The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
With Fifty Dead At Mar
Shalltown, Iowa Has
Another Accident.
HOSPITALS FILLED
WITH THE INJURED
Coroner Dying From Injuries Re-
ceived While on Way
TO Scene.

DIES MONIES, Iowa. March PA
serious wreck on the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad is reported at Tara.
Iowa. near Fort Dodge. Several persons
are reported killed.
Every undertaking establishment here
Is a morgue. the hospitals are running
over with the injured. and incoming
trains bring hundreds Of people search
ing for loved ones.
The State board OF railroad commits
Eioners will make a complete investiga-
ton. Nurses from Des MOines hOspi-
tails We're brought here on a special train
today TO attend the injured, of whom
many are being cared for I'm private
homes.
Corouer's Back Broken.
With Coroner T. W. jay dying from
q broken back. caused when he was
rushing 20 the scene Of the catastrophe.
Il IS uncertain today when the inquest
into yesterdays Rock Island wreck.
near Marshalltown. viii begin.
The exact number Of dead is not yet
known Forty bodies have been identi-
fed and il Is believed five others are
dead. In addition, nearly dozen OF
the forty injured pc sons viii die.
The cause Of the wreck has not yet
been definitely established. The Of
fcials on the scene can only account
fer the derailment in this way: The
train was a combination Of The Chi
caEo-Twin City express and a St Louis
train bound for Minneapolis which
were consolidated at Marshalltown and
gun as a double header" As there
was no turn table, It was necessary fol
the two engines to be coupled at the
head of the train with their tender!
ahead and TO pull the coaches, backing
~.
Ii is supposed this unsafe method OF
running the trains caused the tender Of
the first locomotive 10 leave the track
The tender plunged into the bank and
stuck there. and both engines leaped tn
rails and damned into the cut.
Behind Locomotives.
Behind the locomotives were a Pull
man sleeper and a light smoker anC
day coach and ten other coaches. Th'
weight behind the smoker and daI
coach smashed both cars and jsmme'
them against the rear CT the Pullman
Practically all OF the fatalities and in
1uries occurred in these two cars, which
were completely destroyed.
The passengers were terribly , mSnsIeG
Iowa, adjudged The most beautiful wo
man r. Iowa in recent beauty con
test, was in the day coach
She was killed her body beinl
crushed into a shaDeless mass
The work OF rescue was supervised b,
Dr. John Devry, Of Chicago, a passen
ger. who was badly injured
Turned Into DOuble-Eeader.
The train consisted Of two regula
trains. one from Chicago. the other from
St Louis, bound for Minneapolis. Be
cause Of anOthe~ wreck these train
were made into q dOuble-header and de
toured through Waterloo by way o
MarshalltOwn-
The train left here yesterday. havinl
arrived over the North western tracks
and a few minutes LATER a telegram com
municated the news OF the wreck.
special with six physicians was rushe
20 the scene, and other doctors wer
hurried IN automobiles. The hospital
had been placed in readiness for tn
wounded.
Behind the second engine was a Pull
man sleeper. day coach. and smoker
and behind these other PuIlmaus.
When the engines left the track IN
PulTmans telescoped the day coaches
which caught fire and burned Ever
person i'm the day coach behind the Pull
man was killed.
Arriving at the scene the rescUer
were unable to save those in the burnin
vvreckaEe, but dragged the dead an
laid then beside the road. where the In
1ured were given medical attention.
Following is a list Of the dead an
injured: