The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday October 1, 1887 C., M. & ST. P. CONDUCTORS. The Various Conductors Before the Coroner Reported to Have Been Discharged. The Railroad Officials Deny Knowing Anything About the Matter. Since the coroner‘s inquest, when a large number of the conductors and engineers of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday September 29, 1887 THE C., B. & N. AND I. C. Further Facts Relating to the Illinois Supreme Court Decision. Probability That It May Enure to the Advantage of Dubuque. The recent decision of the supreme court of the state of Illinois is a great victory for the solicitors of […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday September 28, 1887 JURYS JUDGMENT. The Coroner Finishes His Examination as to the Cause of the Railroad Wreck. The Jury Exonerates Clark and Fales, and Blames the Railroad Company for Not Making More Explicit Rules. Dispatcher Rogers Should Have Notified No. 4 that Wolcott Was Coming — The Verdict Returned […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday September 27, 1887 CORONER’S QUEST The Evidence Nearly Completed—No Blame Attaches to Conductor Wolcott. And the Matter Rests Between Conductor Clark and Dispatcher Rogers. Coroner Hoffman was engaged all day yesterday in taking testimony in reference to the accident at Eagle Point. The following is the substance of all testimony […]
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 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 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 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 Daily Herald Wednesday September 21, 1887 AFTERMATH. The Scenes About the Wreck Yesterday Almost Equal to Those of the Day Before. The Coroner’s Jury View the Scene and Will Hold the Inquest on Friday or Saturday. Yesterday was almost as busy a day at the seen of the wreck as Monday. The whole […]
September 19, 1887 Wreck of two passenger trains one and one-half miles North of Dubuque on September 19th, 1887. Killed in the wreck were the two engineers and the two firemen. Also killed was a brakeman. The trains: Engine No. 406—Engineer Charles Fales Engine No. 409—Engineer E. Winchester (more…)