Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
TRAINS COLLIDE ON
THE MIL WAUKEE ROAD
WORK TRAIN RUNS INTO A
REGULAR FREIGHT.
Eleven Men More or Less Injured.
But Fortunately None Fatally
Freighter Had Stopped to Make
Repair to Break Bedm-LiSt of
Injured.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

railway wreck attended by loss OF LIE
occurred or the c., M. & ST. P.
road in this city yesterday morning
about O'Clock at point about a
quarter of mile west of the Hartwig
crossing in the Fifth ward.
According to reports, the train in
charge of Conductor Hagerty had been
on a side track waiting the passing
of freight train No. 65, west bound.
The freight train, it appears, was
followed onto the main track by the
work train on which were about twenty
workmen, occupying a coach and
caboose, the train being pushed by the
engine.
The freight train, in charge of Con-
ductor Long, was stopped at the point
Of the collision to make repair to
disabled break beam. before the en-
gineer of the work train could be sig
nailed, the caboose of the work train
crashed into the caboose of the
freight with a force that sent one of
the cabooses up the embankment in the
cut, completely demolishing it. The
other was also completely wrecked.
A wrecking crew from Milwaukee was
soon on the scene and hao the wreck
age cleared away by noon.
While the wreck was bad enough
as it was, it was nevertheless fortu-
nate that three were no fatalities.
Following are the names Of the
parties injured in the wreck and the
extent of the injuries received:
Herman Goede was the most unfor-
tunate of all. He received an INJURY
to the head. DIR. Moulding, the rail-
way company's local physician, found
1t necessary to take several stitches
in his scalp to close quite bad
wound. Goodies hands were also
crushed and his chest hurt.
Vim. ELgle-Llttle finger on each
hand quite badly mangled and right
shoulder crushed.
August Kaercner-Both legs cut and
quite badly bruised.
Emil Witthun-Little finger on each
hand cut and bruised. Both legs and
head bruised.
John Remke Right hand bruised
and cut, also both knees.
Frank Gruel-Left knee bruised and
cut.
Frank Vaienta Bruises on left
side.
Joseph Gritzner-Left hand bruised.
William Krueger-Left hip and left
leg cut and bruised.
Albert Durehring-Right hip and
back bruised.
Rienhold Hinze-Cuts on face, ell
bow and knee.
All of the above are residents of
Waite, town with the exception of Mr..
Engle, who recently came here from
Markesan, Wis.
One of the incidents of the wreck is
that the members of the crew whu
we're in the coach were not at all in
jured, although one end of the car was
torn off, the compact being so great.
Another fact that lessened the serious
ness of the collision is that
no fire had been started in the stove
in the work train caboose yesterday
morning.
The tact that five of the railroad
employees were canned" or perhaps
more properly speaking, were dis
charged, shows that their superiors
realize that there was considerable
carelessness in connection with the
wreck. Conductor VIM. Hayerty,
Engineer Quigley and the rear brakes
man on the work train were laid off
for an indefinite period. 1t is said
the brakeman gave signals to stop
but that Conductor Hagerty think
ing that the signal was to stop
for the purpose of unloading the
workmen, ordered Engineer Quigiey to
continue, at which time they were
making pretty good speed for the pur-
pose of climbing the grade. Hagerty
is said to have been laid off for not
following out the signals given by the
brakeman. The brakeman is retired
for not putting ON the air.
Conductor Long and his rear brakes
man were discharged for not tagging
the approaching train while making
repair to their brake beam.
Conductor Hagerty, it is fur
Their said, was riding on the engine
on his train at the time Of the acct
dent. The fact that the engine was
pushing the train. is said to be an
other serious violation of the rules
of the road. Thus it would appear
that there were series OF blunders
on the part of the emloyes and of
character that is liable to make it
rather doubtful as to whether any of
the discharged men will get their old
positions back. 1t is an unfortunate
and is to be regretted, for some of
the men have been in the service of
the road for number of years. 1t
is an object lesson by which other en-
ployes should profit and teach them
that even long service should not
tempt them to be careless and violate
the rules of railway company, which
are invariably adopted for the safety of
the employees and public in general.