The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-02
PLUNGE INTO ACHASM
Taken by a Train on the B., G. r.
and NJ. Causes the Death
of Eight Persons. !
STORMS CAUSE THE DEADLY JUMP.

Washout Fifty Feet Wide Sends the Train
to Destruction - Sixteen of Those on
Board Badly Hurt, but None Seriously
One Coach Entirely Telescoped, where
Most of the Casualties Occurred.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, May 29.-Train No.
5, the Chicago and Minneapolis train on
the main line of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern, ran into a wash
out two miles north of Washburn at
1:23 o'clock yesterday morning. The
washout was about fifty feet wide. The
engine went almost out of the right-of-
way, and is lying partly overturned.
The mail car rolled over close to the
engine. The baggage car partly tele-
scoped the mail car. The first coach
partly telescoped the baggage car and
the second coach partly telescoped the
first coach. The third coach telescoped
the first sleeper. the floor of the coach
resting just about on level with the
lower berths in the sleeper. Here is
where the most of the casualties oc-
CURED. The rear sleeper was not in
jured and the passengers were not in
jured to any great extent.
List of the Fatal Casualties.
Relief trains carrying surgeons and
nurses went at once to the scene of the
wreck to care for the injured. Seven
or eight injured were taken to Waterloo
and afterwards all were brought to
Cedar Rapids and placed in ST. Luke's
hospital where they are being cared
for. The surgeons state that none of
the injured are seriously hurt, and that
all will recover. Following is a COM
plete list Of the killed: e. l.. Arnold
Minneapolis; William A. Mclaughlin,
Minneapolis; H. r. Sheppe, Alton, Ills;
David Hello, Minneapolis; George
Wainwright, Burlington, Ia, conductor
of the train; F. S. Carpenter, st. Louis;
one body not yet identified; William
Schollin, of Waterloo, whose arm was
amputated in order to release him from
the wreck, died later
Sixteen Persons Are Injured.
The injured are-B. w. burlington,
Chicago; Asne Norboje, Anna Hernans,
Anna Brba and George Petrociz, Tower,
Mimi; Arund Aslaksen, Norway, Ia.
Corrine Neal, Minneapolis; j. l.. Neal,
Minneapolis; r. l.. Calvin, ST. Louis,
porter GullHldH car, W. l.. DUH NC
Cedar Falls. Ia: c. w. Matthews,
Cedar Rapids Ia, brakeman; Ed
Skang, Lemond, Mimi; D. W. Fleming,
Albert Lea, Mimi; J. Johnson, Hunter
S. D.; Jerry Murphy, Butte City, Mont.
Mrs. Morgansteen, st. Paul.
Sad News for a Sweetheart
One of the saddest cases was that Of
r. FL. Scheppe, Of Alton, Ills. When
gotten out of the wreck it was plain
that he had sustained bad internal in
juries. To physician he confided that
he was on his way to Minneapolis to
get married. He expected to reach
Minneapolis at Z a. m. yesterday and
the ceremony was to have been per-
formed the same day. He asked
physician to telegraph his father and
his sweetheart. Tell her." he gasped,
"that have been detained by wreck
and cannot keep the appointment on
time. Don't say any more,' he said.
He expected to get better, but breathed
his last at 1915 o'clock. The dispatch he
dictated was sent, and it is hoped it
partly prepared his sweetheart for the
message that followed an hour later.