Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-31

reached seven. The bodies of two
immigrants were discovered in the
wreckage today.
Casey Oct. s1.-A fead-on collision
between a fast west bound freight,
No. So. and the east bound fast meat
train, No. SO, in the east end OF the
Rock Island yards at Casey last night
caused the death of six men and the
serious injury of many others. The
two trains and engines were total
wrecks.
List Of Killed.
Rev. F. w. Caldwell, Of Van Meter,
pastor of Methodist church, crushed
under debris of immigrant car.
Bert Shields of Valley Junction, en-
gineer on first section freight No.
IS.
Frank Marshall, of Valley Junction.
fireman on first section freight No. 50.
William Johns, Of Valley Junction.
brakeman on first section freight No.
SO.
Ed Nelson Of Valley Junction, fire.
man OH second section fast meat train,
No. 90.
Unknown man, body not recovered.
Seriously injured.
Conductor Reynolds, OF Valley juno
ton, of freight No. SIS.
Conductor Caskey, Of Valley juno
tion,s of fast meat train.
Engineer Lulnsden, engineer of fast
meat train; Jumped from cab and is
severely shaken up and injured.
The cause of the accident is given
out from headquarters to be the mis-
understanding of the orders of train
No. IS, first section, by Conductor
Reynolds, who was in charge. lie
should have met the train at Menlo,
eight miles east of here.
The wreck occurred at the end of
the Yards where so many box cars were
sside-tracked as to give the fast meat
train the appearance OF being on the
-side-track Engineer Shields drove
his train on at full speed and crashed
into the meat train.
Engineer Shields and Fireman Mar
shall stuck to their posts and both
were picked up dead, their bodies
mangled and crushed by the flying
timbers and iron. Engineer Lumsden
of the meat train jumped from the
cab and escaped death. Fireman Nell
son stuck there and was caught IN the
Jam of tinbers.
Rev. Caldwell Killed.
The saddest and most tragic death OF
tho wreck is that of the Rev. j. w
Caldwell, pastor of the church at van
Meter. who had just given up nus
charge and was starting for Nebraska
where he intended to go on ranch
for. . YEAR. He was in a car with his
household goods and was caring FOL
h,s horses. which he had placed in the
car.
His body was picked out from the
debris of the car, the dead horses were
over him and the car was broken lntc
splinters.
In fact all of the men were dead
when picked UP by the surviving mem
bers OF the train crew.
The crash could be heard all over
town and hundreds of people rushed tc
the scene to aid in caring for the in
iured. However, practically all were
dead before the physicians could ar
rive. The few seriously injured mer
were taken to the depot and from there
to private houses, where they We're CIV
en- medical and surgical attendance.
The track was torn UP and the rlgh'
of way was strewn with broken cars
and debris. The cars Of both trains
which was not splintered and broken
into kindling wood were derailed. Nc
more complete wreck has occurred OF
the Rock Island road for years.
Practically all Of the trainmen live
in Valley Junction. There the Creates
Of all excitement prevailed last eve
ming. The flying ttmbers so broke tht
telegraph wires between Casey ane
Des Moines that there was but little
u,htch could be learned from the WRECK
at valley Junction. The messages
We're received over long distance tele'
phone during the entire evening.
At the recent conference held a.
osceola Rev. j. w. Caldwell was re
annointed to Van Meter, but gave VI
his work because Of Ill health HI:
family was at Van Meter when the ac-
chent occurred, planning to go ives
on the passenger which followed lev
hours after the freight.
Mrs. Caldwell arrived at the scene Of
the accident a few hours after 1t oc.
CURED.
Engineer Shields formerly lived II
Des Moines and was one OF tins en-
eineers who left the M. & ST. L. ieW
wears ago and moved to Valley juno
ton for service on the Rock Island