Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1913 — Brother-in-Law of Mrs. Matt Worden Killed in Train Wreck. [ARTICLE]

Brother-in-Law of Mrs. Matt Worden Killed in Train Wreck.

Frank J. O’Connor, of Green Bay, Wis., brother-in-law of Mrs. Matt Worden, of Rensselaer, was killed in a train wreck Saturday at Catline, Wis. O’Connor was the engineer of the wrecked train, the Copper Country Limited, running between Calumet, Mich., and Chicago. A tree blown across the track was the cause of the wreck, which piled engine, express and baggage cars In the ditch, killing four persons and fatally injuring a fifth. The killed besides Mr. O’Connor were little Francis Way, son of the express messenger, of Chicago, who was taking a vacation on the trip with his father; A. Klinesmlth, of Green Bay, fireman; and an unidentified man. Mr. and Mrs. Worden left for Green Bay Sunday on recept of the news of the fatality.