The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-30
WRECKED BY AWAsHOUT
Passenger Train Ditched Near
Waterloo and Nine Killed.

Waterloo and Nine Killed.
THREE CARS ARE TELEsNOPED.
twenty Feet of Roadbed Carried Away by
Observation-Disclosures and Fireman
Save Themselves-One of the Victims
Journeyin& to Meet His Intended Bride.
Long List of Injured.
WATERLOO, la. May 29.-The through
train from Chicago to Minneapolis over
the Rock Island and Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern railways was
wrecked at 1:15 Sunday morning at the
crossing Of Sink creek, about four miles
southeast Of this place. The train con-
sisted of five 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:
E. L. ARNOLD lumberman, Minneap-
oils
w. A. MCLAUGHLIN, Muskegon, Mich.
r. II. SCHwETTE, Alton, Ills.
DAVID HALO, Minneapolis.
+. S. CARPENTER, st. Louis.
- HAWKINS, Pullman conductor.
GEORGE WAINWRIGHT, train conductor.
WILL ScHoLL1AN, Waterloo.
ONE UNKNOWN PERSON.
Among those injured were:
S. E. Bentley, Waterloo.
Reuben Odell, Waterloo
Herman Klein Denet Waterloo.
8. ii. Bashor, Waterloo.
Miss Anna H. Moss, from Norway,
right leg badly bruised.
Miss Ostrando Norredy, Norwegian,
hand and race badly bruised.
Ornon Norredy, serious injury to chest.
John E. johnson, Norwegian, serious
injury to head and face.
Jeremiah Murphy, Ireland, head in
jured, serious.
Mrs N. E. Myers, Prentiss, Wis, head
injured, not serious.
G. W. Matthews, Cedar Rapids, brake
man, bruised, not serious.
Ed Skang, Van Buren,, Ark, leg in
jured, not serious.
J. L. Neel, Minneapolis, knee fractured.
R. L. Colvin, st. Louis, Pullman por-
ter, slightly injured.
B. w. burlington, Chicago.
T. w. Burke, Cedar Falls, La.
Corri1e Neale Minneapolis.
D. W. Fleming Albert Lea, Mimi.
Mrs. Morganstein, ST. Paul.
Anna Berba, Tower, MINI.
George Petrociz, Tower, MINI.
Arund Aslaksen, Norway, La.
8. 81. Bashor. who received internal
injuries. but whose recovery is expected,
is one of the best known Democratic
politicians in Iowa.
A cloudburst had washed the sand
and gravel roadbed, leaving the track
unsupported for stretch of 20 feet.
The rails and ties held together and
there was nothing to indicate the inse.
curity Of the road. The engine struck
the washout and was derailed in the
ditch beside the track, and behind it the
cars were piled in confused heap. The
mail car tipped over, and was tele.
scoped by the baggage Car behind, while
the rear end Of the baggage car, in
turn. telescoped the smoker. The roof
Of the sleeper ploughed its way through
the day coach, while the lower half Of
the latter crushed 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 and died at O'Clock. HI
was badly cut about the head and i,
was evident from the beginning tina,
his injuries were fatal. He was on his
way to Minneapolis. where he was *
be married today. He asked the physi
clan to telegraph his father and hi
sweetheart. Tell her." he gasped
''that have been detained by q wreck
and cannot keep the appointment or
time. Don't say any more"
The news was brought to this city BY
. mail clerk, the fire whistle was blown
q switch engine and coach hastily pre-
pared and relief train sent very speed
lily. The injured passengers were ex
tricated from the debris and brought
here. Another relief train soon arrived
from Cedar Rapids and took number
Of the seriously injured to be treated il
tho hospital in that city.
F. ]. Day Of Alton, passenger, said
''The train was running at good speed
and at . point about three or four mile
from Waterloo it left the track. Tn,
engine and baggage car were thrown
about 10 feet. The engineer evidently
had his engine under excellent control
as never saw such a sudden stop. TIL,
smoker, where sat. telescoped the bag
gage car, and found myself, with tn,
brakeman, on the roof of the day coach.
Fatal Grade Crossing Accident.
NEW YORK, May 29.-One woman
was killed outright, another was fatally
injured and baby was SO badly hurl
that its chances Of life are small in g
grade crossing accident at Singnac
about eight miles from Paterson, N. j.,
last night. The dead woman is Miss
Juliette Rafferty,, 30 years of age, OF
Paterson; the injured, Mrs. Moses Fitz
| gerald and her infant.
Houses Flooded at Sioux City.
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