The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
TRACKS WERE LEFT UNSUPPORTED.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Washout weakens a Road Bed and Passer ger
Train Is Dashed to Pieees-Nin
Persons Killed.

The through train from Chicago to
Minneapolis over the Rock Island ana
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railways was wrecked Sunday morn
ing at the crossing of Sink Creek,
about four miles southeast OF water
loo, la. The train consisted OF SIN
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: u. u.
Arnold. lumberman, Minneapolis; w.
A. Mclaughlin, Muskegon. Mich; X.
II. Schwette. Alton, ILL.,; David Halo,
Minneapolis: +. S. Carpenter, st. Louis;
HAWKINS Pullman conductor; Geo.
wainwright, train conductor; one un-
known person; VIII Scholliam, Water
loo. 10.
A cloudburst had washed the sand
and gravel roadbed, leaving the track
unsupported for 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 be-
hind II the cars were piled up In
confused heap. The mail car tipped
oyer and was telescoped by the bag
gage car behind. while the rear end
ol lnt DdsgdSe CdI III TURN telsS'pptu
the smoker. The roof Of the sleeper
ploughed its way through the day
coach, while the lower half of the later
crashed through the sleeper
The engineer and fireman jumped
from the train and escaped with slight
injuries.
Mr. Schwette of Alton, ILL.,, was
brought to the city alive, but died at
5 o'clock. He was badly cut about the
Ala l,E-
ginning that his injuries were fatal
He was on his way to Minneapolis,
Where he was to be married Monday
He asked his physician to telegraph
his father and his sweetheart. Tell
her." he gasped, that have been
detained by q wreck and cannot keep
the appointment on time. Don't say
any more"
F. j. Day, of Allison, To-, 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 en-
gineer evidently had his. engine under
excellent control, as l never saw such
sudden stop. The smoker, where I
sat, telescoped the baggage car and
found myself with the brakeman on the
roof Of the day coach"
A striking example of cool nerve and
fortitude was shown by VIII Scholliam,
drummer for a ST. Louis tobacco
house. who made his headquarters at
Waterloo. He was found in the pas
senger coach, his arm crushed between
the front end of the sleeper and the
side of the coach. He did not lose con-
seriousness, but begged that his arm be
sawed off so as to release him.
1t was found that there was no pos
sibility of releasing the unfortunate
man in any other way, so this was
done. Scholliam gritted his teeth and
looked on while his arm was amputat-
ed with a common handsaw not a
moan coming from the poor fellow as
the crude instrument tore its way
through bone and snew. After he was
released Scholliam walked, almost un-
assisted to a nearby farmhouse. He
was terribly weakened by loss of blood,
however, and died Sunday night.
S. III. Bashor, who received internal
injuries, but whose recovery is expect
ed, Is one of the best known Democra-
tic politicians of Iowa, AS a Populist
he ran for congress against Col. Hen
derson, being indorsed by the DEM
ccratic gubernatorial nomination.