The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1906-09-15

James Albin. Former LaeIede Boy. Crushed
to Death on the Milwaukee Last Saturday.

stating that his brother James hat
beeh killed in a wreck on the Mil
waukee near Chillicothe. He at onct
left for the scene of the accident and
did not return until Tuesday noon
when he accompanied the remains
here for burial. The following &C.
count Of the wreck is taken from the
Chillicothe Constitution of last Mon
day:
"One of the most disastrous wrecks
that has occurred near Chillicothe for
some time happened at Nihtic, small
station about one and one-half miles
north of Chula on the Milwaukee,
Saturday evening at six o'clock.
Games Albin, head brakeman,
lost his life and ten cars loaded with
meat were put into ditch. The
wreck was caused by broken jour
nal on one of the cars.
Cabin and Frank Broaddus were
braking on the train. Albin, who
was on the front of the train, felt the
cars starting to topple over and he
jumped from the train. As he leaped
one of the cars plunged into the bank
about half its length. Albin was
caught under this car. His mangled
body was not found until Monday.
Broaddus escaped by being on the
rear of the train, as the ten cars that
went into the ditch were near the
front of the train.
"James Albin formerly lived in
this city. He was a member of Com
pany Fl, and was out with the compa-
ny in the Spanish-American war. He
moved to Kansas City when the Mil
waukee division was moved from this
city to Laredo. His wife arrived at
Laredo Sunday in response to mes
sage bearing the sad news of the fate
of her husband.
"The train was in charge of Con-
ductor Bert Bagley, Engineer Frank
Harker and Fireman Cash Standard.
The wrecking crew was called from
Ottumwa and arrived at the scene of
the accident Sunday morning. All
day Sunday was spent in raising the
box cars. Late Sunday evening the
meat was transferred to other cars
and shipped to Chicago.
"People from the nearby small
towns took their dinner and spent the
day watching the workmen clear the
wreck. The crowd was estimated at
two thousand people Sunday after
noon. A number from Chillicothe
went up at noon and returned at
three o'clock.
ga message was received by Coro-
ner Dowell, Monday morning, stating
that the workmen were not trying to
get Albin from the wreckage. The
coroner, accompanied by Sheriff Yeo-
mans, went to the scene Monday noon.
ga railroad man explained to a
Constitution reporter Monday morn
ing that the delay in reaching the
body of Albin was not due to the in
difference of the wrecking crew. He
aid that the crew when it first arriv-
ID raised all the cars in order that /,
Albin's body might be searched for,
With the exception of one big car filed Ee
With meat. When they attempted to 4
,aise this, he said, the wrecker was ,
Ilmost tipped over and it was neces- !,
ary to take the meat out before the q
ar could be removed. IA
''The body was found about 11:30 "
morning when the car was e
emoved from the bank. The head II
nd shoulders were mashed and de- t(
had set in. The remains ft
Iere brought to Chillicothe and taken 70
, the MeinerShagen undertaking par p
ars where they were prepared for
urial. Mn. Alhin. who arrived at Ia