Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-08

or Delavin, Wis. When the tender Of
the engine crashed into the mail car
both Mr.. Buck and his assistant were
| caught in the trap, and both sustained
fractures of the leg Last evening NJ
suck 5 injuries were believed to con
| siSt only of fracture of the left femur
| ana painful bruises. He was removed
to St. Luke's hospital, Davenport. and
paced IN the care of Dr. W. l.. Allen
Vi davenport His son-in-law. A. II.
! LoVett, city passenger agent of the
| ROCK Island in Davenport, was notifie1
and saw to it that Mr.. Buck was pro.
Vlded with every possible attention
ana comfort. He is not believed 10
nave sustained any internal injury.
Thrown from Car Door.
Philip Raymond of this city. who
was IN the Burlington baggage car
was thrown from the door of the ca.
ana sustained severe cuts about the
mead, and a dislOcation of his shoulder
me baggage car. with the tender. was
thrown off the trucks to the south OF
the track, and was partially collapsed
|
ABOUT O'Clock this morning, from Sa
wanna, and it was not until then that
the body of the dead engineer was re.
moved from the wreckage. a blanket
having in the meantime been thrown
over the remains.
| The Train Crews.
The Burlington train crew was compos-
ed OF Engineer Charles Larson. Fireman
j. X. Moore, Conductor G, S. Hecker
Brakeman H. +. Young and the bag
gage and express agent, Philip Ray.
hlond. The train was made up of d
combination baggage and express car,
smoker, coach and sleeper the Bath.
The Burlington engine, No. IS. is a new
one, this being one of its first runs. The
train was due to leave this city at 7:f5
but did not leave until 7:45. An eN.
ira section was sent out for Savanna
last evening about 1890, going around
by the way of Barstow and Denrock
Inc two rear coaches from the
wrecked train were brought over here
shortly after II o'clock last evening
and used to make up the extra. An
entirely new crew, with the exception
of the porter, had to be called out fOl
the train. Some of the extra men had
just come in on the train. The wrecked
milwaukee train was manned by Engi
neer John T. Mcguire of Moline. Fire
man William Minnock and Conducto,
Tilton.
Rock Island Physicians Called.
The passenger coaches remained CT
the tracks, and the majority of the
passengers escaped serious injury. The
Tri-City Railway company ran cars t.
the scene, and the passengers and par
of those slightly injured were remove
to the Davenport hotels Davenpo.
and Rock Island physicians were i'm
mediately notified. and DR.. J. r. Hol
lowbush, surgeon for the Milwaukee il
this city, and DR.. J. p. Comegys, sur
geon for the Burlington. drove from
this city to the scene of the acciden
| at once.
Engineer Tells of Orders.
1t seems that there was some confu
| sion about the train orders before tn
| train left Davenport. In conversin,
| with a representative of The Argu
| this morning at his home Enginee
| Larson of the Burlington train, sal
that the dispatcher at Davenport. Will
| talking to him and Conductor Heck :
| about the orders asked Mr. Larson wha
| time he could make Pleasant VALLEY
\ Mr.. Larson replied that he could max
Il the run in Is minutes. This ended tn
\ conversation and the conductor an
II engineer were given their orders. NJ
II Larson says that he went into tn
smoking room and read his orders an
II that he read them to meet the S
Il Paul train at Pleasant Valley, his min
4 being so impressed on Pleasant Vale
from the conversation that took plar
| between the conductor and himself an
operator. The orders received by Z
ginepr Larson were lost in the wreo