The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
NINE PERSONS
WERE KILLED
And Sixteen Injured In n Rail.
way Wreck at Waterloo,
Iowa, Yesterday.
CAUSED BY A CLOUD BURST.
Pathstic Message of Dying Pas
ssngcr who was on his
Way to be Married.

WATERLOO, Iowa, May 2S.-The
through train from Chicago to Minne-
! apolis over the Rock Island and Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail-
ways, was wrecked at 1:15 Sunday
morning at the crossing OF Sink creek,
about four miles southeast Of this place.
The train consisted OF six coaches, In
Guiding mail and baggage car. smok-
Ing car, two passenger coaches and q
sleeper. Nine personse were killed and
sixteen Injured. The list OF dead is as
follows:
E. D. Arnold. lumberman. MInneap-
oils.
W. a. Mclaughlin, Muskogee, Mich.
r. II. Schwette. Alton, III.
David Halo. Minneapolis.
F. S. Carpenter, St. Louis.
- Hawkins. Pullman conductor.
George Wainwright, train conductor.
VIII Scholliam.
One unknown person.
Sixteen Injured.
There were sixteen more or less se-
riously injured, among whom were a
number Of foreigners en- route to the
west. None OF the injured are expected
to die as a result OF the accident.
a cloudbTst had washed the sand
ana gravel roadbed, leaving the truck
unsupported for u stretch of twenty
feet. The rails und Ties held together
and there was nothing to indicate the
insecurity OF the road. The engine
struck the wnshout and was deralled
In the ditch beside the track, and be-
hind 1t the cars were piled up In a
confused heap. The mall car toppled
over and was telescoped by the baggage
car behind. while the rear end OF the
baggage car IN turn telescoped the
smoker. The roof OF the sleeper plough
ed Its way through the day coach,
while the lower half Of the latter
crashed through the sleeper.
The engineer and fireman Jumped
from the train and escaped with slight
injuries.
A Pathetic Case.
Mr. Schwettc, of Alton. H., was
brought 10 this city alive, but died at
s o'clock. He was badly cut about the
head. and It was evident from the be-
ginning that his injuries were fatal. He
was on his way to Minneapolis, where
he was to have been married to-day. He
asked his physician to telegraph his
father and his sweetheart. Tell her."
he gaspcd. that l have been detained
by wreck and cannot keep my ap-
pointment on time. Don't say any
more"
The news was brought to this city by
a mail clerk, the whistle was blown,
switch engine and coach hastily pre-
pared and II relief train sent very
speedily. The injured passengers we're
extricated from the debris and brought
here. Another relief train soon arrived
from Cedar Rapids and took u number
of seriously Injured to be treated ut the
hospital In that city.
T. ]. Day. OF Allison, Iowa, n passen-
ger, said: "The train was running al
good speed. and at point about three
or four miles from Waterloo It left the
track. The engineer evidently had his
engine under excellent control, as I
never saw such q sudden stop. The
smoker, where. l sat, teicscoped the
baggage car. and found myself with
the brakeman on the roof of the day
coach.
Ncrvo and Fortitudc.
y striking example of cool nerve and
fortltudc by WIN Schollam. drummer
for st. Louis tobacco house, was
shown. lie made his headquarters Mt
Waterloo. He wns found In the pas
senger coach, his arm crushed between
the front end OF the sleeper ad the side
OF the coach. He did not lose con-
seriousness. but begged that his arm be
sawed or 80 rs to release him. It was
found that there was no possibility OF
releasing the unfortunate man In any
other way, 30 this was done. Scholliam
gritted his teeth and looked on while
his arm was amputated with common
hand saw. not Il moan coming from the
poor fellow while the crude instrument
tore Its Way through bone and slnew.
After he was released Scholliam walked
almost unassistcd to nearby farm
house. He was terribly weakened BY
loss Of blood, however. and died thir
afternoon.