-
Der twenty-one. The only one not from
wisconsin Is the engineer, Courtney,
VINO Is from Belvidere, Ills. The worst
Injured are: William Mitchelstetter.
seymour, back hurt: Mrs. William
Mitchelstetter. Seymour. badly bruised;
Miss Sarah Shipman. Appleton.
left foot sprained and right eide
baciy bruised; Miss c. f. Shipman.
Appleton. lip badly cut and other PARTS
OF race bruised: L. A. Williams Fond
Gu Lac, chest badly bruised and right
ankle sprained: w. H. Finney. Clinton
Vile. left arm sprained and forehead
badly bruised; Mary Baird, Neenah.
badly bruised on left side Of face; Mrs..
M. d. Mcintosh. Fond du Lac,
right side bruised; Mrs. s. 4.
Hussell. Appleton. back seriously
hurt; Amelia Mckay. Appleton. left arm
fractured and lacerated; Mrs. w. u.
Gibson. Appleton. fight side OF chest
hurt and one hip sprained: 8. b. Mersch.
Appleton. left WRIT broken and other
wise injured
The People Who We're Killed.
1t was juet o'clock yesterday morn.
ing when the collision occurred. Mra
Shfpman was about 50 years old. Her
skull was crushed, as the train from be-
mind struck the car In which she was
with her two daughters. Mr.. Gooding
was on the platform between the two
rear sleepers and was crushed almost
beyond recognition. He was a farmer in
Wisconin. John Rode was q tramp rid
ing on the blind baggage" OF the nth
section. He was identified by means of
first naturalization papers found in HIS
pockets. He took these ont in Mon,
York. and 1t Ii believed he was a Ger
man Immigrant seeking a home in the
west. He was about IS years old. Good
ing's wife was on the train with him, and
she and the daughters of Mrs Shipman
were Frustrated with grief over the loss
Of their near relatives,