The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

WATERLOO. Ia. May &.-The through
train from Chicago TO Minneapolis. over
the Rock Island and Burlington. Cedar
Rapids 4 Northern railways. was wrecked
at i:l5 Sunday morning at the crossing Of
Sink creek. about four miles southeas, Of
this place The train consisted OF 1--WE
coaches including. mail and baggage cars
smoking car. two passenger coaches and
sleeper. Nine persons were killed and
twenty three injured.
The list Of dead Is as follows:
+. Arnold, lumberman. Minneapolis
W. A. Mclaughlin, Muskegon. Mich.
r. II. Shwsfte, Alton, Ill.
David Halo, Minneapolis
r. B. Carpenter. St. Louis.
Hawxins. Pullman conductor.
George Wainwright. train conductoe.
Will Scholiian
One unknown person.
Among those injured are:
g. e. Bentley. Waterloo. Ia
Reuben ODeN Waterloo.
Herman Klein Dene;. Waterloo.
8. II. BAssor. Waterloo.
B. w. burlington, Chicago
w. r. Burke. Cciar Fails. In
Corrfne Neel. Minneapolis.
D. W. Fleming. Albert Lea. Alnn.
Mrs. Aorgenstein. St. Paul.
Ala Betba. Tower M;nn.
George Petrocix. Tower. Minn.
Arund Aslaksen. Norway la
Mss Anna Mess. Norwegian immigrant.
right leg badly hruised.
Miss ostranda Noredy. Norwegian. hand
and face badly bruised
oTnon Norsdy. Norwegian. serious In
jury 10 chest
John r. johnson. serious injury to head
and face
Tho above were I'll going to North Da-
kota.
jeremiah Murphy. OF Ireland. going 10
Butte. Mont, head injured: serious.
Mrs n. E. Myers, Prentiss, Wis, head
injured: not serious
c. ". Matthews. Cedar Rau,ds. In
brakeman. bruised: no. serious.
J. 1. Neel. Minneapolis, knee fractured
II. l. Coavin. 81. Louis. Pullman porter.
slightly injured.
Caused by . Cloudburst.
clcudburs; had washed the sand and
gravel road bed leaving the track unsun-
ported for a stretch Of twenty feet. The
rails and ties held together and there WAS
nothing 10 indicate the insecurity OF the
road. The engine struck the washou. and
was deraiIed IN the ditch beside the track
and behind II the cara were piled in a
confused heap. The mall car tonp,cd over
and Was teiescoped by the haxraxe car
which was I'm turn ,elakcoped by the smok-
er The Roof Of the sleeper plowet, !ts way
through the day coach. while the lower
half Of the latter crushed the sleeper.
The snginser and Ayenaan jumped from
the train and escaped with slight Injuries
Killed On His wedding Day.
Mr.. Sehwesse. OF Alton. Ill. was brought
90 this city alive. ou, died a, O'clock. He
was badly cut about the head and n ~us
evident from the beginning that his In
jusss were fatal. He ~as on his way 70
Minneapolis. where he was TO be married,
to-day. lie asked his physician 70 telegraph
his father and his sweetheart. Tell her "
he gasrsc. that have been detained by
q wreck and cannot keep the appointment
or time, pous say any more
The news was brought 10 this city BY a
mai, clerk. the FIRE whistle was Blown. a
switch engine ana coach hastily prepared
ard relief train sent very speedily TIE
injured passengers were extr.estes from
the Debris and Arongh; here Another re-
lief srair scen arrived from Cedar Rap
its ard took a number - she seriously In
:arsa 20 be treated In the hospital In ina,
city.