Owen,
Wisconsin Train Wreck
May
1912
SOO FREIGHT GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE
Engine Had Passed Over When Structure Gave Way
NEWS OF NORTH FOND DU LAC
Minneapolis-Chicago Limited Passed Over
Bridge One Hour Earlier – Accident West of Owen.
Part of the Soo line freight train, No. 21,
which passed through here at 10:40 o'clock
Thursday morning went through the bridge over
the Black river, west of Owen, Thursday night.
The bridge held up until the engine was safely
across but gave way when the freight was about
half over. Thirteen cars of merchandise were
precipitated into the river. No lives were lost.
The Minneapolis-Chicago limited, which
arrived here at 4:50 o'clock this morning passed
over the bridge about one hour before the
freight train went through. That no one was
injured in the accident is almost a miracle.
The bridge, which is a modern steel
structure, was weakened by the high water. It
will probably require several days to erect a
new bridge and in the mean time all traffic will
be detoured over the old Soo line through
Ladysmith.
The Daily Commonwealth Fond Du Lac,
Wisconsin 1912-05-24
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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