The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-06-01
AWFUL Railroad WRECK.
Nine Persons Killed Outright and
Twenty-Three Injured, Some
Of Them Fatally.
THE WRECK WAS CAUSED BYA WlsBOUT.

The Track. Undermined, RemRIncd
IntR~t--srnt Telegram 20 ula
intended wifr nnd DI~d-unc VIc-
tim Was Reirasrd by saninE On
Ills Arm.
Waterloo, Ia, May 29.-Thr through
train from Chicago to Minneapolis over
the Rock island & burlington and
Cedar Rapids a Northern railways,
was wrecked NJ 1915 sunday morning
NJ the crossing 81 Sink creek, about
four miles southeast OF this place.
The train consisted uf i've coaches. in
cluding mail and baFrarr car, smnls-
ing car. two passenger coaches, aud
sleeper. Nine persons were killed and
- injured
Track washed by CIond-narat.
a cloud-burst had washed the sand
ani gravel road bed, leaving the track
unsupported for stretch OF 20 feet.
The rails and ties held together, and
there was nothing 10 indicate the in
security of the road. The engine
struck the washout. and was dcra!lrd
ia the ditch beside the track, and be.
hind i the ears were piled In con-
fused heap. The mail ear Tipped over
and trlcscopcd the baggage ear be-
hind, while tha rear cuu OF the bag
gag car, Ia turn. tclcscuprd tho
smoker. The roof Of the sleeper
pl"ughcd It's way through the day
coach, while the lower half Of the lat
ter crashed through the sleeper,
The engineer and fireman jumped
from the train and escaped with slight
injuries,
srnt Message - tits Love and Died.
Mr schwrppc. of Alton, H., wus
brought to this city alive, but died at
eight o'clock. lir was badly cut about
the head, and IL was evident from the
beginning that his injuries were fatal.
H. was ON his way to Minneapolis.
where he was 10 be married yesterday.
lie asked his physicians to telegraph
his father and his sweetheart;
Tell her" he graspcd. that ! have
brcu detained 10y wreck and can not
keep the appointment on time. Don't
say any more"
RrIir9 Trains 60 te the Hescue.
The news was brought to this city
hy mail clerk; the FIRE whistle was
blown;a switch engine nnd coach hnsii-
ly prepared. and relief train wns
sent very speedily. The injured pas
srngers were cxtrIeated from the de-
bris and brought here. Another relief
train soon arrived from Cedar Rapids,
and took a number Of seriously injured
tn he treated IN the hospital In that
city.
a Passengers story.
+. J. Day, OF Allison, Ia, u passcn-
ger. said:
THE train was running NJ good
speed and nt a point about three or
fnuI miles from Waterloo IL left the
track. The engine and baggage ear
were thrown about ten feet. The en-
ginccr evidently had his engine under
excellent control, as ! never saw such
sudden stop. The smoker where
Eat, tclcscopcd the baggage ear, aud
found myself with the brakeman on
the roof of the day coach"
HAD HI. Arm sawed on.
VIII Schollian, of Waterloo, who
travels for a 81. Louis tobacco house,
END makes his headquarters In this
stt,. .utT,s.,g ,,.nv. a.p,v,Iy thuy a., -,
other Of the Waterloo passengers. lie
was found In the second passenger
coach, to which he had gone after
leaving the smoker, his arm crushed
between the front end of the sleeper
and the side OF the car, holding him
fast In the wreck. He did not lose
consciousness, but begged that his arm
bc sawed of to release him. When II
was found that there WIS no poxsibili-
~ of saving the arm this was done. the
amputation being effected by a com
mon hnndsuw. Mr.. Schollian displayed
the utmost fortitudc. and after he was
released, walked TO the adjoining farm
house Of Mrs. Caroline Mericlc, where
he was resting quietly at last report.
Mr.. Day, In speaking Of the cause Of
the accident, said;
Must Have Been wateFspous.
"There must have been waierspout
for powerful stream OF water
washed the dirt out from under the
track for n distance, I should think.
OF half n mile. With the foundation
gone there was nothing 60 hold up the
rails, and ns the weight Of the train
struck the weak spot, down and over
we went"
William Schoilian, Of Waterloo,
whose arm was amputated in order TO
release him from the wreck, has since
died.