Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-09-21
BAD TRAIN WRECK NEAR MONROE
One Man Killed, Others Injured, Live
Stock Battered and Bruised.
Spread Rail. the Supposed Cause.

Spread Rails the Supposed Cause.
The worst wreck in years on tn
Mineral Point division of the G. M.
st. Paul road happened last Sunday
afternoon between 4 and O'Clock wher
thirteen cars and the engine went dowr
a thirty foot emhankment, short dis
lance east Of Monroe.
] II is understood to have been spec
ial train for the purpose of conveying
from the Monroe fair held last week tc
the Elkhorn fair held this week, such
as race horses with their attendants
and paraphernalia, other live stock, a
carnival outfit, etc.
Fortunately the majority of the show
people who left Monroe for Elkhorn
took the passenger train, which left
Monroe only short time ahead of this
extra train, on which it was at first in
tended that they make the trip. Had
the large troupe of attendants and per
ivAHCiS pSOu vi tilis iaii ~ 10 ihVAS
than likely that the list of dead and in
jured would be much larger.
The wreck was caused by the spread
ing of the rails at sharp curve. The
engine No. 1905 was so heavy that the
track softened by the recent rains was
unable to support its weight and the
locomotive pushed the rails from their
place, turned over and rolled down the
enbankment taking thirteen cars with
it.
The dead and injured are:
Edward A. Lull, West Allis, horse
man, suffered conclusion of the brain
and hemorrhage of the lungs of which
he died at O'Clock Monday morning at
Monroe hospital
Harry Cutler, brakeman, arm broken
and other minor injuries.
George Busby, Granger, Missouri,
bruised
Il. A. Johnson, Granger, Missouri,
minor injuries,
The injured are all at Monroe hospit-
al and are improving very well, al
though they were badly shaken up and
bruised. Mr.. Lull, who died from his
injuries was attending the race horses
thai were under his care at the Monroe
fair end was riding in the stock car en-
route to Elkhorn, where the horses
were entered at the fair this week.
When the car in which he was riding
was overturned and rolled down the
enbankment, Lull was crushed beneath
the horses The animals were only
slightly injured.
The other two men who escaped with
minor injuries were attendants accom-
pany show property to Elkhorn. These
and the injured brakeman are resting
comfortably at the Monroe hospital.
The engine was running backward.
C. N. Bonham, the engineer, of Madi-
son and j. j. Hope, the fireman, of
Milwaukee saved their lives by jump
ing. The conductor, John Moore, also
of Milwaukee, was in the caboose,
which was not derailed.
Cutler, the brakeman, was standing
on top of one of the cars when the ac-
cident occurred. He jumped and es-
capped with broken arm and bruises.
Johnson's valuable race horse, with
record of 2:07i which was in the dis
abled car, was also injured.
All traffic on the line was blocked
during all of Monday and passengers
were transferred around the scene of
the wreck. Drays and automobiles
were used to carry passengers and
their baggage from the railway cross
ing on either side of the wreck to the
other crossing, distance of about half
mile, thus enabling passengers TO
complete the trip although the trains
on both sides were delayed.