Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
MARsHALLTowN, Mar. s2-rory-

some OF whom will die. and property
damage and damage claims for half
n million dollars is the result of Iowa's
worst railroad wreck. the derailment
OF double header Rock Island train
bound for ST. Paul on the Chicago
Great Western track in Green Noun
tain near here yesterday. Every un-
dertakers establishment here is a
morgue, the hospitals filled to over
flowing with injured and incoming
ing for their loved ones. Early this
afternoon nearly all the dead had been
identified.
Rock Island train No. l3. running
from Chicago 10 the Twin Cities, and
train No. y, from ST. Louis TO Mime
apolis and st. Paul. We're running
coupled together over the Chicago
Great Western tracks on account of
the Rock Island tracks being blocked
by freight wreck. The trains were
coupled al Marshalltown, and as there
Is no turntable at Reinbeck. where
they would strike the Rock Island
main line, both locomotives were cou.
pied in front of the combine train
and were running backwards. A Pull
man car from St Louis, smoker, a
day coach. baggage and express cars
and string of Pullmans completed
the trains thirteen cars.
When running through twelvefoot
Mountain. the tender of the leading
engine jumped the track. Its loco
motive followed and iammed into a
clay bank. and by the sudden stop
ditched the second locomotive. The
momentum of the train caught the
smoker and day coach, the latter being
jammed with women and children. and
crumpled the cars like paper. both be.
Ing telescoped
Hardly an occupant of either car es-
capped death or injury. The ensuing
scenes were friehtful While the
slightly injured passengers sought TO
release their fellow passengers pin
ned in the wreckage, many begged for
death to end their sufferings.
The dead as they We're removed
were laid in rows in nearby pasture
Many faces were crushed beyond rec
ognition. Heads severed from bodies
| arms and legs torn off and bodies man,
eled. The relief train from Marshall
town arrived two hours later and took
q load OF the dead and injured there
Coroner Il w. Jay. while riding in an
ambulance TO the hospital. assisting
| in the relief, was thrown out as the
vehicle rounded a corner and was pick
ec up with his back broken.
| PITTSBURG. Mar 22-The council
| manic graft investigating grand jury
| resumed its sessions today. On It's
| inquisitoral spit IL is expected TO roas
to brown additional present aud for
mer conncilmen of Greater Pittsburg
| who. IL is alleged, have been feedinl
themselves bountifully out of the hug,
graft fund the past two years. bu
who We're so suddenly "potted" by
the district attorneys action yester
day.
| That the graft investigation Is bu
started well on its way is the predic
ticn of those who profess to know
Repeated rumors today have II tha
the men higher up" are to be giveI
| full advantage of the district attor
ney's plea to come in out OF the rain
before another twenty-fonr hours hav,
rolled around. The result of the whole
sale confession is due 10 the "squeal
ing OF Captain John Klein. who mad
startling statements regarding III,
graft going on. The size of the bribes
As admitted, ranged from $S1.10 t,
| $500. DR.. w. H. Weber, a member o
the select council, confessed that h,
had received 10000 for distribution
among the councilmen. Bribe money
IL was testified, was distributed, some
times through the mail, sometime
stuffed in the pocket of the recipien
and sometimes simply counted over {,
them.
NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-With a bus.
afternoon and evening in prospec
| President Taft arrived here from Prov
idence over the New York, New Havel
& Hartford railroad at Z O'Clock thi
morning. When the Boston Express
rolled into the Grand Central station
no one in the presidents private ca
was stirring. The car was detache,
and shifted 10 sidetrack. where 1
was surrounded by secret service mel
and detectives.
| 1t was some time after their arriva
that the president prepared TO go Il
the home of his brother. Henry w
Taft, where he planned to remain un
til after noon. Lunch with Henry w
| Cloves al the latter's home, was the
first set item on the days program
Following this at o'clock p. m. the
president plans to call on the New
York Press club. Tonight he will ad
dress the banquet of the American
| Peace and Arbitration league and is ex
pected to make a brief call upon the