The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-02-21
(From Thursdays Datly.)

Northwestern road that has again
brought the dark shadow of death
upon Baraboo homes. The collision
was between a special freight and
a De Kalb passenger train.
Thomas Lafferty, Baraboo engi-
neer, was instantly killed. His body
was brought to Baraboo this after
noon. Lafferty leaves a wife and
four children at 210 Second street.
He was 38 years of age, belonged to
the B. of L. E., and to the Catholic
knights of Wisconsin in which he
was insured for $4,000.
Joseph Maher of GAINESVILLE, fire.
man on the passenger train, was
killed. He was about 40 years of age
and leaves a wife and two children.
The family resided in Baraboo until
several years ago. He was member
of the B. of L. +.
Albert Burnish, fireman on the
freight train, was killed. His former
home was at Sun Prairie and his
headquarters was at Madison.
r. A. Peck of Baraboo, conduct
or on the freight train, was very
seriously injured and was uncon-
cious for many hours. Several re-
ports had him dead. A message at
3 o'clock this afternoon, however,
reported him alive and condition
very favorable.
George Briscoe of Baraboo, engi-
neer on the freight train, had hip
and one foot badly injured and was
otherwise hurt. At three o'clock
this afternoon his condition was re-
ported to be good.
George L. Rice of Baraboo, a
brakeman on the freight train, was
injured about the legs. His home
is near Wilton and he has been in
the service of the road about two
years.
George Devins of GAINESVILLE, con-
ductor on the passenger train, was
injured about the head and should
ers.
Miss Crosby of Sycamore, ILL.,, and
five other passengers, were slightly
injured.
Both of the trains were going at
full speed when the collision occurr-
ed, and before the engineers on
either ofthe trains had time to re-
verse their levers the engines had
met and the crews of each
were bu!ied in the debris.
Few on the Train.
The passenger train which runs
from DeKalb, ILL.,, to GAINESVILLE con-
sists only of combination smoker
and baggage car and passenger
coach. According to Miss Crosby,
who was the most seriously injured,
there were only six or seven in the
train besides herself. Both the en-
gine and the tender of the freight
went over on .thelr sides in the
crash, as did the engine and tender
of the passenger train. Neither of
the cars on the passenger train left
the track, and the injuries of the
passengers consist mostly of minor
hurts.
The freight train was as small as
the passenger, consisting of only an
engine, tender and a caboose. All
of the freight train save the caboose
was ditched.
Help From Several Points.
AS soon as the passengers were
taken from the coach and the dead
and injured removed from
the tangled mass of twisted iron
under which they were buried, one
of the trainmen of the passenger
train who had escaped rode at top
speed to GAINESVILLE in a farmers
sleigh for physicians. The farmers
in whose front yard the accident
occurred, assisted by passengers,
made the injured as comfortable as
possible. A relief train was made
up in the GAINESVILLE yards and Drs.
Pember, Earnsworth, Palmer and
Wood went out to Monterey, the
suburb where the collision occurred.
The special from GAINESVILLE re-
turned at once and the dead were
removed to Ryans undertaking
rooms and the injured to the hospi-
tai.
Conductor Peck of the freight