Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
WRECK WAS FATAL
MANY PEOPLE OF Northwest
AMONG INJURED LIST.
Saturday in Ilinois-rhree Pullman
Sleeping Cars Whirled Down 15-Foor
Embankment-Train Was Going so
Miles an Hour to Make Up Lost Time.

Chicago, Dee. 19.-More than 20 per-
sons were injured, but none was killed,
when the Oriental Limited on the CHI
eago, Burlington & Quincy railroad was
wrecked by "snake rail near West
ern Springs, ILL.,, at $3.50 a. m. Satur-
day.
Two passengers from Spokane were
injured. They are:
Fred w. Clisby, eollarbone broken
bruised and cut by glass about the
hands and face. Taken to the Presby-
terial hospital, whore he is said to be
resting comfortably.
Mrs. S. r. Stein, head and face cut
and bruised; was able to go to hotel
after being examined by a physician
on the train.
Others Injured.
Mrs. o. A. Lowell, wife of a mining
engineer of Ymir, b. c., believed to be
internally injured; taken TO Presby-
terrain hospital, Chicago; death feared.
Mrs. Herman Eschelbacher, Pors
street, Portland, Ore; taken to home OF
Mrs. Mary Milburn, Chicago; may die.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. johnson, Crooks
ton, Mimi, bruised and cut
Miss Anna johnson, IL years of age.
Crookston, Mimi, bruised, and arm
wrenched.
r.. b. Thomas, ColviIe, Wash,
bruised, cut and leg wrenched; may
have internal injuries.
Mrs. Anna Harmed of Seattle, bruised
and probably internally injured.
George Tate of Cleveland, internally
injured.
Mrs. Mary Reed, Pearson, N. D.,
bruised and cut.
Mrs. Mary Snyder of Everett, Wash,
cut and stunned.
M. c. Brack of Red Lodge, Mont.
bruised and cut.
j. r. Mcdonald of Seattle, bruised
and cut
b. Acklebaum, Portland Ore, right
knee bruised.
Edward Strout of Seattle, SCALP
wound and hands cut.
Charles Thorne of Tacoma, body
bruised.
J. Corse and wife of Indian Head,
Mont, bruised and cut.
r.. l.. Johnson of Medical Lake.
Wash, cut by falling window.
X. l.. Lane, no East Pike street, Sc
= attic, neck wrenched, bruised and cut.
Mrs. j. p. Payseur, 80 years of age.
of Seattle, cut and bruised, taken re
> Presbyterian hospital
Miss Emma Andrews, 90 years old.
of Chicago, on way home from Spo-
kane, head and face cut and bruised
> and left side hurt.
. Frank Bishop of Portland, Ore, right
side injured, face cut.
|
: road from Seattle, was seven hours late
= and was running almost so miles az
:. hour to make up lost time.
e Pullmans Down Embankment.
A touch of Christmas pathos was
given to the story by the fact that
(. many of the victims were on their war
to their homes, OF TO visit relative,
T. during the holidays.
s Three Pullman sleepers were whirleG
down 15foot embankment and tina.
4 no one was killed was declared b,
S, railroad men to be scarcely less thar
= miracle. Passengers were pinned il
the wrecked cars and had to be chopped
L out with axes. Half clad and in pair
d from their injuries they suffered acutely
l. from the fierce cold till the villagers al
Sc western Springs came to their rescue
y and gave them refuge. Most of Those
t. injured were brought to Chicago in 2
/; relief train sent out by the Burlington
an hour after the wreck and placed *
IS Chicago hospitals.
!, George II. Snowden. a young mining
man of Seattle, on his way to marry
n President Taft s niece, Louise W Taft
,, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henri
lie Waters Taft of New York, Decembel
$, 30, was in the wreck, but escaped with
out injuries He came 10 Chicago.