Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-19
TRAIN RUNS into Ditch.
Wreck on the Chicago & North
Western Road.
TWO PASSENGERS HURT
Train Which Left Milwaukee at III A. M.
Meets with an Accident-Parlor
Car Tips Over.

Kenosha. Wis, Aug. FL Special i
Running at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. train No. 10 on the Chicago s,
Northwestern road, which left Milwau-
kee at IL o'clock this morning, was
ditched fifty yards south of Berryville
station. just before noon today. The pas
sengers had a miraculous escape, but only
two were seriously injured. The injured
! are:
Mrs. Katrina Bloyrant. Chicago; back
wedged and knee badly bruised
Mrs. l.. f. Salisbury of Chicago left arm
BADLY bruised and wrist strained.
Making Up Lost Time.
There were 205 passengers on board
the train at the time of accident, the
train having just left Berryville station
and the engineer attempting TO make up
time. The train broke in two and the
cars were twisted and dragged falling 10
the east and west blocking both tracks.
The parlor car which had been taken
from train from the north was COM
pietely turned over. The people in the
car numbering five had most miraculous
escape and were taken out through the
windows after the wreck was over. The
property loss is heavy, but it is impoS-
sible to estimate it at the present time
Passengers Badly Shaken Up.
Racine Wis, Aug. PA passenger
train on the North Western railroad was
dltched at Berryville, five miles south OF
this city, at about II 40 o'clock this morn
ing. The cause OF the train being dtcheG
was due TO an interlocking switch. The
passengers received quite a shock, being
thrown from their seats to the floor.
Traffic Is Delayed
All traffic on the south bound division
of the road is still delayed at 3 O'clock
Passengers on the train were placed on
board another train called from kenosha
and were taken to Chicago.
Wrecking trains have been called from
Milwaukee and Chicago to place the ell
Slne and baggage car on the track.
Nothing can be learned from local o1li-
GERS here as to how great the damage is
that has been done.
Caused by Broken Rail?
A report just received from Berryville
states that the entire train, composed of
the engine, five coaches, parlor car, ex-
press and mail car were ditched and that
the parlor car was completely overturned
but that no one was seriously injured. 1t
is claimed the accident was due to q
broken rail. but this is denied by officers
OF the railroad company who are now
present at the scene.
Engineer Reported Hurt.
1t is understood from farmers residing
near Berryvlle that the engineer was in
jured, but this cannot be verified. The
train was running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour and was about 300 feet
north of the station at Berryville when
the engine left the track dragging every
coach with it, running right into and
smashing the station platform, tearing
the track and cutting the ties to kindling
wood.
Cut by Broken Glass.
The parlor car was overturned. the
passengers being thrown against windows
and it is reported some were severely cut
with broken glass. A train was called
for from kenosha and such persons as
were injured and other passengers placed
aboard that train.
The train was in chr-ge of Conductor
Sykes Of Milwaukee and Engineer Ma
ihoney, also Of Milwaukee.