The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17
Track Of the Union Pacific Railroad Damaged
by the RnIn--Threc Trains on the Track
Several Persons Killed.

| by the RaIn-Threc Trains on the Track
| Several Persons Killed.
| WASHINGTON, July II, 1899.
| Mr. Crosby s. Noycs, the editor OF the Eyeniy star,
| sends the following TO that paper, dated Sidney
| Station, July 49,
Our train on the Union Pacific Railroad ran OF the
track this morning near Antelope station, about $50
miles west OF Omaha The fireman, named Malcolm
Shears, OF Michigan, and o passenger John Duycr
of Emmittsburg Md, were killed. The engineer,
Nicholas Weeks, of Maine, and two passengers
Alexander wagstan OF st. Louis, and John Steele, OF
Cumberland England, were badly Injured. The en-
gne baggage car ana three passenger cars were
rain undermining the track. None OF our party from
Washington were injured. freight tram Is
or the track below lis by wash from the rains
of Tuesday, and the passenger train going went
or the track below here from the same cause killing
train has been hauled down to Sidney, waiting Tor
the track TO be repaired. We expect 10 start again
westward tomorrow.
The Wounded by the Accident ON the Kansas
Pacific RailrOad-Rairoad Snash-up in
Illinois.
ST LOUIS, July 10, 1869.
A special despatch from Lawrence, Kansas con-
ta.ns the following complete list Of the persons
wounded by the accident to the excursion train near
Law. ence on the 14th inst.:--
J. d. Herkimer, general superintendent Of the ST.
LOUIS ana Indianapolis Railroad, slightly; John
fcrkinS, pfe3tdent Oh the BANK Oh commerce OF
Cleveland, slightly Frank Ford, chief engineer OF
the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Road, an
ugly scalp wound on the head; he Is otherwise ser.
ously but not fatally injufei Z. s. Flint, snpern.
tendent OF the same road, slightly; Luclen Hils OF
the same road, wounded about the head and other
wise injured, bat not dangerously; Il. King, trea-
surcr Of the Cleveland Columbus and Indianapolis
road, right tracurel j. Z. Noyes, freight agent
Of the Indianapolis and 81. Louis road, badly but
not supposed fatally injured; Eden NOyes Of st.
Louis, slightly; General Gran, OF the Terre Haue
Express, injured about the head and shoulder;
J. ID. Beach Of the Bank OF Terre Haute,
badly bruised and injured; b. w. Hanna, at
torney OF the Indianapolis and st. Louis
road, left leg hurt and otherwise bruised;
VIM. Mack, OF Terre Haute, bad wound on nose ana
face; General Coburn OF Indiana slightly injured;
General Barnett, OF Cleveland, seriously injured;
Roderick King slightly hurt; Joseph Barnard, con-
ductOr badly hurt; James Roberts col0red), porter
for party, badly hurt and burnt; brakeman, sup
posed to be fatally injured: Charles Hicks OF Cleve-
land Herald, slight fracture OF his arm; Oscar
Townsend, President OF the Cleveland, Columbus
aud Indiana Central Road slightly hurt in hts back
Steve RUSSELL porter Of the Superintendent Of the
Kansas Pacific Road, badly injured; General Cobb,
Of Vincennes, slightly injured; Prof. Wilbur OF Viz
cennes, slightly injured; Mrs. WILBUR slightly IN
jured.
special despatch to the Republican from La
Sale, H., states that collision occurred between
two freight trains on the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad one mile west OF Peru. this morn
ing resulting IN the demolition OF nine destined
to Omaha, and the breaking OF an equal number Of
freight cars bound East, and doing considerable
damage to both OF the engines. Nobody was hurt.