Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-01
RECALLS WRECK
NEAR LAVALLE.


toned the wreck near La Vale 4
years ago, April 8. harry Abbott O.
IBaraboO has pasted in his ecrap-b boot
a long account Of the wreck takel
evidently from Harvard paper al
though the name of the paper is not
given. Mr.. Abbott said that james
IHazen of-Baraboo was on the train a;
| the time of the accident. Among
other things the account says:
Such was the wreck which occurred
Monday morning, at 500, near Reeds.
burg. $50 miles north, on the st. Pau
Road, with such lamentabIe results
to the whole community, and financial
loss to the railroad company.
The Inflated train left Harvard at
1870 Sunday night, with J. Purinton
conductor; M. DEMO, Engineer; James
Daley, fireman; J. Nichols, baggage
man.. and J. Barker, expressman.
Nothing was heard from them until
Monday morning about seven o'clock,
when a message was received for the
superintendent of the car shops, that
the train was through the bridge be-
tween Reedsburg and La Vale
For some reason it was impossible
to get anything definite before the
down train arrived, in the afternoon,
considerably after time. Harry Alb
bOtt, mail messenger, was aboard the
unlucky train, on his way from Bara-
boo, to the upper end of his run, and
from the scene of the disaster re-
turned on his mail car with this train.
From the following account was
learned;
"rfhe train was making it's usual
time, when there was a sudden shock,
Immediately followed by terrific
crash, which prccipitatcd, Nichols
Barker e. .--.-:-c-e TTc--...-c - -
among mail-bags, trunks, boxes.
stoves, and chairs. On recovering,
we discovered the car to be standing
81 &C end, partially laid over CT is
side. Fortunately, however, the dec
in the upper end of the car had been
forced open. and through this we
managed to climb, experimenting con
siderable difficulty however, in reach
irg the ground.
The noise Of escaping steam from
the engine, which was underneath the
tender, while the baggage car was
dropped UP on top OF that, was almost
deafening. The conductor assisted by
others, was lifting up poor Daley, who
seemed quite dead, and had evident 2
been thrown out of the cab, as he
was not under the debris. BY the
time, DEMO had crawled out from the
ruins and had been helped to some
distance, the baggage car was on IRE,
by dint of hard work, carrying water,
the FIRE was kept confined and did not
reach the other cars, two of which
were off the track and three remair :
ing on in good condition. The passen
ge-s worked with a will. kilograms
were sent in both directions and
shortly engines and men arrived.
The bridge formed part OF curve,
was twelve to twenty feet from the
ground, and about as long as city
block. Underneath both extremitfos
PASSED a small stream, between these
the break occurred, and was undoubt-
edly occasioned by fire in the bridge
some hours previous, and had been eN-
tirsguised by the rain which had just
ceased falling. The bridge had not
fallen in, but as soon as the tram
came upon it, gave way without a
moments warning.
The engine crashed through, bury
ing itself two feet into the ground.
underneath it's tender and the baggage
car. With the greatest care the dead
and wounded men were taken to the
nearest station, while we came on to
Harvard"
Mr. Daley leaves a wife and many
the fated train, accom- panied by MIS-.
G. A. Burbank and Mrs. Page, left on
the noon train for RIdsburG, but did
not arrive for several hours after
death had relieved the suiIerings OF
moor DEMO. he having died from his
'---~,---(7e and scalds at half East two
o'clock.
The funeral services Of Mr.. Jamf $
Daley were held in The Cathonc
church, by Father Egan. The burial
took rlace in the Hart'and cemetery.
Ma. Daley leaves wife and many
friends and acquaintance by whom
his death is mourned. He was a faith
full and good man, loved and respected
by all.
The funeral Of Mr.. NJ. B. DEMO took
place in the M. E. church, Revs. DIXON
and Sheldon officiating. The house
was too small to seat all who were IN
attendance on the solemn occasion.
The services were brief, but none the
less sad and impressive. Six engineers
were bearers. The burial ceremonies
were conducted by the brotherhood
in the cemetery: a special train carry
ing the party from and to The depot
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