Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-18

ried but few days ago.
Cedar Rapids, Jan.-17.-Two pas
sengefs We're killed, one instantly, and
nine ether passengers were seriously
hurt in headon collision early Sun
day between two fast passenger trains
on the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad at Keystone, twenty-five miles
west OF here.
The westboumd 9 and limited on
the st. Paul lad and the eastbound
fast traf-- q ordered to pass at Key
stone. A freight train on the siding
prevented the eastbound passenger
train from pulling on the switch.
The passenger train had run past
the station and was ready to back onto
the siding when the Overland limited,
going at the rate OF twenty-five miles
an hour, crashed into it. Both engines
were reduced to scrap iron and the
mail baggage and chair cars of the
limited were badly wrecked. The en-
gineer escaped by jumping.
The dead:
MRS. LOUIS ZEE, Cleveland Tex.
RALPH MORROW, brakeman, Mar
ion, Ia; legs broken and internally in
jured; died later in the day
The seriously injured:
L. A. Griffin, Chicago, baggageman,
leg broken
Carl Pralies, newsboy, Burlington,
Wis, ribs broken.
Others injured:
NJ. Satzemal, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Joseph Setter. Omaha, Neb.
Louis Zee, Cleveland, Tex.
r. Mushkin, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Mamie Mushkin, Cedar Rapids.
Michael Dontarich, Chicago
George Kinder, Marion
The crash was terrific. Passengers
were thrown into heaps and in the
Ianic that followed those who were
not pinioned beneath the debris broke
windows and climbed out to safety At
first it was thought that many had
been killed, for the cries of the in
jured indicated that many were buried
beneath the wreckage.
Word was sent to Cedar Rapids and
soon a special train equipped with sur
geons and supplies was sent from Ma
rion. The injured were brought to the
hospital here. :
Fatal Illinois Wreck.
Pinckneyyille, Ill, Jan. 17-One per.
son was killed and ten others injured
In a collision between the st. Louis
Memphis special on the Illinois Cen
tr&l bound for st. Louis, and a freight
train near this city at o'clock Sun
Gay morning. The train was running
at high speed when it dashed into the
freight on curve. The dead:
CARL 3. KITCHEN, fireman on the
passenger train, East ST. Louis.
The injured:
H. J. Brown, 120 Exchange street,
Memphis; head cut and internal in
iuries.
Lister Tyrell, 215 Bird street. Han
nibal, Mo-; head cut and internal in
juries.
W. M. Van Lear, 241 Chestnut street
Philadelphia; neck twisted and in
ternal injuries.
Alfred Pirron, 146 North Main street
Memphis; left side crushed.
T. F'ebler, 610 St Clair avenue, N
w Cleveland, O.; back and neck in
jured.
G. Rinaldo, 1874 South Columbus ave-
nue., Columbus. o.; neck and wrist
twisted.
J. r. Ward, 141 Poplar street, Mem
phis; broken ankle and internal in
juries.
R. B. Wilson, Memphis: negro
porter; neck and shoulder wrenched.
E. H. Pope, passenger engineer, East
st. Louis; cuts and internal injuries.
Miss 7. H. Mckenzie, Lulu, Miss.
cuts and bruises.
4 Killed In Colorado Wreck.
Leadvi1le, Colo, Jan. 17-In !
freight wreck near here early Sunday
morning on the Colorado Midland rail- |
way, four men were killed and three |
others injured. The dead:
SMITH, H. c., Leadville, conductor.
RICH, MARSHALL, Cardiff, fire.
man.
FAIR, H. D. Cardiff, brakeman.
DAVENPORT, EDWARD, Van
Mich.
Bert Harter Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
was slightly injured.
Bill Lang Still Champion Heavyweiqht
Sydney, N. s. w. Jan. 17-"Bnl /
Lang" today retained the title of the |
champion of Australia by
lefeating "Bill' Squires in the seventh
'ound.
SON Kills Father, Then surrenders. /
Cameron, Mo-, Jan. 17.-Joseph
dontz, farmer, shot and killed his