The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-29
A DEADLY WASHOUT.
It Causes a Fatal Railroad Wreck
Near Waterloo, Ia,
NINE DEAD, TWENTY -THRBEHURT

one of the Dead was on mis- way 20
BE Married-Another, Pinioned In
the wreck, Calmly Ordered his Arm
Sawed on.
Waterloo. Ia. May 29.-The through
train from Chicago to Minneapolis
over the Rock Island and Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern railways
we're wrecked at LIS yesterday morn
ing at the crossing OF Sing Creek
about four miles southeast 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 % injured.
The list OF dead is as follows: r. L.
Arnold, lumberman, Minneapolis; w.
A. Mclaughlin Muskegon Mich; r.
II. Schwette. Alton, Ills; David Halo
Minneapolis; +. S. Carpenter, St
Louis; John Hawkins, Pullman con-
ductor; George Wainwright, train con
ductor; Will Scholliam, st. Louis; one
unknown person.
A cloudburst had washed the sand
and gravel roadbed, leaving the track
unsupported for a stretch Of 20 feet.
The rails and ties held together, and
there was nothing to indicate the in
security OF the road. The engine
struck the washout and was derailed
in the ditch beside the track, ana be-
hind 1t the cars we're piled up In a con-
fused heap. The mail car tipped over
and was telescoped by the baggage
car behind, while the rear end of the
baggage car telescoped the smoker.
The roof Of the sleeper ploughed it's
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
injuries.
Mr.. Schwette, of Alton, was brought
to this city alive, but died at o'clock
He was badly cut about the head, and
II was evident from the beginning that
his injuries were fatal. He was on his
way to Minneapolis where he was to
have been married yesterday He
asked his physician to telegraph his
father and sweetheart "Tell her" he
gasped, that 1 have been detained by
a wreck and cannot keep the appoint
ment Don't say any more"
A striking example of cool nerve and
fortitude was shown by Will Scholliam
a drummer for a St. Louis tobacco
house, who made his headquarters al
Waterloo. He was found In the second
passenger coach, his arm crushed be-
tween the front end Of the sleeper and
the side of the coach. He did not lose
consciousness, but begged that his arm
be sawed off so as to release him. II
was found that there was no possibil.
ity of releasing the unfortunate mar
in any other way, so this was done
Scholliam gritted his teeth and looked
on while his arm was amputated with
a common hand saw, not a moan com
ing from the poor fellow as the crude
instrument tore it's way through bone
and sinew. After he was released
Scholliam walked unassisted to {
nearby farmhouse. He was terribly
weakened by loss of blood, however
and died yesterday afternoon.
The news was brought to this cit,
| by a mail clerk, the whistle was blown
a switch engine aud coach hastily pre-
| pared and a relief train sent yer!
| speedily. The injured passengers wer,
| extricated from the debris and brough
here. Another relief train soon ar
rived from Cedar Rapids and took &
number of the seriously injured to bt
treated in the hospital In that city.