The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-22
FIRST FATAL WRECK
ON THE ST. PAUL-CHICAGO DI.
VISION OF THE BURLING- :.
TON SYSTEM
IT OCCURRED NEAR CHICAGO
The Fireman Was Killed md Som
Trainmen and Passengers Were
Hurt Among the Number Was
Vice President Plough, of the St.
Paul & Duluth-Talk With One
of the Passengers.

vice president Plough, of the st.
Paul & Duluth-TaIk With Ono
of the Passengers
| Chicago. Burlington & Quincy train No.
AZ, known as the st. Paul-Chicago limited.
which leaves Chicago at 6 o'clock each
evening, was derailed and wrecked thir-.
teen miles west of. Aurora, ILL.,, Thursday
night.
I One of the trainmen was killed and
number of the others and several of the
| passengers were injured, some quite Sc
| riously
The killed: g zs
CA. FLOCK, fireman, of Savanna, Ill.
WA Clinton, engineer, of Savanna,
al. bruised about the body and injured
| internally. 80 - - ....ts
| Chicago, head cut.
I C.fAi9 Wolfe, baggageman, bruised about
A. b. Plough, vice president of the St.
Paul & Duluth, bruised about the body
and head cut.
William Rea, stockman, South st. Paul,
head bruised.
Mrs C. ButtIerbaugh, residence ~un-=
known, bruised about the body O.
M. Salinger, residence unknown, fingers
cut.
Lena M Jacques, residence unknown,
bruised about the body.
So far as could be learned none Of the
people are dangerously hurt. The engi
neer, w. A. Clinton, is in a serious con-
dition, but it is not thought that his in
juries will prove fatal
The above information came to Gen.
Supt. John R. Hastings, Of the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern, whose headquar-
tiers are in this city, yesterday afternoon.
Will Rea, of South ST. Paul, who was
a passenger on the train and who suf-
fered several severe cuts and bruises
about the head, was seen yesterday. He
said that the train was about two hours
out of Chicago when the engine left the
| track and was followed by the entire
| train.
I'VE were speeding along at a fast
| clip said Mr.. Rea, when the shock
| came. The cars were piled about in all
| sorts Of ways and the passengers were
| thrown Quit of their seats and hurled
about the coaches, and a number of them
bruised andtcu by flying glass; No one,
however, s9 far as could learn was
severely injured, aside from the train
| men. The work Of rescue began at once,
and as soon as every one was gotten out
were all takem back to Aurora on spe-
| cial train and came on through to ST.
Paul on Train No. 40, which leaves Chi
cdSO' dI III oJchOCh. 1Qo baggage car dnQ
| diner, which was next to the engine,
| caught fire land were. consumed"
Mr.. Rea said that the cause Of the de-
railnent and wreck was unknown at the
time that the start back to Aurora had
been made.
| Vice President Plough, Of the st. Paul
| & Duluth, was in the buffet car at the
| time wreck occurred and was thrown
through a window, suffering severe cuts
| and bruises. When 1t was learned here
that he had been injured arrangements
were made to send his private car to
bring him home, but late yesterday aft
ernoon he wired that this would not be
! necessary. He is expected home this
| morning. The wreck did not delay traf-
| fic, as the track was cleared within On
! hour.
| Supt. Hastings said yesterday that this
| was the first fatal passenger train wreck
that the st. Paul-Chicago division of the
road had ever had. He added, that so far
| the officials had been unable to ascertain
| the cause of the wreck