Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-24
wreck WAS FATAL
MANY PEOPLE OF NORTHWEST
AMONG INJURED LIST.
Oriental Limited on c., B. & Q. Smashed
Saturday in Illinois-Three Pullman
Sleeping Cars Whirled Down 15-Foot
Embankment- Was Going SO
Miles an Hour to Make Up Lost Time.

Chicago, Dec. IGNORE than 20 per-
sons were injured, but none was killed,
when the Oriental Limited on the Chi
cago, Burlington s. Quincy railroad was
wrecked by "snake' rail near West
ern Springs, ILL.,, at $50 a. M. Satur-
day.
Two passengers from Spokane were
injured. They are:
Fred w. Clisby, collarbone broken,
bruised and cut by glass about the
hands and face. Taken to the Presby-
terial hospital, where he is said to be
resting comfortably.
Mrs. S. r. Stein, head and face cut
and bruised; was able to go to a 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-
terian hospital, Chicago; death feared.
Mrs. Herman Eschelbacher, Port
street, Portland, Ore; taken to home of
Mrs. Mary Milburn, Chicago; may die.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. johnson, Crooks
ton, Mimi, bruised and cut.
Miss Anna johnson, ~ years of age,
Crookston, Mimi, bruised and arm
wrenched.
R. B. Thomas, Colville, 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. E. johnson of Medical Lake,
Wash, cut by falling window.
K. 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 to
Presbyterian hospital.
Miss Emma Andrews, 20 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.
The limited, which is the star of the
road from Seattle, was seven hours late
and was running almost so miles an
hour to make up lost time.
Pullmans Down Embankment.
A touch of Christmas pathos was
given to the story by the fact that
many of the victims were on their way
to their homes, or to visit relatives
during the holidays.
Three Pullman sleepers were whirled
down 15-foot embankment and that
no one was killed was declared by
railroad men to be scarcely less than
miracle. Passengers were pinned in
the wrecked cars and had to be chopped
out with axes. Half clad and in pair
from their injuries they suffered acutely
from the fierce cold till the villagers OF
Western Springs came to their rescue
and gave them refuge. Most of those
injured were brought to Chicago in 6
relief train sent out by the Burlington
an hour after the wreck and placed il
Chicago hospitals.
George H. Snowden, a young mining
man of Seattle, on his way to marry
President Taft's niece, Louise W. Taft
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
: Waters Taft of New York, Decembel
80, was in the wreck, but escaped with
out injuries, He came to ChicauO