Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
TRAIN PLUNGES
THROUGH CROWD.
BODIES OF WORKMEN, FLYING
THROUGH THE AIR, INJURE
OTHERS.
HORRORAT SOUTH MILWAUKEE,
After Accommodation Train Passes,
Crowd Surges Through Gate in
Front of Oncoming Flyer.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov ID
SIX persons met death in a horrible
form and five were more or less serious
ly injured when southbound train No.
is If the North-W cstern road passed
through South Milwaukee at 6 o'clock
"Wednesday evening, blowing through a
crowd Of workingmen on their way
home from the plant Of the Bucyrus
Steam Shovel company
Crowded at the Crossing.
crowd Of people had gathered at the
Milwaukee avenue crossing north Of the
Aorth-Wcstern depot at 9 o'clock await
ing the passing Of the CarrolvilIe
''scoot," an accommodation train which
WAS three minutes late. The gates were
down, but when the ''scoot" pulled out
going north, the crowd did not wait
but rushed under the gates and over the
tracks III i solid mass.
Those further back saw the black
rushing mass Of the Chicago train going
south and cried frauticaIy to those
ahead. but the roar Of the nOrthbound
train drowned all other sound, and in d
moment the heavy engine was blowing
through the mass Of humanity, scatter
ing maugled bodies right and left hurl-
lng he dead with terrible force through
I'LL heavIng mass Of the living knock
Ing many down and seriously iniuring
i've, three women and two men.
The Dead
WACHOWSKI, JOSEPH, aged 81 years,
labDrer at plant Of Bucyrus company; mar
Itcd aud had three children; residence South
Milwaukee; came from Russian Poland in
1870 and had lived at South Milwaukee i've
NAcHOWSKI, MICHAEL, aged 10
years, water boy, oldest son Of Joseph
Nachowski, one Of the dead; attended pub
KosLOWsKI CHARLES, aged 81 years,
iaborer at Bucyrus plant; wife and two
children in Russian Poland; uncle Of Stan
10y Iomaia, with whom he lived at South
Milwaukee, who was also killed
rJMAI.A, STANLEY, aged D years,
laD"rer at plant OF BucyrIS company ana
lived with Charles KoSlOwskI, his uncle and
another Of the dead, at South Milwaukee.
JASICIAk, JACOB, aged % years, Iabo-
Ter 1T plant of BucyruS company; married;
lived ut South Milwaukee.
Unidentified man, 30 years Old tool check
IN pocket IS No d, the number of Adolph
Bell, an employc Of the Bucyrus company,
but 1t Is said the victim may not be Bell.
The Injured
Dr IL. II. Nadig, health commissioner OF
South Milwaukee, aged 10 years, struck by
flying body; rib and nose fractured anu
right hip injured; also minor bruises.
John Yahr, aged abort 30 years, laborcr
Bucyrus plant; left leg badly cut ana
bruised lives ut South Milwaukee.
Mrs Daniel Lower, aged 50 years left
milwaukee,, - u 'o''n
Mrs George Fadcl, aged 10 years, sister
Of Mrs Lower, head injured and internally
injured; may be serious; lives at South Mil
waukee
Mrs. John Givcns slightly injured by
broken gate; lives at South milwaukee,
Struck by Flying Bodies
Mrs. Daniel Lower and Mrs George
Faded were standing near the platform
;. ~ S,,i I;I",. ~ io''.th ,oi1lLl9-
datciy fo1ioI,r he rirST o "iiSi
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living through the air. DR.. Nadjg SUI
11ered = fractured nose, broken rib and
ms right mp was injured lie was
taken 70 HIS nome WINE the ladies we're
carried nv Wiling hands up the hill to
the hospital OF Or. ;. NJ. smith
Mrs Ohm GIYenS was taken to her
nome SlighjS injured ~ helhg struck Dy
4 part 81 the gate which was broken III
lHG rush o. the crowd following the ae-
clNgit, John lahL was injured III inc
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70 9e Aaoiph bel ana that OF w ach-
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