Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-29
ANOTHER RAILWAY HORROR
Nine Killed AID Thirty Three Wound
ed in an Iowa Wreck.
A THROUGH TRAIN FROM CHICA-
GO TO MINNEAPOLIS RAN INTO
A WASHOUT NEAR WATERLOO.
THE SLEEPER PLOUGHED INTO
A DAY COACH, WITH HORRIBLE
RESULTS TO THE PASSENGERS.


Waterloo, Iowa, May 28-The
through train from Chicago to Mime
apolis over the Rock Island and Bur
lington, and Cedar Rapids and North
ern railways was wrecked at 1:15 Sun
day morning at the crossing of Sink
Greek, 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 thirty-three injured.
THE LIST OF DEAD
is as follows:
E. L. ARNOLD, lumberman, Minneap-
oils.
W. A. M'LAUGHLIN, Muskogee, Mich.
R. H. SCMWATTE, Alton, III.
DAVID HALO, Minneapolis.
F. S. CARPENTER, st. Louis.
--- HAWKINS, Pullman conductor
GEORGE WAINWRIGHT, train con-
ductor.
ONE UNKNOWN PERSON.
WILLIAM SHALLIEM.
There were sixteen more or less seri-
ously injured, among whom were a
number of foreigners en- route to the
West. None of the injured are expect
ed to die as result of the accident
A CLOUDBURST
had washed the sand and gravel road
bed, leaving the track unsupported for
a 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 behind it the cars
were piled up 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 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 this city alive, but died at
s o'clock. He was badly cut about
the head and it was evident from the
beginning that his
INJURIES WE'RE FATAL.
He was on his way to Minneapolis
where he was to be married to-day. He
asked his physician to telegraph his
father and his sweetheart Tell her.
he gasped, that I have been detained
by wreck and cannot keep the APP
pointment on time Don't say any
more"
The news was brought to this city
by mail clerk, the whistle was blown,
a 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 in
the hospital in that city.
F. J. Day, of Allison, Iowa, a pas
senger, said:
THE train was running at good speed
and at point about three or four miles
from Waterloo it left the track. The
engine and baggage car were thrown
about ten feet. The engineer evidently
had his engine under excellent control.
as | never saw such sudden stop. The
smoker where | sat, telescoped the bag
gage 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 William Seholliam, drummer for
a st. Louis tobacco house, who made
his headquarters at Waterloo He was
found in the passenger coach, his arm
crushed between 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 re-
lease him. 1t was found that there
was no possibility of releasing the un-
fortunate man in any other way. so
this was done Scholliam gritted his
teeth and looked on while his arm
q x4-ftb a
saw, not moan coming from the poor
fellow as the crude instrument tore its
way through bone and sinew. After ne
was released Scholliam walked almost
unassisted to nearby farmhouse. He
was terribly weakened By loss of blood.
however, and died this afternoon.
THREE KILLED.