FATAL COLLISION
Three Men Instantly Killed and Many Seriously Hurt at Iron Mountain.
Wednesday morning just before seven o'clock, a train made up of a locomotive and two coaches carrying the night crew from the Traders mine to Iron Mountain on the C.M. & St. P. track, met a heavy freight train and a terrible head-end collision ensued. The tender of the passenger train was driven through the first coach killing three men outright and crushing and burning several others who may die. The dead were removed to the city morgues and the injured to St. George's hospital where everything is being done to alleviate their sufferings. The responsibility for the calamity has not been fully ascertained. The names of the dead and injured so far as can be learned are as follows:
KILLED.
Joseph Trepanier, Leonardo Galli, Chas. Morreli.
INJURED.
Orso Schenk, general contusions; Tony Folenti, general contusions; Alex Poirier, general contusions; Fred Tonney, face scratched and slightly burned; John Burt, left leg burned; Humberdo Manelli, both legs broken; Thomas Cowling, badly burned; Ed. Merryfield, contused leg; Charles Dessureau, burned leg; Joseph Cafetione, leg broken.
DIED FROM INJURIES.
John Pleckinger, a brakeman employed on the passenger, was caught between the tender and cab in attempting to jump. He was alive when rescued but was badly scalded and injured internally. He succumbed to his injuries at 1:30 p.m. the same day.
Thos. Cowling, a fireman at the mine, was caught under a red hot stove in forward coach and was so badly burned about legs and abdomen, that he died Wednesday evening. The Current, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume XXII, Number 40 [Saturday, November 3, 1906], page 1, column 3
Michigan State Census, 1894
Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Orso Schank. Age 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert Schank Husband Male 42
Emily Schank Wife Female 36
Selma Schank Daughter Female 12
Orso Schank Son Male 8
Robert Schank Son Male 5
Herman Schank Son Male 1
1900
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
Marriage 13 Oct 1906. Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Orso C. J. Schenk. Miner. Age 21. Birth 1885. Wisconsin
Father Robert Schenk. Mother Emilia Standar
Spouse Anna E. Noren. Spouse Age 16. Birth 1890. Wisconsin
Spouse's Father Louis Noren
Spouse's Mother Mary Neyalska
United States Census, 1910
Iron Mountain Ward 1, Dickinson, Michigan
Arzo Schenk. Age 24. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arzo Schenk Head Male 24 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 20 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 3 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 1 Michigan
William Scheuk Son Male 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1920
Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Orsa Schenk. Age 34. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orsa Schenk Head Male 34 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 30 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 12 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 11 Michigan
Charles Schenk Son Male 5 Michigan
Elsa Schenk Daughter Female 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1930
Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Cook, Illinois
Orso Schenk. Age 44. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orso Schenk Head Male 44 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 40 Wisconsin
Robert Schenk Son Male 21 Michigan
Elsie Schenk Daughter Female 10 Michigan
Arthur E Larson Boarder Male Sweden
Carl P Q Larson Boarder Male Sweden
United States Census, 1940
Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois
Arso Schenk. Age 54. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arso Schenk Head Male 54 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 50 Wisconsin
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Burial Cemetery Park. Iron Mt., Michigan
Orso Carl Schenk. Age 85
Residence: 528 Claraday Apt. 1, Glendora
Death 6 Jul 1971 Death Sun Valley
Birth 29 Nov 1885. Birthplace: Wisconsin
Widowed. Occupation: Machinist
Race: White. Ethnicity: American
Father Robert Schenk. Birthplace: Germany
Mother Emila Spender. Birthplace: Germany
[Researched by Karlene Hall 47722765]
Three Men Instantly Killed and Many Seriously Hurt at Iron Mountain.
Wednesday morning just before seven o'clock, a train made up of a locomotive and two coaches carrying the night crew from the Traders mine to Iron Mountain on the C.M. & St. P. track, met a heavy freight train and a terrible head-end collision ensued. The tender of the passenger train was driven through the first coach killing three men outright and crushing and burning several others who may die. The dead were removed to the city morgues and the injured to St. George's hospital where everything is being done to alleviate their sufferings. The responsibility for the calamity has not been fully ascertained. The names of the dead and injured so far as can be learned are as follows:
KILLED.
Joseph Trepanier, Leonardo Galli, Chas. Morreli.
INJURED.
Orso Schenk, general contusions; Tony Folenti, general contusions; Alex Poirier, general contusions; Fred Tonney, face scratched and slightly burned; John Burt, left leg burned; Humberdo Manelli, both legs broken; Thomas Cowling, badly burned; Ed. Merryfield, contused leg; Charles Dessureau, burned leg; Joseph Cafetione, leg broken.
DIED FROM INJURIES.
John Pleckinger, a brakeman employed on the passenger, was caught between the tender and cab in attempting to jump. He was alive when rescued but was badly scalded and injured internally. He succumbed to his injuries at 1:30 p.m. the same day.
Thos. Cowling, a fireman at the mine, was caught under a red hot stove in forward coach and was so badly burned about legs and abdomen, that he died Wednesday evening. The Current, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume XXII, Number 40 [Saturday, November 3, 1906], page 1, column 3
Michigan State Census, 1894
Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Orso Schank. Age 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert Schank Husband Male 42
Emily Schank Wife Female 36
Selma Schank Daughter Female 12
Orso Schank Son Male 8
Robert Schank Son Male 5
Herman Schank Son Male 1
1900
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
Marriage 13 Oct 1906. Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Orso C. J. Schenk. Miner. Age 21. Birth 1885. Wisconsin
Father Robert Schenk. Mother Emilia Standar
Spouse Anna E. Noren. Spouse Age 16. Birth 1890. Wisconsin
Spouse's Father Louis Noren
Spouse's Mother Mary Neyalska
United States Census, 1910
Iron Mountain Ward 1, Dickinson, Michigan
Arzo Schenk. Age 24. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arzo Schenk Head Male 24 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 20 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 3 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 1 Michigan
William Scheuk Son Male 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1920
Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Orsa Schenk. Age 34. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orsa Schenk Head Male 34 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 30 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 12 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 11 Michigan
Charles Schenk Son Male 5 Michigan
Elsa Schenk Daughter Female 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1930
Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Cook, Illinois
Orso Schenk. Age 44. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orso Schenk Head Male 44 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 40 Wisconsin
Robert Schenk Son Male 21 Michigan
Elsie Schenk Daughter Female 10 Michigan
Arthur E Larson Boarder Male Sweden
Carl P Q Larson Boarder Male Sweden
United States Census, 1940
Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois
Arso Schenk. Age 54. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arso Schenk Head Male 54 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 50 Wisconsin
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Burial Cemetery Park. Iron Mt., Michigan
Orso Carl Schenk. Age 85
Residence: 528 Claraday Apt. 1, Glendora
Death 6 Jul 1971 Death Sun Valley
Birth 29 Nov 1885. Birthplace: Wisconsin
Widowed. Occupation: Machinist
Race: White. Ethnicity: American
Father Robert Schenk. Birthplace: Germany
Mother Emila Spender. Birthplace: Germany
[Researched by Karlene Hall 47722765]
FATAL COLLISION
Three Men Instantly Killed and Many Seriously Hurt at Iron Mountain.
Wednesday morning just before seven o'clock, a train made up of a locomotive and two coaches carrying the night crew from the Traders mine to Iron Mountain on the C.M. & St. P. track, met a heavy freight train and a terrible head-end collision ensued. The tender of the passenger train was driven through the first coach killing three men outright and crushing and burning several others who may die. The dead were removed to the city morgues and the injured to St. George's hospital where everything is being done to alleviate their sufferings. The responsibility for the calamity has not been fully ascertained. The names of the dead and injured so far as can be learned are as follows:
KILLED.
Joseph Trepanier, Leonardo Galli, Chas. Morreli.
INJURED.
Orso Schenk, general contusions; Tony Folenti, general contusions; Alex Poirier, general contusions; Fred Tonney, face scratched and slightly burned; John Burt, left leg burned; Humberdo Manelli, both legs broken; Thomas Cowling, badly burned; Ed. Merryfield, contused leg; Charles Dessureau, burned leg; Joseph Cafetione, leg broken.
DIED FROM INJURIES.
John Pleckinger, a brakeman employed on the passenger, was caught between the tender and cab in attempting to jump. He was alive when rescued but was badly scalded and injured internally. He succumbed to his injuries at 1:30 p.m. the same day.
Thos. Cowling, a fireman at the mine, was caught under a red hot stove in forward coach and was so badly burned about legs and abdomen, that he died Wednesday evening. The Current, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume XXII, Number 40 [Saturday, November 3, 1906], page 1, column 3
Michigan State Census, 1894
Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Orso Schank. Age 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert Schank Husband Male 42
Emily Schank Wife Female 36
Selma Schank Daughter Female 12
Orso Schank Son Male 8
Robert Schank Son Male 5
Herman Schank Son Male 1
1900
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
Marriage 13 Oct 1906. Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Orso C. J. Schenk. Miner. Age 21. Birth 1885. Wisconsin
Father Robert Schenk. Mother Emilia Standar
Spouse Anna E. Noren. Spouse Age 16. Birth 1890. Wisconsin
Spouse's Father Louis Noren
Spouse's Mother Mary Neyalska
United States Census, 1910
Iron Mountain Ward 1, Dickinson, Michigan
Arzo Schenk. Age 24. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arzo Schenk Head Male 24 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 20 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 3 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 1 Michigan
William Scheuk Son Male 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1920
Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Orsa Schenk. Age 34. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orsa Schenk Head Male 34 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 30 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 12 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 11 Michigan
Charles Schenk Son Male 5 Michigan
Elsa Schenk Daughter Female 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1930
Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Cook, Illinois
Orso Schenk. Age 44. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orso Schenk Head Male 44 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 40 Wisconsin
Robert Schenk Son Male 21 Michigan
Elsie Schenk Daughter Female 10 Michigan
Arthur E Larson Boarder Male Sweden
Carl P Q Larson Boarder Male Sweden
United States Census, 1940
Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois
Arso Schenk. Age 54. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arso Schenk Head Male 54 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 50 Wisconsin
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Burial Cemetery Park. Iron Mt., Michigan
Orso Carl Schenk. Age 85
Residence: 528 Claraday Apt. 1, Glendora
Death 6 Jul 1971 Death Sun Valley
Birth 29 Nov 1885. Birthplace: Wisconsin
Widowed. Occupation: Machinist
Race: White. Ethnicity: American
Father Robert Schenk. Birthplace: Germany
Mother Emila Spender. Birthplace: Germany
[Researched by Karlene Hall 47722765]
Three Men Instantly Killed and Many Seriously Hurt at Iron Mountain.
Wednesday morning just before seven o'clock, a train made up of a locomotive and two coaches carrying the night crew from the Traders mine to Iron Mountain on the C.M. & St. P. track, met a heavy freight train and a terrible head-end collision ensued. The tender of the passenger train was driven through the first coach killing three men outright and crushing and burning several others who may die. The dead were removed to the city morgues and the injured to St. George's hospital where everything is being done to alleviate their sufferings. The responsibility for the calamity has not been fully ascertained. The names of the dead and injured so far as can be learned are as follows:
KILLED.
Joseph Trepanier, Leonardo Galli, Chas. Morreli.
INJURED.
Orso Schenk, general contusions; Tony Folenti, general contusions; Alex Poirier, general contusions; Fred Tonney, face scratched and slightly burned; John Burt, left leg burned; Humberdo Manelli, both legs broken; Thomas Cowling, badly burned; Ed. Merryfield, contused leg; Charles Dessureau, burned leg; Joseph Cafetione, leg broken.
DIED FROM INJURIES.
John Pleckinger, a brakeman employed on the passenger, was caught between the tender and cab in attempting to jump. He was alive when rescued but was badly scalded and injured internally. He succumbed to his injuries at 1:30 p.m. the same day.
Thos. Cowling, a fireman at the mine, was caught under a red hot stove in forward coach and was so badly burned about legs and abdomen, that he died Wednesday evening. The Current, Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan, Volume XXII, Number 40 [Saturday, November 3, 1906], page 1, column 3
Michigan State Census, 1894
Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Orso Schank. Age 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Robert Schank Husband Male 42
Emily Schank Wife Female 36
Selma Schank Daughter Female 12
Orso Schank Son Male 8
Robert Schank Son Male 5
Herman Schank Son Male 1
1900
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
Marriage 13 Oct 1906. Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan
Orso C. J. Schenk. Miner. Age 21. Birth 1885. Wisconsin
Father Robert Schenk. Mother Emilia Standar
Spouse Anna E. Noren. Spouse Age 16. Birth 1890. Wisconsin
Spouse's Father Louis Noren
Spouse's Mother Mary Neyalska
United States Census, 1910
Iron Mountain Ward 1, Dickinson, Michigan
Arzo Schenk. Age 24. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arzo Schenk Head Male 24 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 20 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 3 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 1 Michigan
William Scheuk Son Male 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1920
Dickinson, Michigan, United States
Orsa Schenk. Age 34. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orsa Schenk Head Male 34 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 30 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Daughter Female 12 Michigan
Robert Schenk Son Male 11 Michigan
Charles Schenk Son Male 5 Michigan
Elsa Schenk Daughter Female 0 Michigan
United States Census, 1930
Chicago (Districts 2377-2626), Cook, Illinois
Orso Schenk. Age 44. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Orso Schenk Head Male 44 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 40 Wisconsin
Robert Schenk Son Male 21 Michigan
Elsie Schenk Daughter Female 10 Michigan
Arthur E Larson Boarder Male Sweden
Carl P Q Larson Boarder Male Sweden
United States Census, 1940
Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois
Arso Schenk. Age 54. Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arso Schenk Head Male 54 Wisconsin
Anna Schenk Wife Female 50 Wisconsin
California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Burial Cemetery Park. Iron Mt., Michigan
Orso Carl Schenk. Age 85
Residence: 528 Claraday Apt. 1, Glendora
Death 6 Jul 1971 Death Sun Valley
Birth 29 Nov 1885. Birthplace: Wisconsin
Widowed. Occupation: Machinist
Race: White. Ethnicity: American
Father Robert Schenk. Birthplace: Germany
Mother Emila Spender. Birthplace: Germany
[Researched by Karlene Hall 47722765]
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