The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
Rock Island Engine Hits Crowded
Wabash Coach.
CAR HURLED OFF EMBANKMENT
Fortunately None of the Forty Peo
Pile Hurt Were Fatally injur-
ed Victims Hurried
to Hospital.


coming from Abba, Ia, were hurled
through space as the coach was com
pletely telescoped and thrown down
the fifty foot embankment at the
crossing of the Rock Island and the
Wabash tracks at East Fifteenth
street last night about 10 o'clock.
Not one of the forty-one passengers
were fatally hurt, but every one in
the coach was found to have more OF
less severe injuries.
The coach lay completely turned
over and on its side in gully. The
vestibule and front platforms were
knocked to pieces and some of the
seats inside the coach were knocked
loose.
Engine Jumps Track.
The shock of the collision caused
the Rock Island engine to jump the
track in the opposite direction to that
in which the Wabash coach was push.
ed. The engine stood at almost right
angles to the track. The front trucks
of the tender were off the rails, but
the rest of the Rock Island train re.
manned on the tracks.
Same Crew Involved,
The Rock Island train is local No
315, and was coming from Davenport.
1t was coming due west at the time
of the accident. The train was in
charge of Conductor Tom Kane and
Engineer William Mosley. Wabash
train No. 3 is local from Abba and
was made up of a mail car and pas.
senger coach. 1t was coming from
the southeast. The Wabash train was
in charge of Conductor Riley and En-
gineer II. w. Spragg.
A peculiar thing connected with the
accident is the fact that this same
Wabash train in charge of the same
engineer, ran into a Rock Island
freight train Friday night at the same
crossing. The Wabash coach was tip,
ped over in much the same manner
but the passengers escaped without
any injuries.
No One Hurt on Rock Island.
No one on the Rock Island train
was nurt. All the injured were in the
Wabash coach, which turned turtle.
Both trains were moving slowly, SC
victims of the accident assert, and
the first they knew was the sound of
grinding wood and then all was blank
to most Of the injured until they
found themselves being picked up and
brought out of the coach.
Those VINO are seriously hurt are
Mrs. William Hutton, Mrs. Eliza
Adair, George Grifliths and Reuben
McCluSky. Yardmen and the train
crews did heroic work in getting the
injured out of the coach 1t was ne
ccsSary to pass them through long
narrow aisle, lit only by the pickering
lanterns and in many places filled
with bits of wreckage.
List of Injured.
The list of injured include Percy
Knots. Percy, Ia; Lloyd Ellis. Des
Moines; j. r. Davidson, Polk City
la: w. D. Boyer, Avery, Mo-; Willie
McHenry. Canada; b. B. Pyle. Hart
ford. la; Mrs. +. Fl. Young, Carlisle
la: f. Z. Brashear MOberly, Mo;
Mrs. George Smith and baby, Des
MOines: H. O. Wiese, Perry, Ia; 10
seph Laben; r. H. Bailey and wife
Newton. la; Matte Vaughn. Des
Moines: Edgar Wissel, EXline. Ia.
William n. Hutton, Des Moines
Mrs. William Hutton, Des MOines
Carl HOlan. Des Moines: c. c. keistel
MitchellvillC, Ia; Lee Smith, WiscOn
sin: Daniel OSe. McCallSburg, la.
Otto Kreger, Mallard, Ia; w. n
Knots, Percy. Ia; o. V. Walter, Des
Moines; G. o. Mitchell. Des Moines
Ruth Smith, DeS MOines; Bonnie
Bell. age g. daughter J. NJ. Bell, Des
Moines; George Griffiths, Illinois
Everett Bracket, Iowa; Mrs. Bessie
Vaughn, Des Moines; Mrs. Madge
Vaughn, Des Moines; Carmen Bailey
and wife. Des Moines: Della Davis
Des MoineS: John Vaughn, DeS
Moines; Orvall Hutton. aged 3, DeS
Moines Mrs. HlizaCAdairs Des Moines
H. o. Wrinse, HamptoRr-Ia.; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Barth, Desv ,Moines; Mrs
Oliver f. Lynch. Des Moines; Reuben
McCluSkey; George Moore, instructor
Drake University.
Injured Number SO.
A corrected list OF the injured this
afternoon shows that 50 were hurt in
the wreck State Railroad Commits
sioners n. s. Ketchum and Dave
Palmer are Investigating the wreck
today, and tomorrow will hold meet
ing with Supt, Wagner of Des Moines
lon whose tracks the wreck occurred.