Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
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special to Times Republican.
waterloo, Sept. 7.-By the death OF
W. H. Myers. bagsageman. and ! n.
Douglass. Of waterloo, the list OF dead
ii the terrible wreck on the focA
island yesterday at Norris Siding mas
been increased to thirteen. This may
he still further increased, as several
& 81 the injured are in serious condi-
ton. Three Of the dead are not yet
identified.
Revised List Of Dead.
The revised list Of the dead 1oi-
lows:
. 4. Newell. Of Waterloo, Illinois
Central conductor. PASSENGER on the i''
W +. Myers. Of Burlington bag
). II. Douglas. Of Waterloo.
]. D. Lanphere, Of Shell ROCK, iar-
n1er, :,
1rict agent for the Metropolitan Lafe
Insurance. Company.
W1ll 0O0QW1n, OF w AtciAoo. y.
b. NJ. Christie. Of Minneapolis. !.
b. B. oliver, Of Waterloo. prominent {
member Of the L s. =. NJ. A.. and
M ~ 5onnson, Of Dixie.
" barron, Of Dewar.
* Two Italians. not yet Identified
Unidentified man. ;
Inquest Hold Today.
The ceroner Of Black Hawk county
Is conducting an inquest today. This
proceeding Is only formal, as no
criminal blame can be attached TO
either the railway company or It's EN- :
ployes. It is said by the trainmen
that the speed at the time the trucks
2eft the rails was not excessive, and the
accident was unforeseen and unavoid-
able
How Accident Happened.
Freight train No. $40, in charge OF
4 Engineer Frank Kinch and Fireman
Bert Gillett, was standing on the sid
q ing At Norris, awaiting the arrival Of
the north-bound passenger. which had
the main line. The passenger was
running at fifty-mile rate when 1T
arrived at the switch for the side
3 track. The engine continued on the
main Mne, but the tank jumped the
track at the frog. This threw the
engine and tender off the track and
the terrible velocity of the train sent
1t with such force into the ground
that the iron monster was half covered
!. with earth. The mail coach, which
! was the first in the train, was thrown
from the track, but was not so badly
AAattered as those that followed.
| A Pile of Human Beings.
baggage car was completely
roped and the smoker, which car
many passengers, is pile Of
gen irons, timbers and seats.
The smoker was torn clean from its
,hacks, and was showed thru the
eavy baggage car by the momentum
4 the train when 1t was brought to a
1 sudden stop People in the front end
ssof the smoker escaped with compare
lively little injury, altho they were
amidst shattered tinbers, but those
In the rear of the smoker lay piled in
the debris of the baggage car, a jum-
'.led mass Of dead bodies. A veritaE!e
! pile OF lifeless bodies lay at the rear
Of the car. when the axe Of the rescu-
ers chopped away the corner Of the
coach. Men cut all to pieces hung
from the hole that was cut open and
the sight which greeted the witnesses
was the most horrible, sickening scene
that could possibly be imagined.
Scene DesoIute One.
The scene Of the accident is most
desolate. there being no town at Nor
ris and no station. 1t is simply a pass
ing track for trains, SO when the ter
ribly MANNED and dead were taken
from the piles of debris there was no
place to take them and they necessar-
|, ily had to be laid on the grass near
the rails until physicians could admin
! lister to their sufferings. Cushions
sswere taken from the coaches and
these were put at the heads of the
most seriously injured. Moaning and
suffering pain that was almost unbear-
able these men had to wait for over
an hour until they could be properly
treated. Some with legs and arms
crushed to a jelly lay there and begged
Z to die.
The engine to freight train No. $50,
which was standing on the side track,
was close to the frog where the pas
senger left the main line. Altho the
f engine, tank car and mail car passed
to the side, the baggage car plunged
into the freight engine with a terrible
crash, causing II to be derailed, altho
was not moving at the time. En-
inerr Kinch of the freight train was
IN top of the engine at the time and
turned just in time to see'the awful ac-
cident. The force of the baggage car
striking his engine knocked him to the
earth beneath. a distance of fifteen