The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-16
northwestern TRAIN
GOES THROUGH BRIDGE
over FLOODED CREEK
Death List May Be IN
creased Many PaaDeu-
gers Unaccounted for.

Omaha, Neb., June 16.-(UuHsot
Press. THE known dead In thei
wreck Of the Chicago q Northwest!
ern passenger train which plunged
into Cottonwood Creek near Craw-I
ford, Neb., reached five, accordingt
to reports received here today.
The fifth body was taken from,
one Of the submerged coaches In thet
creek. Identification was impos-,
sible.
Several were reported to have
died while being rushed to q hos
pital at Hot Springs, S. D. All
least IS persons we're reported.
severely injured.
Rescue workers expressed thel
belief that several other bodies may
be in the submerged coaches.
Chicago. June 16. - UNITED
Press. -Four. persons were killed
and IS injured, several perhapsl
fatally. when a Chicago and North
western train went through a bridgei
near Whitney, Neb.. early today, ac-t
cording to statement issued by the,
road.
The known dead are:
FRANK BOSHARD, Lander, Wyo.,
F. M. STEWART, Gordon, Neb.,.
salesman.
R. c. SCOTT, Chadron, Neb., bag.
gageman.
C. H. SCOTT, Grand Island, Neb..
Omaha, Neb., June 1e.-(United,
Press.)-Four are known to have
been killed and IS injured when
three coaches Of Chicago and North,
western passenger train No. 606t
plunged through bridge over Cot-'
tOnwood creek, two miles east OF
Crawford, Neb, early today.
The death list may run much
higher as many of those injured
may die. Many passengers have not
yet been accounted for and these
may be dead.
4 Three Coaches I'm Water.
The Northwestern train was
bound from Lander, Wyo-, to.
Omaha, Neb, on branch line.
The engine and several coaches
had safely passed over the bridgei
before the structure collapsed.
The three coaches were hurled
into the mad flood waters of Cot,
tonwood creek, whose waters havel
destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of property in the northwest
ern part Of the state In Ee last
three weeks.
Rescue work was impossible for
several hours after the disaster be-
cause Of the swollen stream. Those
imprisoned in the coaches cried in
vain for help.
Doctors and Nurses ArrivA
Relief trains with doctors and
nurses on board and laden with first
aid supplies, arrived at the scene
shortly after daybreak.
The dead were removed to Chad
ron, Neb.
The injured were being rushed to
a hospital at Hot Springs, S. g.
: J. H. Nessley, Springfield. No..
: was listed as among those seriously
injured.
The heaviest injuries and prob
able loss Of life is believed to have
occurred among passengers in the
smoker and one of the day coaches.
One Pullman is reported hanging
precariously on the left bank of the
creek and, is liable to plunge into
: the surging waters at any moment
5 All passengers in this car are said
to have escaped.
Rescue Workers Helpless
q Rescue workers are helpless, &C
a cording to word received here,
= Dragging and diving for bodies per-
4 haps imprisoned in the submerged
a coaches is impossible because Of the
> strong current Of the creek, dis
q patches said.
Aviators from Omaha and Coun.
= Gil Bluffs, Iowa, are going oves
\ their machines preparatory to hop.
ping off" for the scene of the acci-
dent to offer their assistance in ras-
= cue work.