New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-29
RAILROAD WRECK KILLS NINE.
RESULT OF A wAsHoUT IN IOWA. WHICH

RESULT OF A WASHOUT IN IOWA, WHICH
DITcHED A THROUGH TRAIN.
Waterloo. Iowa. May 2&-The through train from
Chicago to Minneapolis over the Rock Island and
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern railways
was wrecked at 1I5 a. M to-day at the crossing
OF Sink Creek about four miles southeast OF TINS
nlace The train consisted OF six cars. including
mail and baggage cars. smoking car. two passen-
ger coaches and sleeper. Nine persons were killed
and a number injured.
The list of dead is as follows
ARNOLD E. L. lumberman. Minneapolis. Mimi
CARPENTER. B. g.. St. Louis
HALO. DAVIS Minneapolis
HAWKINS, -. Pullman conductor
MLAUGHIJN, w. A. Muskegon. Mich
sCHOLLIAM WILLIAM. Waterloo.
sCHWETTE, r. H.. Alton Ill
WAINWRIGHT. GEOhGE. train conductor.
One unknown person.
There were not less than sixteen persons injured
more or less severely
A cloudburst had washed out the sand and gravel
roadbed, leaving the track unsupported for
stretch Of twenty feet. The rails and ties held to-
gether and there nothing TO indicate the In
security Of the road The engine struck the wash
ont and was deraed In the ditch beside the track.
and behind 1t the cars were piled up In confused
heap. The mailcar tipped 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 poughed its way through
the dav 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.
Mr. Schwette Of Alton. H., brought TO this
CITY alive but died at o'clock. He was badly cut
about the head. and II was evident from the be-
ginning that his injuries we're fatal He was on
his way to Minneapolis. where he was to be mar
ried to-day. He asked his physician TO telegraph
o,I 10
ga sped that I have been detained by wreck
and cannot keep the appointment on time Don't
say any more. 49,, -, -, -,
clerk the whistle blown. switch engine and
coach were hastily prepared and relief train was
sent speedily The oabT sronsht hefe AK
other relief train soon arrived from Cedar Rapids
and took number Of the tb ssrSHy css injured 10 DO
F. J. Day, Of Allison; Iowa. passenger said;
THE train running at good speed, and at a
P9ht s h tTack The engine and baggasecar were
thrown about ten feet. The engineer evidently had
his engine under excellent control, as never saw
teescoped the baggage-car. and I found myself
with the brakeman on the roof Of the day coach"
A striking example OF cool nerve and fortitude
was shown by William Scholliam drummer Of
ST. Louis tobacco house, who mrde his head
quarters at Waterloo He found IN the second
passenger coach his arm crushed between the front
not lose consciousness but begged that his arm
be sawed of so as TO release him. II was found
fortunate man in any other way, so this was done.
Scholam grtted his teeth and looked on while
his arm was amputated with a common handsaw.
not a coming from him as the fnstru-
ment tore its way through bone and snew. After
he was released Scholllam walked almost unassisted
to nearby farmhouse. He was terribly weakened