Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-07
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Aside from these three injured are at
Rhodes. including Lulu Edgar. the II
year-old step daughter of Section Fore
man Mack, Norris. of Rhodes who
was a passenger on the local. Miss Nor
ris sustained a bad cut on the head and
was quite badly bruised.
The wreck was the worst that has oC-
CURED in Iowa in many years. No one
who has never experienced similar
ordeal. or passed thru its terrible
sights can realize the awfulness of the
calamity. Dead piled here and there in
little groups of two and three. as they
were found. the groans of the dying and
mansled. can only be pictured by one
who has seen and experienced the stern
reality.
The accident that resulted SO dsas-
trously to human life occurred where
neither engineer had chance To real
ize what was coming until it was all
over. and too late. But one of the en-
ginemen, Fireman Fred Kyarsgaard, of
the local, had a chance to jump. and.
strange to say, he did not sustain as
much as a slight scratch. kyarsgaard
whose home is in Sterling. was on the
train as it rounded the curve.
Local freight No. 80, east t-bound. left
Collins little late. With meeting or
ders with No. 81, the local opposite. at
Melbourne Conductor Newell and En-
gneer Marckres had orders for a clear
track to Rhodes. and neither dreamed
of such a thing as meeting work train
unless a fiagman WAS stationed to give
a warning signal. Engineer Marckres
was running about twelve miles an
hour and the work train was at speed
of about thirty miles when the collision
resulted. The impact was something
terrific. especially as 1t concerned the
work train. No. o. was pulled by one
of the comrany's large ten-wheel en-
sines of the Mogur type 124. Its
size and the weight of the train behind
it. gave practically no rebound to the
lighter train. which was pulled by
small standard engine, No. 1414. The
engine crashed into the larger
one. buryng its head two feet into the
other. The tank telescoped the engine,
as did also the two flat cars following.
on which were riding seventytw men,
going to work. having been to the
warning for the laborers, and, as they
sat. with their legs dangling over the
sides of the cars, they fell easy victims
TO the wreckage as it piled in over
them.
Didn't Experience Pain.
Those who were killed probably never
experienced any pain whatever. Engi
leer Marckres was found smashed up
against the boiler head of his engine,
where he was literally cooked to death 4
oy the escaping steam. A bad wound
IN his head told the story of the blow
hat sent him to eternity and prevented
, lingering death by scalding. The coal
Il the tender had completely buried him
md it was necessary to spend an hour
With picks aud shoNels to extricate the
ody. Engineer Braman's body was
licked up beside his engine. as he had (
een warned in time TO get partially out I
If the cab Fireman Thorpe. of the
work. train. was buried under the
vreckage, his right leg having been
rushed close up to the hip so badly (
hat with the assistance of a pair of
cissors the amputation was made by .
he surgeons. He can not live, it is I
cared Conductor Will Craig, Of the +
york train, was riding on the engine at
he time. but jumped and saved his life
scaping with but slight injuries.
Many Narrow Escapes.
Like all wrecks, with the many casu
lties and deaths there were eases
rhere miraculous escapes occurred.
fireman Kyarsgaards escape was the
nost wonderful. but others We're about
oually as fortunate. In one of the
hree cars of paving brick that followed /.
he engine of the local We're riding eight
Not mothers son of them
sas hurt. and not even as much as
cratched. In one of the other brick
ars single hobo was concealed, but
e was not so fortunate. altho he es-
aped with a broken shoulder. Four
.embers of one of the company's bridge
anSs We're in the way ear of the Local
nd they escaped without injury. Some
{ the laborers who We're killed We're
brown two car lengths before the
rreckaee enveloped them. Three. all
,ing together. were found under the
ank of the local freight's engine.
Aid For the Injured.
The company made noble effort for
ne aid of the injured employees. Sur
cons were on the ground from the
earbS points short time after the
'reck occurred and as fast rs a special
'ain from the east could be run to the
cene doctors We're on hand. DR.. A. b.
oore. of Cedar Rapids. division sur
con. was placed in charge, and direc-
al ba work nj n fp, 10 mon Hi.
ssistants We're DR.. +. S. Skinner. of
larion; DR.. w. j. Morrison, of Cedar
apds DR. A. w. Trout, of Perry: Drs.
I. S. and NJ l.. Allen of Tama. DR..
rank THOMPSON, DR.. II. p. Hanson and
II. NJ. G. Keith. of Gambridge: DR.. T..
Brann. of Madrid; DIR. Beane. of
huxley: Drs. T.. G. Scott, Peter Joor, i
Jingle and Nj. L. Hoag, of Maxweil; /;
II. Knepper and DR.. Sanders. of Col
ms: DR.. L. a. Hunt. Of Melbourne: and I;
II. Dickey, of Rhodes. a Pullman il
eeper, "Melboulne. which was at
,ched to local passenger No. 2, was 2
etached as soon as the wreck became
nown and sent TO the scene. where it j
as transformed into a hospital. In
lis sleeper the nine worst injured We're
ikeIl 10 lies MONIES. i ne oiileIs. of
nose able to walk, We're sent TO the /
ollins opera house and left in charge ,
the local physicians and DR.. Alien, of !;
anna.
The work of picking up the wreck t
ld getting out the dead and wounded !
le officials of the company themselves
'ok personal charge. Superintendent
b. Earring. of the Council Bluffs di
sion. arrived on his ear, and Division
oadmaster NJ. c. Callahan came from