The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-02-26
NORTH. WESTERN TRAIN DiTchED
SATURDAY AT SUAMlcO
CAR HURLED TWO HUNDRED FEET
Clarence McDsrmott oil Iron RIVER Among
the Ninieen Injured Story Of the
Wreck.

No. 2. southbound, connecting with
the CRYSTAL Falls train which leaves at
80 p. IN. was wrecked at Little Sua-
mico at .l5 a. m. Saturday, piling up
into one OF the most disastrous wrecks
in the history of the road, and, al
though no lives were lost. nineteen
people were more or less seriously
hurt, and were rushed to the hospital
at Green Bay. where everything pos
sible is being done by physicians and
nurses to alleviate their suffering. and
il is believed that all will recover.
Those who were in the wreck Of Sat
urlay night told story that few
ever live TO repeat and those who
viewed the wrecked train as IL lay n
mass of twisted and splintered ruin in
the ditch. appreciate the mercy of
Providence which averted horrible
catastrophe Of death as well as devas-
tation.
No 2. the ill-fated train, was late
that night. being delayed by the de-
railment OF freight train at Daggett,
and it was about t:i5 o'clock when
the vicinity Of Little SuAmico was
reached The train in charge of Con.
dnctor Steve Connors and Engineer
Tom Green. was running at about
fortyhve miles an hour, and with four
heavy sleepere. two tirst-class coaches
and mail and baggage cars carried
tremendous way. On curve, one
mile south Of Little Suamico. the rails
spread and the heavy express train
crashed and thundered along the ties.
the engine uprooting the TRACK for a
long distance and the coaches and
sleeping car being hurled in all
directions. and finally crashing heap
OF ruins in the ditch.
The force Of the concussion when the
train struck the ties may be judged
from the fact that the smoking car was
lifted bodily from the rails and hurled
distance OF two hundred feet from
the track
The sleeping cars and-day coaches
we're overturned and partly telescoped.
Most OF the ninteen people who were
so badly hurt that they had TO 6e tax.
en- 10 the hospital were in the day
coaches.
Conductor Steve Connors. In the en-
ergency. displayed rare presence OF
mind and rallied the crew and the pas
sengers who we've unhurt TO the rescue
Of the injured
i IL seemed TO those who FIRST recover
cd and viewed the wreck that death
must have reaped an awful harvest In
the splintered and twisted coaches.
The shrieks and groans of the injured
rang ont with piercing shrillness on
the clear might air and in the ghostly
moon light the scene WAS an awful
and hCrrifying spectacle
IL isa fortunate thing that men do
not yield 10 seltisn thoughts or shrink
from duty because It is appalling In
an emergency like this. and every man
able 10 render assistance worked TO get
the wounded from the wreck, like vet
Grams trained 60 service and hardened
TO sights OF blood and suffering In
order 90 release the people from the
sleepers IL was necessary to chop open
the cars with axes.
Green Bay and Marinette were noti-
fed of the disaster
Train No. 10. the passenger north.
bound, was at Green Bay. and nurses
and physicians were hustled on board
and rushed to the scene OF the wreck.
A special was made up In Marinette,
carrying doctors and nurses. This
train proceeded 30 Oconto, where IL
was intercepted by message that the
t3reen Bay relief train had arrived
first at the scene OF ths wreck and that
the injured had becn taken 10 Green
Bay hospitals. The Marinette relief
expedition therefore returned home.
The wounded were taken In charge
by the officials OF the North Western
railroad at Green Bay. AZ the hos
pital they received every attention
and everything possible is being done.
THE INJURED.
The most seriously injured are:
w. ]. Dalton. Eecanaba; back and
hip hurt.
james King. De Pere head hurt
! ]. A. HiIger. Chicago shoulder in
iured.
c. NJ. McDermott Iron Rivor back
hurt
d @. Dietric. Green Bay arm and
snoulder hurt