Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05
many I0WAAs AUR7'
TWO RESIDENTS or STATE ARE
AMONG FATALLY INJURED.
More Than a Dozen Others Less Ssri'
ously Injured Whom Five Cars OF
Train No. 3 Go Thru Bridge Near
Wyeth, Mo.--Total Number OF In
jured Increased to Ninety.


wreck near wyeth. Mo-, had caused
three deaths up to late Sunday. az
follows;
Il. j. McGrath, Aiken, MINI,
II. @. Giles. Conception, Mo.
An unidentified man.
with the arrival OF third train oil
injured the total number OF injured was
brought to ninety, about fifty of whom
are regarded as in critical condition.
Thirty two persons are in hospitals
here and physicians say probably eight
or ten of them will die.
Chicago Great Western passenger
train No. 3, south bound, plunged thru
u bridge one mile west of Wyeth, Mo-,
at o'clock Saturday morning.
Five coaches were dcrailed, rolling
down the steep embankment. day
coach, crowded with passengers, turn-
ed completely over ana four sleeping
cars were turned over on the side.
49, Caused by Broken Rail.
1t WAS believed the wreck was caus-
ed by broken rail. The train was
made lip of nine coaches. 81 baggage
car and two engines. The engines,
baggage ear and the first of two day
coaches passed the supposed broken
rail safely. The second day coach
was deraHed and four sleeping cars
Immediately behind it.
according to Henry Venn and +. w.
Hutchings. both OF Des Moines. en-
gineer and fireman of the lead en-
CINE OF the double header. the derall
ment OF the coach broke the airline
system and threw on emergency brakes
Ifor the entire train, stopping 1t with
ina few seconds.
The train had just left Wyeth and
was travelling at about thirty miles an
hour the trainmen said.
vt These May Die.
Physicians at the hospitals announc-
ed that the following persons injured
in the Great Western wreck probably
win die:
Mrs. Ruth Jackson etnegress), Des
Moines, fractured spine.
Mrs. o. B. Hansen. Glenwood, Minn..
internal injuries.
Guy Hollingshead. Red Bow, Canada.
internal injuries.
Bruno Paivensky, soldier, Chicago
internal injuries.
Mrs. Ruth Hinsey. Boone, Iowa
bruised.
L. S. Layton, Blue Rapids, Kan. in
ternal injuries.
Mrs. E. v. Toomey. Kansas city
bruised about the head; under opera
ftion.
The Rev. James c. Jones, st. 10.
seph. internally injured.
Miss Edith Gyles. Conception. Mo.
| confusion Of head.
! Mrs. E. s. Morse, Nashua, Iowa
back broken.
Edward Slater, negro Pullman gpor.
ter, back broken.
Iowans Less Seriously Hurt.
H. I. Spry, Waterloo, back hurt.
o. c. Boyer. Cedar Rapids. badly
cut about head and face; shoulders
and chest bruised.
H. F. Hinsey. Boone, head and hip.
bruised.
| A. Shud, Clemens, body bruises.
| Molly Elledge, Marshalltown. cuts
about head.
NJ. o. Musser, West Union, back and
head injured
A. M. Wallace. West Union, head
injured and arms hurt
I. r. STAN. West Union, broken leg
and back sprained.
Ben Herdlichka, Humboldt, right leg
believed broken and head hurt.
James Herdlichka. Humboldt, back
injured and internal injuries.
Mrs. Addfe Wallace. West Iynion eve
injured, wrist broken and head hurt.
Mrs. NJ. A Spaulding. West Union,
ankle Injured and head hurt.
e. s. Morse, Nashua, back, hip and
arms injured.
A. 3. Engleking. Waterloo. back
wrenched.
J. v. v. Frost, Cedar Falls, back
wrenched,