The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Where a Passenger Train
Ran in the Darkness,
NINE PERSONS KILLED.
Every Car of the Train was Bro
ken to Pieces.
COACHES WERE TELESCOPED
A ClOudburst Had Washed Out the
Roadbed, Leaving the Tracks I'm.
supported for Distance OF 70 Feet
"A Disaster in Iowa.

Waterloo, Ia, May 20.-'rhe through
train from Chicago to Minneapolis
over the Rock Island and Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern railways, WA
wrecked at 1:i5 Sunday morning a
the crossing of Sink creek, about foul
miles southeast of this place. Th,
train consisted of six coaches, includ
ing mail and baggage car, smoking car
two passenger coaches and sleeper
Nine persons were killed and 23 in
jured. The list of dead is as follows:
E. J.. Arnold, lumberman, Minneap.
oils. MINI.
w. A. Mclaughlin. Muskegon, Mich
R. II. Schwette, Alton, III.
David Haldo, Minneapolis.
F. c. Carpenter, st. Louis.
- Hawkins, Pullman conductor.
George Wainwright, train conduc,
tor.
VIII Scholliam.
One unknown person.
A cloudburst had washed out the
sand and gravel roadbed, leaving the
track unsupported for stretch of &c
feet. The rails and ties held together
and there was nothing to indicate the
insecurity Of the road. The engine
struck the washout and was derailed
in the ditch beside the track and be.
hind it the care were piled up in n
confused heap. The mail car tipped
over and was telescoped by the bag.
gage car behind, while the rear end OF
the baggage car in turn telescoped the
smoker. The roof of the sleeper
plowed 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 in.
iuries.
Mr.. Schwette, of Alton, H., was
brought to this city alive, but died at
S o'clock. lie was badly cut about the
head and it was evident from the be.
ginning that his injuries were fatal
He was oil his way to Minneapolis,
where he was to be married yesterday
He asked his physician to telegraph
his father and his sweetwheart. Tell
her" he gasped, that have been de-
tanned by wreck and cannot keep the
on time. Don't say any
more"
The news was brought to this city
by mail clerk. switch engine and
coach were hastily prepared and re-
lief train sent very speedily. The in
jnred passengers were extricated from
the debris and brought here. Anoth-
cr relief train soon arrived from Cedar
Rapids and took a numper of the seri-
Dusly injured to be treated in the hos
pital in that city.
A striking example of nerve and
fortitude was shNn by VIII Scholliam,
4 drummer for a st. Louis tobacco
house, who made his headquarters at
Waterloo. He was found in the sec
md coach, his arm crashed between
he front end of the sleeper and the
side of the coach. He did not lose
consciousness, but begged that his arm
)e sawed off so as to release him. II |
vas found that there was no possibil- |
~ of releasing the unfortunate man
n any other way. so this was done.
'cholliam eritted his teeth and looked
n while his arm was nmputatcd with
common handsaw, not a moan conf
ng from the poor fellow MS the crude
instrument tore its way through bone
md sinew. After he was released
icholliam walked, almost unassisted. to
nearby farmhouse. He was terribly
weakened by loss Of blood, however,
nd died during the afternoon.