The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-07
EIGHTEEN PERSONS KILLED
Chicago-St. Louis Train Crashes
Into Open Switch.
BURNED IN A WRECK.
Over Forty Are Injured in Accident at
Litchfield, Ill.-Milwaukeean
Are Victims.

Ltchfed. H., July b.-Mrs. G. j..
Luther of Milwaukee was killed and
Mrs. Anna Kenyon. daughter OF Peter
Van Fechten Of that city, was badly In
Jurcd in a wreck on the Wabash road
Sunday. G.. S. Ellis OF Marshfeld, Wis,
and Mrs. Caudy of 532 Jefferson street,
Milwaukee, were badly hurt.
Litchfeld, H., July 5.-As a result of
the Wabash wreck here In which at
least eighteen persons are dead and forty
injured, arrests may be ordered. Cor
oner Gray is making an investigation into
the open switch mystery. According to
Charfes A. Corneau, the Wabash station
agent here. the switch had not been used
during the day by any OF the trainmen.
The state authorities also are conducting
q rigid investigation into the cause OF
the accident.
Caused by Open Switch.
An open switch, no one knows why.
heavy train laden with Fourth of July
excursionists to st. Louis, al engineer
bent on making up time who could have
seen the open switch signal but didn't,
many persons killed, and at least forty
horribly burned and mangled.
This familiar story tells the wreck OF
the regular Chicago-St. Louis train on
the Wabash here at 40 Sunday after.
noon. 1t was train No. IL that left Chi
cago at IL a. m, consisting of eight
coaches and a baggage car. 1t was
thirty minutes late and was going at
forty-hve miles an hour when ii struck
the switch. The couches, except the last
two, crashed into the engine, which
turned completely around after striking
the boxcars. To add to the horror fire
consumed the train. Several excursion
lists who are missing are believed to be
burned.
The Dead
list of the identified dead follows:
BARBER, JACOB T., Park River, y. D.;
delegate TO Democratic convention; head
DIETRICH, HARRY NJ, Toledo, O.
LICIlsITADT, L. A, 1904 South Albany
GALAIsB, CHARLES. 22o4 Michigan ave
Luther, MRS: c. j, Milwaukee Wis
,,NoACk RICHIE, years, Arlington
MILLS, / r., Decatur, H., internal reye
PERKINS, MRS. d, 57oo Union avenue,
SANFORD, JAMES, Decatur, engineer;
killed under engine
SMITH. SAMUEL, fireman; killed under
ROGERS. --, train dispatcher; killed
SI' 'pTT,DDt, 1-p,Th ,t.....a,. A., t..
LEVINE, CbaLp, MonFcaI' uleu III
h9 Wpa nn CHARLES c,,.ono ,,o, -,
RQBERTs, JAMES b, CatIn. Ind, sue
'u w ,H, at TIS put W,;:tr,,, :, ,
ri hi, Az h OLE, WILLIAM NJ, haywood
IA. u''t rom lUs' OF nIoou
Seven indebted bodies.
Tho Ur;uro5
AA'uAeu
The injured are:
ASquitCh, ;. A., Waterloo, Ia, Internal
INJURIES.
Archibald, w. NJ, IIoneoyc Falls, " Y,
Archibald, George, brother, broken leg
Caudy, Mrs, 532 jefferson street Mllwau-
kcc, Wis. internal.
EMS, Gleason s., Mnrshheld, Wis, wrist
broken, badly cut shoulders.
Flzzcllc James, Taylorvllle, H., leg and
arm broken, umbrella n into hip.
GassaWay, iiarr~ K 800 Washington
avenue, 81. Louis, Mo, left arm broken,
internally injured.
rctfs once. l"gs Slightly injured : ~
cage. lcgs crushed.
G,hrls, Mrs, Theresa, wife, cut about
Gchrg willie, rrandchid, years, cut
Kenyon Mrs Anna, Kingston, \. y,
hrsh torn OF right leg from knee to ankle.
chiirato bruIscd anJ bn I' i nus" "''''''
KIT Mary, aged 10. daughter, burned
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