The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-31
DETAILS OF REAR END
COLLISION WHICH RE-
SUITED so TRAG1-
CALLY.
MN INJURED
Funeral of Bernard Lane Will
be Held at Vail This Morn
ing. His Body Burned
Beyond Recognition

Thursdays Review announced the
bare fact of the death Of Mr.. Ber-
nard Lane, the detailsas they reach us
later are most sad and terrible. The ac-
cident in which the results were so
fatal, occurred briefly as follows:
During the dense fog of Thursd@
morning work train, the engineer O.
which was unable to distinguish the
signal lights crashed into the caboose
OF the heavily laden stock train at La
Fox, I'll. The caboose was filled with
sleeping men wearied with the fatigue
of their long trip. Death must have
come to some without their conscious.
ness and it is to be hoped that such was
the case, for soon the wreck caught fire
and the terror of the flames was added
to the agony of the dying and injured.
Four men We're killed and the list of
injured numbered twelve. Among the
killed was Bernard Lane, of Vail, and
among the injured We're liver Nielsen and
William Joachins, of Schleswig. The
injured We're taken to st. Lukes Hos
pltai. Chicago, aAd the friends and rel
atives OF all Immediately notified. AL
bert Lyman, of Dunlap, was SO severely
injured that death is probable Chas,
K Coe. of Woodbine was killed and his
body badly charred j. Petersen, of
Battle Creek, and Thos Amey We're
killed.
The body OF Bernard Lane YVES
burned beyond recognition. 1t was re-
celved at Vail on Friday morning and
the funeral services will take place at
Vail at 1890. this Saturday forenoon.
MIR. liver Nielsen, of Schleswig, suffer
ed broken leg and VIM Joachins had
his leg broken in two places and was
badly burned. Mrs. Nielsen, Mrs. Jo-
achins, Fred j oachims, Hans Mohr, and
VIM. Jebens, the latter being sent by
the NJ. w. A. left Schleswig for Chi
cago on Thursday night, A letter has
been received at Schleswig from MIR.
Nielsen stating that he is not danger
nnsly injured
Mr.. Bernard Lane the victim of this
terrible disaster whose untimely death
is so sincerely mourned by every one,
was bright active and prosperous
stockman and farmer He was beloved
by all who knew him, careful and
honest IN business, kind and generous
by nature. he deservedsa long aud happy
life.
He was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and
was 36years of age, on Dec 10, 1902.
His parents are both deceased but he
leaves number of brothers and sisters
to whom his tragic death comes as an
over whelring grief. The surviving
brothers and sisters are, Mrs. John
Walsh of Armour, S. D., Mrs. James
Tate and Mrs. p. J Portz of Vail, Mrs.
James 5yrnes Of Grinnell. Edward Lane
and William Lane of Vail and p M.
Lane of Denison.
Bernard Lane had lived in this
county 90 years, he was fore handed
enterprising and reliable in every way
and his death has caused the greatest
SORROW to all who have known him
The funeral will take place at st. AIMS
church this morning Rev. Father
Murphy officiating.
These are the meagre facts, devoid
OF all the terrible and heartrending de-
tails of one of the most terrible TRACE
dies the county has ever known trag-
edy that has brought sorrow to hun
dreds of hearts, that has cut off this
young man in the midst of lie of use
fulness and promise The REVIEW
butvoices the general grief of the com
mum ty in extending to the bereaved
ones its deepest and most sincere sym
pathy.