The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-19
HORRIBLE WRECK
ON IOWA CENTRAL
ANKa an FivE MEN lNsfAMTLN
wlNgnp OUT
Accident Happens 70 Freight Ne. %
Near seaton, lIllncls -
Two Engines and Eight
Cars Demolished.

kaloosa.
TIARRf SUMMERS, engineer, os.
kalooea.
HARRY BARR, fireman, oskaloosa.
l.. n. nRIIlEY, fireman, Manmoula.
+. 4. MORGAN, trainman, osKa.
loosa
A sleeping COW ON the railroad track
caused tho awful wreck OF freight %.
90. east bound, which occurred at Sea.
ton. Ill.,, Sunday morning nt b;57
O'Clock, and resulted in the death on
five OF the finest railroad men upon
the Iowa Central pay roll, and the
destruction OF thousands Of dollars
worth Of property.
The wreck occurred just at the edge
Of the village Of Soaton, III. Freight
train No. 90 was east bound, a double
header, hauling twenty.three cars OF
lumber and grain, in charge Of Con-
ductor Ed Mabie, OF this city. 1t was
pulled by engines Nos. 81 and l,2,
with Engineer Caffall and Fireman
Briley on engine No. l02, while En-
gineer Summers and Fireman Barr;
"the two Harrys," handled the 51,the
head engine. Not man OF the en-
CINE crews escaped death In the awful
wreck which claimed as Its victim al.
so the mead brakeman, p. r. Morgan.
At the edge OF .5eaton, ION slight
down grade, the engines MADE sharp
turn, striking sleeping COW lying on
the track between the rails, before an
opportunity was given TO slow or stop.
The animal was dragged for fully 200
feet around the curve and across a
low trestle over waterway. On the
oast side OF this trestle the first en-
CINE left the track, with No. lV2 ana
eleven cars following.
Smashed to spIinters.
Never before IN the History OF tae
Iowa Central was rolling stock more
completely wrecked. Within the
space OF two coach lengths, on the
east side Of that fatal trestle, were
piled both locomotives and eleven box
cars smashed and ground 4 30 aw-
full force Of the crash. Under the
wreck lay Fireman Barr and Brake
man Morgan, dead. AT IS side vas
Fireman Briley, killed instantly in the
smash, while Engineers Caffall ana
Summers struggled out from under
the debris, only to die after few
hours Of agony.
Only Conductor Mabie and Rear
Brakeman Harry Louther OF this city.
OF the entire crews, escaped. They
we're unhurt.
With the assistance Of railroad men
and local people who fastened TO the
scene, Conductor Mable directed the
work Of rescue, and Engineers Caffall
and Summers were taken from the
debris 10 the Vance nome, almost at
the side Of the track where the wreck
occurred. Drs. Sherricks and Holll.
day, Of Monmouth, we're summoned,
and arriving in short time, made the
injured as comfortable as possible.
Both men we're but partially conscious
and did not realize their suffering.
Relatives Hurried to Scene.
Conductor Charles Mikesell, who
had gone east as first &c" to Elerick,
was hurried on to aid In the wrecking
work, and q special train carrying Of
hcials and relatives OF the dead and
dying was sent from this city, In
charge OF Conductor James Peacock.
II was too late 10 reach the scene be.
fore the death Of Engineers Caffall and
Summers. and the relatives were in
formed Of the deaths enronte.
At the scene OF the wreck Claim
Agent Paul Sewers, Of this city, took
charge and directed the work OF
cleaning up the debris, and caring for
the injured and dead The bodies
we're taken into the depot baggage
room and remained there until taken
away for burial
Engines Crush Into Each other.
When engine 81 left the rails, en-
CINE and tender overturned In such q
way as 70 form a ~" into which 102l
plunged turning over 10 The right OF
the track. A car 81 oats also plunged
into the ~" and the emu breaking
out, filed up the corner with the
grain. From this the searchers dis
covered Engineer Caffall struggling,
and painfully, by instinct alone, drag.
ging himself from under the debris.
In the crash his head had been badly
cut, and the blow had so stunned the
unfortunate man az TO make him un.
conscious Of what he did. RE was
helped out, and taken to the vance
home. Across the left side Of the|
abdomen tho unfortunate man was
gashed terribly. the bowels protruding
slightly. His legs were broken. Mr..
caffall never regained absolute con-
sciousness, but in a dared way seemed
10 realize what had happened.
Was Fatally Scalded.
Engineer Harry summgrs was dis.
covered in a pool Of boiling WATER ter.
rIbly gcalded By water and steam, and
80 parboIled that death was only al
matter Of q few hours. He was con-
scious and remained 80 until the last
He had struggled and crawleu out
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