Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-06
Accidents Occur Near Green
Bay and Camp Douglas.
TRACKS WERE WASHED OUT
Passenger Trains Go Into Ditch as
Result of Heavy Rains-AII But One
Who Lost Lives Were Members OF
Train Crew. Over Thirty Injured.

Sunday morning when Chicago and
Ashland limited train No. IL, south
bound, of the Chicago & Northwest
ern road was wrecked at a washout
two miles north of Lyndhurst, which
is fifty miles northwest of this city.
Twenty-six members of the crew
and passengers were injured, seven
of them seriously, and more than
100 passengers were severely shak-
en- up.
The dead are:
Bushey, Charles, conductor, Mil
waukee.
Marx, George M. brakeman, Mil
waukee.
Bennett, Carroll. baggageman, An
tigo.
Sheldon, Stuart G., express mes
senger, Milwaukee.
Jones, John, engineer, Green Bay.
Calkins, w. F., passenger, Shaw
ano.
Heroic work by passengers and
surviving members of the train crew
under great difficulties saved many
lives, and heavy dOwnpOur of rain
prevented the wreckage from being
consumed by fire. Relief and wreck
ing trains were sent from Green Bay
and Amigo and the dead and in
jured were removed to hispitals in
Green Bay.
The train consisted OF smoker,
mail car, baggage car, three Pullman
sleepers and day coaches and was
bowling along at rate of thirty
miles an hour when it struck wash
out, caused by a cloudburst, which
had carried away a considerable sec
ton of the track.
The engine was thrown on it's side
as it plowed with terrific force
through the roadbed. The baggage
car next was telescoped, pinioning
four of those killed under the de-
brfs. The mail and smoking car
tipped over. Although the other
cars we're derailed, they remained
upright.
Among the injured are members
of the Wausau baseball club of the
wisconsin Illinois league, who were
enroute to Green Bay. A number of
them were severely injured.
Those who escaped unin1ured
quickly recovered from the shock
and turmoil and worked heroically
to rescue trainmen who were pin
toned under the wreekage. The
bodies of the conductor. expressman,
baggageman and brakeman were
found under debris of the baggage
car They had been killed instantly
Alex. Schools, a mail clerk, was alive
hours he was held under the wreck
age while the rescuers struggled to
release him. He was badly crushed,
but may survive his injuries.
The scene of the wreck is in an
isolated spot and in a thickly wooded
section. Before news of the wreck
could be communicated to Green
Bay, it was necessary for Herbert
Huelsbeck, news agent, to run to the
nearest depot, mile and a half dis
tant, and wire for relief trains upon
order of w. D. Cantillion, general
manager of the Northwestern road,
whose special car was attached to the
wrecked train.
Camp Douglas.-One of the worst
wrecks which ever occurred on the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha railroad took place
about two miles east of here when
the train ran into a washout, re-
sulting in the death of four persons,
six persons seriously injured and a
score or more slightly cut and
bruised and suffering from shock.
Most of the latter are women
The dead are: Thompson. engi-
neer; Abraham, fireman: Lee, bag
gagaman, and mail clerk, name un-
known
The train had been tagged at Tun-
mel City on account of washout just
west of Elroy and later was ordered
to back up to this city When the
train reached Lemonweir river, it
found the high bridge and banks on
both sides gone, and plunged into
the whirling mass of water below.
That so many escaped death, con-.
sidering the fact that all of the
coaches plunged into the river and
piled up, is miraculous.
The smoking car was carried sew
eral hundred feet downstream, but
eral hundred feet downstream, but
al its occupants escaped.
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