July
17, 1920 – The wreckage of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad engine, destroyed by a boiler explosion early this morning at
Kellogg, Minn., killing three men, was cleared away by 7:45 this evening. There
was little traffic during the day since trains had been detoured on the other
track of the Milwaukee at Kellogg.
The cause of the explosion will be investigated. The three men killed were Ed Schroepfer, St. Paul, engineer; George Homola, Farmington, fireman, and Wells J. Westcott, Farmington, brakeman.
The explosion is said to be due to cold water being injected into the boiler after the water supply had been reduced to the danger point. The boiler was blown 100 feet from where the locomotive stood. The body of the engineer was thrown 80 feet and that of the fireman 40 feet by the blast. The brakeman did not die until several hours later.
The Minneapolis Tribune; “Inquiry Into Fatal Explosion Called. Railroad Officers to Seek Cause of Blast Which Killed Three Trainmen.”; July 18, 1920; p. 1.
The cause of the explosion will be investigated. The three men killed were Ed Schroepfer, St. Paul, engineer; George Homola, Farmington, fireman, and Wells J. Westcott, Farmington, brakeman.
The explosion is said to be due to cold water being injected into the boiler after the water supply had been reduced to the danger point. The boiler was blown 100 feet from where the locomotive stood. The body of the engineer was thrown 80 feet and that of the fireman 40 feet by the blast. The brakeman did not die until several hours later.
The Minneapolis Tribune; “Inquiry Into Fatal Explosion Called. Railroad Officers to Seek Cause of Blast Which Killed Three Trainmen.”; July 18, 1920; p. 1.
Kellogg Depot
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“Kellogg, a city in sections 22 and 27 of Greenfield Township, founded in 1870, incorporated February 14, 1877, was named by officers of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad company, "in honor of a Milwaukee gentleman who furnished the depot signs," L. H. Kellogg, who died in 1873 (History of Winona and Wabasha Counties, p. 885).”
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