The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-29
Mans Arm Sawed on to Release Him,
and Another Passenger Killed Who
Was on His Way to he Married.
LIKE WRECK NEAR 0ELWEIN
NEGRO PORTER KILLED AND SEW
ERAL PASSENGERS INJURED.
Engineer Crushed to Death and Fire
man Badly Hurt I'm Texas-Sfx
Grade-Crossing Victims.

WATERLOO, Ia, May 2S.-The through
train from Chicago TO Minneapolis over the
Rock Island & Burlington and the Cedar
Rapids & Northern railways was wrecked
at Ills o'clock Sunday morning at the cross
ing of Sink creek. about four miles south
east of this place. The train consisted OF
six coaches, including mail and baggage
car. smoking car, two passenger coaches and
sleeper. Nine persons were killed and twen-
ty-three injured. The list of dead follows:
e. L. ARNOLD Minneapolis. Mimi.
w. A MLAUGHLIN, Muskegon. Mich.
r. III. SCHWETTE. Alton, Ill.
DAVID HALO, Minneapolis.
+. S. CARPENTER, ST. Louis.
- HAWKINS. Pullman conductor.
GEO. WAINWRIGHT, train conductor.
WILL SCHOLLIAN, Waterloo. Ia.
One unknown person.
Among those injured were:
s. E. BENTLEY. Waterloo. Ia.
REUBEN ODELL, Waterloo. Ia.
HERMAN kLEINDENETT, Waterloo, Ia.
s H. BASHOUR, Waterloo, la.
MISS ANNA II. MOSS, from Norway.
emgrsnt; Gr right I leg badly %Gp 6g1,sed
hand and face badly bruised.
ORNON NOREDY, Norwegian; serious
JOHN E. JOHNSON. Norwegian; serious
injury TO head ard face.
1.-THE Norwegians were all going to North
JEREMIAH MURPHY, Castleton Bore,
Ireland, going TO Butte, Mont; head in
jUred: serious.
AIRS. NJ. Z. MYERS, Prentss. Wis; head
c. w. MATTHEW'S. Cedar Rapids. brake
man. bruised; not serious
EDWARD SKANG, Van Buren, Ark; leg
]. L. NEIL, Minneapolis; knee fractured.
r. L. COLVIN. st. Louis, Pullman por-
ter; 5. S91sh5Iy W. oEyRRHNaroN. ansqssa; Chicago.
w. L. BURKE, Cedar Falls, Ia
CORRINE NEEI,, Minneapolis.
nRS " NEd5RhMIMSi AlSert 81 Lea; Pa MINI.
anna BARBA, Tower, MINI.
GEORGE PETROCIz, Tower, MINI.
ARUND ASLASKEN, Norway, Ia.
THE TRACK UNSUPPORTED.
A cloudburst had washed the sand and
gravel from the road bed leaving the track
unsupported for a stretch of twenty 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 behind it the cars were piled up in con-
fusion. The mail car tipped over and was
telescoped by the baggage car behind, while
the rear end of the baggage car in turn tele-
scoped the smoker. The roof of the sleeper
ploughed it's way through the day COACH
while the lower half of the latter crashed
men jumped from the train and escaped
with slight injuries.
Mr.. Schwette of Alton, ILL.,. was brought
to this city alive, but died at s o'clock. He
was badly cut about the head, and il was
evident from the beginning that his injuries
were fatal He was on his way to Minneap-
oils. where he was to be married to-day. He
asked his physician to telegraph his father
a,,H hi al L.
that 1 have been detained by a wreck and
cannot keep the appointment on time. Don't
say any more"
The news was brought to this city by a
mail clerk, the fire whistle was blown,
switch engine and coach hastily prepared
and relief train went speedily to the scene
The injured passengers were extricated from
the debris and brought here. Another relief
train soon arrived from Cedar Rapids and
took a number of the seriously injured to be
treated in the hospital in that city.
F. j. Day. of Allison, Ia, a passenger
said: The train was running at good speed
and at a point about three or four miles from
Waterloo 1t left the track. The engine and
baggage car were thrown about ten feet
The engineer evidently had his engine under
excellent control, as L never saw such a
scoped the baggage car. and found myself
with the brakeman, on the roof of the day
coach"
VIII Schollian, of Waterloo, who Travelled
for ST. Louis tobacco house, and made
his headquarters in this city, suffered more
severely than any other of the Waterloo
passengers. He was found in the second
passenger coach. to which he had gone after
leaving the smoker, with 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 be sawed off so as to
set him free. When it was found there was
no possibility Of saving the arm this was
done. The amputation was effected with
a common handsaw. Mr.. Schollian dis
played the utmost fortitude and after he
was released walked TO the adjoining farm
house OF Mrs. Caroline Mericle. He was
much weakened by loss Of blood, and died
this evening
Mr.. Day. in speaking of the cause of the
accident. said: There must have been a
waterspout, for powerful stream OF water
washed the dirt out from under the track
for distance, / should think. of half a
mile. With the foundation gone, there was
nothing TO hold up the rails. and as the
weight OF the train struck the weak spot
down and over we went
s. III. Bashour who received internal in
juries. but whose recovery is expected. is
one of the best-known Democratic politk
clans in Iowa. He is a resident of Cedar
Rapids and before his entrance into politics
was pastor OF a church OF the United
Brethren denomination. AS a Populist he
once ran for Congress against Colonel Hen
derson. being indorsed by the Democrats.
but was overwhelmingly defeated Later