The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-02
nine MAY Be DEAD
Rock Island Train Fell Thru
& Trestle at Packard.
Two Known Dead and Seven
More Are Missing.

Packard, Iowa. June 1.-Two wo-
men are dead and ten persons are in
jured as the result of the collapse of
the bridge over Cold Water creek near
here under north bound passenger
train No. 10 on the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific railroad early today.
In addition to the two dead, seven
persons are missing and are believed
10 be dead.
The bodies of two women have been
taken from the wreck. One was iden-
titled as Mrs. Emma Won Vliet of
Traer. Iowa.
The engine, baggage car. smoker
and day coach plunged into the creek.
The bodies were recovered from the
day coach. The missing were riding
in the smoker. and it is feared were
drowned
Many of the passengers broke the
windows of the coaches and crawl led
onto the sides of the cars, where they
remained until taken off by -eScuers
in boats.
The storm, which reached the pro-
portion of a cloudburst. nearly para
lyZed wire communications. Train No.
10 is the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific fast night train between Chi
cago and Minneapolis. 1t was due at
Minneapolis at 8 o'clock this morning
Three Dead Says Railroad.
Chicago, June AT the general
offices of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad this afternoon cas-
ualties of the wreck of Chicag Min
neapolis passenger train No. 19 which
plunged through bridge near Pack
ard, Ia, early today were placed at
three dead, three missing, Is injured,
only two of whom were seriously hurt.
One Fatally Hurt.
bloomington, Ill. June 2-Twenty
| persons were reported injured, one of
whom physicians say will die, when
| the Wabash, Chicago, St. Louis fast
mail train No. II, was brown from the
| tracks one mile south of Saunemin, at
| , O'Clock this morning by one of the
most severe wind storms that has Wis
tied Central Illinois in years. The ac-
cident occurred in a deep cut which
kept the cars from Overturning and
prevented a heavy loss of life.
| The com bination baggage and smok-
! ing car and four coaches were blown
from the track. A Pullman sleeper
crashed through the smoking car lit
orally tearing it to pieces. 1t was in
the smoking car that most of the in
jured passengers occurred. The other
Pu1lmans remained on the track
Farmer Gave Alarm
One woman was thrown through a
car window. a distance of twenty feet
| but suffered only a few scratches. A
| heavy down pour of rain followed the
windstorm. drenching the rescue
workers
H. S. Marshall, a farmer living near
the scene rode to Saunemin giving the
first news of the wreck Wreckine
crews were rushed from Forest and
Decatur. a special from Decatur car
| ried doctors and nurses to the scene
| The injured were taken to Forest.
| The corpse of Oscar E,berhart, Sr
being taken to Griggsvi1le. Ill, fol
burial, was thrown out of the casket
The more seriously injured were
sent on a special train to Chicago.
Three Bodies Recovered.
Waterloo, June 2-Three bodies
have been recovered and Is persons
are missing in the wreck at Packard
Iowa, according to the report of the
wrecking crew received by railroad
| officials here. 1t is believed the ma.
jority of the missing are dead, off
cials said