Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-02
Train No, 10, Chicago to
Minneapolis, Is Wrecked
Near Packard, Iowa.
DEATH LIST LARGER7
Several Believed to Have
Drowned Besides Known
Dead-Many Hurt.

Packard, Ia, June e.
Five people are dead and
half a score of persons are
injured as the result of the
collapse of the bridge over
Cold Water creek near here
under northbound passenger
train No. 10 on the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific rail-
road. In addition to the two
dead, seven persons are miss
ing and are believed to be
dead, either by drowning or
as the result of their injuries.
The wreck occurred at ESQ
a. m. today.
The bodies of two women were
taken from the wreckace at 0
o'clock. One was identified as
Mrs. Emma Won Eliet of Traer.
Iowa The other has not been
identified.
The wreck was due to high wa
ter which had so undermined the
bridge supports that when the
train struck the bridge the entire
structure collapsed. The engine
plunged into the creek carrying
with it the baggage car, smoker
and day coach. The bodies were
recovered from the day coach, and
the missing were riding in the
smoker, and. it is feared were
drowned. Members of the train
crew escaped with minor bruises.
They c0Operated with citizens of
this town in rescuing dazed and
frantic survivors.
When the train turned over, many
of the passengers succeeded in break
ing the windows of the coaches and
crawling onto the sides of the cars.
where they remained until taken off by
rescuers in boats. Several are under
doctors care, due TO exposure.
Survivors Aid in Rescue Work.
The storm. which reached the pro-
portion of a cloudburst, nearly para
isL Ecu " It JOHllI anu II W
long after daylight before the first
rescue train, dispatched from Wat
erloo reached the scene. Other trains
are enroute from Cedar Rapids and
Mason City.
The sleeping cars remained on the
track and passengers in the sleeper
turned out to help in the work OF
rescue
Train No. 10 is the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific's fast train between
Chicago and Minneapolis. 1t left Chi
cago at 3:45 p. n. yesterday and was
due in Minneapolis this morning at
S.45.
List of Dead and Injured.
Des Moines, Iowa, June AT least
five persons lost their lives, score
were injured and many more are
missing in the wreck of Rock Island
train No 10, northbOund at Packard,
Iowa, early today.
Reports from Waterloo. Greene,
Cedar Rapids and Charles City, Iowa,
gave the following as the list OF dead:
MRS. FLORA VAN VLlET, Traer,
Iowa.
DORIS KOBER, 16, Waterloo,
Iowa
RUTH KOBER, 10, Waterloo, Iowa.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
The following injured were brought
TO Greene, Iowa, for treatment:
Mrs. Nora Logan, Geneseo, III.
Edith Nelson, Minneapolis.
Mrs Oxford, Louisville, KY.
Ben Oxford, Louisville, KY, SER
iously.
Mrs. linden, Minot, n. D., and her
three children, eldest Il years.
J. F. OMalley, Minneapolis and his
bride
Wilmer Larsen, Wesley, Iowa, SER
iously.
A. J. Thorne, Kensett, Iowa
]. c. Leonard, Jr, Cedar Rapids
Iowa.
Henry Searle, Reemer, Mimi.
Alma Butler, Greene, Iowa
Ella Fisher, Greene, Iowa.
W. B. Branstreeter, Greene, Iowa,
serious.
Mrs. Storey, Kensett. Iowa. serious.
W. F. Ford, Louisville, KY, serious.
Eva Malhoit, Chicago.
X. Malhoit, Chicago.
>. l.. Casey. Henry, Ill
Louis Schump, Cleveland, Ohio.
henry A0nleE. lEeie. ILL., SERIOUS