Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-11
TRAIN TO ST. LOUIS LEAVES THE
TRACK.
DEATHS BY THE SCORE
Fire Swiftly Runs Through the Wreck
age, Adding to the Terror and
Increasing the Mortality-Many
Prominent People Perish and 9th
ers Manned.

limited on the Wabash railroad, which
left Chicago at noon Sunday and was
due In st. Louis at p. m, was
wrecked inside the city limits The I.
train, half an hour late, and running
so miles an hour, struck an open I.
switch and was overturned and seven
Of the nine cars were burned.
Twenty people were killed and fifty
more badly injured. The train was |
filled with politicians and their friends |
bound for the democratic national con- /
vention and others going for a holiday
at the fair
When the locomotive struck the
switch the fearful force of the contact /
threw it or the track, and it plowed
into the earth beside the rails, drag
ging with it in its course the baggage,
express and five passenger coaches, all
Of which were filled with passengers. /
The observation car and a private car
remained on the track and their Occu-
pants were uninjured.
The moment the train left the rails
the seven cars turned over on their
sides, and flames rushing from the fire.
box of the locomotive burst out all
over the whole length, while a full
head Of boiling steam beat into every
crev!ce of the smashed and splintered
mass.
II is believed that some $50 people
were under the burning mass. The pas
in the private and observation
cars, led by the conductor and brake
man, went to the rescue.
R Mills, one of the dead men, was
collector of internal revenue at Deca-
tur and one of the best known repub
l.can politicians in the state Sanford
and Smith. engineer and fireman, were
instantly killed. Either the switch
was defective or it was left open by
mistake.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
A corrected list of the dead is as
follows:
Barber, Jacob, Park River, N. ID.
Davis, Dan H., Decatur, III.
DIETRICH, |. A, Toledo, Ohio.
Dietrich. Harry NJ, Chicago.
Eichstadt, l.. A., 1854 Albany avenue, /
Chicago.
Glaize. Charles, 1854 Michigan ave-
nue., Chicago.
Graves. H. L., train dispatcher, Deca-
tur.
Keith. Patrick, Kentland, Ind.
Luther. Miss c. F., Milwaukee.
Mills. Isaac r., Decatur.
Mills. Rev. NJ NJ, Bridgeton, Iowa.
Noack, Richie, years old. Arlington
Heights, I'll.
Perkins, Mrs. Thomas, 5721 Unioa
avenue. Chicago.
ST. Pierre, Ubald, Montreal, Canada.
Sanford, James, engineer, Decatur.
Smith. Miss Florence. 215 Sixty-fifth
place, Chicago.
Smith. w F., fireman. Decatur.
Ward. Charles, 215 Sixty-fifth place,
Chicago.
Two unidentified men.
THE INJURED.
Following is a list of the injured:
Archibald, George, Honeoye Falls,
Ky; leg broken.
Archibald. William, Honeoye Falls,
Ky: leg broken.
Archebolt. II. A, Kingston, n. Y;
burned.
Archebolt. ]. H., Kingston, N Y;
!eg broken.
Archstadt, c., 1854 Albany avenue,
Chicago; burned
AsCuith. S. A.. Waterloo, Iowa; in
ternal INJURIES.
Balls. William, Chicago; badly
crushed.
Buggy. J. A, Chicago; cut.
Caniyou, Mrs. Milwaukee; internal
iniuries.
Chr.sty, Elgin. SIS Clifton avenue,
Chicago: cut and bruised.
Crawshaw, James, conductor, Chi
cago: head and back hurt
Eckhardt. Labisus, Chicago; bruised.
Ellsworth. G.. s., Brooklyn, n. Y;
burned.
Ellis. Gleason A. Marshfield. Wis;
wrist broken; badly cut.
Fizzell, James, Tayloryille, H.; leg
and arm broken and hip lacerated.
Grein. Joseph, chief bailiff sheriff's
Office, Chicago; leg injured.
Gassaway, Harry NJ, st. Louis; arm
broken and internally injured
Gehrig, Alois, 1853 Ashland avenue,
Chicago; hurt about head
Gehr.g. Mrs. Theresa, wife; cut
about head.
Gehrig. Willie, 4-year-old grandchild;
body cut.
Kenyon, A. V, Kingston, n. Y; cut.
Kenyon. Mrs. Anna. Kingston. n. Y;
right leg crushed; face hurt.
Kestler. s W.. brakeman; back
wrenched
Kit Mrs Gertrude, 1916 WaLash
avenue. Chicago: bruised and burned.
Kit Joseph. son. u years old:
burned.
Kit, Mary, daughter, 10 years old;