Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-16
NINE KILLED IN WRECK.
Collision on the Illinois Central Near
Rockford, I'll.

hockford, III.
Rockford, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Nine person!
were killed outright and twelve injured
in head-on collision between a passen
ger and freight train on the Illinoi.
Central railroad, eight miles east o.
here, just before midnight Sunday night
The wreck was followed by an explo
sion, and the debris in which the help.
less passengers were imprisoned caugh
fire. The victims who were so unfortu
nate as not to be killed outright were
burned to death. The dead are:
David Beehan, engineer of freight
train: resided in Freeport.
Edward Carey, fireman on freight
train; remains take to his home in Free.
port.
Richard Ormsby. engineer of passen.
ger train: body held at Rockford fol
conclusion of inquest.
James Reardon, fireman OF passenger
train; body taken to it's home In Free.
port.
William Reynolds. of Irene, I'll.
George Reynolds. in the employ of the
company as section foreman, with head.
quarters at South Addison.
Robert Thompson, baggage express.
man on the passenger train: residence al
Dubuque, Iowa.
Porter, colored man on passenger
train.
Newsboy on passenger train, believed
to be Coates. of Chicago.
The injured are:
B. r. Ahrent, Chicago; bruised on face
and head.
A. L. Boggs. st. Louis; cut on face and
arm.
d. j. Canchester, Chicago; bruised
about body; left arm cut.
G. H. Clark, Lincoln, Neb.; slight cut
on face.
Hays Fletcher, Chicago; cut in right
arm and head.
H. T. Ford, residence unknown; slight
cut on head.
P. j. Garvin, Fort Riley, Neb.; cut on
face and hands.
Ernest Hardesty, Murphysboro, ILL.,:
slight cut on left arm.
Frank Hardesty. Murphysboro, ILL.,;
cut on right hand.
+. Howard, Chicago; bruised on body
and cut over left eye.
and left shoulder.
p. M. Miller. Chicago: slight cut on
left hand: right leg wrenched.
j. II. Quinlan, conductor OF passenger
train; bruised about the chest and Sc
we're scalp wound; resides at Chicago;
probably fatally injured.
G. Shurtliff. Genoa. ILL.,: two cuts on
head, one cut on arm, made by broken
glass.
Frank stadleman, New Athens, H.:
slight bruises on body; left hand cut.
e. Traverse, Chicago; cut on head and
face.
III. B. Wellman. s95 Jackson boulevard,
Chicago; left shoulder dislocated; right
arm crushed and amputated; condition
serious.
The fire followed so close upon the i'm
pact that those who escaped other hor-
rors and suffering were compelled to
stand in the open prairie with the tenn
perature 90 degrees below zero, INSULT
GENTLY clad, while the surviving mem
bers of the crews of the wrecked trains
tramped four miles thru the storm to Sc
cure relief.
The collision wrecked both engines
completely, and the fire that followed
burned all the passenger coaches and
ten cars OF merchandise in the freight
train. The caboose and six cars Of the
freight train were all that escaped de-
struction, aside from the loss of life and
personal injuries.
The passenger was the regular Omaha
train, due in Chicago at $40 p. m. 1t
consisted OF baggage and express car.
smoker, a coach, parlor car and diner
1t was running at high rate of speed.
being over three hours late on account
OF the cold weather.
The freight train was running as No.
81 and it was composed OF fourteen load
ed cars, three empties and the way-car.
Upon whom the responsibility Of the
disaster rests can not now be stated.
The general belief. however, Is that the
responsibility for the wreck rests with
the freight crew. The passenger train
was four hours late, but had the right Of
way. The trains were not running on
meeting orders, and it was the business
OF the freight crew to keep out Of the
way of the passenger train.