Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-08-31


had to be taken care of at a farm
house.
Killed While He Slept.
Zuehlke, the man who met death in
the wreck, was employed at the Win
nebago Furniture factory as a book
keeper He had been a resident Of
Fond du Lac twenty years and his
home was formerly at Antioch. The
remains were prepared for interment
and were shipped to his home last
evening. He was 25 years Of age and
unmarried
Lawrence Lannon 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 conclusion
crushed Zuehlke's head against the
side of the car.
Boy Caught Under Dead Man.
Thirteen-year-old Alfred Stebbins or
Chicago was down underneath Zuehlke.
1t was two hours before the physicians
were able to extricate the boy. He
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to the neighboring farm house.
Stebbins arm was badly injured and
will probably require amputation. He
was travelling alone.
S. B. Sanderson of Menominee had
his shoulder dislocated and it was re-
set by a physician on the ground. The
express messenger, whose name is
Ferguson and who resided at Wood
stock, H., rode behind the engine but
escaped with only a slight scratch.
Wreck Was a Lucky One"
The wreck is stated by the railroad
Iofficials who arrived on the scene early
yesterday morning to have been what
they term a 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 a 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 were
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 I'm
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 learned. Wher
Engineer Nichols walked back to the
scene of the accident the old man wa:
crawling up the steep embankment OF
his hands and knees.
What is the trouble?" asked Mich
OILS.
I'VE have fallen into the river" wa.
the only reply.
Egerton farmhouse. located abou
half a mile away from the scene o.
the wreck, was turned into hospital
Those who were the worst injured
> were taken there. Carriages tool
others to the Fond du Lac station ant
= those who were able to be taken were
carried to st. Mary's hospital, wher'
nose of the injured now are.
Physicians Rushed to Scene.
The first alarm of the accident wa:
taken to Fond du Lac about half an hou
, after it happened All the physicians
who could be found were got together
! and were taken to the scene. People
turned out 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 a crew of 200 men early
; and went to work clearing the wrecl
and repairing the rails.
Thousands View Wreck.
, Thousands from the city and sur
rounding country visited the scene and
all day the camera fiends have beer
taking snapshots.
From st. Agnes hospital it 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
that were hurt.