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GOODWIN, William H. c1858-1907

GOODWIN, HOXIE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/25/2013 at 01:04:24

[A Rock Island passenger train wrecked three miles north of Cedar Falls Sept. 6, 1907. It was the biggest rail disaster in the area. It happened at 10:20 a.m. 11 people died and eight were hurt. The northbound passenger train left the track at a sharp curve and crashed into a southbound freight train.]

[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, September 10, 1907;

Mr. W. Goodwin had been employed for the past three months as stationary engineer at the Waterloo Canning factory, having moved here with his wife and six years old daughter last spring from Vinton. Since residing in Waterloo the family have lived at 315 East Eleventh Street. Mr. Goodwin had boarded the train yesterday morning to go to Waverly, where he was to run the stationary engine at the canning factory. He left home about 9 o'clock in the morning and bade good-bye to his wife and child, as he went forth to earn a livelihood for the small family.

William Goodwin was born and raised at Vinton where he worked as stationary engineer at the local factories.

He is survived by his wife and child, two brothers, Clarence, who lives at 104 East Ninth Street, and George, residing at the old home in Vinton. At the time of his death William was 49 years old. He is also survived by his aged father, E. Goodwin, who is an old soldier, and has been living recently with his two sons in Waterloo.

His mother died last January at Vinton and the old man is nearly prostrated at the death of his son, coming as it has so close upon that of his beloved wife,

The body has been at the undertaking parlors of O'Keefe & Towne since the wreck, but was taken to Vinton over the Rock Island at 4:40 this afternoon. The funeral will probably take place tomorrow afternoon at Vinton from the home of the dead man's brother, George Goodwin, and the remains will be placed in the family lot in the Vinton Cemetery beside those of his mother.

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[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, September 10, 1907 - same paper, different page. Pages were not numbered]

William H. Goodwin, of Waterloo was among the number taken from the wreck dead. His injuries were to neck, back and head, both arms and one leg, the nature of which would produce instant death. The body was first taken to the Cedar Falls morgue, where it was identified by relatives and later the remains were taken to O'Keefe & Towne's in this city.

Deceased was about 50 years old and was a stationary engineer by trade. He had been employed in the canning factory, but had accepted a better position at Waverly and was on his way to take up his new duties. He formerly lived in Vinton, but moved to Waterloo last March and took up his residence at 415 East Eleventh Street.

He is survived by his wife, Stella, his father, E. Goodwin, who made his home with the deceased, and these brothers an sisters: C. F. Waterloo; J. S. Waterloo, J. D., Vinton; George, Vinton; and Mrs. Mary Hoxie, Chandler, Minn.

The body will be taken to Vinton at 4:40 Saturday afternoon for burial.

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Burial is in Maplewood Cemetery, Vinton


 

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