Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-27


had 10 he taken care of at a farm
house.
Killed While He Slept,
Zuchl>e, the man who met death in
the wreck, was employed at the Win,
nehaGo Furniture factory as u book
keeper He had been resident of
FonG du Lac twenty years and his
home was formerly at Antioch The
remains we're prepared for intermeut
and were shipped to his home last
evening He was 20 years Of age and
Lawrence lsannon of Peoria, Ill, oc.
cupied the same seat with Zuehlke
and says that Zuehlke was asleep
when the first crash came without
warning. The force of the concussion
crushed Zuehlke's head against the
side Of the car.
Boy Caught Under Dead Man.
Thirteen,yearo Alfred Stebbins Of
Chicago was down underneath Zuehlkc,
1t was two hours before the physicians
were able to extricate the boy, lie
was still alive when rescued and taken
to the neighboring farm house.
Stebhins' arm was badly injured and
will probably require amputation, He
was travelling alone,
s u. Sandcrson of Menomineo had
his shoulder dislocated and It was re.
set by n physician on the ground The
express messenger, whose name Is
Ferguson and who resided at Wood
stock ILL.,, rode behind the engine but
escaped with only slight scratch
Wreck Was a Lucky One
The wreck is stated by the railroad
officials who arrived ON the scene early
yesterday morning to have been what
they term lucky one" The cars
were not telescoped, but are lying
alongside the track two of them piled
together and the others distributed
80 feet apart.
All the coaches turned bottom side
up and while they are not damaged on
the outside, inside they are mass of
debris.
Sleeping Passengers Hurt.
Most Of the passengers in the entire
train were asleep when the accident
occurred. The horror of the awaken,
ing to find the train in a fatal wreck
was added to by the awfulness of the
screams of the frightened and injured
people and the cries of the women and
children The torrents of rain falling
added to the sufferings of the people
Work in the Dark.
The doctors first on the scene wore
provided with lanterns and for two
hours the work was diligently pushed
until the last person was taken out
Water stood at a depth Of two feet un
der the wrecked coaches. No time
was lost in relieving those who were
pinioned in the cars.
There Is no telling how awful the
wreck would have been If the engine
had left the track.
"FeII in the River"
The first victim taken from the
wreckage was an old soldier whose
name could not be earned. When
Engineer Nichols walked back TO the
scene of the accident the old man was
crawling up the steep embankment on
his hands and knees.
What is the trouble?" asked Mich
OILS
1--WE have fallen into the river" was
the only reply.
Egerton farmhouse, located about
half mile away from the scene OF
the wreck, was turned into a hospital
Those who were the worst injured
were taken there. Carriages tool,
others to the Fond du Lac station and
those who were able to be taken were
carried to st. Mary's hospital, where
NOSE of the injured now are.
Physicians Rushed TO Scene.
The first alarm Of the accident was
taken to Fond du Lac about hal! an hour
after IT happened All the physicians
who could be found were got together
and were taken TO the scene. People
turned cut in large numbers and hur.
ried TO the place Of the catastrophe.
The wrecking trains from North
Fond du Lac and from Milwaukee were
there with crew Of 200 men early
and went to work clearing the wreck
and repairing the rails
Thousands View Wreck.
Thousands from the city and sur
rounding country visited the scene and
all day the camera fends have been
taking snapshots.
From st. Agnes hospital 1t Is learned
that all will recover who have been
taken there
Conductor Most Seriously Hurt.
Conductor Moy is well known in Chi.
cago and through this vicinity His
condition is the most serious Of any