Jan 24, 1898 - Madison, WI
The boiler of engine 249 exploded in the Chicago and Northwestern Railway company's roundhouse a few blocks east of the passenger depot on
Blount Street. Three men were instantly killed and others painfully injured.
Fatalities
Frank Beck - Foreman of the Roundhouse - 1128 Jenifer St.
Charles W. Shelper - Engineer - Baraboo
Charles E. Young - Engineer - Baraboo
