The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday September 25, 1887 The Inquest. Coroner Hoffman was engaged yesterday afternoon at the city hall in holding the inquest in reference to the recent accident at Eagle Pint. Several officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul were present and the evidence is being taken in a thorough and […]
The Dubuque Herald September 25, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 25, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Local rains, warmer weather, light to fresh, variable winds, generally southerly. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m in feet and tenths, and change in 24 hours CHANGE […]
The Dubuque Herald Saturday September 24, 1887 TIMIDITY Enters Largely Into the Make Up of the Present City Council. Eight or Ten Back-Bones Could Find Ready Sale in This Section of the Country. The Sewerage Question to be Put Off and Submitted to a Vote of the People. The Tax Levy Made the Same as […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday September 24, 1887 Placing the Responsibility. No person can read the testimony given before the railroad commissioners without coming to the conclusion that the chief blame for the fearful accident at Eagle Point the other day rests upon the shoulders of some one in the train dispatcher‘s office at La […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday September 24, 1887 HOME AGAIN. The Governor’s Greys Reach Home and Are Heartily Received by the Entire City. Yesterday at 1 o’clock the survivors of the Governor’s Greys of 1859 gathered at Grosvenor’s book store and with many of the honorary members and other citizens marched to the Minnesota and […]
The Dubuque Herald September 24, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 24, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh southerly winds, becoming variable. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m in feet and tenths, and change in 24 hours CHANGE Stage […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday September 23, 1887 Investigating the Collision. Yesterday the state board of railroad commissioners put in an appearance at Dubuque for the purpose of investigating the cause of the fearful and fatal collision on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad at Eagle Point on Monday last. It has been the […]
The Dubuque Herald September 23, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 23, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Warmer, fair weather, light to fresh winds, becoming southeasterly and increasing in force. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m in feet and tenths, and change in 24 hours […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday September 22, 1887 The Wreck. The debris about the wreck has been nearly all cleared away. Only two rails were found bent as a result of the wreck upon them. There were six pieces of baggage badly crushed, three of them so badly their entire contents was scattered and […]
The Dubuque Herald September 22, 1887 Local News In Brief OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,} WASHINGTON, D. C., September 22, 1:30 a. m.} Indications—For Iowa: Warmer, fair weather, preceded in southern Iowa by local rains, light to fresh variable winds, becoming southerly. STAGE OF WATER, at 1 p m in feet and tenths, and […]